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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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • 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.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary 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 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 > 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.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > 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.
  • 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.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • 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.
  • Repitition rate > Secondary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of secondary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
  • Library employees per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Progression to secondary level: Progression to secondary level is the number of new entrants to the first grade of general secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • 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.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Female: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Male: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Government spending on education > % of GDP: 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 > % 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."
  • 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."
  • Primary education, pupils > % female: Primary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Primary is the number of female students at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % gross: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Female is the total female enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Primary completion rate. Total is the total number of new entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as percentage of the total population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade of primary. This indicator is also known as "gross intake rate to the last grade of primary." The ratio can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Secondary education, general pupils > % female: Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. General programmes is the number of female students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Total enrollment, primary, male > % net: Total enrollment, primary, male (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with primary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education (% of total). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP: 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. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Percentage of private enrolment. Primary is the enrolment in private primary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in primary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • 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.
  • Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: 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.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of 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.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female 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.
  • Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
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STAT Algeria Finland HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 5.4
Ranked 59th. 		10
Ranked 9th. 85% more than Algeria
Children out of school, primary 25,337
Ranked 36th. 4 times more than Finland 		6,055
Ranked 80th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.658
Ranked 58th. 		1.12
Ranked 86th. 71% more than Algeria
Children out of school, primary, female 55,330
Ranked 39th. 19 times more than Finland 		2,896
Ranked 72nd.
College and university > Gender parity index 1.46
Ranked 20th. 19% more than Finland 		1.23
Ranked 41st.
College and university > Share of total education spending 26.97%
Ranked 21st. 		31.85%
Ranked 9th. 18% more than Algeria
Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 51st. 		10
Ranked 75th. 11% more than Algeria
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 4.34%
Ranked 73th. 		6.84%
Ranked 17th. 58% more than Algeria
High school enrolment rate 91.16
Ranked 61st. 		99.99
Ranked 2nd. 10% more than Algeria
Literacy > Total population 70%
Ranked 122nd. 		100%
Ranked 2nd. 43% more than Algeria
Primary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 151st. 		6
Ranked 129th. 20% more than Algeria
Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.87
Ranked 48th. 		4.69
Ranked 64th. 21% more than Algeria
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 23.16
Ranked 42nd. 69% more than Finland 		13.67
Ranked 101st.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 17.23
Ranked 18th. 81% more than Finland 		9.5
Ranked 85th.
Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 30th. 17% more than Finland 		6
Ranked 150th.
Literacy > Female 61%
Ranked 120th. 		100%
Ranked 2nd. 64% more than Algeria
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 1.52
Ranked 71st. 3 times more than Finland 		0.537
Ranked 81st.
College and university > Gender ratio 139.93
Ranked 30th. 13% more than Finland 		124.02
Ranked 45th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 1
Ranked 193th. 		4
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Algeria
Duration of compulsory education 9 years
Ranked 69th. 		10 years
Ranked 59th. 11% more than Algeria
Secondary education, pupils 4.57 million
Ranked 18th. 11 times more than Finland 		422,872
Ranked 79th.
College and university > Private school share 0.0
Ranked 104th. 		25.63%
Ranked 48th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.93
Ranked 114th. 		0.99
Ranked 56th. 6% more than Algeria
School life expectancy > Total 11.5 years
Ranked 53th. 		16.7 years
Ranked 2nd. 45% more than Algeria
Primary education, pupils 3.45 million
Ranked 18th. 10 times more than Finland 		345,615
Ranked 92nd.
Primary education, teachers 149,036
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Finland 		25,281
Ranked 72nd.
Tertiary enrollment 15%
Ranked 17th. 		70.4%
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Algeria
High school > Gender ratio 107.56
Ranked 24th. 3% more than Finland 		104.88
Ranked 29th.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 27th. 		7
Ranked 25th. 17% more than Algeria
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.568
Ranked 37th. 		1.76
Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Algeria
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 63th. The same as Finland 		3
Ranked 124th.
Literacy > Male 78.8%
Ranked 115th. 		100%
Ranked 2nd. 27% more than Algeria
Spending > USD 7.3 billion
Ranked 40th. 		15.41 billion
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Algeria
High school > Private school share 0.271%
Ranked 122nd. 		9.36%
Ranked 79th. 34 times more than Algeria
Spending > Proportion 4.47
Ranked 72nd. 		5.64
Ranked 31st. 26% more than Algeria
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 25.44
Ranked 50th. 59% more than Finland 		15.96
Ranked 112th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 5
Ranked 6th. 67% more than Finland 		3
Ranked 182nd.
High school repeaters > Male 15.79
Ranked 11th. 39 times more than Finland 		0.41
Ranked 83th.
Preschool enrollment rate 107.53
Ranked 48th. 11% more than Finland 		97.29
Ranked 105th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 23,752.98
Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Finland 		7,550.79
Ranked 88th.
Primary completion rate 96
Ranked 45th. 		100
Ranked 30th. 4% more than Algeria
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 682,775
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Finland 		291,664
Ranked 50th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 5
Ranked 160th. 		6
Ranked 136th. 20% more than Algeria
Children out of school > Primary 39,461
Ranked 38th. 20 times more than Finland 		1,957
Ranked 98th.
Secondary education, teachers 151,948
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Finland 		44,493
Ranked 42nd.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 5.01
Ranked 29th. 		8.26
Ranked 19th. 65% more than Algeria
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 25.36
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Finland 		10.77
Ranked 95th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 26th. 33% more than Finland 		3
Ranked 172nd.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.85
Ranked 84th. 45% more than Finland 		0.586
Ranked 82nd.
Spending per student > High school 17.15
Ranked 55th. 		30.89
Ranked 10th. 80% more than Algeria
Secondary education, general pupils 4.2 million
Ranked 7th. 15 times more than Finland 		288,779
Ranked 89th.
High school > Gender parity index 1.04
Ranked 29th. 		1.05
Ranked 28th. About the same as Algeria
Scientific and technical journal articles 285
Ranked 58th. 		5,202
Ranked 23th. 18 times more than Algeria
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 39%
Ranked 39th. 		50%
Ranked 19th. 28% more than Algeria
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 2%
Ranked 94th. 		2.45%
Ranked 86th. 23% more than Algeria
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 20.96
Ranked 71st. 		56.08
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Algeria
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 67th. 		7
Ranked 37th. 17% more than Algeria
Children out of school, primary, male 30,941
Ranked 47th. 10 times more than Finland 		3,159
Ranked 71st.
High school > Students per teacher 17.23
Ranked 19th. 81% more than Finland 		9.5
Ranked 86th.
Secondary education > General pupils 3.29 million
Ranked 9th. 11 times more than Finland 		305,970
Ranked 94th.
Spending per student > Elementary school 11.31
Ranked 67th. 		17.53
Ranked 31st. 55% more than Algeria
Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 143th. 		13
Ranked 31st. 18% more than Algeria
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 52nd. 		13
Ranked 30th. 8% more than Algeria
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 12% more than Finland 		4.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 74th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 4.61 million
Ranked 26th. 12 times more than Finland 		392,741
Ranked 109th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 20.9%
Ranked 126th. 		100%
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Algeria
Elementary school graduate rate 92.95
Ranked 44th. 		99.8
Ranked 3rd. 7% more than Algeria
Schools connected to the Internet 52.5%
Ranked 14th. 		99%
Ranked 13th. 89% more than Algeria
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 121.08
Ranked 10th. 54% more than Finland 		78.48
Ranked 75th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 89.69
Ranked 60th. 40% more than Finland 		64.14
Ranked 114th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.37
Ranked 25th. 13% more than Finland 		1.21
Ranked 44th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.07
Ranked 25th. 2% more than Finland 		1.05
Ranked 40th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 21.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 		56.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Algeria
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.629
Ranked 133th. 		1.4
Ranked 97th. 2 times more than Algeria
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 27th. 17% more than Finland 		6
Ranked 133th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 20.85
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Finland 		10.03
Ranked 79th.
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 1.16
Ranked 68th. 3 times more than Finland 		0.374
Ranked 109th.
High school repeaters > Female 10.15
Ranked 21st. 41 times more than Finland 		0.25
Ranked 86th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 23.23
Ranked 54th. 61% more than Finland 		14.39
Ranked 100th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 93.2%
Ranked 40th. 		99.5%
Ranked 7th. 7% more than Algeria
Elementary school > Enrolled students 3.94 million
Ranked 28th. 11 times more than Finland 		357,403
Ranked 89th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 47th. The same as Finland 		6 years
Ranked 126th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $1,144.09
Ranked 61st. 		$21,079.50
Ranked 15th. 18 times more than Algeria
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 102.55
Ranked 59th. 4% more than Finland 		98.93
Ranked 82nd.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 109.22
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Finland 		53.59
Ranked 111th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 146th. 		13
Ranked 31st. 18% more than Algeria
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 0.644%
Ranked 78th. 		1.6%
Ranked 118th. 2 times more than Algeria
Elementary school > Gender ratio 93.92
Ranked 104th. 		99.09
Ranked 53th. 6% more than Algeria
High school enrolment rate > Female 91.99
Ranked 55th. 		100
Ranked 6th. 9% more than Algeria
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 99%
Ranked 14th. 1% more than Finland 		98%
Ranked 35th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 76th. The same as Finland 		6
Ranked 127th.
Secondary education > Pupils 3.76 million
Ranked 9th. 9 times more than Finland 		425,966
Ranked 76th.
Primary education > Pupils 4.36 million
Ranked 13th. 11 times more than Finland 		387,934
Ranked 103th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 27.3%
Ranked 132nd. 		100%
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Algeria
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 113.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th. 18% more than Finland 		95.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 58th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 33.55%
Ranked 64th. 		53.49%
Ranked 57th. 59% more than Algeria
Secondary education, vocational pupils 380,890
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Finland 		134,093
Ranked 47th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 23.16
Ranked 41st. 69% more than Finland 		13.67
Ranked 103th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 13 years
Ranked 7th. 		17 years
Ranked 8th. 31% more than Algeria
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 95.9
Ranked 25th. 		99.7
Ranked 4th. 4% more than Algeria
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 3.55 million
Ranked 29th. 7 times more than Finland 		496,834
Ranked 81st.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 8.64
Ranked 71st. 		997.89
Ranked 4th. 116 times more than Algeria
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 44th. The same as Finland 		6
Ranked 119th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 155,792
Ranked 31st. 11 times more than Finland 		14,007
Ranked 65th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 99.31%
Ranked 77th. 		102.22%
Ranked 21st. 3% more than Algeria
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 46.96%
Ranked 140th. 		48.83%
Ranked 44th. 4% more than Algeria
Progression to secondary school 79.49%
Ranked 46th. 		99.88%
Ranked 4th. 26% more than Algeria
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 1.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th. 3 times more than Finland 		0.374 per 1,000 people
Ranked 110th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 98%
Ranked 23th. The same as Finland 		98%
Ranked 33th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 82nd. 		16
Ranked 53th. 7% more than Algeria
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 64th. 		7
Ranked 38th. 17% more than Algeria
Elementary school repeaters > All 7.8
Ranked 33th. 19 times more than Finland 		0.41
Ranked 99th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 100.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 71% more than Finland 		58.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 109th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 141.61
Ranked 50th. 88% more than Finland 		75.52
Ranked 133th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.147 per capita
Ranked 48th. 93% more than Finland 		0.076 per capita
Ranked 131st.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 100%
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Finland 		98%
Ranked 36th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 27.8
Ranked 56th. 79% more than Finland 		15.5
Ranked 114th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 55%
Ranked 69th. 		79%
Ranked 41st. 44% more than Algeria
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 463,850
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Finland 		119,996
Ranked 50th.
Primary education > Teachers 171,471
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Finland 		24,313
Ranked 79th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 50.53%
Ranked 41st. 		51.43%
Ranked 27th. 2% more than Algeria
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 43th. The same as Finland 		6
Ranked 117th.
Library employees 310
Ranked 22nd. 53% more than Finland 		203
Ranked 28th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 110.59
Ranked 16th. 36% more than Finland 		81.48
Ranked 72nd.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 5.05
Ranked 39th. 9% more than Finland 		4.65
Ranked 72nd.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 1.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th. 6 times more than Finland 		0.194 per 1,000 people
Ranked 107th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 46.8%
Ranked 121st. 		48.8%
Ranked 41st. 4% more than Algeria
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $44.03 billion
Ranked 28th. 		$113.06 billion
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Algeria
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 67th. 		7
Ranked 37th. 17% more than Algeria
Scouting > Members 33,622
Ranked 40th. 		43,811
Ranked 30th. 30% more than Algeria
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 89.09%
Ranked 21st. 37% more than Finland 		65.06%
Ranked 74th.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 61.8%
Ranked 57th. 		94.6%
Ranked 3rd. 53% more than Algeria
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 3.54 million
Ranked 17th. 12 times more than Finland 		304,729
Ranked 81st.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 96.93
Ranked 27th. 66% more than Finland 		58.52
Ranked 110th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 92.61
Ranked 74th. 		99.21
Ranked 56th. 7% more than Algeria
Children out of school > Primary > Male 11,280
Ranked 52nd. 12 times more than Finland 		943
Ranked 93th.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.943
Ranked 88th. 		0.993
Ranked 44th. 5% more than Algeria
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 50.7%
Ranked 34th. 		51.4%
Ranked 23th. 1% more than Algeria
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 0.0
Ranked 51st. 		0.0
Ranked 60th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 108.94
Ranked 37th. 14% more than Finland 		95.53
Ranked 56th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.874
Ranked 93th. 		8.09
Ranked 19th. 9 times more than Algeria
Primary completion rate > Women 95
Ranked 49th. 		99
Ranked 36th. 4% more than Algeria
Elementary school repeaters > Male 9.53
Ranked 32nd. 18 times more than Finland 		0.53
Ranked 96th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 5.86
Ranked 40th. 21 times more than Finland 		0.28
Ranked 99th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 91.4%
Ranked 38th. 		99%
Ranked 13th. 8% more than Algeria
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.354 per 1,000 people
Ranked 96th. 97% more than Finland 		0.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 104th.
High school teachers 176,375
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Finland 		42,991
Ranked 41st.
Elementary school teachers 169,701
Ranked 23th. 7 times more than Finland 		24,830
Ranked 73th.
High school enrolment rate > Male 90.4
Ranked 53th. 		99.99
Ranked 12th. 11% more than Algeria
Primary completion rate > Men 96
Ranked 40th. 		100
Ranked 29th. 4% more than Algeria
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 3.76 million
Ranked 21st. 9 times more than Finland 		430,596
Ranked 72nd.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 114.32 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th. 40% more than Finland 		81.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 128.43
Ranked 54th. 73% more than Finland 		74.2
Ranked 130th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 107.41
Ranked 17th. 2% more than Finland 		104.87
Ranked 39th.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
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Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 18.2
Ranked 57th. 49% more than Finland 		12.2
Ranked 97th.
Repitition rate > Secondary level 16.1
Ranked 6th. 16 times more than Finland 		1
Ranked 26th.
Library employees per million 9.91
Ranked 39th. 		39.3
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Algeria
Progression to secondary level 66.3
Ranked 33th. 		100
Ranked 4th. 51% more than Algeria
Pupils reaching grade 5 97.2
Ranked 17th. 		100.1
Ranked 7th. 3% more than Algeria
Elementary school graduate rate > Male 91.32
Ranked 37th. 		99.61
Ranked 8th. 9% more than Algeria
Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 47.31%
Ranked 114th. 		48.76%
Ranked 53th. 3% more than Algeria
Elementary school teachers > % female 53.23%
Ranked 92nd. 		78.35%
Ranked 58th. 47% more than Algeria
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 39%
Ranked 76th. 		46.54%
Ranked 29th. 19% more than Algeria
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils 463,850
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Finland 		126,504
Ranked 40th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 96.36%
Ranked 37th. About the same as Finland 		96.22%
Ranked 39th.
Preschool enrollment rate > Female 23.44
Ranked 90th. 		65.12
Ranked 58th. 3 times more than Algeria
Preschool enrollment rate > Male 23.36
Ranked 90th. 		65.52
Ranked 57th. 3 times more than Algeria
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 101.51
Ranked 61st. 4% more than Finland 		97.69
Ranked 89th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 103.54
Ranked 58th. 3% more than Finland 		100.11
Ranked 73th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female 97.27
Ranked 20th. 		100
Ranked 9th. 3% more than Algeria
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male 94.59
Ranked 23th. 		99.41
Ranked 8th. 5% more than Algeria
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 16.8%
Ranked 30th. 		45.9%
Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Algeria
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 4.34%
Ranked 74th. 		6.84%
Ranked 17th. 58% more than Algeria
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 69.4%
Ranked 1st. 74% more than Finland 		40%
Ranked 32nd.
Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 10%
Ranked 63th. 		32.5%
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Algeria
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 51.9%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Finland 		21.8%
Ranked 43th.
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 10.6%
Ranked 25th. 		12.9%
Ranked 53th. 22% more than Algeria
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 107.39% gross
Ranked 36th. 7% more than Finland 		100.14% gross
Ranked 96th.
Primary education > Teachers > % female 50.49% female
Ranked 61st. 		75.5% female
Ranked 69th. 50% more than Algeria
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 102.44%
Ranked 50th. 4% more than Finland 		98.26%
Ranked 100th.
Government spending on education > % of GDP 4.34%
Ranked 73th. 		6.84%
Ranked 17th. 58% more than Algeria
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 94.17%
Ranked 43th. 		95.97%
Ranked 30th. 2% more than Algeria
Government spending on education > % of government spending 20.27%
Ranked 14th. 62% more than Finland 		12.48%
Ranked 48th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 104.08%
Ranked 61st. 7% more than Finland 		96.84%
Ranked 101st.
Primary education, pupils > % female 47.54%
Ranked 66th. 		48.7%
Ranked 57th. 2% more than Algeria
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 113.97%
Ranked 17th. 15% more than Finland 		99.08%
Ranked 95th.
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 100.24%
Ranked 22nd. 3% more than Finland 		97.42%
Ranked 49th.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 112.27%
Ranked 21st. 11% more than Finland 		100.98%
Ranked 70th.
Secondary education, general pupils > % female 51.12%
Ranked 16th. 		51.7%
Ranked 19th. 1% more than Algeria
Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 97.96%
Ranked 30th. 		98.22%
Ranked 21st. About the same as Algeria
Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force 26.8%
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Finland 		12.5%
Ranked 37th.
Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 15.2%
Ranked 63th. 		38.2%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Algeria
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita $2,176.85
Ranked 58th. 		$25,897.00
Ranked 15th. 12 times more than Algeria
Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP 40.28%
Ranked 83th. 		59.04%
Ranked 51st. 47% more than Algeria
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 10.09
Ranked 61st. 		24.89
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Algeria
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 2.26
Ranked 32nd. 		5.34
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Algeria
Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 23.4%
Ranked 91st. 		65.32%
Ranked 58th. 3 times more than Algeria
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net 94.86%
Ranked 39th. 		96.05%
Ranked 31st. 1% more than Algeria
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 110.82%
Ranked 42nd. 13% more than Finland 		97.72%
Ranked 107th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 95.52%
Ranked 38th. 		96.12%
Ranked 33th. 1% more than Algeria
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 0.26%
Ranked 124th. 		1.38%
Ranked 106th. 5 times more than Algeria
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 0.644%
Ranked 78th. 		1.6%
Ranked 116th. 2 times more than Algeria
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 83.06% gross
Ranked 35th. 		109.43% gross
Ranked 11th. 32% more than Algeria
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 4.47%
Ranked 69th. 		6.29%
Ranked 18th. 41% more than Algeria
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 13 years
Ranked 7th. 		17 years
Ranked 6th. 31% more than Algeria
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 92.77%
Ranked 28th. 		99.62%
Ranked 3rd. 7% more than Algeria
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 86.1% gross
Ranked 31st. 		112.09% gross
Ranked 8th. 30% more than Algeria
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 96.54%
Ranked 26th. 		98.16%
Ranked 13th. 2% more than Algeria
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 94.55%
Ranked 23th. 		99.37%
Ranked 5th. 5% more than Algeria
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 8.63%
Ranked 28th. 18 times more than Finland 		0.493%
Ranked 97th.

SOURCES: UNESCO; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. 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