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Education Stats: compare key data on Australia & Denmark

Definitions

  • 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.
  • Homeschooling legal status: Legal status of homeschooling.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Average IQ: Average IQ of different countries according to the controversial book "IQ and the Wealth of Nations".
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • 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.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • 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.
  • Teachers as percentage of labor force: The percentage share of the total labor force who are classroom, academic staff, and other teachers. Data for 1999.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall: Overall.

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  • 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.
  • Mathematical literacy: Mathematical literacy mean value of performance scale 15 years old 2000
  • 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.
  • Scientific literacy: Scientific literacy mean value of performance scale 15 years old (2000)
  • 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.
  • Reading literacy: Reading literacy mean value of performance scale (15 years old, 2000)
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills: Overall.

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

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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Educational attainment > Tertiary: Percentage of adult population (aged 25-64) educated till tertiary level (year 2000).
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 100: Number of universities in the top 100
  • Student attitude > Dislike of school: Percentage of schoolgoing children who do not like going to school (2000).
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public education funding for all levels that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11: Intended hours of instruction per year for 11 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12: Intended hours of instruction per year for 12 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret: Integrate and interpret.

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  • 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.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • Spending per secondary school student: Secondary school spending per pupil in 1998, converted into US dollars by purchasing power parity.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts: Non-continuous texts.

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

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  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Literacy > Adults at low literacy level: Percentage of adults whose level of document literacy is rated 'low'. Data for 1998
  • Expected duration of education for all students: Expected years of schooling for a 5-year-old under current conditions, excluding education for children under 5. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate: Reflect and evaluate.

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  • Educational attainment > Senior secondary: Percentage of adult population (aged 25-64) educated till senior secondary level (year 2000).
  • 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."
  • Student attitude > Find school boring: Percentage of students who do find school boring (2000).
  • Teaching weeks per year > Primary: Average number of weeks taught per year by primary level teachers. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 200: Number of universities in the top 200
  • Literacy > Adults at high literacy level: Percentage of adults whose level of document literacy is rated 'high'. Data for 1998.
  • 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.
  • Primary teacher salary > Starting: Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary education, in equivalent US dollars converted using PPPs. Data for 1999.
  • Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge per million: Investment in knowledge is defined and calculated as the sum of expenditure on R&D, on total higher education (public and private) and on software. Simple summation of the three components would lead to overestimation of the investment in knowledge owing to overlaps (R&D and software, R&D and education, software and education). Therefore, data reported here have been adjusted to exclude the overlaps between components.

    Note that as the term is used here, "investment” has a broader connotation than its usual meaning in economic statistics. It includes current expenditures, such as on education and R&D, as well as capital outlays, such as purchases of software and construction of school buildings. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD: Research and development (R&D) comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. R&D is a term covering three activities: basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view. Applied research is also original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective. Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and/or practical experience, which is directed to producing new materials, products or devices, to installing new processes, systems and services, or to improving substantially those already produced or installed.

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

    Expenditure on education per student is obtained by dividing the total expenditure on educational institutions by the number of full-time equivalents students. Only those educational institutions and programmes are taken into account for which both enrolment and expenditure data are available.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Literacy > Adults with at least moderate literacy: Percentage of adult females who have at least a moderate level of literacy, in selected OECD countries. Data for 1998.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10: Intended hours of instruction per year for 10 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Educational attainment > Junior secondary: Percentage of adult population (aged 25-64) educated till junior secondary level (year 2000).
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Student attitude > Report class disorder: Percentage of students who report high noise level and disorder in classes (2000).
  • Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge: Investment in knowledge is defined and calculated as the sum of expenditure on R&D, on total higher education (public and private) and on software. Simple summation of the three components would lead to overestimation of the investment in knowledge owing to overlaps (R&D and software, R&D and education, software and education). Therefore, data reported here have been adjusted to exclude the overlaps between components.

    Note that as the term is used here, "investment” has a broader connotation than its usual meaning in economic statistics. It includes current expenditures, such as on education and R&D, as well as capital outlays, such as purchases of software and construction of school buildings.
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 200 per million: Number of universities in the top 200. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology: Intended instruction time spent studying technology, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • 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.
  • 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. 
  • Spending per primary school student: Primary school spending per pupil in 1998, converted into US dollars by purchasing power parity.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13: Intended hours of instruction per year for 14 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9: Intended hours of instruction per year for 9 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64: For each age group shown, those who have completed tertiary education are shown as a percentage of all persons in that age group. Tertiary education includes both tertiary-type "A programmes”, which are largely theoretically-based and designed to provide qualifications for entry to advanced research programmes and professions with high skill requirements, as well as tertiary-type "B programmes” which are classified at the same level of competencies as tertiary-type A programmes but are more occupationally-oriented and lead to direct labour market access. The tertiary attainment profiles are based on the percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 that has completed that level of education.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning science: Intended instruction time spent studying science, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Primary teacher salary > After 15 years: Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary education, in equivalent US dollars converted using PPPs. Data for 1999.
  • Literacy > Adults at moderate literacy level: Percentage of adults whose level of document literacy is rated 'moderate'. Data for 1998.
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 100 per million: Number of universities in the top 100. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 15 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 20 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills: Intended instruction time spent studying vocational skills, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 200 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • 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.
  • Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million: Research and development (R&D) comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. R&D is a term covering three activities: basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view. Applied research is also original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective. Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and/or practical experience, which is directed to producing new materials, products or devices, to installing new processes, systems and services, or to improving substantially those already produced or installed.

    The main aggregate used for international comparisons is gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD). This consists of the total expenditure (current and capital) on R&D by all resident companies, research institutes, university and government laboratories, etc. It excludes R&D expenditures financed by domestic firms but performed abroad. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Young shorttext readers: Share of 15-year-olds who are frequent shorttext (particularly comics) readers (2000)
  • Young longtext readers: Share of 15-year-olds who are frequent longtext readers(2000)
  • Share of university qualifications awarded to females: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages: Intended instruction time spent studying modern foreign languages, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Primary teacher salary > Starting per 1000: Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary education, in equivalent US dollars converted using PPPs. Data for 1999. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per secondary school student > Per $ GDP: Secondary school spending per pupil in 1998, converted into US dollars by purchasing power parity. Per $ GDP figures expressed per $1,000 of Gross Domestic Product.
  • Universities > Top 100 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 100 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 14.1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Expected duration of education for males: Expected years of schooling for a male 5-year-old under current conditions, excluding education for children under 5. Data for 2000.
  • Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 16 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 19 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with primary education, male (% of male 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.
  • Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Secondary is the total public expenditure per student in secondary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • 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.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female: Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. Technical/vocational programmes is the number of female students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, secondary > % net: School enrollment, secondary (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Total is the ratio of children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the population of the official secondary school age.
  • School enrollment, preprimary > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Total is the total enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, primary > % net: School enrollment, primary (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Total is the ratio of children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the total population of the official primary school age.
  • School enrollment, secondary > % gross: School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Total is the total enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary: School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary). Percentage of private enrolment. Secondary is the enrolment in private secondary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in secondary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Female is the total female enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Tertiary is the total public expenditure per student in tertiary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Total enrollment, primary > % net: Total enrollment, primary (% 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.
  • Total enrollment, primary, female > % net: Total enrollment, primary, female (% 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.
  • 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.
  • Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, female (% of female 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.
  • Labor force with primary education > % of total: Labor force with primary education (% of total). 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 secondary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with secondary education, male (% of male 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.
  • Labor force with secondary education > % of total: Labor force with secondary education (% of total). 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 tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education (% of total unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Progression to secondary school > 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.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Primary teacher salary > Starting, % of GDP: Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary education, in equivalent US dollars converted using PPPs. Data for 1999. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • 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.
  • Participation > 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."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning social studies: Intended instruction time spent studying socail studies, or equivalent, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Participation > School enrollment > 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.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % 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.
  • Total expenditure as % of GDP: Total expenditure on education per year per country as % of GDP (Year 2000).
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • 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).
  • 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).
STAT Australia Denmark HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 10.9
Ranked 6th. 12% more than Denmark
9.7
Ranked 11th.
Children out of school, primary 68,417
Ranked 39th. 4 times more than Denmark
15,219
Ranked 73th.

Children out of school, primary per 1000 3.06
Ranked 68th. 12% more than Denmark
2.74
Ranked 71st.

Children out of school, primary, female 29,573
Ranked 39th. 6 times more than Denmark
5,253
Ranked 73th.

College and university > Gender parity index 1.35
Ranked 39th.
1.45
Ranked 28th. 7% more than Australia

College and university > Share of total education spending 22.28%
Ranked 42nd.
27.64%
Ranked 19th. 24% more than Australia

Compulsary education duration 11
Ranked 41st. 10% more than Denmark
10
Ranked 68th.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.59%
Ranked 41st.
8.74%
Ranked 6th. 56% more than Australia

High school enrolment rate 99.86
Ranked 6th. 3% more than Denmark
96.76
Ranked 49th.

Homeschooling legal status Legal as alternative to the mandatory public school system. Legal as alternative to the mandatory public school system.
Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 25th. The same as Denmark
99%
Ranked 24th.
Primary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 20th. 17% more than Denmark
6
Ranked 106th.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 5.57
Ranked 46th.
7.44
Ranked 20th. 33% more than Australia

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 17.88
Ranked 118th. 80% more than Denmark
9.93
Ranked 145th.

Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 144th. The same as Denmark
6
Ranked 135th.

Average IQ 98
Ranked 14th. The same as Denmark
98
Ranked 13th.
Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 24th. The same as Denmark
99%
Ranked 23th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 1.32
Ranked 67th. 40% more than Denmark
0.947
Ranked 78th.

College and university > Gender ratio 129.51
Ranked 38th.
140.66
Ranked 29th. 9% more than Australia

Child care (preschool) > Duration 1
Ranked 201st.
4
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Australia

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 6.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th.
8.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 28% more than Australia

Duration of compulsory education 11 years
Ranked 29th. 10% more than Denmark
10 years
Ranked 53th.
Secondary education, pupils 2.33 million
Ranked 32nd. 5 times more than Denmark
504,205
Ranked 81st.

College and university > Private school share 8.79%
Ranked 92nd. 5 times more than Denmark
1.77%
Ranked 98th.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 53th.
1
Ranked 38th. 1% more than Australia

School life expectancy > Total 16.6 years
Ranked 3rd. 6% more than Denmark
15.6 years
Ranked 10th.
Primary education, teachers 105,469
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Denmark
39,854
Ranked 61st.

Primary education, pupils 2.04 million
Ranked 48th. 5 times more than Denmark
403,344
Ranked 95th.

Tertiary enrollment 63.3%
Ranked 6th. 7% more than Denmark
58.9%
Ranked 11th.
Spending per student > College and university 21.04
Ranked 40th.
53.41
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Australia

High school > Gender ratio 95.35
Ranked 82nd.
103.07
Ranked 48th. 8% more than Australia

Compulsary education starting age 5
Ranked 172nd.
6
Ranked 110th. 20% more than Australia

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 2
Ranked 188th.
3
Ranked 110th. 50% more than Australia

Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 34th. The same as Denmark
99%
Ranked 33th.
Spending > USD 49.45 billion
Ranked 13th. 91% more than Denmark
25.86 billion
Ranked 22nd.

High school > Private school share 35.24%
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Denmark
13.82%
Ranked 64th.

Spending > Proportion 5.11
Ranked 46th.
7.41
Ranked 4th. 45% more than Australia

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 17.88
Ranked 114th. 80% more than Denmark
9.93
Ranked 157th.

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 50th. 33% more than Denmark
3
Ranked 165th.

High school repeaters > Male 0.0
Ranked 104th.
1.17
Ranked 77th.

Preschool enrollment rate 105.52
Ranked 60th. 7% more than Denmark
99.04
Ranked 105th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 10,829.8
Ranked 75th. 78% more than Denmark
6,071.04
Ranked 100th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 1.01 million
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Denmark
201,746
Ranked 58th.

Teachers as percentage of labor force 3.7%
Ranked 23th.
0.0
Ranked 36th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 515
Ranked 7th. 4% more than Denmark
495
Ranked 22nd.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 7
Ranked 24th. 17% more than Denmark
6
Ranked 111th.

Children out of school > Primary 77,047
Ranked 37th. 12 times more than Denmark
6,276
Ranked 84th.

Secondary education, teachers 104,110
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Denmark
43,921
Ranked 50th.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 5.95
Ranked 28th.
8.2
Ranked 23th. 38% more than Australia

Mathematical literacy 533
Ranked 6th. 4% more than Denmark
514
Ranked 13th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 60th. 33% more than Denmark
3
Ranked 152nd.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 1.74
Ranked 61st.
1.8
Ranked 64th. 3% more than Australia

Scientific literacy 528
Ranked 7th. 10% more than Denmark
481
Ranked 22nd.
Spending per student > High school 15.11
Ranked 47th.
34.36
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Australia

Secondary education, general pupils 1.54 million
Ranked 35th. 4 times more than Denmark
372,253
Ranked 85th.

Reading literacy 528
Ranked 4th. 6% more than Denmark
497
Ranked 16th.
High school > Gender parity index 0.951
Ranked 109th.
1.01
Ranked 71st. 6% more than Australia

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 515
Ranked 7th. 4% more than Denmark
495
Ranked 22nd.
Scientific and technical journal articles 15,809
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Denmark
5,291
Ranked 22nd.

Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 513
Ranked 9th. 2% more than Denmark
502
Ranked 16th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.818%
Ranked 118th.
2.21%
Ranked 97th. 3 times more than Australia

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 51.51
Ranked 9th. 37% more than Denmark
37.53
Ranked 32nd.

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 5
Ranked 205th.
7
Ranked 32nd. 40% more than Australia

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 13.3%
Ranked 56th.
15.3%
Ranked 37th. 15% more than Australia

Children out of school, primary, male 38,844
Ranked 37th. 4 times more than Denmark
9,966
Ranked 63th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 4.9%
Ranked 52nd.
8.6%
Ranked 3rd. 76% more than Australia

Secondary education > General pupils 1.45 million
Ranked 40th. 4 times more than Denmark
326,647
Ranked 89th.

Spending per student > Elementary school 17.08
Ranked 34th.
24.54
Ranked 12th. 44% more than Australia

Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 110th.
13
Ranked 26th. 8% more than Australia

High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 102nd.
13
Ranked 26th. 8% more than Australia

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th.
7.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 34% more than Australia

Educational attainment > Tertiary 29%
Ranked 7th. 7% more than Denmark
27%
Ranked 10th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 1.93 million
Ranked 57th. 5 times more than Denmark
419,806
Ranked 104th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 92.2%
Ranked 21st.
99.3%
Ranked 7th. 8% more than Australia

Schools connected to the Internet 97%
Ranked 9th.
100%
Ranked 5th. 3% more than Australia

Public spending per student > Primary level 15.9
Ranked 9th.
23.4
Ranked 10th. 47% more than Australia
Primary education, pupils per 1000 91.48
Ranked 85th. 26% more than Denmark
72.7
Ranked 110th.

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 104.3
Ranked 25th. 15% more than Denmark
90.89
Ranked 46th.

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.25
Ranked 37th.
1.39
Ranked 23th. 11% more than Australia

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.95
Ranked 97th.
1.03
Ranked 50th. 8% more than Australia

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 51.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 37% more than Denmark
37.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd.

Universities > Top 100 12
Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Denmark
1
Ranked 20th.
Student attitude > Dislike of school 34%
Ranked 6th. 79% more than Denmark
19%
Ranked 17th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.485
Ranked 144th.
1.09
Ranked 111th. 2 times more than Australia

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 128th. The same as Denmark
6
Ranked 121st.

Teacher student ratio > High school 12.58
Ranked 83th. 25% more than Denmark
10.05
Ranked 110th.

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 3.83
Ranked 67th. 3 times more than Denmark
1.16
Ranked 96th.

Inequality adjusted index 0.965
Ranked 2nd. 8% more than Denmark
0.891
Ranked 10th.
High school repeaters > Female 0.0
Ranked 104th.
0.86
Ranked 73th.

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 17.88
Ranked 104th. 80% more than Denmark
9.93
Ranked 146th.

Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 51.97%
Ranked 16th. 7% more than Denmark
48.66%
Ranked 31st.

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11 987 hours
Ranked 8th. 22% more than Denmark
810 hours
Ranked 22nd.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 98.8%
Ranked 12th. 7% more than Denmark
92.1%
Ranked 43th.

Elementary school > Enrolled students 1.98 million
Ranked 47th. 5 times more than Denmark
415,793
Ranked 97th.

Primary education > Duration > Years 7 years
Ranked 20th. 17% more than Denmark
6 years
Ranked 104th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $24,308.11
Ranked 3rd.
$29,815.87
Ranked 5th. 23% more than Australia

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 102.78
Ranked 70th. 4% more than Denmark
98.69
Ranked 104th.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 69.08
Ranked 73th. 3% more than Denmark
67.1
Ranked 87th.

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12 1,014 hours
Ranked 11th. 21% more than Denmark
840 hours
Ranked 29th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 513
Ranked 7th. 4% more than Denmark
492
Ranked 23th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 113th.
13
Ranked 26th. 8% more than Australia

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 31.08%
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Denmark
13.73%
Ranked 57th.

Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.85
Ranked 33th.
100.04
Ranked 27th. About the same as Australia

High school enrolment rate > Female 99.8
Ranked 15th. 3% more than Denmark
96.45
Ranked 42nd.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 97%
Ranked 47th. 1% more than Denmark
96%
Ranked 57th.

Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 122nd. The same as Denmark
6
Ranked 116th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 24.9
Ranked 17th.
65.1
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Australia
Primary education > Pupils 1.93 million
Ranked 52nd. 5 times more than Denmark
419,806
Ranked 100th.

Secondary education > Pupils 2.49 million
Ranked 29th. 6 times more than Denmark
449,750
Ranked 73th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 92.2%
Ranked 25th.
99.4%
Ranked 7th. 8% more than Australia

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 54%
Ranked 54th.
57.92%
Ranked 27th. 7% more than Australia

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 127.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 54% more than Denmark
83.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils 786,296
Ranked 13th. 6 times more than Denmark
131,952
Ranked 53th.

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 73.47%
Ranked 41st.
80.65%
Ranked 25th. 10% more than Australia

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 17.88
Ranked 123th. 80% more than Denmark
9.93
Ranked 152nd.

Secondary education > Teachers 111,000
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Denmark
43,921
Ranked 51st.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 20 years
Ranked 1st. 18% more than Denmark
17 years
Ranked 7th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 98.8
Ranked 5th.
100
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Australia

Spending per secondary school student $5,830.00 per student
Ranked 10th.
$7,200.00 per student
Ranked 5th. 23% more than Australia
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 2.51 million
Ranked 32nd. 6 times more than Denmark
446,863
Ranked 87th.

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 794.61
Ranked 8th.
981.53
Ranked 5th. 24% more than Australia

Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 524
Ranked 5th. 6% more than Denmark
493
Ranked 23th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 513
Ranked 7th. 3% more than Denmark
496
Ranked 21st.
Duration of education > Primary level 7
Ranked 19th. 17% more than Denmark
6
Ranked 100th.
Literacy > Adults at low literacy level 44.8%
Ranked 9th. 40% more than Denmark
32%
Ranked 15th.
Expected duration of education for all students 20.7 years
Ranked 1st. 16% more than Denmark
17.8 years
Ranked 8th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 54,848
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Denmark
16,343
Ranked 74th.

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 97.3%
Ranked 83th.
101.62%
Ranked 37th. 4% more than Australia

Public spending per student > Secondary level 13.9
Ranked 25th.
37.2
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Australia
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.61%
Ranked 69th.
48.71%
Ranked 54th. About the same as Australia

Progression to secondary school 99.86%
Ranked 8th.
99.95%
Ranked 4th. The same as Australia

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 3.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th. 3 times more than Denmark
1.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 97th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 523
Ranked 6th. 6% more than Denmark
493
Ranked 23th.
Educational attainment > Senior secondary 30%
Ranked 17th.
54%
Ranked 5th. 80% more than Australia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 97%
Ranked 43th. The same as Denmark
97%
Ranked 42nd.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 48th. The same as Denmark
16
Ranked 44th.

Elementary school starting age > Years 5
Ranked 174th.
7
Ranked 34th. 40% more than Australia

Library books 2.44 million
Ranked 6th.
4.62 million
Ranked 12th. 89% more than Australia
Student attitude > Find school boring 60%
Ranked 3rd. 46% more than Denmark
41%
Ranked 14th.
Teaching weeks per year > Primary 40 weeks per year
Ranked 14th.
42 weeks per year
Ranked 6th. 5% more than Australia
School life expectancy > Male 16.4 years
Ranked 1st. 8% more than Denmark
15.2 years
Ranked 11th.
Universities > Top 200 17
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Denmark
3
Ranked 20th.
Literacy > Adults at high literacy level 17.4%
Ranked 12th.
25.4%
Ranked 3rd. 46% more than Australia
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 72.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th. 19% more than Denmark
60.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 101st.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 98.4
Ranked 106th. 26% more than Denmark
78.09
Ranked 126th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.098 per capita
Ranked 104th. 26% more than Denmark
0.078 per capita
Ranked 128th.

Primary teacher salary > Starting $25,661.00
Ranked 6th.
$28,140.00
Ranked 3rd. 10% more than Australia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 97%
Ranked 42nd. 2% more than Denmark
95%
Ranked 57th.

Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge per million 0.179%
Ranked 8th.
0.93%
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Australia
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD 2.01%
Ranked 12th.
2.54%
Ranked 9th. 26% more than Australia
Library books per 1000 135.07
Ranked 10th.
867.65
Ranked 12th. 6 times more than Australia
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 9.1
Ranked 10th.
9.9
Ranked 134th. 9% more than Australia
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 1.04 million
Ranked 11th. 8 times more than Denmark
123,103
Ranked 49th.

Primary education > Teachers 105,469
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Denmark
39,854
Ranked 64th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 48.01%
Ranked 110th.
50.07%
Ranked 54th. 4% more than Australia

Expenditure on education > Change in expenditure on education > Expenditure in tertiary education 122.22 Index of change, year 200
Ranked 13th. 5% more than Denmark
116.29 Index of change, year 200
Ranked 18th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 27.2
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Denmark
10.8
Ranked 20th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 19th. 17% more than Denmark
6
Ranked 98th.

Literacy > Adults with at least moderate literacy 55.2%
Ranked 9th.
68%
Ranked 3rd. 23% more than Australia
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10 987 hours
Ranked 8th. 22% more than Denmark
810 hours
Ranked 19th.
Educational attainment > Junior secondary 41%
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Denmark
20%
Ranked 11th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 5.57
Ranked 41st.
7.44
Ranked 22nd. 33% more than Australia

Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 123.82
Ranked 15th. 49% more than Denmark
83.22
Ranked 68th.

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 1.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 6 times more than Denmark
0.303 per 1,000 people
Ranked 101st.

Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.6%
Ranked 61st.
48.7%
Ranked 46th. About the same as Australia
Student attitude > Report class disorder 32%
Ranked 9th.
33%
Ranked 8th. 3% more than Australia
Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge 3.91%
Ranked 8th.
5.13%
Ranked 4th. 31% more than Australia
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $551.40 billion
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Denmark
$165.41 billion
Ranked 23th.

Universities > Top 200 per million 0.834
Ranked 2nd. 51% more than Denmark
0.554
Ranked 7th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology 9 n
Primary school starting age > Years 5
Ranked 195th.
7
Ranked 32nd. 40% more than Australia

Scouting > Members 65,881
Ranked 24th. 65% more than Denmark
39,829
Ranked 37th.
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 59.68%
Ranked 34th. 13% more than Denmark
52.59%
Ranked 48th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 76.85%
Ranked 61st.
80.76%
Ranked 49th. 5% more than Australia

Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 62.53%
Ranked 33th. 23% more than Denmark
50.77%
Ranked 42nd.

High school > Share of total education spending 36.79%
Ranked 43th. 9% more than Denmark
33.69%
Ranked 55th.

Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 89.7%
Ranked 12th. About the same as Denmark
89.5%
Ranked 3rd.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 1.51 million
Ranked 35th. 4 times more than Denmark
349,425
Ranked 86th.

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 6.42
Ranked 34th.
8.2
Ranked 25th. 28% more than Australia

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 71.95
Ranked 76th. 19% more than Denmark
60.44
Ranked 101st.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.56
Ranked 41st.
100.08
Ranked 23th. 1% more than Australia

Children out of school > Primary > Male 41,839
Ranked 36th. 9 times more than Denmark
4,639
Ranked 72nd.

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.994
Ranked 62nd.
1
Ranked 32nd. 1% more than Australia

Spending per primary school student $3,981.00 per student
Ranked 10th.
$6,713.00 per student
Ranked 1st. 69% more than Australia
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13 1,023 hours
Ranked 13th. 10% more than Denmark
930 hours
Ranked 22nd.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9 986 hours
Ranked 9th. 31% more than Denmark
750 hours
Ranked 28th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 48.9%
Ranked 76th.
50.1%
Ranked 7th. 2% more than Australia
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 33.6
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Denmark
15.8
Ranked 41st.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 127.91
Ranked 15th. 54% more than Denmark
83.12
Ranked 89th.

Scouting > Members per thousand people 2.9
Ranked 48th.
7.12
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Australia
Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64 26.26%
Ranked 6th.
28.47%
Ranked 4th. 8% more than Australia
Proportion of primary education time spent learning science 11%
Ranked 21st.
12%
Ranked 15th. 9% more than Australia
School life expectancy > Female 16.8 years
Ranked 5th. 5% more than Denmark
16 years
Ranked 9th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 98.1%
Ranked 11th. 7% more than Denmark
92.1%
Ranked 37th.

Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 2.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th. 2 times more than Denmark
0.859 per 1,000 people
Ranked 85th.

Elementary school teachers 105,469
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Denmark
39,854
Ranked 58th.

High school teachers 183,020
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Denmark
43,921
Ranked 48th.

Primary teacher salary > After 15 years $36,971.00
Ranked 2nd. 13% more than Denmark
$32,684.00
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Adults at moderate literacy level 37.7%
Ranked 8th.
42.6%
Ranked 2nd. 13% more than Australia
High school enrolment rate > Male 99.92
Ranked 10th. 3% more than Denmark
97.05
Ranked 40th.

Universities > Top 100 per million 0.588
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Denmark
0.185
Ranked 11th.
Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education 99%
Ranked 9th. 3% more than Denmark
96%
Ranked 19th.
Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education 33%
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Denmark
11%
Ranked 27th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 2.49 million
Ranked 27th. 5 times more than Denmark
464,952
Ranked 69th.

Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills n n
Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP 0.027 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Denmark
0.012 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 9th.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 124.04 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 49% more than Denmark
83.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th.

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 96.12
Ranked 99th. 24% more than Denmark
77.68
Ranked 123th.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 95.96
Ranked 106th.
104.63
Ranked 40th. 9% more than Australia

Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million 0.0923%
Ranked 16th.
0.46%
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Australia
Young shorttext readers 10.6%
Ranked 25th.
56.2%
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Australia
Young longtext readers 36%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Denmark
16.3%
Ranked 21st.
Share of university qualifications awarded to females 57%
Ranked 13th. 12% more than Denmark
51%
Ranked 21st.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages 6 10
Primary teacher salary > Starting per 1000 $1.36
Ranked 13th.
$5.29
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Australia
Spending per secondary school student > Per $ GDP $0.00 per student per $1,000
Ranked 13th.
$0.00 per student per $1,000
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Australia
Universities > Top 100 > Per $ GDP 0.268 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Denmark
0.058 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 12th.
Expected duration of education for males 20.1 years
Ranked 1st. 16% more than Denmark
17.4 years
Ranked 7th.
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree 57%
Ranked 13th. 12% more than Denmark
51%
Ranked 21st.
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education 94%
Ranked 11th. 3% more than Denmark
91%
Ranked 15th.
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education 34%
Ranked 8th. 11 times more than Denmark
3%
Ranked 26th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 30.48%
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Denmark
12.96%
Ranked 53th.

Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force 26.7%
Ranked 39th. 8% more than Denmark
24.7%
Ranked 15th.

Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita 19.88%
Ranked 52nd.
32.98%
Ranked 14th. 66% more than Australia

Foreign students in the United States > % share > 2008/09 4.3
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Denmark
0.9
Ranked 22nd.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ $997.27 billion
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Denmark
$207.85 billion
Ranked 24th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU 931.96 billion
Ranked 33th.
991.94 billion
Ranked 44th. 6% more than Australia

Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female 42.79%
Ranked 57th.
43.28%
Ranked 56th. 1% more than Australia

School enrollment, secondary > % net 85.61%
Ranked 38th.
90.14%
Ranked 23th. 5% more than Australia

School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 94.94%
Ranked 31st.
99.88%
Ranked 22nd. 5% more than Australia

School enrollment, primary > % net 96.4%
Ranked 39th. 1% more than Denmark
95.87%
Ranked 44th.

School enrollment, secondary > % gross 133.05%
Ranked 1st. 11% more than Denmark
119.51%
Ranked 5th.

School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 35.24%
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Denmark
13.82%
Ranked 64th.

School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 96.88%
Ranked 8th. 11% more than Denmark
87.43%
Ranked 18th.

Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 21.52%
Ranked 67th.
56.88%
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Australia

Total enrollment, primary > % net 96.5%
Ranked 54th. About the same as Denmark
96.24%
Ranked 60th.

Total enrollment, primary, female > % net 96.89%
Ranked 36th.
97.34%
Ranked 39th. About the same as Australia

School enrollment > Secondary > % net 85.49% net
Ranked 36th.
91.66% net
Ranked 15th. 7% more than Australia

Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita 41,084.97
Ranked 37th.
178,803.07
Ranked 28th. 4 times more than Australia

Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment 50.6%
Ranked 6th. 84% more than Denmark
27.5%
Ranked 16th.

School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross 102.46% gross
Ranked 15th. 13% more than Denmark
90.7% gross
Ranked 29th.

School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 84.92% net
Ranked 35th.
90.32% net
Ranked 15th. 6% more than Australia

Secondary education > Teachers > % female 50% female
Ranked 57th. 4% more than Denmark
48.06% female
Ranked 84th.

Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force 38.5%
Ranked 16th. 5% more than Denmark
36.8%
Ranked 17th.

Labor force with primary education > % of total 27.3%
Ranked 35th. 18% more than Denmark
23.2%
Ranked 17th.

Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force 43.3%
Ranked 40th.
45.4%
Ranked 28th. 5% more than Australia

Labor force with secondary education > % of total 38.9%
Ranked 52nd.
42.1%
Ranked 32nd. 8% more than Australia

Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 19%
Ranked 41st.
20.8%
Ranked 36th. 9% more than Australia

Progression to secondary school > Male 99.92%
Ranked 10th.
100%
Ranked 7th. The same as Australia

Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita 51.96 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Denmark
22.79 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th.

Primary teacher salary > Starting, % of GDP 6.59e-06%
Ranked 14th.
1.62e-05%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Australia
Children out of school > Primary > Male per 1000 2.08
Ranked 64th. 2 times more than Denmark
0.858
Ranked 84th.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 149.29%
Ranked 1st. 25% more than Denmark
119.21%
Ranked 4th.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 152.74%
Ranked 1st. 30% more than Denmark
117.46%
Ranked 4th.

Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female 94,310
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Denmark
21,107
Ranked 49th.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male 32,923
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Denmark
9,993
Ranked 66th.

School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 104.58%
Ranked 73th. 5% more than Denmark
99.44%
Ranked 116th.

School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 79.85% gross
Ranked 13th.
86.83% gross
Ranked 9th. 9% more than Australia

Proportion of primary education time spent learning social studies 11%
Ranked 26th. The same as Denmark
11%
Ranked 24th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female 21,925
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Denmark
6,350
Ranked 74th.

School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 72.21% gross
Ranked 12th.
73.88% gross
Ranked 9th. 2% more than Australia

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net 87.97%
Ranked 24th.
89.59%
Ranked 19th. 2% more than Australia

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 145.64%
Ranked 1st. 20% more than Denmark
121.06%
Ranked 4th.

Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female 49.97%
Ranked 72nd.
51.3%
Ranked 39th. 3% more than Australia

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female 47.46%
Ranked 97th.
49.39%
Ranked 59th. 4% more than Australia

Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of relevant age group 102.28%
Ranked 61st. 4% more than Denmark
98.69%
Ranked 89th.

Total expenditure as % of GDP 6% of GDP
Ranked 6th.
6.7% of GDP
Ranked 2nd. 12% more than Australia
Foreign students in the United States > 2008/09 11,140
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Denmark
2,244
Ranked 22nd.
Secondary education, teachers > % female 50.63%
Ranked 25th. 5% more than Denmark
48.06%
Ranked 76th.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 88.69%
Ranked 24th.
91.09%
Ranked 17th. 3% more than Australia

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 67.29%
Ranked 6th. 1% more than Denmark
66.93%
Ranked 7th.

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 95.99% net
Ranked 35th.
98.51% net
Ranked 12th. 3% more than Australia

School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 95.53% net
Ranked 40th.
97.46% net
Ranked 25th. 2% more than Australia

Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 41.28%
Ranked 2nd. 33% more than Denmark
31.13%
Ranked 9th.
Primary education, teachers > % female 76.89%
Ranked 29th. 20% more than Denmark
64%
Ranked 87th.

Tertiary education, teachers > % female 31.43%
Ranked 13th. 4% more than Denmark
30.21%
Ranked 26th.

Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 13.46%
Ranked 66th.
15.05%
Ranked 46th. 12% more than Australia

Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 5.59%
Ranked 43th.
8.74%
Ranked 6th. 56% more than Australia

Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 33.5%
Ranked 57th.
38.4%
Ranked 33th. 15% more than Australia

Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 32.7%
Ranked 71st.
39.4%
Ranked 59th. 20% more than Australia

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