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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.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • 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: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per 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).
  • Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Elementary school repeaters > 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."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • School enrollment > 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 organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). 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 local currency.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). 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 local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > 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. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.
  • Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • High school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age."
  • Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age."
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Male: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • School enrollment, tertiary > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Total is the total enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % net: School enrollment, secondary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the ratio of female children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the female population of the official secondary school age.
  • School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the total male enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total female enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % 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."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > 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. 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."
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Male is the share of male 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.
  • Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Female is the share of female 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.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male 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.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % gross: School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Male is the total male enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to primary education.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > 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."
  • 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.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Percentage of population older than 24 years that has completed tertiary education.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • 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).
  • Secondary education, teachers > % female: Secondary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Secondary is the number of female teachers at the secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • 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)
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STAT South Africa United States HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 6.1
Ranked 50th. 		12
Ranked 1st. 97% more than South Africa
Children out of school, primary 656,487
Ranked 6th. 		1.76 million
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than South Africa
Children out of school, primary per 1000 12.82
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than United States 		5.64
Ranked 47th.
Children out of school, primary, female 320,723
Ranked 9th. 		780,465
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than South Africa
College and university > Gender parity index 0.913
Ranked 48th. 		1.41
Ranked 33th. 54% more than South Africa
College and university > Share of total education spending 11.88%
Ranked 91st. 		25.65%
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than South Africa
Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 56th. 		12
Ranked 14th. 33% more than South Africa
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.96%
Ranked 28th. 6% more than United States 		5.62%
Ranked 39th.
Literacy > Female 85.7%
Ranked 82nd. 		99%
Ranked 17th. 16% more than South Africa
Literacy > Total population 86.4%
Ranked 92nd. 		99%
Ranked 20th. 15% more than South Africa
Primary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 11th. 17% more than United States 		6
Ranked 53th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.64
Ranked 34th. 		5.49
Ranked 49th. 18% more than South Africa
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 29.5
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than United States 		14.29
Ranked 98th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 25.05
Ranked 18th. 73% more than United States 		14.49
Ranked 56th.
Secondary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 175th. 		6
Ranked 102nd. 20% more than South Africa
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 6.27
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than United States 		2.5
Ranked 48th.
College and university > Gender ratio 91.28
Ranked 50th. 		140.06
Ranked 29th. 53% more than South Africa
Child care (preschool) > Duration 1
Ranked 195th. 		3
Ranked 47th. 3 times more than South Africa
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 3.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th. 		5.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th. 71% more than South Africa
Duration of compulsory education 9 years
Ranked 73th. 		12 years
Ranked 10th. 33% more than South Africa
Secondary education, pupils 4.84 million
Ranked 5th. 		24.21 million
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than South Africa
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.96
Ranked 119th. 		0.99
Ranked 49th. 3% more than South Africa
School life expectancy > Total 14.1 years
Ranked 27th. 		15.2 years
Ranked 14th. 8% more than South Africa
Primary education, teachers 237,429
Ranked 6th. 		1.71 million
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than South Africa
Primary education, pupils 7 million
Ranked 6th. 		24.43 million
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than South Africa
Tertiary enrollment 15.2%
Ranked 60th. 		72.6%
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than South Africa
High school > Gender ratio 104.66
Ranked 34th. 5% more than United States 		99.5
Ranked 59th.
Compulsary education starting age 7
Ranked 5th. 17% more than United States 		6
Ranked 66th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.508
Ranked 85th. 11 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 3
Ranked 68th. The same as United States 		3
Ranked 73th.
Literacy > Male 87%
Ranked 94th. 		99%
Ranked 28th. 14% more than South Africa
Spending > USD 13.74 billion
Ranked 27th. 		684.04 billion
Ranked 1st. 50 times more than South Africa
High school > Private school share 4.11%
Ranked 47th. 		8.27%
Ranked 86th. 2 times more than South Africa
Spending > Proportion 5.14
Ranked 45th. 7% more than United States 		4.79
Ranked 54th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 35.64
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than United States 		14.21
Ranked 120th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 6
Ranked 1st. Twice as much as United States 		3
Ranked 103th.
Preschool enrollment rate 104.54
Ranked 77th. 6% more than United States 		98.77
Ranked 94th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 6,268.93
Ranked 99th. 		56,943.33
Ranked 6th. 9 times more than South Africa
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 675,160
Ranked 31st. 		16.61 million
Ranked 1st. 25 times more than South Africa
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 7
Ranked 12th. 17% more than United States 		6
Ranked 59th.
Children out of school > Primary 568,936
Ranked 17th. 		1.62 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than South Africa
Secondary education, teachers 187,162
Ranked 21st. 		1.67 million
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than South Africa
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 3.79
Ranked 79th. 		5.36
Ranked 56th. 41% more than South Africa
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 23.51
Ranked 26th. 57% more than United States 		14.96
Ranked 64th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 2
Ranked 192nd. 		3
Ranked 105th. 50% more than South Africa
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 6.56
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than United States 		3.14
Ranked 43th.
Spending per student > High school 16
Ranked 18th. 		24.56
Ranked 18th. 54% more than South Africa
Secondary education, general pupils 4.6 million
Ranked 4th. 		24.21 million
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than South Africa
High school > Gender parity index 1.05
Ranked 33th. 4% more than United States 		1.01
Ranked 68th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 2,364
Ranked 34th. 		211,233
Ranked 1st. 89 times more than South Africa
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 14.83
Ranked 83th. 		57.75
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than South Africa
Scouting > Genders admitted both both for Venturing, boys only for non-Venturing
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 7
Ranked 14th. 17% more than United States 		6
Ranked 77th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 17.9%
Ranked 18th. 17% more than United States 		15.3%
Ranked 38th.
Children out of school, primary, male 335,764
Ranked 5th. 		976,866
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than South Africa
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5.5%
Ranked 17th. 		5.9%
Ranked 23th. 7% more than South Africa
High school > Students per teacher 25.05
Ranked 18th. 73% more than United States 		14.49
Ranked 57th.
Secondary education > General pupils 4.32 million
Ranked 17th. 		24.19 million
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than South Africa
Spending per student > Elementary school 13.69
Ranked 20th. 		22.35
Ranked 18th. 63% more than South Africa
Secondary school starting age > Years 14
Ranked 3rd. 17% more than United States 		12
Ranked 59th.
High school starting age > Years 14
Ranked 3rd. 17% more than United States 		12
Ranked 55th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 77th. 		5.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 31% more than South Africa
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 7.47 million
Ranked 15th. 		24.85 million
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than South Africa
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 68.9%
Ranked 57th. 		94.7%
Ranked 14th. 37% more than South Africa
Elementary school graduate rate 76.98
Ranked 66th. 		95.34
Ranked 40th. 24% more than South Africa
Schools connected to the Internet 26.5%
Ranked 24th. 		100%
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than South Africa
Public spending per student > Primary level 14
Ranked 35th. 		17.9
Ranked 21st. 28% more than South Africa
Primary education, pupils per 1000 136.83
Ranked 37th. 75% more than United States 		78.41
Ranked 97th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 94.63
Ranked 20th. 22% more than United States 		77.71
Ranked 76th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.22
Ranked 41st. 		1.4
Ranked 22nd. 15% more than South Africa
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.07
Ranked 28th. 5% more than United States 		1.02
Ranked 54th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 14.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 82nd. 		57.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than South Africa
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.124
Ranked 195th. 		0.183
Ranked 178th. 47% more than South Africa
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 155th. 		6
Ranked 86th. 20% more than South Africa
Teacher student ratio > High school 29.02
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than United States 		14.38
Ranked 51st.
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 12.19
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than United States 		5.54
Ranked 58th.
Inequality adjusted index 0.558
Ranked 67th. 		0.941
Ranked 3rd. 69% more than South Africa
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 30.98
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than United States 		13.69
Ranked 102nd.
Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 66.9%
Ranked 7th. 40% more than United States 		47.8%
Ranked 32nd.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 7.31 million
Ranked 15th. 		24.68 million
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than South Africa
Primary education > Duration > Years 7 years
Ranked 10th. 17% more than United States 		6 years
Ranked 54th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $3,430.12
Ranked 31st. 		$33,005.49
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than South Africa
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 107.68
Ranked 49th. 2% more than United States 		105.99
Ranked 46th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 89.81
Ranked 18th. 16% more than United States 		77.71
Ranked 47th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 3.71%
Ranked 60th. 		8.72%
Ranked 80th. 2 times more than South Africa
High school > Lower secondary starting age 14
Ranked 3rd. 17% more than United States 		12
Ranked 61st.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 96.37
Ranked 110th. 		100.68
Ranked 17th. 4% more than South Africa
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 92%
Ranked 82nd. 		94%
Ranked 71st. 2% more than South Africa
Duration of education > Secondary level 5
Ranked 149th. 		6
Ranked 81st. 20% more than South Africa
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 61.3
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than United States 		23.9
Ranked 8th.
Primary education > Pupils 7.44 million
Ranked 13th. 		24.56 million
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than South Africa
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 72.2%
Ranked 59th. 		94.3%
Ranked 22nd. 31% more than South Africa
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 53.68%
Ranked 56th. 		56.64%
Ranked 34th. 6% more than South Africa
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 95.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th. 15% more than United States 		82.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 246,515
Ranked 11th. 		0.0
Ranked 96th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 29.5
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than United States 		14.29
Ranked 100th.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 72.38%
Ranked 39th. 		77.19%
Ranked 38th. 7% more than South Africa
Secondary education > Teachers 149,375
Ranked 28th. 		1.62 million
Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than South Africa
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 13 years
Ranked 4th. 		16 years
Ranked 15th. 23% more than South Africa
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 82.45
Ranked 46th. 		94.45
Ranked 30th. 15% more than South Africa
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 4.31 million
Ranked 23th. 		23.85 million
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than South Africa
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 51.26
Ranked 48th. 		728.12
Ranked 13th. 14 times more than South Africa
Duration of education > Primary level 7
Ranked 8th. 17% more than United States 		6
Ranked 51st.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 503,390
Ranked 14th. 		1.71 million
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than South Africa
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 99.56%
Ranked 70th. 		100.09%
Ranked 51st. 1% more than South Africa
Public spending per student > Secondary level 17.9
Ranked 42nd. 		22.4
Ranked 28th. 25% more than South Africa
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.92%
Ranked 32nd. About the same as United States 		48.86%
Ranked 40th.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 12.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than United States 		5.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 93%
Ranked 77th. 		94%
Ranked 66th. 1% more than South Africa
High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 25th. 7% more than United States 		15
Ranked 90th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 15th. 17% more than United States 		6
Ranked 73th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 7.96
Ranked 40th. 		0.0
Ranked 116th.
School life expectancy > Male 14.1 years
Ranked 25th. 		14.8 years
Ranked 17th. 5% more than South Africa
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 93.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th. 13% more than United States 		82.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.165 per capita
Ranked 29th. 92% more than United States 		0.086 per capita
Ranked 119th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 163.96
Ranked 34th. 90% more than United States 		86.39
Ranked 118th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 91%
Ranked 88th. 		93%
Ranked 66th. 2% more than South Africa
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 33.5
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than United States 		15.4
Ranked 115th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 77%
Ranked 6th. 		87%
Ranked 8th. 13% more than South Africa
Primary education > Teachers 208,877
Ranked 20th. 		1.73 million
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than South Africa
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 51.87%
Ranked 19th. 6% more than United States 		48.72%
Ranked 92nd.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 1.7
Ranked 75th. 		11.6
Ranked 33th. 7 times more than South Africa
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 10th. 17% more than United States 		6
Ranked 49th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.48
Ranked 77th. 		5.9
Ranked 45th. 32% more than South Africa
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 5.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 53% more than United States 		3.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.6%
Ranked 55th. 		48.7%
Ranked 42nd. About the same as South Africa
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $175.59 billion
Ranked 12th. 		$10.28 trillion
Ranked 1st. 59 times more than South Africa
Primary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 13th. 17% more than United States 		6
Ranked 77th.
Scouting > Members 69,316
Ranked 22nd. 		2.99 million
Ranked 3rd. 43 times more than South Africa
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 78.64%
Ranked 21st. 44% more than United States 		54.76%
Ranked 41st.
High school > Share of total education spending 31.45%
Ranked 63th. 		35.42%
Ranked 52nd. 13% more than South Africa
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 94.96%
Ranked 2nd. 73% more than United States 		54.76%
Ranked 39th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 82.89%
Ranked 42nd. 2% more than United States 		81.55%
Ranked 48th.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 57.2%
Ranked 61st. 		88.1%
Ranked 17th. 54% more than South Africa
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 4.55 million
Ranked 17th. 		24.69 million
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than South Africa
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 3.2
Ranked 96th. 		5.52
Ranked 66th. 72% more than South Africa
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 92.53
Ranked 37th. 12% more than United States 		82.6
Ranked 48th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 96.47
Ranked 104th. 		97.22
Ranked 93th. 1% more than South Africa
Children out of school > Primary > Male 320,779
Ranked 16th. 		593,372
Ranked 5th. 85% more than South Africa
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.958
Ranked 123th. 		0.991
Ranked 69th. 3% more than South Africa
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 52.4%
Ranked 14th. 7% more than United States 		49%
Ranked 73th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 3,645
Ranked 6th. 		25,000
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than South Africa
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 2.4
Ranked 78th. 		9.6
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than South Africa
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 94.7
Ranked 61st. 14% more than United States 		82.94
Ranked 90th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 1.35
Ranked 77th. 		9.52
Ranked 14th. 7 times more than South Africa
School life expectancy > Female 14.1 years
Ranked 29th. 		15.7 years
Ranked 11th. 11% more than South Africa
Elementary school repeaters > Male 8.39
Ranked 42nd. 		0.0
Ranked 113th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 7.51
Ranked 39th. 		0.0
Ranked 112th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 6.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than United States 		2.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th.
High school teachers 164,697
Ranked 25th. 		1.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than South Africa
Elementary school teachers 236,032
Ranked 19th. 		1.8 million
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than South Africa
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 4.59 million
Ranked 18th. 		24.43 million
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than South Africa
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 107.48
Ranked 22nd. 6% more than United States 		101.63
Ranked 58th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 159.52
Ranked 39th. 90% more than United States 		83.88
Ranked 115th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 29.5
Ranked 12th. 98% more than United States 		14.9
Ranked 79th.
Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment 47.4%
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than United States 		17.3%
Ranked 42nd.
School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 2.6%
Ranked 96th. 		8.81%
Ranked 67th. 3 times more than South Africa
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ $238.35 billion
Ranked 12th. 		$11.51 trillion
Ranked 1st. 48 times more than South Africa
Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU 1.21 trillion
Ranked 29th. 		11.23 trillion
Ranked 13th. 9 times more than South Africa
School enrollment > Secondary > % net 61.66% net
Ranked 65th. 		89.34% net
Ranked 22nd. 45% more than South Africa
Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita 23,635.09
Ranked 47th. 		36,028.94
Ranked 52nd. 52% more than South Africa
Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment 53.2%
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than United States 		19.2%
Ranked 47th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross 36.99% gross
Ranked 86th. 		63.25% gross
Ranked 58th. 71% more than South Africa
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 58.23% net
Ranked 64th. 		88.14% net
Ranked 23th. 51% more than South Africa
Secondary education > Teachers > % female 51.82% female
Ranked 75th. 		62.59% female
Ranked 37th. 21% more than South Africa
Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 51.49%
Ranked 69th. 		69.78%
Ranked 40th. 36% more than South Africa
Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 12.5%
Ranked 72nd. 		15.1%
Ranked 64th. 21% more than South Africa
High school teachers > % female 53.2%
Ranked 68th. 		60.36%
Ranked 38th. 13% more than South Africa
Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 52.58%
Ranked 56th. 		77.51%
Ranked 23th. 47% more than South Africa
Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of official school-age population 51.06%
Ranked 56th. 		81.24%
Ranked 18th. 59% more than South Africa
Elementary school graduate rate > Male 74.97
Ranked 59th. 		100
Ranked 3rd. 33% more than South Africa
School enrollment, tertiary > % gross 15%
Ranked 63th. 		95.33%
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than South Africa
School enrollment, secondary, female > % net 64.57%
Ranked 53th. 		88.17%
Ranked 31st. 37% more than South Africa
School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross 100.29%
Ranked 8th. 7% more than United States 		93.35%
Ranked 56th.
Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population 54.08%
Ranked 56th. 		73.96%
Ranked 27th. 37% more than South Africa
Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 48.84%
Ranked 39th. 		48.92%
Ranked 37th. About the same as South Africa
Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment 7.51%
Ranked 35th. 		0.0
Ranked 135th.
Elementary school teachers > % female 76.52%
Ranked 68th. 		85.64%
Ranked 32nd. 12% more than South Africa
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net 71.85%
Ranked 63th. 		88.31%
Ranked 22nd. 23% more than South Africa
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 97.24%
Ranked 38th. 4% more than United States 		93.87%
Ranked 43th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female 51.6%
Ranked 32nd. 6% more than United States 		48.63%
Ranked 95th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female 51%
Ranked 22nd. 5% more than United States 		48.63%
Ranked 69th.
Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort 81.58%
Ranked 42nd. 		98.33%
Ranked 16th. 21% more than South Africa
Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort 83.39%
Ranked 40th. 		89.05%
Ranked 54th. 7% more than South Africa
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total > % of relevant age group 97.15%
Ranked 58th. 		101.34%
Ranked 79th. 4% more than South Africa
Children out of school > Primary > Male per 1000 6.87
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than United States 		2.03
Ranked 66th.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group 98.95%
Ranked 52nd. 		102.8%
Ranked 73th. 4% more than South Africa
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 104.3%
Ranked 49th. 6% more than United States 		98.6%
Ranked 116th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending 42.46%
Ranked 21st. 31% more than United States 		32.42%
Ranked 47th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 74.04%
Ranked 59th. 		88.98%
Ranked 21st. 20% more than South Africa
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 15.73%
Ranked 44th. 		69.36%
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than South Africa
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 5.29% of GNI
Ranked 44th. 10% more than United States 		4.79% of GNI
Ranked 58th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 87.2% net
Ranked 86th. 		90.49% net
Ranked 71st. 4% more than South Africa
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 86.94% net
Ranked 93th. 		94.25% net
Ranked 51st. 8% more than South Africa
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 6.36%
Ranked 42nd. 		40.66%
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than South Africa
Primary education, teachers > % female 78.98%
Ranked 22nd. 		86.71%
Ranked 33th. 10% more than South Africa
Tertiary education, teachers > % female 37.39%
Ranked 6th. 		47.68%
Ranked 22nd. 28% more than South Africa
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 77%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United States 		37.6%
Ranked 57th.
Secondary education, teachers > % female 54.76%
Ranked 59th. 		61.15%
Ranked 36th. 12% more than South Africa
Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 75.8%
Ranked 2nd. 47% more than United States 		51.6%
Ranked 23th.
Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 84%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than United States 		33%
Ranked 70th.
Education spending > % of GDP 5.3%
Ranked 46th. 		5.7%
Ranked 38th. 8% more than South Africa

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