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

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  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills: Overall.

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

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  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • 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.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Schools connected to the Internet: Schools connected to the Internet are the share of primary and secondary schools in the country that have access to the Internet.
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Class size > Age 13: The average number of 13-year-old students per class.
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret: Integrate and interpret.

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  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts: Non-continuous texts.

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  • Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts: Continuous texts.

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  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > 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.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate: Reflect and evaluate.

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  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD: Research and development (R&D) comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. R&D is a term covering three activities: basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view. Applied research is also original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective. Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and/or practical experience, which is directed to producing new materials, products or devices, to installing new processes, systems and services, or to improving substantially those already produced or installed.

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

    Expenditure on education per student is obtained by dividing the total expenditure on educational institutions by the number of full-time equivalents students. Only those educational institutions and programmes are taken into account for which both enrolment and expenditure data are available.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • 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.
  • Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64: For each age group shown, those who have completed tertiary education are shown as a percentage of all persons in that age group. Tertiary education includes both tertiary-type "A programmes”, which are largely theoretically-based and designed to provide qualifications for entry to advanced research programmes and professions with high skill requirements, as well as tertiary-type "B programmes” which are classified at the same level of competencies as tertiary-type A programmes but are more occupationally-oriented and lead to direct labour market access. The tertiary attainment profiles are based on the percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 that has completed that level of education.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Students from households with computer > Age 13 per million: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one computer. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Homeschooling prevalance: Prevalence of homeschooling.
  • Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13: Percentage of 13 year-old students who come from households owning more than 25 books.
  • Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 13: Of those teachers who teach students aged 13, the percentage who have specialised teacher training.
  • Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13: The average number of years of teaching experience, for teachers of students aged 13.
  • 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.
  • Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 15 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Students from households with study desk > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one study desk.
  • Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 20 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Students from households with calculator > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households containing at least one calculator.
  • Share of university qualifications awarded to females: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
  • Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million: Research and development (R&D) comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. R&D is a term covering three activities: basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view. Applied research is also original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective. Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and/or practical experience, which is directed to producing new materials, products or devices, to installing new processes, systems and services, or to improving substantially those already produced or installed.

    The main aggregate used for international comparisons is gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD). This consists of the total expenditure (current and capital) on R&D by all resident companies, research institutes, university and government laboratories, etc. It excludes R&D expenditures financed by domestic firms but performed abroad. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 30-39: Percentage of primary teachers who are aged 30-39. Data for 1999.
  • Library employees per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Students from households with dictionary > Age 13: The percentage of 13-year-old students who come from a household with a dictionary.
  • Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 per million: Percentage of 13 year-old students who come from households owning more than 25 books. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students whose mothers have at least secondary education.
  • Students living with mother > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who live with their mother.
  • Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 19 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 16 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for upper secondary (high school) education.
  • High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's high school, or secondary, teachers that are female.
  • 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, secondary > % gross: School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Total is the total enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary: School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary). Percentage of private enrolment. Secondary is the enrolment in private secondary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in secondary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • 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.
  • Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Tertiary is the total public expenditure per student in tertiary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Progression to secondary school > 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.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Primary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Male: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males: Number of male entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the male population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Female: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Male: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Share of vocational tertiary qualifications awarded to females > First degree: Percentage share of tertiary level B qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
  • 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, 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.
  • 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).
  • 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).
  • School enrollment > Primary > 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. 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.
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
STAT Netherlands Slovakia HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 9.4
Ranked 16th. 1% more than Slovakia
9.3
Ranked 18th.
College and university > Gender parity index 1.12
Ranked 71st.
1.54
Ranked 14th. 37% more than Netherlands

College and university > Gender ratio 110.84
Ranked 57th.
158.37
Ranked 16th. 43% more than Netherlands

College and university > Share of total education spending 28.05%
Ranked 17th. 43% more than Slovakia
19.63%
Ranked 60th.

Compulsary education duration 13
Ranked 9th. 44% more than Slovakia
9
Ranked 131st.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.96%
Ranked 29th. 41% more than Slovakia
4.22%
Ranked 73th.

High school enrolment rate 98.12
Ranked 32nd. 1% more than Slovakia
97.45
Ranked 38th.

Homeschooling legal status public education is mandatory, with some exceptions. Legal, under restrictive conditions.
Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 28th.
99.6%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Netherlands

Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 29th.
99.6%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Netherlands

Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 139th. 50% more than Slovakia
4
Ranked 198th.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.15
Ranked 69th. 62% more than Slovakia
2.57
Ranked 122nd.

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 18.36
Ranked 99th. 22% more than Slovakia
15.08
Ranked 92nd.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 13.57
Ranked 59th. 16% more than Slovakia
11.67
Ranked 71st.

Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 160th.
9
Ranked 2nd. 50% more than Netherlands

Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 186th.
3
Ranked 115th. 50% more than Netherlands

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 6.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th.
9.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 44% more than Netherlands

Duration of compulsory education 13 years
Ranked 5th. 30% more than Slovakia
10 years
Ranked 60th.
Secondary education, pupils 1.54 million
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Slovakia
530,300
Ranked 71st.

College and university > Private school share 100%
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Slovakia
16.94%
Ranked 69th.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.98
Ranked 76th.
0.99
Ranked 58th. 1% more than Netherlands

Primary education, pupils 1.29 million
Ranked 62nd. 6 times more than Slovakia
209,213
Ranked 109th.

Primary education, teachers 63,872
Ranked 43th. 5 times more than Slovakia
13,875
Ranked 84th.

Tertiary enrollment 55%
Ranked 16th. 82% more than Slovakia
30.3%
Ranked 41st.
Spending per student > College and university 43.92
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Slovakia
19.54
Ranked 43th.

High school > Gender ratio 98.2
Ranked 69th.
100.88
Ranked 54th. 3% more than Netherlands

Compulsary education starting age 5
Ranked 178th.
6
Ranked 131st. 20% more than Netherlands

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.813
Ranked 74th.
2.16
Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Netherlands

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 135th.
4
Ranked 46th. 33% more than Netherlands

Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 38th.
99.7%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Netherlands

Spending > USD 42.53 billion
Ranked 14th. 12 times more than Slovakia
3.53 billion
Ranked 50th.

High school > Private school share 82.79%
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Slovakia
9.81%
Ranked 75th.

Spending > Proportion 4.85
Ranked 53th. 31% more than Slovakia
3.7
Ranked 98th.

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 17.17
Ranked 120th.
17.68
Ranked 101st. 3% more than Netherlands

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 58th. 33% more than Slovakia
3
Ranked 190th.

High school repeaters > Male 5.53
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Slovakia
2.06
Ranked 68th.

Preschool enrollment rate 106.9
Ranked 53th. 4% more than Slovakia
102.63
Ranked 74th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 13,388.96
Ranked 60th.
32,923.99
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Netherlands

Primary completion rate 100
Ranked 41st. 6% more than Slovakia
94
Ranked 57th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 526,767
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Slovakia
158,089
Ranked 66th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 508
Ranked 8th. 6% more than Slovakia
477
Ranked 33th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 147th. 50% more than Slovakia
4
Ranked 208th.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 6.79
Ranked 40th.
8.42
Ranked 18th. 24% more than Netherlands

Secondary education, teachers 113,370
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Slovakia
45,438
Ranked 41st.

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 15
Ranked 72nd. 22% more than Slovakia
12.35
Ranked 80th.

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 180th.
5
Ranked 15th. 67% more than Netherlands

Spending per student > High school 25.41
Ranked 23th. 72% more than Slovakia
14.76
Ranked 48th.

Secondary education, general pupils 790,048
Ranked 50th. 2 times more than Slovakia
345,264
Ranked 81st.

High school > Gender parity index 0.988
Ranked 86th.
1.01
Ranked 49th. 2% more than Netherlands

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 508
Ranked 8th. 6% more than Slovakia
477
Ranked 33th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 13,475
Ranked 13th. 14 times more than Slovakia
943
Ranked 43th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 519
Ranked 6th. 6% more than Slovakia
491
Ranked 26th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 40%
Ranked 17th.
44%
Ranked 27th. 10% more than Netherlands
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 1.72%
Ranked 98th.
14.55%
Ranked 24th. 8 times more than Netherlands

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 32.62
Ranked 42nd. 11% more than Slovakia
29.39
Ranked 52nd.

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 171st. The same as Slovakia
6
Ranked 165th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 11.2%
Ranked 60th. 4% more than Slovakia
10.8%
Ranked 65th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5.5%
Ranked 39th. 28% more than Slovakia
4.3%
Ranked 69th.

High school > Students per teacher 13.57
Ranked 61st. 16% more than Slovakia
11.67
Ranked 73th.

Secondary education > General pupils 672,103
Ranked 56th. 50% more than Slovakia
446,703
Ranked 73th.

Spending per student > Elementary school 17.76
Ranked 31st. 14% more than Slovakia
15.63
Ranked 38th.

Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 129th. 20% more than Slovakia
10
Ranked 195th.

High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 117th. 20% more than Slovakia
10
Ranked 174th.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th. 56% more than Slovakia
2.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 128th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 1.29 million
Ranked 65th. 5 times more than Slovakia
270,004
Ranked 119th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 87.5%
Ranked 30th.
98.6%
Ranked 9th. 13% more than Netherlands

Elementary school graduate rate 98.34
Ranked 19th. 1% more than Slovakia
97.41
Ranked 22nd.

Schools connected to the Internet 92%
Ranked 17th. 42% more than Slovakia
65%
Ranked 18th.
Public spending per student > Primary level 15.4
Ranked 31st. 43% more than Slovakia
10.8
Ranked 52nd.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 92.19
Ranked 42nd.
98.23
Ranked 35th. 7% more than Netherlands

Primary education, pupils per 1000 77.38
Ranked 98th. Twice as much as Slovakia
38.75
Ranked 145th.

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.08
Ranked 55th.
1.29
Ranked 29th. 19% more than Netherlands

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.98
Ranked 84th.
1.01
Ranked 62nd. 3% more than Netherlands

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 32.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 11% more than Slovakia
29.39 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.802
Ranked 124th.
6.1
Ranked 33th. 8 times more than Netherlands

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 141st.
9
Ranked 2nd. 50% more than Netherlands

Teacher student ratio > High school 13.32
Ranked 72nd. 6% more than Slovakia
12.59
Ranked 59th.

Inequality adjusted index 0.897
Ranked 8th. 5% more than Slovakia
0.856
Ranked 16th.
High school repeaters > Female 3.92
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Slovakia
1.33
Ranked 65th.

Class size > Age 13 19.7 students
Ranked 13th.
20.6 students
Ranked 12th. 5% more than Netherlands
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 17.17
Ranked 108th. 3% more than Slovakia
16.61
Ranked 84th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 98.3%
Ranked 18th. 1% more than Slovakia
97.4%
Ranked 26th.

Elementary school > Enrolled students 1.29 million
Ranked 59th. 6 times more than Slovakia
224,769
Ranked 100th.

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 138th. 50% more than Slovakia
4 years
Ranked 189th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $27,461.55
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Slovakia
$7,999.39
Ranked 27th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 101.07
Ranked 64th. 2% more than Slovakia
99.5
Ranked 74th.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 47.33
Ranked 130th.
63.96
Ranked 83th. 35% more than Netherlands

Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 504
Ranked 8th. 5% more than Slovakia
481
Ranked 32nd.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 68.91%
Ranked 6th. 11 times more than Slovakia
6.15%
Ranked 89th.

High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 132nd. 20% more than Slovakia
10
Ranked 202nd.

Elementary school > Gender ratio 98.18
Ranked 71st.
99.23
Ranked 49th. 1% more than Netherlands

High school enrolment rate > Female 100
Ranked 11th. 3% more than Slovakia
97.46
Ranked 37th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 99%
Ranked 24th. 8% more than Slovakia
92%
Ranked 83th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 135th.
9
Ranked 2nd. 50% more than Netherlands
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 43
Ranked 37th. 40% more than Slovakia
30.8
Ranked 48th.
Primary education > Pupils 1.28 million
Ranked 61st. 5 times more than Slovakia
254,906
Ranked 114th.

Secondary education > Pupils 1.4 million
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Slovakia
673,712
Ranked 62nd.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 90.4%
Ranked 29th.
99.1%
Ranked 8th. 10% more than Netherlands

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 87.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th.
124.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 42% more than Netherlands

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 51.01%
Ranked 74th.
53.05%
Ranked 62nd. 4% more than Netherlands

Secondary education, vocational pupils 748,850
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Slovakia
185,036
Ranked 39th.

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 78.97%
Ranked 29th. 22% more than Slovakia
64.88%
Ranked 64th.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 18.36
Ranked 97th. 22% more than Slovakia
15.08
Ranked 93th.

Secondary education > Teachers 109,661
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Slovakia
52,192
Ranked 56th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 16 years
Ranked 23th. 7% more than Slovakia
15 years
Ranked 36th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 1.42 million
Ranked 45th. 2 times more than Slovakia
669,578
Ranked 71st.

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 830.49
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Slovakia
175.29
Ranked 32nd.

Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 514
Ranked 8th. 9% more than Slovakia
471
Ranked 36th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 506
Ranked 8th. 6% more than Slovakia
479
Ranked 32nd.
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 127th. 50% more than Slovakia
4
Ranked 173th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 98.19%
Ranked 76th.
100.41%
Ranked 47th. 2% more than Netherlands

Public spending per student > Secondary level 21.8
Ranked 29th. 14% more than Slovakia
19.2
Ranked 36th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.22%
Ranked 103th.
48.48%
Ranked 81st. 1% more than Netherlands

Progression to secondary school 98.12%
Ranked 35th.
98.24%
Ranked 30th. About the same as Netherlands

Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 510
Ranked 9th. 9% more than Slovakia
466
Ranked 36th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 98%
Ranked 36th. 7% more than Slovakia
92%
Ranked 79th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 162nd. The same as Slovakia
15
Ranked 157th.

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 149th. The same as Slovakia
6
Ranked 144th.

Library books 2.66 million
Ranked 6th.
6.04 million
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Netherlands
Elementary school repeaters > All 2.18
Ranked 67th.
2.96
Ranked 67th. 36% more than Netherlands

Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 41.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 136th.
82.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th. 2 times more than Netherlands

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 79.92
Ranked 125th. 59% more than Slovakia
50.2
Ranked 154th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.08 per capita
Ranked 125th. 60% more than Slovakia
0.05 per capita
Ranked 150th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 99%
Ranked 30th. 9% more than Slovakia
91%
Ranked 83th.
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD 1.73%
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Slovakia
0.47%
Ranked 29th.
Library books per 1000 169.09
Ranked 4th.
1,118.44
Ranked 11th. 7 times more than Netherlands
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 9.8
Ranked 135th.
19.5
Ranked 91st. 99% more than Netherlands
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 724,593
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Slovakia
227,009
Ranked 34th.

Primary education > Teachers 63,022
Ranked 49th. 4 times more than Slovakia
14,420
Ranked 91st.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 48.55%
Ranked 96th.
49.13%
Ranked 82nd. 1% more than Netherlands

Students from households with computer > Age 13 80%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Slovakia
32%
Ranked 23th.
Expenditure on education > Change in expenditure on education > Expenditure in tertiary education 110.56 Index of change, year 200
Ranked 23th.
149.28 Index of change, year 200
Ranked 6th. 35% more than Netherlands
Private school enrolment > Primary level 68.4
Ranked 3rd. 18 times more than Slovakia
3.9
Ranked 61st.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 127th. 50% more than Slovakia
4
Ranked 174th.

Library employees 250
Ranked 6th.
349
Ranked 19th. 40% more than Netherlands
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.18
Ranked 82nd. 56% more than Slovakia
2.68
Ranked 130th.

Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 85.78
Ranked 65th.
125.17
Ranked 13th. 46% more than Netherlands

Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.3%
Ranked 91st.
48.7%
Ranked 50th. 1% more than Netherlands
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $456.28 billion
Ranked 14th. 11 times more than Slovakia
$43.44 billion
Ranked 43th.

Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 169th. The same as Slovakia
6
Ranked 163th.

Scouting > Members 47,655
Ranked 27th. 14 times more than Slovakia
3,349
Ranked 109th.
High school > Share of total education spending 40.68%
Ranked 27th.
46.94%
Ranked 8th. 15% more than Netherlands

Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 84%
Ranked 38th. 33% more than Slovakia
63.08%
Ranked 76th.

Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 89.9%
Ranked 11th. 20% more than Slovakia
74.9%
Ranked 33th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 775,682
Ranked 49th. 2 times more than Slovakia
385,248
Ranked 72nd.

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 6.74
Ranked 46th.
9.7
Ranked 17th. 44% more than Netherlands

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 97.43
Ranked 90th.
98.6
Ranked 69th. 1% more than Netherlands

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 41.28
Ranked 134th.
82.99
Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Netherlands

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.991
Ranked 71st.
0.992
Ranked 47th. The same as Netherlands

Female enrolment share > Secondary level 48.1%
Ranked 90th.
49.3%
Ranked 69th. 2% more than Netherlands
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 75.1
Ranked 5th. 12 times more than Slovakia
6.2
Ranked 63th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 87.63
Ranked 81st.
124.48
Ranked 17th. 42% more than Netherlands

Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64 24.59%
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Slovakia
11.8%
Ranked 24th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 2.84
Ranked 50th. 5 times more than Slovakia
0.619
Ranked 110th.
Primary completion rate > Women 99
Ranked 43th. 5% more than Slovakia
94
Ranked 55th.

Elementary school repeaters > Male 2.58
Ranked 54th.
3.22
Ranked 69th. 25% more than Netherlands

Elementary school repeaters > Female 1.77
Ranked 55th.
2.68
Ranked 62nd. 51% more than Netherlands

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 98.8%
Ranked 10th. 2% more than Slovakia
96.9%
Ranked 24th.

High school teachers 108,440
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Slovakia
46,989
Ranked 40th.

Elementary school teachers 79,000
Ranked 22nd. 6 times more than Slovakia
13,529
Ranked 86th.

Students from households with computer > Age 13 per million 4.95%
Ranked 16th.
5.95%
Ranked 13th. 20% more than Netherlands
Homeschooling prevalance Around 400 children exempt* Virtually no homeschooling*
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 74%
Ranked 19th.
86%
Ranked 7th. 16% more than Netherlands
Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 13 88%
Ranked 17th.
99%
Ranked 1st. 13% more than Netherlands
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13 20.2 years experience
Ranked 24th.
22.3 years experience
Ranked 21st. 10% more than Netherlands
High school enrolment rate > Male 96.36
Ranked 38th.
97.44
Ranked 33th. 1% more than Netherlands

Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education 103%
Ranked 1st.
0.0
Ranked 34th.
Students from households with study desk > Age 13 95%
Ranked 5th. 10% more than Slovakia
86%
Ranked 22nd.
Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education 32%
Ranked 12th. 52% more than Slovakia
21%
Ranked 20th.
Primary completion rate > Men 101
Ranked 33th. 7% more than Slovakia
94
Ranked 52nd.

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 1.41 million
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Slovakia
662,659
Ranked 60th.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 98.37
Ranked 90th.
101.35
Ranked 63th. 3% more than Netherlands

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 85.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th.
125.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 46% more than Netherlands

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 78.8
Ranked 120th. 66% more than Slovakia
47.36
Ranked 156th.

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Students from households with calculator > Age 13 96%
Ranked 15th.
98%
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Netherlands
Share of university qualifications awarded to females 54%
Ranked 16th. 4% more than Slovakia
52%
Ranked 19th.
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million 0.105%
Ranked 14th. 21% more than Slovakia
0.0867%
Ranked 17th.
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 30-39 21%
Ranked 20th.
23%
Ranked 18th. 10% more than Netherlands
Library employees per million 15.92
Ranked 2nd.
64.68
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Netherlands
Students from households with dictionary > Age 13 96%
Ranked 9th. 1% more than Slovakia
95%
Ranked 12th.
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 per million 4.58%
Ranked 19th.
15.99%
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13 50% 60%
Students living with mother > Age 13 95%
Ranked 12th.
96%
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than Netherlands
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree 54%
Ranked 16th. 4% more than Slovakia
52%
Ranked 19th.
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education 27%
Ranked 12th. 29% more than Slovakia
21%
Ranked 16th.
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education 107%
Ranked 1st.
0.0
Ranked 34th.
School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 61.54% gross
Ranked 29th. 55% more than Slovakia
39.83% gross
Ranked 49th.

High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 80.27%
Ranked 42nd. 22% more than Slovakia
65.66%
Ranked 68th.

High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher 20.51
Ranked 4th. 73% more than Slovakia
11.86
Ranked 51st.

High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 49%
Ranked 30th.
74%
Ranked 5th. 51% more than Netherlands
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 89.78%
Ranked 36th.
90.11%
Ranked 35th. About the same as Netherlands

School enrollment, secondary > % gross 128.42%
Ranked 3rd. 37% more than Slovakia
93.54%
Ranked 61st.

School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 82.79%
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Slovakia
9.81%
Ranked 74th.

Progression to secondary school, male > % 73.13%
Ranked 19th.
97.45%
Ranked 42nd. 33% more than Netherlands

School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 80.52%
Ranked 19th. 20% more than Slovakia
66.99%
Ranked 33th.

Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 42.67%
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Slovakia
19.19%
Ranked 73th.

Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 99.32%
Ranked 85th.
103.53%
Ranked 51st. 4% more than Netherlands

Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group 98.9%
Ranked 40th.
99.56%
Ranked 38th. 1% more than Netherlands

Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group 100.85%
Ranked 31st. 2% more than Slovakia
99.31%
Ranked 38th.

Progression to secondary school > Female 100%
Ranked 12th. 2% more than Slovakia
98.52%
Ranked 34th.

School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 108.79% gross
Ranked 57th. 9% more than Slovakia
99.74% gross
Ranked 116th.

School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross 87.96% gross
Ranked 31st.
90.66% gross
Ranked 27th. 3% more than Netherlands

Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 43%
Ranked 14th. 64% more than Slovakia
26.2%
Ranked 48th.

Primary education > Pupils > % female 48.16% female
Ranked 101st.
48.49% female
Ranked 73th. 1% more than Netherlands

Secondary education, teachers > % female 49.16%
Ranked 64th.
74.4%
Ranked 7th. 51% more than Netherlands

Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita 44.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 6% more than Slovakia
42.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd.

Elementary school graduate rate > Male 98.83
Ranked 10th. 2% more than Slovakia
96.83
Ranked 22nd.

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males None
None

Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 48.34%
Ranked 84th.
48.59%
Ranked 65th. 1% more than Netherlands

Elementary school teachers > % female 65.19%
Ranked 35th.
89.34%
Ranked 19th. 37% more than Netherlands

Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 45.95%
Ranked 32nd. The same as Slovakia
45.93%
Ranked 33th.

Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils 684,821
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Slovakia
206,234
Ranked 33th.

Preschool enrollment rate > Female 100.11
Ranked 17th. 8% more than Slovakia
92.97
Ranked 27th.

Preschool enrollment rate > Male 100.49
Ranked 18th. 5% more than Slovakia
95.42
Ranked 23th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 101.02
Ranked 64th. 2% more than Slovakia
99.11
Ranked 76th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 101.13
Ranked 67th. 1% more than Slovakia
99.87
Ranked 74th.

Share of vocational tertiary qualifications awarded to females > First degree 56% awarded to females
Ranked 17th.
81% awarded to females
Ranked 2nd. 45% more than Netherlands
Secondary education, teachers, female 55,736
Ranked 21st. 65% more than Slovakia
33,804
Ranked 31st.

Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 4.64%
Ranked 47th. 4 times more than Slovakia
1.15%
Ranked 84th.

School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 127.62%
Ranked 3rd. 36% more than Slovakia
93.82%
Ranked 60th.

Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 29.02%
Ranked 12th. 69% more than Slovakia
17.17%
Ranked 31st.
Primary education, teachers > % female 64.54%
Ranked 57th.
89.28%
Ranked 21st. 38% more than Netherlands

Tertiary education, teachers > % female 39.54%
Ranked 53th.
43.98%
Ranked 37th. 11% more than Netherlands

Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 11.65%
Ranked 65th. 10% more than Slovakia
10.56%
Ranked 80th.

Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 42.2%
Ranked 28th. 43% more than Slovakia
29.5%
Ranked 53th.

Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 31.5%
Ranked 9th. 90% more than Slovakia
16.6%
Ranked 37th.

Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 18%
Ranked 53th. 3 times more than Slovakia
6.7%
Ranked 77th.

Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 20.3%
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Slovakia
5.1%
Ranked 77th.

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 105.99% gross
Ranked 55th. 8% more than Slovakia
98.34% gross
Ranked 112th.

Primary education > Teachers > % female 52.98% female
Ranked 66th.
91.69% female
Ranked 16th. 73% more than Netherlands

Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 98.24%
Ranked 15th. About the same as Slovakia
97.85%
Ranked 20th.

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