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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, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • 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: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • 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.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate: Reflect and evaluate.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • 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> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Homeschooling prevalance: Prevalence of homeschooling.
  • 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.
  • Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13: The average number of years of teaching experience, for teachers of students aged 13.
  • Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 13: Of those teachers who teach students aged 13, the percentage who have specialised teacher training.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • 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 living with mother > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who live with their mother.
  • Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students whose mothers have at least secondary education.
  • 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.
  • Female teachers > Lower secondary: Percentage share of lower secondary level teachers at who are female. Data for 2000.
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and 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. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • 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).
  • 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)
  • Students whose father has secondary education: Percentage of students whose fathers have at least secondary education.
  • Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > 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."
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education (%). Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Primary is the total public expenditure per student in primary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • 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.
  • Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • Proportion of 17 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 17 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 50-59: Percentage of primary teachers aged 50-59. Data for 1999.
  • 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
  • School enrollment, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % 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.
  • 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.
  • Proportion of 18 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 18 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of 19 year olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 19 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of 20 year olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 20 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 60+: Percentage of primary teachers aged 60 years of age or more. Data for 1999.
  • Public spending on private institutions: Percentage share of total public education expenditure which goes to private educational institutions. Includes both direct expenditure and indirect public transfers and payments. Data for 1999.
  • 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.
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STAT Slovakia Sweden HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 9.3
Ranked 18th. 		11.4
Ranked 5th. 23% more than Slovakia
College and university > Gender parity index 1.54
Ranked 14th. 1% more than Sweden 		1.52
Ranked 16th.
College and university > Gender ratio 158.37
Ranked 16th. 		159.23
Ranked 15th. 1% more than Slovakia
College and university > Share of total education spending 19.63%
Ranked 60th. 		29.02%
Ranked 14th. 48% more than Slovakia
Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 131st. 		10
Ranked 52nd. 11% more than Slovakia
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 4.22%
Ranked 73th. 		6.98%
Ranked 12th. 65% more than Slovakia
High school enrolment rate 97.45
Ranked 38th. 		99.91
Ranked 6th. 3% more than Slovakia
Homeschooling legal status Legal, under restrictive conditions. Illegal, as of June 2010; supposedly allowed under special circumstances such as student health reasons or family travel, but virtually never approved. Officials often ignore legally permitted appeals.
Literacy > Female 99.6%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Sweden 		99%
Ranked 16th.
Literacy > Total population 99.6%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Sweden 		99%
Ranked 19th.
Primary education, duration > Years 4
Ranked 198th. 		6
Ranked 52nd. 50% more than Slovakia
Primary education, teachers per 1000 2.57
Ranked 122nd. 		6.61
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Slovakia
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 15.08
Ranked 92nd. 63% more than Sweden 		9.27
Ranked 125th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 11.67
Ranked 71st. 23% more than Sweden 		9.51
Ranked 84th.
Secondary education, duration > Years 9
Ranked 2nd. 50% more than Sweden 		6
Ranked 101st.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 115th. 		4
Ranked 12th. 33% more than Slovakia
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 9.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 16% more than Sweden 		8.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th.
Duration of compulsory education 10 years
Ranked 60th. The same as Sweden 		10 years
Ranked 41st.
Secondary education, pupils 530,300
Ranked 71st. 		698,968
Ranked 62nd. 32% more than Slovakia
College and university > Private school share 16.94%
Ranked 69th. 92% more than Sweden 		8.81%
Ranked 91st.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 58th. 		1
Ranked 26th. 1% more than Slovakia
Primary education, teachers 13,875
Ranked 84th. 		62,429
Ranked 42nd. 4 times more than Slovakia
Primary education, pupils 209,213
Ranked 109th. 		578,486
Ranked 77th. 3 times more than Slovakia
Tertiary enrollment 30.3%
Ranked 41st. 		70%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Slovakia
Spending per student > College and university 19.54
Ranked 43th. 		38.99
Ranked 16th. Twice as much as Slovakia
High school > Gender ratio 100.88
Ranked 54th. 2% more than Sweden 		99.24
Ranked 62nd.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 131st. 		7
Ranked 12th. 17% more than Slovakia
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 2.16
Ranked 49th. 2 times more than Sweden 		1.01
Ranked 70th.
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 4
Ranked 46th. 33% more than Sweden 		3
Ranked 72nd.
Literacy > Male 99.7%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Sweden 		99%
Ranked 27th.
Spending > USD 3.53 billion
Ranked 50th. 		31.41 billion
Ranked 17th. 9 times more than Slovakia
High school > Private school share 9.81%
Ranked 75th. 		19.39%
Ranked 45th. 98% more than Slovakia
Spending > Proportion 3.7
Ranked 98th. 		6.41
Ranked 17th. 73% more than Slovakia
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 17.68
Ranked 101st. 75% more than Sweden 		10.11
Ranked 143th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 190th. The same as Sweden 		3
Ranked 102nd.
High school repeaters > Male 2.06
Ranked 68th. 		0.0
Ranked 94th.
Preschool enrollment rate 102.63
Ranked 74th. 8% more than Sweden 		94.9
Ranked 110th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 32,923.99
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Sweden 		16,287.14
Ranked 50th.
Primary completion rate 94
Ranked 57th. 		96
Ranked 22nd. 2% more than Slovakia
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 158,089
Ranked 66th. 		414,657
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Slovakia
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 477
Ranked 33th. 		497
Ranked 18th. 4% more than Slovakia
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 4
Ranked 208th. 		6
Ranked 58th. 50% more than Slovakia
Secondary education, teachers 45,438
Ranked 41st. 		73,492
Ranked 33th. 62% more than Slovakia
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 8.42
Ranked 18th. 8% more than Sweden 		7.78
Ranked 28th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 12.35
Ranked 80th. 25% more than Sweden 		9.88
Ranked 114th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 5
Ranked 15th. 67% more than Sweden 		3
Ranked 104th.
Spending per student > High school 14.76
Ranked 48th. 		31.19
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Slovakia
Secondary education, general pupils 345,264
Ranked 81st. 		472,309
Ranked 70th. 37% more than Slovakia
High school > Gender parity index 1.01
Ranked 49th. 2% more than Sweden 		0.989
Ranked 57th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 477
Ranked 33th. 		497
Ranked 18th. 4% more than Slovakia
Scientific and technical journal articles 943
Ranked 43th. 		10,237
Ranked 15th. 11 times more than Slovakia
Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 491
Ranked 26th. 		505
Ranked 14th. 3% more than Slovakia
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 44%
Ranked 27th. 2% more than Sweden 		43%
Ranked 30th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 14.55%
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Sweden 		3.51%
Ranked 76th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 29.39
Ranked 52nd. 		46.46
Ranked 19th. 58% more than Slovakia
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 165th. 		7
Ranked 19th. 17% more than Slovakia
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 10.8%
Ranked 65th. 		12.9%
Ranked 51st. 19% more than Slovakia
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 4.3%
Ranked 69th. 		7.3%
Ranked 9th. 70% more than Slovakia
High school > Students per teacher 11.67
Ranked 73th. 23% more than Sweden 		9.51
Ranked 85th.
Secondary education > General pupils 446,703
Ranked 73th. 		519,183
Ranked 64th. 16% more than Slovakia
Spending per student > Elementary school 15.63
Ranked 38th. 		25.44
Ranked 8th. 63% more than Slovakia
Secondary school starting age > Years 10
Ranked 195th. 		13
Ranked 15th. 30% more than Slovakia
High school starting age > Years 10
Ranked 174th. 		13
Ranked 15th. 30% more than Slovakia
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 128th. 		7.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Slovakia
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 270,004
Ranked 119th. 		774,888
Ranked 83th. 3 times more than Slovakia
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 98.6%
Ranked 9th. 17% more than Sweden 		84.4%
Ranked 31st.
Elementary school graduate rate 97.41
Ranked 22nd. 		99.93
Ranked 1st. 3% more than Slovakia
Schools connected to the Internet 65%
Ranked 18th. 		99%
Ranked 10th. 52% more than Slovakia
Public spending per student > Primary level 10.8
Ranked 52nd. 		23.5
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Slovakia
Primary education, pupils per 1000 38.75
Ranked 145th. 		61.22
Ranked 120th. 58% more than Slovakia
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 98.23
Ranked 35th. 33% more than Sweden 		73.97
Ranked 94th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.29
Ranked 29th. 		1.55
Ranked 13th. 20% more than Slovakia
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.01
Ranked 62nd. 1% more than Sweden 		1
Ranked 64th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 29.39 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th. 		46.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 58% more than Slovakia
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 6.1
Ranked 33th. 4 times more than Sweden 		1.72
Ranked 89th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 9
Ranked 2nd. 50% more than Sweden 		6
Ranked 85th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 12.59
Ranked 59th. 30% more than Sweden 		9.68
Ranked 84th.
Inequality adjusted index 0.856
Ranked 16th. 		0.878
Ranked 13th. 3% more than Slovakia
High school repeaters > Female 1.33
Ranked 65th. 		0.0
Ranked 95th.
Class size > Age 13 20.6 students
Ranked 12th. 51% more than Sweden 		13.6 students
Ranked 25th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 16.61
Ranked 84th. 74% more than Sweden 		9.55
Ranked 124th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 97.4%
Ranked 26th. 		99.8%
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Slovakia
Elementary school > Enrolled students 224,769
Ranked 100th. 		584,726
Ranked 73th. 3 times more than Slovakia
Primary education > Duration > Years 4 years
Ranked 189th. 		6 years
Ranked 53th. 50% more than Slovakia
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $7,999.39
Ranked 27th. 		$27,094.66
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Slovakia
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 99.5
Ranked 74th. 		103.26
Ranked 55th. 4% more than Slovakia
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 63.96
Ranked 83th. 28% more than Sweden 		49.98
Ranked 123th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 481
Ranked 32nd. 		494
Ranked 21st. 3% more than Slovakia
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 6.15%
Ranked 89th. 		10.15%
Ranked 70th. 65% more than Slovakia
High school > Lower secondary starting age 10
Ranked 202nd. 		13
Ranked 16th. 30% more than Slovakia
Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.23
Ranked 49th. 		99.32
Ranked 46th. The same as Slovakia
High school enrolment rate > Female 97.46
Ranked 37th. 		99.82
Ranked 10th. 2% more than Slovakia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 92%
Ranked 83th. 		96%
Ranked 52nd. 4% more than Slovakia
Duration of education > Secondary level 9
Ranked 2nd. 50% more than Sweden 		6
Ranked 80th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 30.8
Ranked 48th. 		53.5
Ranked 28th. 74% more than Slovakia
Secondary education > Pupils 673,712
Ranked 62nd. 		711,798
Ranked 58th. 6% more than Slovakia
Primary education > Pupils 254,906
Ranked 114th. 		690,758
Ranked 83th. 3 times more than Slovakia
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 99.1%
Ranked 8th. 16% more than Sweden 		85.5%
Ranked 33th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 124.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 21% more than Sweden 		102.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 53.05%
Ranked 62nd. 		59.59%
Ranked 21st. 12% more than Slovakia
Secondary education, vocational pupils 185,036
Ranked 39th. 		226,659
Ranked 34th. 22% more than Slovakia
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 64.88%
Ranked 64th. 		66.89%
Ranked 60th. 3% more than Slovakia
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 15.08
Ranked 93th. 63% more than Sweden 		9.27
Ranked 127th.
Secondary education > Teachers 52,192
Ranked 56th. 		75,243
Ranked 43th. 44% more than Slovakia
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 15 years
Ranked 36th. 		16 years
Ranked 14th. 7% more than Slovakia
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 669,578
Ranked 71st. 		917,978
Ranked 61st. 37% more than Slovakia
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 175.29
Ranked 32nd. 		1,142.75
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Slovakia
Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 471
Ranked 36th. 		498
Ranked 19th. 6% more than Slovakia
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 479
Ranked 32nd. 		499
Ranked 14th. 4% more than Slovakia
Duration of education > Primary level 4
Ranked 173th. 		6
Ranked 50th. 50% more than Slovakia
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 100.41%
Ranked 47th. 1% more than Sweden 		99.28%
Ranked 64th.
Public spending per student > Secondary level 19.2
Ranked 36th. 		28.3
Ranked 16th. 47% more than Slovakia
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.48%
Ranked 81st. 		49.36%
Ranked 18th. 2% more than Slovakia
Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 466
Ranked 36th. 		502
Ranked 14th. 8% more than Slovakia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 92%
Ranked 79th. 		96%
Ranked 50th. 4% more than Slovakia
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 157th. 		16
Ranked 29th. 7% more than Slovakia
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 144th. 		7
Ranked 19th. 17% more than Slovakia
Elementary school repeaters > All 2.96
Ranked 67th. 		0.0
Ranked 115th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 82.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th. 44% more than Sweden 		57.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.05 per capita
Ranked 150th. 		0.087 per capita
Ranked 117th. 74% more than Slovakia
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 50.2
Ranked 154th. 		86.82
Ranked 117th. 73% more than Slovakia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 91%
Ranked 83th. 		96%
Ranked 48th. 5% more than Slovakia
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD 0.47%
Ranked 29th. 		3.63%
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Slovakia
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 19.5
Ranked 91st. 71% more than Sweden 		11.4
Ranked 129th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 89%
Ranked 20th. 9% more than Sweden 		82%
Ranked 37th.
Primary education > Teachers 14,420
Ranked 91st. 		68,325
Ranked 43th. 5 times more than Slovakia
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 227,009
Ranked 34th. 18% more than Sweden 		192,615
Ranked 39th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 49.13%
Ranked 82nd. 		52.87%
Ranked 10th. 8% more than Slovakia
Students from households with computer > Age 13 32%
Ranked 23th. 		58%
Ranked 12th. 81% more than Slovakia
Expenditure on education > Change in expenditure on education > Expenditure in tertiary education 149.28 Index of change, year 200
Ranked 6th. 29% more than Sweden 		115.52 Index of change, year 200
Ranked 20th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 3.9
Ranked 61st. The same as Sweden 		3.9
Ranked 60th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 4
Ranked 174th. 		6
Ranked 48th. 50% more than Slovakia
Library employees 349
Ranked 19th. 23% more than Sweden 		284
Ranked 23th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 2.68
Ranked 130th. 		7.6
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Slovakia
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 125.17
Ranked 13th. 58% more than Sweden 		79.15
Ranked 75th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.7%
Ranked 50th. 		49.3%
Ranked 16th. 1% more than Slovakia
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $43.44 billion
Ranked 43th. 		$254.10 billion
Ranked 16th. 6 times more than Slovakia
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 163th. 		7
Ranked 18th. 17% more than Slovakia
Scouting > Members 3,349
Ranked 109th. 		43,729
Ranked 31st. 13 times more than Slovakia
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 51.61%
Ranked 42nd. 5% more than Sweden 		49.24%
Ranked 43th.
High school > Share of total education spending 46.94%
Ranked 8th. 32% more than Sweden 		35.59%
Ranked 49th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 63.08%
Ranked 76th. 		69.38%
Ranked 71st. 10% more than Slovakia
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 49.42%
Ranked 44th. 		49.66%
Ranked 43th. About the same as Slovakia
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 74.9%
Ranked 33th. 		96.1%
Ranked 2nd. 28% more than Slovakia
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 385,248
Ranked 72nd. 		531,393
Ranked 59th. 38% more than Slovakia
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 82.99
Ranked 47th. 44% more than Sweden 		57.73
Ranked 113th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 9.7
Ranked 17th. 16% more than Sweden 		8.37
Ranked 26th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 98.6
Ranked 69th. 		99.79
Ranked 31st. 1% more than Slovakia
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.992
Ranked 47th. 		0.996
Ranked 35th. About the same as Slovakia
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 49.3%
Ranked 69th. 		54.4%
Ranked 4th. 10% more than Slovakia
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 147
Ranked 19th. 		457
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Slovakia
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 6.2
Ranked 63th. 2 times more than Sweden 		2.7
Ranked 75th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 124.48
Ranked 17th. 21% more than Sweden 		102.86
Ranked 43th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.619
Ranked 110th. 		4.6
Ranked 32nd. 7 times more than Slovakia
Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64 11.8%
Ranked 24th. 		25.21%
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Slovakia
Primary completion rate > Women 94
Ranked 55th. 		96
Ranked 18th. 2% more than Slovakia
Elementary school repeaters > Male 3.22
Ranked 69th. 		0.0
Ranked 112th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 2.68
Ranked 62nd. 		0.0
Ranked 111th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 96.9%
Ranked 24th. 		99.6%
Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Slovakia
Elementary school teachers 13,529
Ranked 86th. 		61,220
Ranked 45th. 5 times more than Slovakia
High school teachers 46,989
Ranked 40th. 		78,978
Ranked 31st. 68% more than Slovakia
Homeschooling prevalance Virtually no homeschooling* 200 families—half legally
Students from households with computer > Age 13 per million 5.95%
Ranked 13th. 		6.5%
Ranked 11th. 9% more than Slovakia
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13 22.3 years experience
Ranked 21st. 		26.2 years experience
Ranked 12th. 17% more than Slovakia
Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 13 99%
Ranked 1st. 46% more than Sweden 		68%
Ranked 19th.
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 86%
Ranked 7th. 		87%
Ranked 6th. 1% more than Slovakia
High school enrolment rate > Male 97.44
Ranked 33th. 		100
Ranked 5th. 3% more than Slovakia
Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education 0.0
Ranked 34th. 		98%
Ranked 13th.
Students from households with study desk > Age 13 86%
Ranked 22nd. 		98%
Ranked 1st. 14% more than Slovakia
Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education 21%
Ranked 20th. 		23%
Ranked 18th. 10% more than Slovakia
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 662,659
Ranked 60th. 		735,494
Ranked 54th. 11% more than Slovakia
Primary completion rate > Men 94
Ranked 52nd. 		96
Ranked 18th. 2% more than Slovakia
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 47.36
Ranked 156th. 		76.81
Ranked 126th. 62% more than Slovakia
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 101.35
Ranked 63th. 		103.84
Ranked 45th. 2% more than Slovakia
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 125.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 58% more than Sweden 		79.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 12.5
Ranked 95th. 		15.3
Ranked 77th. 22% more than Slovakia
Students from households with calculator > Age 13 98%
Ranked 1st. The same as Sweden 		98%
Ranked 6th.
Share of university qualifications awarded to females 52%
Ranked 19th. 		60%
Ranked 6th. 15% more than Slovakia
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million 0.0867%
Ranked 17th. 		0.39%
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Slovakia
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 30-39 23%
Ranked 18th. 53% more than Sweden 		15%
Ranked 24th.
Library employees per million 64.68
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Sweden 		32.06
Ranked 24th.
Students from households with dictionary > Age 13 95%
Ranked 12th. 3% more than Sweden 		92%
Ranked 21st.
Students living with mother > Age 13 96%
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Sweden 		94%
Ranked 17th.
Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13 60% 45%
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 per million 15.99%
Ranked 9th. 64% more than Sweden 		9.75%
Ranked 12th.
Female teachers > Lower secondary 75.6%
Ranked 3rd. 22% more than Sweden 		62.1%
Ranked 13th.
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree 52%
Ranked 19th. 		60%
Ranked 6th. 15% more than Slovakia
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education 0.0
Ranked 34th. 		89%
Ranked 21st.
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education 21%
Ranked 16th. 75% more than Sweden 		12%
Ranked 22nd.
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 61.2%
Ranked 74th. 		71.84%
Ranked 31st. 17% more than Slovakia
Primary education, teachers > % female 89.28%
Ranked 21st. 9% more than Sweden 		82.04%
Ranked 49th.
Tertiary education, teachers > % female 43.98%
Ranked 37th. 2% more than Sweden 		42.97%
Ranked 42nd.
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 10.56%
Ranked 80th. 		13.37%
Ranked 55th. 27% more than Slovakia
Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 69.7%
Ranked 3rd. 59% more than Sweden 		43.9%
Ranked 25th.
Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 67.1%
Ranked 8th. 52% more than Sweden 		44.1%
Ranked 46th.
Education spending > % of GDP 4.4%
Ranked 76th. 		7.7%
Ranked 12th. 75% more than Slovakia
Students whose father has secondary education 54% 43%
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 122.51
Ranked 49th. 		154.94
Ranked 19th. 26% more than Slovakia
Secondary education > Pupils > % female 49.25% female
Ranked 55th. 		49.46% female
Ranked 49th. About the same as Slovakia
Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group 99.43%
Ranked 42nd. 		103.94%
Ranked 1st. 5% more than Slovakia
Government spending on education > % of government spending 10.45%
Ranked 63th. 		12.73%
Ranked 43th. 22% more than Slovakia
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 102.22%
Ranked 69th. 8% more than Sweden 		94.57%
Ranked 108th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 15 years
Ranked 36th. 		17 years
Ranked 8th. 13% more than Slovakia
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 100.29%
Ranked 51st. 1% more than Sweden 		99.25%
Ranked 62nd.
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 89.07%
Ranked 37th. 		94.79%
Ranked 32nd. 6% more than Slovakia
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 91.1%
Ranked 33th. 		95.21%
Ranked 29th. 5% more than Slovakia
Secondary education, pupils > % female 48.92%
Ranked 59th. 1% more than Sweden 		48.36%
Ranked 77th.
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 22.3%
Ranked 27th. 		27.61%
Ranked 7th. 24% more than Slovakia
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 100.6%
Ranked 55th. 2% more than Sweden 		98.97%
Ranked 69th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 99.55%
Ranked 49th. 		99.59%
Ranked 45th. The same as Slovakia
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 4.08% of GNI
Ranked 84th. 		8.04% of GNI
Ranked 6th. 97% more than Slovakia
Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 4.38%
Ranked 72nd. 		7.53%
Ranked 12th. 72% more than Slovakia
Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment 24.1%
Ranked 20th. 4% more than Sweden 		23.2%
Ranked 21st.
Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment 71.7%
Ranked 4th. 23% more than Sweden 		58.1%
Ranked 13th.
Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita 13.04%
Ranked 57th. 		23.98%
Ranked 12th. 84% more than Slovakia
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 93.63% gross
Ranked 45th. 		100.7% gross
Ranked 23th. 8% more than Slovakia
Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita 29.29%
Ranked 41st. 		46.95%
Ranked 21st. 60% more than Slovakia
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 98%
Ranked 20th. 		100%
Ranked 6th. 2% more than Slovakia
Proportion of 17 year olds in tertiary education 0.0
Ranked 16th. 		0.0
Ranked 33th.
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 94.25% gross
Ranked 46th. 		102.57% gross
Ranked 17th. 9% more than Slovakia
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 50-59 23%
Ranked 9th. 		35%
Ranked 3rd. 52% more than Slovakia
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 49.8%
Ranked 36th. 		54.89%
Ranked 24th. 10% more than Slovakia
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 14 years
Ranked 43th. 		15 years
Ranked 23th. 7% more than Slovakia
School enrollment, primary > % gross 101.73%
Ranked 83th. 1% more than Sweden 		100.5%
Ranked 96th.
School enrollment > Primary > % gross 99.06% gross
Ranked 113th. 		99.07% gross
Ranked 112th. The same as Slovakia
Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 97.85%
Ranked 20th. 2% more than Sweden 		95.59%
Ranked 36th.
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 11.18%
Ranked 50th. 		12.83%
Ranked 40th. 15% more than Slovakia
High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher 11.49
Ranked 59th. 21% more than Sweden 		9.48
Ranked 69th.
Proportion of 18 year olds in tertiary education 14%
Ranked 13th. 		0.0
Ranked 35th.
Proportion of 19 year olds in secondary education 0.0
Ranked 32nd. 		28%
Ranked 11th.
Proportion of 20 year olds in secondary education 0.0
Ranked 28th. 		21%
Ranked 7th.
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 60+ 3%
Ranked 10th. 		6%
Ranked 3rd. Twice as much as Slovakia
Public spending on private institutions 3.3%
Ranked 24th. 		21.1%
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Slovakia
Share of vocational tertiary qualifications awarded to females > First degree 81% awarded to females
Ranked 2nd. 53% more than Sweden 		53% awarded to females
Ranked 20th.

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