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  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • 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).
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • 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.
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public education funding for all levels that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • 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 capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' 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.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • 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).
  • Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with secondary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Education spending > % of GDP: Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP, 2000-2002)
  • Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Percentage of private enrolment. Primary is the enrolment in private primary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in primary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • Primary education, pupils > % female: Primary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Primary is the number of female students at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % gross: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Female is the total female enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Primary completion rate. Total is the total number of new entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as percentage of the total population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade of primary. This indicator is also known as "gross intake rate to the last grade of primary." The ratio can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Secondary education, general pupils > % female: Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. General programmes is the number of female students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Total enrollment, primary, male > % net: Total enrollment, primary, male (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with primary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education (% of total). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % net: School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Female is the ratio of female children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the female population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
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STAT Nicaragua United States HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 4.6
Ranked 71st. 		12
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Nicaragua
Children out of school, primary 53,792
Ranked 47th. 		1.76 million
Ranked 3rd. 33 times more than Nicaragua
Children out of school, primary per 1000 9.24
Ranked 36th. 64% more than United States 		5.64
Ranked 47th.
Children out of school, primary, female 23,809
Ranked 47th. 		780,465
Ranked 3rd. 33 times more than Nicaragua
College and university > Gender parity index 1.09
Ranked 74th. 		1.41
Ranked 33th. 29% more than Nicaragua
College and university > Share of total education spending 26.05%
Ranked 24th. 2% more than United States 		25.65%
Ranked 26th.
Compulsary education duration 6
Ranked 92nd. 		12
Ranked 14th. Twice as much as Nicaragua
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 4.57%
Ranked 63th. 		5.62%
Ranked 39th. 23% more than Nicaragua
Literacy > Female 67.8%
Ranked 113th. 		99%
Ranked 17th. 46% more than Nicaragua
Literacy > Total population 67.5%
Ranked 128th. 		99%
Ranked 20th. 47% more than Nicaragua
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 33th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 53th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 5.25
Ranked 53th. 		5.49
Ranked 49th. 5% more than Nicaragua
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 30.22
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than United States 		14.29
Ranked 98th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 30.83
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than United States 		14.49
Ranked 56th.
Secondary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 169th. 		6
Ranked 102nd. 20% more than Nicaragua
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 4.09
Ranked 39th. 63% more than United States 		2.5
Ranked 48th.
College and university > Gender ratio 108.54
Ranked 75th. 		140.06
Ranked 29th. 29% more than Nicaragua
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 31st. The same as United States 		3
Ranked 47th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th. 		5.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th. 2 times more than Nicaragua
Duration of compulsory education 6 years
Ranked 130th. 		12 years
Ranked 10th. Twice as much as Nicaragua
Secondary education, pupils 465,201
Ranked 82nd. 		24.21 million
Ranked 4th. 52 times more than Nicaragua
College and university > Private school share 41.43%
Ranked 23th. 48% more than United States 		27.95%
Ranked 46th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.97
Ranked 78th. 		0.99
Ranked 49th. 2% more than Nicaragua
Primary education, pupils 923,745
Ranked 71st. 		24.43 million
Ranked 5th. 26 times more than Nicaragua
Primary education, teachers 30,571
Ranked 69th. 		1.71 million
Ranked 5th. 56 times more than Nicaragua
Tertiary enrollment 11.5%
Ranked 5th. 		72.6%
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Nicaragua
High school > Gender ratio 113.49
Ranked 7th. 14% more than United States 		99.5
Ranked 59th.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 22nd. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 66th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 5.3
Ranked 32nd. 114 times more than United States 		0.0465
Ranked 96th.
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 2
Ranked 150th. 		3
Ranked 73th. 50% more than Nicaragua
Literacy > Male 67.2%
Ranked 135th. 		99%
Ranked 28th. 47% more than Nicaragua
Spending > USD 190.67 million
Ranked 115th. 		684.04 billion
Ranked 1st. 3588 times more than Nicaragua
High school > Private school share 21.83%
Ranked 38th. 3 times more than United States 		8.27%
Ranked 86th.
Spending > Proportion 2.96
Ranked 124th. 		4.79
Ranked 54th. 62% more than Nicaragua
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 33.56
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than United States 		14.21
Ranked 120th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 78th. The same as United States 		3
Ranked 103th.
Preschool enrollment rate 116.92
Ranked 17th. 18% more than United States 		98.77
Ranked 94th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 1,669.7
Ranked 159th. 		56,943.33
Ranked 6th. 34 times more than Nicaragua
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 100,363
Ranked 80th. 		16.61 million
Ranked 1st. 166 times more than Nicaragua
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 37th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 59th.
Children out of school > Primary 53,436
Ranked 33th. 		1.62 million
Ranked 2nd. 30 times more than Nicaragua
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 2.59
Ranked 81st. 		5.36
Ranked 56th. 2 times more than Nicaragua
Secondary education, teachers 15,089
Ranked 61st. 		1.67 million
Ranked 4th. 111 times more than Nicaragua
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 21.19
Ranked 34th. 42% more than United States 		14.96
Ranked 64th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 85th. The same as United States 		3
Ranked 105th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 5.15
Ranked 34th. 64% more than United States 		3.14
Ranked 43th.
Spending per student > High school 4.5
Ranked 70th. 		24.56
Ranked 18th. 5 times more than Nicaragua
Secondary education, general pupils 458,321
Ranked 78th. 		24.21 million
Ranked 3rd. 53 times more than Nicaragua
High school > Gender parity index 1.1
Ranked 13th. 9% more than United States 		1.01
Ranked 68th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 8
Ranked 134th. 		211,233
Ranked 1st. 26404 times more than Nicaragua
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 46%
Ranked 4th. 		47%
Ranked 7th. 2% more than Nicaragua
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 1.74%
Ranked 110th. 6 times more than United States 		0.271%
Ranked 124th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 19.12
Ranked 74th. 		57.75
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Nicaragua
Scouting > Genders admitted both both for Venturing, boys only for non-Venturing
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 55th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 77th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 15%
Ranked 39th. 		15.3%
Ranked 38th. 2% more than Nicaragua
Children out of school, primary, male 29,983
Ranked 45th. 		976,866
Ranked 3rd. 33 times more than Nicaragua
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 3.3%
Ranked 90th. 		5.9%
Ranked 23th. 79% more than Nicaragua
High school > Students per teacher 30.83
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than United States 		14.49
Ranked 57th.
Secondary education > General pupils 415,273
Ranked 43th. 		24.19 million
Ranked 3rd. 58 times more than Nicaragua
Spending per student > Elementary school 9.84
Ranked 59th. 		22.35
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Nicaragua
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 43th. The same as United States 		12
Ranked 59th.
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 41st. The same as United States 		12
Ranked 55th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 		5.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 8% more than Nicaragua
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 923,391
Ranked 78th. 		24.85 million
Ranked 4th. 27 times more than Nicaragua
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 30.8%
Ranked 109th. 		94.7%
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Nicaragua
Elementary school graduate rate 48.39
Ranked 86th. 		95.34
Ranked 40th. 97% more than Nicaragua
Public spending per student > Primary level 20.5
Ranked 17th. 15% more than United States 		17.9
Ranked 21st.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 79.9
Ranked 83th. 3% more than United States 		77.71
Ranked 76th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 158.66
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than United States 		78.41
Ranked 97th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.11
Ranked 77th. 		1.4
Ranked 22nd. 26% more than Nicaragua
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.15
Ranked 10th. 13% more than United States 		1.02
Ranked 54th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 19.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 74th. 		57.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Nicaragua
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.283
Ranked 169th. 55% more than United States 		0.183
Ranked 178th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 149th. 		6
Ranked 86th. 20% more than Nicaragua
Teacher student ratio > High school 28.59
Ranked 11th. 99% more than United States 		14.38
Ranked 51st.
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 9.8
Ranked 38th. 77% more than United States 		5.54
Ranked 58th.
Inequality adjusted index 0.351
Ranked 94th. 		0.941
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Nicaragua
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 29.19
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than United States 		13.69
Ranked 102nd.
Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 51.56%
Ranked 29th. 8% more than United States 		47.8%
Ranked 32nd.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 944,341
Ranked 64th. 		24.68 million
Ranked 3rd. 26 times more than Nicaragua
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 33th. The same as United States 		6 years
Ranked 54th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $660.07
Ranked 73th. 		$33,005.49
Ranked 3rd. 50 times more than Nicaragua
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 153.39
Ranked 5th. 45% more than United States 		105.99
Ranked 46th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 78.72
Ranked 48th. 1% more than United States 		77.71
Ranked 47th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 15.55%
Ranked 51st. 78% more than United States 		8.72%
Ranked 80th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 44th. The same as United States 		12
Ranked 61st.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 97.81
Ranked 80th. 		100.68
Ranked 17th. 3% more than Nicaragua
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 94%
Ranked 69th. The same as United States 		94%
Ranked 71st.
Duration of education > Secondary level 5
Ranked 141st. 		6
Ranked 81st. 20% more than Nicaragua
Primary education > Pupils 945,089
Ranked 47th. 		24.56 million
Ranked 4th. 26 times more than Nicaragua
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 44.7%
Ranked 101st. 		94.3%
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Nicaragua
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 52.16%
Ranked 68th. 		56.64%
Ranked 34th. 9% more than Nicaragua
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 75.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 103th. 		82.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th. 9% more than Nicaragua
Secondary education, vocational pupils 6,880
Ranked 92nd. 		0.0
Ranked 96th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 30.22
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than United States 		14.29
Ranked 100th.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 52.21%
Ranked 72nd. 		77.19%
Ranked 38th. 48% more than Nicaragua
Secondary education > Teachers 12,980
Ranked 39th. 		1.62 million
Ranked 3rd. 124 times more than Nicaragua
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 11 years
Ranked 6th. 		16 years
Ranked 15th. 45% more than Nicaragua
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 51.36
Ranked 74th. 		94.45
Ranked 30th. 84% more than Nicaragua
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 382,951
Ranked 92nd. 		23.85 million
Ranked 4th. 62 times more than Nicaragua
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 1.59
Ranked 143th. 		728.12
Ranked 13th. 457 times more than Nicaragua
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 31st. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 51st.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 102.49%
Ranked 19th. 2% more than United States 		100.09%
Ranked 51st.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 52,952
Ranked 46th. 		1.71 million
Ranked 4th. 32 times more than Nicaragua
Public spending per student > Secondary level 6.4
Ranked 16th. 		22.4
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Nicaragua
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.92%
Ranked 31st. About the same as United States 		48.86%
Ranked 40th.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 10.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 88% more than United States 		5.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 94%
Ranked 63th. The same as United States 		94%
Ranked 66th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 70th. The same as United States 		15
Ranked 90th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 54th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 73th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 11.05
Ranked 26th. 		0.0
Ranked 116th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 80.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 		82.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 2% more than Nicaragua
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.183 per capita
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than United States 		0.086 per capita
Ranked 119th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 175.93
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than United States 		86.39
Ranked 118th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 94%
Ranked 60th. 1% more than United States 		93%
Ranked 66th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 35.7
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than United States 		15.4
Ranked 115th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 77%
Ranked 29th. 		87%
Ranked 8th. 13% more than Nicaragua
Primary education > Teachers 28,163
Ranked 38th. 		1.73 million
Ranked 3rd. 61 times more than Nicaragua
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 53.3%
Ranked 8th. 9% more than United States 		48.72%
Ranked 92nd.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 16.4
Ranked 15th. 41% more than United States 		11.6
Ranked 33th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 31st. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 49th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 5.16
Ranked 37th. 		5.9
Ranked 45th. 14% more than Nicaragua
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 5.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 48% more than United States 		3.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 49.4%
Ranked 13th. 1% more than United States 		48.7%
Ranked 42nd.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $3.95 billion
Ranked 65th. 		$10.28 trillion
Ranked 1st. 2600 times more than Nicaragua
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 55th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 77th.
Scouting > Members 1,011
Ranked 148th. 		2.99 million
Ranked 3rd. 2956 times more than Nicaragua
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 89.04%
Ranked 4th. 63% more than United States 		54.76%
Ranked 39th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 79.6%
Ranked 54th. 		81.55%
Ranked 48th. 2% more than Nicaragua
High school > Share of total education spending 13.23%
Ranked 95th. 		35.42%
Ranked 52nd. 3 times more than Nicaragua
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 78.75%
Ranked 20th. 44% more than United States 		54.76%
Ranked 41st.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 35.5%
Ranked 77th. 		88.1%
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Nicaragua
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 446,868
Ranked 65th. 		24.69 million
Ranked 2nd. 55 times more than Nicaragua
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 2.38
Ranked 56th. 		5.52
Ranked 66th. 2 times more than Nicaragua
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 76.12
Ranked 42nd. 		82.6
Ranked 48th. 9% more than Nicaragua
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 97.17
Ranked 44th. 		97.22
Ranked 93th. The same as Nicaragua
Children out of school > Primary > Male 26,767
Ranked 32nd. 		593,372
Ranked 5th. 22 times more than Nicaragua
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.98
Ranked 95th. 		0.991
Ranked 69th. 1% more than Nicaragua
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 53.4%
Ranked 9th. 9% more than United States 		49%
Ranked 73th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 46
Ranked 25th. 		25,000
Ranked 1st. 543 times more than Nicaragua
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 32.9
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than United States 		9.6
Ranked 12th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 72.96
Ranked 114th. 		82.94
Ranked 90th. 14% more than Nicaragua
Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.169
Ranked 147th. 		9.52
Ranked 14th. 56 times more than Nicaragua
Elementary school repeaters > Female 9.41
Ranked 28th. 		0.0
Ranked 112th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 12.58
Ranked 25th. 		0.0
Ranked 113th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 5.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than United States 		2.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th.
High school teachers 16,164
Ranked 60th. 		1.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 106 times more than Nicaragua
Elementary school teachers 32,349
Ranked 63th. 		1.8 million
Ranked 2nd. 56 times more than Nicaragua
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 437,853
Ranked 70th. 		24.43 million
Ranked 3rd. 56 times more than Nicaragua
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 114.79
Ranked 6th. 13% more than United States 		101.63
Ranked 58th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 173.24
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than United States 		83.88
Ranked 115th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 86.35% net
Ranked 45th. 		90.49% net
Ranked 71st. 5% more than Nicaragua
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 87.94% net
Ranked 41st. 		94.25% net
Ranked 51st. 7% more than Nicaragua
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 46.2%
Ranked 15th. 23% more than United States 		37.6%
Ranked 57th.
Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 37.1%
Ranked 39th. 		51.6%
Ranked 23th. 39% more than Nicaragua
Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 43.3%
Ranked 19th. 31% more than United States 		33%
Ranked 70th.
Education spending > % of GDP 3.1%
Ranked 104th. 		5.7%
Ranked 38th. 84% more than Nicaragua
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 111.37
Ranked 76th. 		139.19
Ranked 29th. 25% more than Nicaragua
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 146.93%
Ranked 7th. 47% more than United States 		99.85%
Ranked 91st.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 23.28%
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than United States 		8.78%
Ranked 68th.
School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 16.92% gross
Ranked 76th. 		69.19% gross
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Nicaragua
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 18.05%
Ranked 74th. 		82.92%
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Nicaragua
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 18.79%
Ranked 76th. 		97.14%
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Nicaragua
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 93.44%
Ranked 62nd. About the same as United States 		93.14%
Ranked 64th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 41.94%
Ranked 70th. 		87.68%
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Nicaragua
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 15.55%
Ranked 49th. 78% more than United States 		8.72%
Ranked 78th.
Primary education, pupils > % female 48.47%
Ranked 89th. 		49.01%
Ranked 26th. 1% more than Nicaragua
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 115.52%
Ranked 18th. 17% more than United States 		98.97%
Ranked 97th.
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 80.36%
Ranked 101st. 		97.83%
Ranked 54th. 22% more than Nicaragua
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 137.17%
Ranked 11th. 37% more than United States 		99.82%
Ranked 86th.
Secondary education, general pupils > % female 51.59%
Ranked 25th. 6% more than United States 		48.86%
Ranked 96th.
Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 92.57%
Ranked 71st. About the same as United States 		92.27%
Ranked 66th.
Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force 33.5%
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than United States 		11.8%
Ranked 48th.
Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 12.9%
Ranked 59th. 		35.7%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Nicaragua
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 109.92%
Ranked 13th. 9% more than United States 		100.45%
Ranked 56th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 97.98%
Ranked 95th. 		100.37%
Ranked 26th. 2% more than Nicaragua
Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 55.77%
Ranked 67th. 		57.81%
Ranked 64th. 4% more than Nicaragua
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net 91.83%
Ranked 57th. 		91.97%
Ranked 56th. About the same as Nicaragua
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 118.18%
Ranked 22nd. 20% more than United States 		98.45%
Ranked 102nd.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 91.67%
Ranked 58th. About the same as United States 		91.37%
Ranked 60th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 15.38%
Ranked 38th. 59% more than United States 		9.68%
Ranked 58th.
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 2.91% of GNI
Ranked 122nd. 		4.79% of GNI
Ranked 58th. 65% more than Nicaragua
Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 3.14%
Ranked 93th. 		5.85%
Ranked 34th. 86% more than Nicaragua
Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment 50.8%
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than United States 		18.4%
Ranked 49th.
Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment 24.8%
Ranked 63th. 		34.3%
Ranked 47th. 38% more than Nicaragua
Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita 8.81%
Ranked 41st. 		21.51%
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Nicaragua
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 61.81% gross
Ranked 57th. 		93.94% gross
Ranked 43th. 52% more than Nicaragua
School enrollment > Primary > % net 87.16% net
Ranked 46th. 		92.41% net
Ranked 62nd. 6% more than Nicaragua
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 66.3% gross
Ranked 54th. 		94.68% gross
Ranked 44th. 43% more than Nicaragua
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 37.64%
Ranked 38th. 		68.6%
Ranked 6th. 82% more than Nicaragua
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 108.92%
Ranked 74th. 		138.98%
Ranked 35th. 28% more than Nicaragua
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 92.29%
Ranked 59th. 		92.48%
Ranked 52nd. About the same as Nicaragua
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 51.38%
Ranked 89th. 		93.68%
Ranked 44th. 82% more than Nicaragua
School enrollment > Primary > % gross 111.8% gross
Ranked 30th. 13% more than United States 		98.98% gross
Ranked 115th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 44.71%
Ranked 91st. 		98.33%
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Nicaragua
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 93.85%
Ranked 52nd. About the same as United States 		93.68%
Ranked 53th.
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 15%
Ranked 40th. 		15.25%
Ranked 31st. 2% more than Nicaragua
High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher 30
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than United States 		14.52
Ranked 47th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people 8.33
Ranked 29th. 		80.23
Ranked 14th. 10 times more than Nicaragua

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