Education Stats: compare key data on Australia & Netherlands

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.
High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
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
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).
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."
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 > 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.
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.
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.
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 > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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.
Share of university qualifications awarded to females: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million: Research and development (R&D) comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. R&D is a term covering three activities: basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view. Applied research is also original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective. Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and/or practical experience, which is directed to producing new materials, products or devices, to installing new processes, systems and services, or to improving substantially those already produced or installed.
The main aggregate used for international comparisons is gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD). This consists of the total expenditure (current and capital) on R&D by all resident companies, research institutes, university and government laboratories, etc. It excludes R&D expenditures financed by domestic firms but performed abroad. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Primary teacher 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
Preschool enrollment rate > Female: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
Preschool enrollment rate > Male: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
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."
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.
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.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
Teaching weeks per year > Lower secondary: Average number of weeks taught per year by lower secondary level teachers. Data for 2000.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
Proportion of 17 year olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 17 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
Government spending on education > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Percentage of private enrolment. Primary is the enrolment in private primary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in primary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Female is the total female enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
Secondary education, general pupils > % female: Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. General programmes is the number of female students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
Total enrollment, primary, male > % net: Total enrollment, primary, male (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with primary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
Labor force with tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education (% of total). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
Primary education, pupils > % female: Primary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Primary is the number of female students at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
Expected duration of education for females: Expected years of schooling for a female 5-year-old under current conditions, excluding education for children under 5. Data for 2000.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning religion: Intended instruction time spent studying religion, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female 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, male > % net: School enrollment, secondary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the ratio of male children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the male population of the official secondary school age.
Secondary education, teachers, female: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.

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STAT	Australia	Netherlands
Average years of schooling of adults	10.9 Ranked 6th. 16% more than Netherlands	9.4 Ranked 16th.
Children out of school, primary	68,417 Ranked 39th. 88 times more than Netherlands	776 Ranked 107th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000	3.06 Ranked 68th. 66 times more than Netherlands	0.0465 Ranked 115th.
Children out of school, primary, female	29,573 Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Netherlands	11,924 Ranked 61st.
College and university > Gender parity index	1.35 Ranked 39th. 20% more than Netherlands	1.12 Ranked 71st.
College and university > Share of total education spending	22.28% Ranked 42nd.	28.05% Ranked 17th. 26% more than Australia
Compulsary education duration	11 Ranked 41st.	13 Ranked 9th. 18% more than Australia
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP	5.59% Ranked 41st.	5.96% Ranked 29th. 7% more than Australia
High school enrolment rate	99.86 Ranked 6th. 2% more than Netherlands	98.12 Ranked 32nd.
Homeschooling legal status	Legal as alternative to the mandatory public school system.	public education is mandatory, with some exceptions.
Literacy > Total population	99% Ranked 25th. The same as Netherlands	99% Ranked 29th.
Primary education, duration > Years	7 Ranked 20th. 17% more than Netherlands	6 Ranked 139th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000	5.57 Ranked 46th. 34% more than Netherlands	4.15 Ranked 69th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	17.88 Ranked 118th.	18.36 Ranked 99th. 3% more than Australia
Secondary education, duration > Years	6 Ranked 144th. The same as Netherlands	6 Ranked 160th.
Average IQ	98 Ranked 14th.	102 Ranked 5th. 4% more than Australia
Literacy > Female	99% Ranked 24th. The same as Netherlands	99% Ranked 28th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000	1.32 Ranked 67th. 82% more than Netherlands	0.729 Ranked 86th.
College and university > Gender ratio	129.51 Ranked 38th. 17% more than Netherlands	110.84 Ranked 57th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration	1 Ranked 201st.	2 Ranked 186th. Twice as much as Australia
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita	6.42 per 1,000 people Ranked 33th.	6.74 per 1,000 people Ranked 46th. 5% more than Australia
Duration of compulsory education	11 years Ranked 29th.	13 years Ranked 5th. 18% more than Australia
Secondary education, pupils	2.33 million Ranked 32nd. 51% more than Netherlands	1.54 million Ranked 40th.
College and university > Private school share	8.79% Ranked 92nd.	100% Ranked 5th. 11 times more than Australia
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment	0.99 Ranked 53th. 1% more than Netherlands	0.98 Ranked 76th.
School life expectancy > Total	16.6 years Ranked 3rd. 4% more than Netherlands	15.9 years Ranked 7th.
Primary education, teachers	105,469 Ranked 36th. 65% more than Netherlands	63,872 Ranked 43th.
Primary education, pupils	2.04 million Ranked 48th. 58% more than Netherlands	1.29 million Ranked 62nd.
Tertiary enrollment	63.3% Ranked 6th. 15% more than Netherlands	55% Ranked 16th.
Spending per student > College and university	21.04 Ranked 40th.	43.92 Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Australia
High school > Gender ratio	95.35 Ranked 82nd.	98.2 Ranked 69th. 3% more than Australia
Compulsary education starting age	5 Ranked 172nd. The same as Netherlands	5 Ranked 178th.
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 135th. 50% more than Australia
Literacy > Male	99% Ranked 34th. The same as Netherlands	99% Ranked 38th.
Spending > USD	49.45 billion Ranked 13th. 16% more than Netherlands	42.53 billion Ranked 14th.
High school > Private school share	35.24% Ranked 16th.	82.79% Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Australia
Spending > Proportion	5.11 Ranked 46th. 5% more than Netherlands	4.85 Ranked 53th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary	17.88 Ranked 114th. 4% more than Netherlands	17.17 Ranked 120th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age	4 Ranked 50th. The same as Netherlands	4 Ranked 58th.
High school repeaters > Male	0.0 Ranked 104th.	5.53 Ranked 46th.
Preschool enrollment rate	105.52 Ranked 60th.	106.9 Ranked 53th. 1% more than Australia
Tertiary > Students studying abroad	10,829.8 Ranked 75th.	13,388.96 Ranked 60th. 24% more than Australia
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	1.01 million Ranked 23th. 92% more than Netherlands	526,767 Ranked 36th.
Teachers as percentage of labor force	3.7% Ranked 23th.	0.0 Ranked 35th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall	515 Ranked 7th. 1% more than Netherlands	508 Ranked 8th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration	7 Ranked 24th. 17% more than Netherlands	6 Ranked 147th.
Children out of school > Primary	77,047 Ranked 37th. 6 times more than Netherlands	13,817 Ranked 69th.
Secondary education, teachers	104,110 Ranked 23th.	113,370 Ranked 24th. 9% more than Australia
Secondary education, teachers per 1000	5.95 Ranked 28th.	6.79 Ranked 40th. 14% more than Australia
High school > Lower secondary school duration	4 Ranked 60th. 33% more than Netherlands	3 Ranked 180th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000	1.74 Ranked 61st. 6 times more than Netherlands	0.27 Ranked 96th.
Spending per student > High school	15.11 Ranked 47th.	25.41 Ranked 23th. 68% more than Australia
Secondary education, general pupils	1.54 million Ranked 35th. 95% more than Netherlands	790,048 Ranked 50th.
High school > Gender parity index	0.951 Ranked 109th.	0.988 Ranked 86th. 4% more than Australia
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills	515 Ranked 7th. 1% more than Netherlands	508 Ranked 8th.
Scientific and technical journal articles	15,809 Ranked 10th. 17% more than Netherlands	13,475 Ranked 13th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve	513 Ranked 9th.	519 Ranked 6th. 1% more than Australia
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion	0.818% Ranked 118th.	1.72% Ranked 98th. 2 times more than Australia
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000	51.51 Ranked 9th. 58% more than Netherlands	32.62 Ranked 42nd.
Scouting > Genders admitted	both	both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age	5 Ranked 205th.	6 Ranked 171st. 20% more than Australia
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government	13.3% Ranked 56th. 19% more than Netherlands	11.2% Ranked 60th.
Children out of school, primary, male	38,844 Ranked 37th. 9 times more than Netherlands	4,421 Ranked 78th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI	4.9% Ranked 52nd.	5.5% Ranked 39th. 12% more than Australia
Secondary education > General pupils	1.45 million Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Netherlands	672,103 Ranked 56th.
Spending per student > Elementary school	17.08 Ranked 34th.	17.76 Ranked 31st. 4% more than Australia
Secondary school starting age > Years	12 Ranked 110th. The same as Netherlands	12 Ranked 129th.
High school starting age > Years	12 Ranked 102nd. The same as Netherlands	12 Ranked 117th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita	5.57 per 1,000 people Ranked 40th. 33% more than Netherlands	4.18 per 1,000 people Ranked 80th.
Educational attainment > Tertiary	29% Ranked 7th. 32% more than Netherlands	22% Ranked 16th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level	1.93 million Ranked 57th. 50% more than Netherlands	1.29 million Ranked 65th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women	92.2% Ranked 21st. 5% more than Netherlands	87.5% Ranked 30th.
Schools connected to the Internet	97% Ranked 9th. 5% more than Netherlands	92% Ranked 17th.
Public spending per student > Primary level	15.9 Ranked 9th. 3% more than Netherlands	15.4 Ranked 31st.
Primary education, pupils per 1000	91.48 Ranked 85th. 18% more than Netherlands	77.38 Ranked 98th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000	104.3 Ranked 25th. 13% more than Netherlands	92.19 Ranked 42nd.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment	1.25 Ranked 37th. 16% more than Netherlands	1.08 Ranked 55th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment	0.95 Ranked 97th.	0.98 Ranked 84th. 3% more than Australia
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita	51.54 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 58% more than Netherlands	32.62 per 1,000 people Ranked 42nd.
Universities > Top 100	12 Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Netherlands	4 Ranked 5th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people	0.485 Ranked 144th.	0.802 Ranked 124th. 65% more than Australia
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years	6 Ranked 128th. The same as Netherlands	6 Ranked 141st.
Teacher student ratio > High school	12.58 Ranked 83th.	13.32 Ranked 72nd. 6% more than Australia
Children out of school > Primary per 1000	3.83 Ranked 67th. 5 times more than Netherlands	0.849 Ranked 100th.
Inequality adjusted index	0.965 Ranked 2nd. 8% more than Netherlands	0.897 Ranked 8th.
High school repeaters > Female	0.0 Ranked 104th.	3.92 Ranked 46th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school	17.88 Ranked 104th. 4% more than Netherlands	17.17 Ranked 108th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11	987 hours Ranked 8th.	1,000 hours Ranked 7th. 1% more than Australia
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5	98.8% Ranked 12th. 1% more than Netherlands	98.3% Ranked 18th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students	1.98 million Ranked 47th. 54% more than Netherlands	1.29 million Ranked 59th.
Primary education > Duration > Years	7 years Ranked 20th. 17% more than Netherlands	6 years Ranked 138th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita	$24,308.11 Ranked 3rd.	$27,461.55 Ranked 7th. 13% more than Australia
School enrolment rate > 1st grade	102.78 Ranked 70th. 2% more than Netherlands	101.07 Ranked 64th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000	69.08 Ranked 73th. 46% more than Netherlands	47.33 Ranked 130th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12	1,014 hours Ranked 11th.	1,067 hours Ranked 7th. 5% more than Australia
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret	513 Ranked 7th. 2% more than Netherlands	504 Ranked 8th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age	12 Ranked 113th. The same as Netherlands	12 Ranked 132nd.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share	31.08% Ranked 27th.	68.91% Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Australia
Elementary school > Gender ratio	99.85 Ranked 33th. 2% more than Netherlands	98.18 Ranked 71st.
High school enrolment rate > Female	99.8 Ranked 15th.	100 Ranked 11th. About the same as Australia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level	97% Ranked 47th.	99% Ranked 24th. 2% more than Australia
Duration of education > Secondary level	6 Ranked 122nd. The same as Netherlands	6 Ranked 135th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level	24.9 Ranked 17th.	43 Ranked 37th. 73% more than Australia
Primary education > Pupils	1.93 million Ranked 52nd. 51% more than Netherlands	1.28 million Ranked 61st.
Secondary education > Pupils	2.49 million Ranked 29th. 78% more than Netherlands	1.4 million Ranked 40th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men	92.2% Ranked 25th. 2% more than Netherlands	90.4% Ranked 29th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita	127.98 per 1,000 people Ranked 14th. 46% more than Netherlands	87.63 per 1,000 people Ranked 79th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level	54% Ranked 54th. 6% more than Netherlands	51.01% Ranked 74th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils	786,296 Ranked 13th. 5% more than Netherlands	748,850 Ranked 15th.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries	73.47% Ranked 41st.	78.97% Ranked 29th. 7% more than Australia
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher	17.88 Ranked 123th.	18.36 Ranked 97th. 3% more than Australia
Secondary education > Teachers	111,000 Ranked 28th. 1% more than Netherlands	109,661 Ranked 31st.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary	20 years Ranked 1st. 25% more than Netherlands	16 years Ranked 23th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade	98.8 Ranked 5th.	99.52 Ranked 7th. 1% more than Australia
Spending per secondary school student	$5,830.00 per student Ranked 10th. 10% more than Netherlands	$5,304.00 per student Ranked 12th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level	2.51 million Ranked 32nd. 78% more than Netherlands	1.42 million Ranked 45th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million	794.61 Ranked 8th.	830.49 Ranked 6th. 5% more than Australia
Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts	524 Ranked 5th. 2% more than Netherlands	514 Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts	513 Ranked 7th. 1% more than Netherlands	506 Ranked 8th.
Duration of education > Primary level	7 Ranked 19th. 17% more than Netherlands	6 Ranked 127th.
Literacy > Adults at low literacy level	44.8% Ranked 9th. 25% more than Netherlands	35.9% Ranked 14th.
Expected duration of education for all students	20.7 years Ranked 1st. 20% more than Netherlands	17.2 years Ranked 12th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary	54,848 Ranked 44th. 4 times more than Netherlands	12,705 Ranked 67th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education	97.3% Ranked 83th.	98.19% Ranked 76th. 1% more than Australia
Public spending per student > Secondary level	13.9 Ranked 25th.	21.8 Ranked 29th. 57% more than Australia
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level	48.61% Ranked 69th. 1% more than Netherlands	48.22% Ranked 103th.
Progression to secondary school	99.86% Ranked 8th. 2% more than Netherlands	98.12% Ranked 35th.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita	3.83 per 1,000 people Ranked 68th. 5 times more than Netherlands	0.849 per 1,000 people Ranked 102nd.
Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate	523 Ranked 6th. 3% more than Netherlands	510 Ranked 9th.
Educational attainment > Senior secondary	30% Ranked 17th.	32% Ranked 15th. 7% more than Australia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women	97% Ranked 43th.	98% Ranked 36th. 1% more than Australia
High school > Upper secondary starting age	16 Ranked 48th. 7% more than Netherlands	15 Ranked 162nd.
Elementary school starting age > Years	5 Ranked 174th.	6 Ranked 149th. 20% more than Australia
Library books	2.44 million Ranked 6th.	2.66 million Ranked 6th. 9% more than Australia
Teaching weeks per year > Primary	40 weeks per year Ranked 14th. The same as Netherlands	40 weeks per year Ranked 8th.
School life expectancy > Male	16.4 years Ranked 1st. 2% more than Netherlands	16 years Ranked 5th.
Universities > Top 200	17 Ranked 3rd. 70% more than Netherlands	10 Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Adults at high literacy level	17.4% Ranked 12th.	20% Ranked 6th. 15% more than Australia
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita	72.08 per 1,000 people Ranked 75th. 75% more than Netherlands	41.28 per 1,000 people Ranked 136th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000	98.4 Ranked 106th. 23% more than Netherlands	79.92 Ranked 125th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita	0.098 per capita Ranked 104th. 23% more than Netherlands	0.08 per capita Ranked 125th.
Primary teacher salary > Starting	$25,661.00 Ranked 6th.	$25,896.00 Ranked 4th. 1% more than Australia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men	97% Ranked 42nd.	99% Ranked 30th. 2% more than Australia
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD	2.01% Ranked 12th. 16% more than Netherlands	1.73% Ranked 16th.
Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge per million	0.179% Ranked 8th.	0.23% Ranked 7th. 28% more than Australia
Library books per 1000	135.07 Ranked 10th.	169.09 Ranked 4th. 25% more than Australia
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level	9.1 Ranked 10th.	9.8 Ranked 135th. 8% more than Australia
Secondary education > Vocational pupils	1.04 million Ranked 11th. 44% more than Netherlands	724,593 Ranked 16th.
Primary education > Teachers	105,469 Ranked 33th. 67% more than Netherlands	63,022 Ranked 49th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level	48.01% Ranked 110th.	48.55% Ranked 96th. 1% more than Australia
Expenditure on education > Change in expenditure on education > Expenditure in tertiary education	122.22 Index of change, year 200 Ranked 13th. 11% more than Netherlands	110.56 Index of change, year 200 Ranked 23th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level	27.2 Ranked 16th.	68.4 Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Australia
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years	7 Ranked 19th. 17% more than Netherlands	6 Ranked 127th.
Literacy > Adults with at least moderate literacy	55.2% Ranked 9th.	64.1% Ranked 4th. 16% more than Australia
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10	987 hours Ranked 8th.	0.0 Ranked 37th.
Educational attainment > Junior secondary	41% Ranked 5th.	45% Ranked 2nd. 10% more than Australia
Primary education > Teachers per 1000	5.57 Ranked 41st. 33% more than Netherlands	4.18 Ranked 82nd.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000	123.82 Ranked 15th. 44% more than Netherlands	85.78 Ranked 65th.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita	1.75 per 1,000 people Ranked 71st. 3 times more than Netherlands	0.68 per 1,000 people Ranked 92nd.
Female enrolment share > Primary level	48.6% Ranked 61st. 1% more than Netherlands	48.3% Ranked 91st.
Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge	3.91% Ranked 8th. 3% more than Netherlands	3.81% Ranked 10th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$	$551.40 billion Ranked 6th. 21% more than Netherlands	$456.28 billion Ranked 14th.
Universities > Top 200 per million	0.834 Ranked 2nd. 36% more than Netherlands	0.613 Ranked 4th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology	9	5
Primary school starting age > Years	5 Ranked 195th.	6 Ranked 169th. 20% more than Australia
Scouting > Members	65,881 Ranked 24th. 38% more than Netherlands	47,655 Ranked 27th.
High school > Share of total education spending	36.79% Ranked 43th.	40.68% Ranked 27th. 11% more than Australia
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries	76.85% Ranked 61st.	84% Ranked 38th. 9% more than Australia
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	89.7% Ranked 12th.	89.9% Ranked 11th. About the same as Australia
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils	1.51 million Ranked 35th. 95% more than Netherlands	775,682 Ranked 49th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000	6.42 Ranked 34th.	6.74 Ranked 46th. 5% more than Australia
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment	99.56 Ranked 41st. 2% more than Netherlands	97.43 Ranked 90th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000	71.95 Ranked 76th. 74% more than Netherlands	41.28 Ranked 134th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male	41,839 Ranked 36th. 15 times more than Netherlands	2,740 Ranked 81st.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index	0.994 Ranked 62nd. About the same as Netherlands	0.991 Ranked 71st.
Spending per primary school student	$3,981.00 per student Ranked 10th. 5% more than Netherlands	$3,795.00 per student Ranked 11th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13	1,023 hours Ranked 13th.	1,067 hours Ranked 10th. 4% more than Australia
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9	986 hours Ranked 9th.	1,000 hours Ranked 8th. 1% more than Australia
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	48.9% Ranked 76th. 2% more than Netherlands	48.1% Ranked 90th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level	33.6 Ranked 4th.	75.1 Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Australia
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000	127.91 Ranked 15th. 46% more than Netherlands	87.63 Ranked 81st.
Scouting > Members per thousand people	2.9 Ranked 48th. 2% more than Netherlands	2.84 Ranked 50th.
Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64	26.26% Ranked 6th. 7% more than Netherlands	24.59% Ranked 9th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning science	11% Ranked 21st. 38% more than Netherlands	8% Ranked 33th.
School life expectancy > Female	16.8 years Ranked 5th. 6% more than Netherlands	15.8 years Ranked 10th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men	98.1% Ranked 11th.	98.8% Ranked 10th. 1% more than Australia
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita	2.08 per 1,000 people Ranked 65th. 12 times more than Netherlands	0.168 per 1,000 people Ranked 106th.
Elementary school teachers	105,469 Ranked 31st. 34% more than Netherlands	79,000 Ranked 22nd.
High school teachers	183,020 Ranked 10th. 69% more than Netherlands	108,440 Ranked 29th.
Primary teacher salary > After 15 years	$36,971.00 Ranked 2nd. 20% more than Netherlands	$30,881.00 Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Adults at moderate literacy level	37.7% Ranked 8th.	44.2% Ranked 1st. 17% more than Australia
High school enrolment rate > Male	99.92 Ranked 10th. 4% more than Netherlands	96.36 Ranked 38th.
Universities > Top 100 per million	0.588 Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Netherlands	0.245 Ranked 6th.
Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education	99% Ranked 9th.	103% Ranked 1st. 4% more than Australia
Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education	33% Ranked 11th. 3% more than Netherlands	32% Ranked 12th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils	2.49 million Ranked 27th. 77% more than Netherlands	1.41 million Ranked 37th.
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. 59% more than Netherlands	0.017 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 7th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment	95.96 Ranked 106th.	98.37 Ranked 90th. 3% more than Australia
Primary education > Pupils per 1000	96.12 Ranked 99th. 22% more than Netherlands	78.8 Ranked 120th.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita	124.04 per 1,000 people Ranked 14th. 45% more than Netherlands	85.78 per 1,000 people Ranked 66th.
Share of university qualifications awarded to females	57% Ranked 13th. 6% more than Netherlands	54% Ranked 16th.
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million	0.0923% Ranked 16th.	0.105% Ranked 14th. 13% more than Australia
Primary teacher salary > Starting per 1000	$1.36 Ranked 13th.	$1.64 Ranked 12th. 21% more than Australia
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages	6	14
Spending per secondary school student > Per $ GDP	$0.00 per student per $1,000 Ranked 13th.	$0.00 per student per $1,000 Ranked 12th. 16% more than Australia
Universities > Top 100 > Per $ GDP	0.268 per $14.1 billion of GDP Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Netherlands	0.098 per $14.1 billion of GDP Ranked 8th.
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education	34% Ranked 8th. 26% more than Netherlands	27% Ranked 12th.
Expected duration of education for males	20.1 years Ranked 1st. 16% more than Netherlands	17.4 years Ranked 6th.
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education	94% Ranked 11th.	107% Ranked 1st. 14% more than Australia
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree	57% Ranked 13th. 6% more than Netherlands	54% Ranked 16th.
Elementary school teachers > % female	76.21% Ranked 26th. 17% more than Netherlands	65.19% Ranked 35th.
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female	43.78% Ranked 43th.	45.95% Ranked 32nd. 5% more than Australia
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils	1.03 million Ranked 10th. 50% more than Netherlands	684,821 Ranked 14th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net	96.58% Ranked 33th.	99.32% Ranked 9th. 3% more than Australia
Preschool enrollment rate > Female	81.3 Ranked 41st.	100.11 Ranked 17th. 23% more than Australia
Preschool enrollment rate > Male	83.22 Ranked 38th.	100.49 Ranked 18th. 21% more than Australia
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female	102.72 Ranked 60th. 2% more than Netherlands	101.02 Ranked 64th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male	102.84 Ranked 76th. 2% more than Netherlands	101.13 Ranked 67th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female	99.46 Ranked 4th.	99.76 Ranked 10th. About the same as Australia
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male	98.17 Ranked 4th.	99.29 Ranked 9th. 1% more than Australia
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net	88.69% Ranked 24th.	88.97% Ranked 22nd. About the same as Australia
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net	95.99% net Ranked 35th.	97.97% net Ranked 19th. 2% more than Australia
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds	41.28% Ranked 2nd. 42% more than Netherlands	29.02% Ranked 12th.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment	34.5% Ranked 65th.	35.2% Ranked 63th. 2% more than Australia
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment	48.5% Ranked 21st. 15% more than Netherlands	42.2% Ranked 28th.
Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force	29.9% Ranked 15th.	31.5% Ranked 9th. 5% more than Australia
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment	21.1% Ranked 45th. 17% more than Netherlands	18% Ranked 53th.
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment	17% Ranked 34th.	20.3% Ranked 24th. 19% more than Australia
Teaching weeks per year > Lower secondary	40 weeks per year Ranked 13th. The same as Netherlands	40 weeks per year Ranked 8th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross	102.6% gross Ranked 78th.	105.99% gross Ranked 55th. 3% more than Australia
Primary education > Teachers > % female	71.5% female Ranked 43th. 35% more than Netherlands	52.98% female Ranked 66th.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group	103.47% Ranked 65th. 3% more than Netherlands	100.44% Ranked 85th.
Proportion of 17 year olds in secondary education	79% Ranked 18th.	89% Ranked 11th. 13% more than Australia
Government spending on education > % of GDP	5.59% Ranked 41st.	5.96% Ranked 29th. 7% more than Australia
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net	97.44% Ranked 25th.	98.37% Ranked 13th. 1% more than Australia
Government spending on education > % of government spending	14.01% Ranked 46th. 17% more than Netherlands	11.98% Ranked 62nd.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross	105.44% Ranked 55th.	105.89% Ranked 53th. About the same as Australia
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary	31.08% Ranked 27th.	68.91% Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Australia
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross	104.24% Ranked 64th.	107.11% Ranked 44th. 3% more than Australia
Secondary education, general pupils > % female	49.71% Ranked 70th.	50.43% Ranked 53th. 1% more than Australia
Total enrollment, primary, male > % net	96.13% Ranked 49th.	99.28% Ranked 13th. 3% more than Australia
Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force	28% Ranked 26th. 17% more than Netherlands	23.9% Ranked 11th.
Labor force with tertiary education > % of total	33.8% Ranked 13th. 5% more than Netherlands	32.1% Ranked 14th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000	35.22 Ranked 3rd.	44.86 Ranked 1st. 27% more than Australia
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000	3.01 Ranked 23th.	3.34 Ranked 50th. 11% more than Australia
Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross	82.29% Ranked 40th.	100.3% Ranked 17th. 22% more than Australia
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net	96.93% Ranked 28th.	98.75% Ranked 10th. 2% more than Australia
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross	105.6% Ranked 62nd.	107.85% Ranked 54th. 2% more than Australia
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net	96.45% Ranked 31st.	99.11% Ranked 10th. 3% more than Australia
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary	30.26% Ranked 20th.	68.91% Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Australia
Primary education, pupils > % female	48.6% Ranked 68th.	48.63% Ranked 64th. The same as Australia
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI	4.78% Ranked 60th. 1% more than Netherlands	4.74% Ranked 61st.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male	20 years Ranked 1st. 18% more than Netherlands	17 years Ranked 8th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross	145.42% gross Ranked 1st. 23% more than Netherlands	117.76% gross Ranked 5th.
School enrollment, primary, male > % net	96.03% Ranked 35th.	99.08% Ranked 9th. 3% more than Australia
Expected duration of education for females	20.1 years Ranked 2nd. 18% more than Netherlands	17 years Ranked 14th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning religion	n	n
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross	129.25% Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Netherlands	127.62% Ranked 3rd.
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net	85.16% Ranked 37th.	88.53% Ranked 26th. 4% more than Australia
Secondary education, teachers, female	52,710 Ranked 17th.	55,736 Ranked 21st. 6% more than Australia

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