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  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers 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.
  • 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.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • 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.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • 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. 
  • 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • 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."
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education (%). Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • School enrollment > 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, female > % net: School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Female is the ratio of female children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the female population of the official primary school age.
  • 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 > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % 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.
  • 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, secondary, male > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the total male enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, tertiary > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Total is the total enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with primary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • 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 organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.
  • Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Primary education > Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort: 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.
  • Researchers in R&D > Per million people: Researchers in R&D (per million people). Researchers in R&D are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods, or systems and in the management of the projects concerned. Postgraduate PhD students (ISCED97 level 6) engaged in R&D are included.
STAT Australia Rwanda HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 10.9
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Rwanda
2.6
Ranked 87th.
Children out of school, primary 68,417
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Rwanda
23,118
Ranked 38th.

Children out of school, primary per 1000 3.06
Ranked 68th. 52% more than Rwanda
2.02
Ranked 47th.

Children out of school, primary, female 29,573
Ranked 39th.
94,943
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Australia

College and university > Gender parity index 1.35
Ranked 39th. 81% more than Rwanda
0.746
Ranked 68th.

College and university > Share of total education spending 22.28%
Ranked 42nd. 68% more than Rwanda
13.27%
Ranked 12th.

Compulsary education duration 11
Ranked 41st. 22% more than Rwanda
9
Ranked 75th.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.59%
Ranked 41st. 33% more than Rwanda
4.19%
Ranked 6th.

High school enrolment rate 99.86
Ranked 6th. 8 times more than Rwanda
11.96
Ranked 59th.
Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 24th. 53% more than Rwanda
64.7%
Ranked 115th.
Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 25th. 41% more than Rwanda
70.4%
Ranked 121st.
Primary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 20th. 17% more than Rwanda
6
Ranked 112th.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 5.57
Ranked 46th. 58% more than Rwanda
3.53
Ranked 55th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 17.88
Ranked 118th.
59.28
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Australia

Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 144th. The same as Rwanda
6
Ranked 141st.

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 1.32
Ranked 67th.
8.76
Ranked 27th. 7 times more than Australia

College and university > Gender ratio 129.51
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Rwanda
61.83
Ranked 92nd.

Child care (preschool) > Duration 1
Ranked 201st.
3
Ranked 97th. 3 times more than Australia

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 6.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th. 7 times more than Rwanda
0.859 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th.

Duration of compulsory education 11 years
Ranked 29th. 83% more than Rwanda
6 years
Ranked 146th.
Secondary education, pupils 2.33 million
Ranked 32nd. 4 times more than Rwanda
534,712
Ranked 32nd.

College and university > Private school share 8.79%
Ranked 92nd.
55.06%
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Australia

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 53th.
1.02
Ranked 11th. 3% more than Australia

Primary education, teachers 105,469
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Rwanda
40,397
Ranked 32nd.

Primary education, pupils 2.04 million
Ranked 48th.
2.39 million
Ranked 23th. 17% more than Australia

Tertiary enrollment 63.3%
Ranked 6th. 37 times more than Rwanda
1.7%
Ranked 90th.
Spending per student > College and university 21.04
Ranked 40th.
222.78
Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than Australia

High school > Gender ratio 95.35
Ranked 82nd. 6% more than Rwanda
90.08
Ranked 92nd.

Compulsary education starting age 5
Ranked 172nd.
7
Ranked 10th. 40% more than Australia

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 2
Ranked 188th.
3
Ranked 115th. 50% more than Australia

Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 34th. 30% more than Rwanda
76.3%
Ranked 118th.
Spending > USD 49.45 billion
Ranked 13th. 223 times more than Rwanda
221.87 million
Ranked 111th.

High school > Private school share 35.24%
Ranked 16th. 86% more than Rwanda
18.98%
Ranked 25th.

Spending > Proportion 5.11
Ranked 46th. 11% more than Rwanda
4.61
Ranked 67th.

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 17.88
Ranked 114th.
62.03
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Australia

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 50th. The same as Rwanda
4
Ranked 48th.

High school repeaters > Male 0.0
Ranked 104th.
6.9
Ranked 38th.

Preschool enrollment rate 105.52
Ranked 60th.
150.92
Ranked 2nd. 43% more than Australia

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 10,829.8
Ranked 75th. 3 times more than Rwanda
3,657.26
Ranked 127th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 1.01 million
Ranked 23th. 50 times more than Rwanda
20,393
Ranked 100th.

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 7
Ranked 24th. 17% more than Rwanda
6
Ranked 118th.

Children out of school > Primary 77,047
Ranked 37th.
373,055
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Australia

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 5.95
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Rwanda
2.04
Ranked 32nd.

Secondary education, teachers 104,110
Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Rwanda
23,335
Ranked 18th.

High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 60th. 33% more than Rwanda
3
Ranked 157th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 1.74
Ranked 61st.
11.08
Ranked 21st. 6 times more than Australia

Spending per student > High school 15.11
Ranked 47th.
34.32
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Australia

Secondary education, general pupils 1.54 million
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Rwanda
476,281
Ranked 41st.

High school > Gender parity index 0.951
Ranked 109th.
1.05
Ranked 26th. 11% more than Australia

Scientific and technical journal articles 15,809
Ranked 10th. 3952 times more than Rwanda
4
Ranked 144th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.818%
Ranked 118th.
4.96%
Ranked 66th. 6 times more than Australia

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 51.51
Ranked 9th. 23 times more than Rwanda
2.27
Ranked 117th.

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 5
Ranked 205th.
7
Ranked 33th. 40% more than Australia

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 13.3%
Ranked 56th. 9% more than Rwanda
12.2%
Ranked 35th.
Children out of school, primary, male 38,844
Ranked 37th.
120,058
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Australia

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 4.9%
Ranked 52nd. 26% more than Rwanda
3.9%
Ranked 31st.

Secondary education > General pupils 1.45 million
Ranked 40th. 11 times more than Rwanda
131,139
Ranked 68th.

Spending per student > Elementary school 17.08
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Rwanda
8.24
Ranked 32nd.

Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 110th.
13
Ranked 27th. 8% more than Australia

High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 102nd.
13
Ranked 27th. 8% more than Australia

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 81% more than Rwanda
3.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 1.93 million
Ranked 57th. 18% more than Rwanda
1.64 million
Ranked 61st.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 92.2%
Ranked 21st. 12 times more than Rwanda
7.4%
Ranked 147th.

Public spending per student > Primary level 15.9
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Rwanda
6.9
Ranked 27th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 91.48
Ranked 85th.
209
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Australia

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 104.3
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Rwanda
46.67
Ranked 62nd.

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.25
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Rwanda
0.62
Ranked 79th.

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.95
Ranked 97th. 7% more than Rwanda
0.89
Ranked 107th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 51.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 22 times more than Rwanda
2.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.485
Ranked 144th. 48% more than Rwanda
0.328
Ranked 161st.

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 128th. The same as Rwanda
6
Ranked 126th.

Teacher student ratio > High school 12.58
Ranked 83th.
22.02
Ranked 30th. 75% more than Australia

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 3.83
Ranked 67th.
39.56
Ranked 12th. 10 times more than Australia

Inequality adjusted index 0.965
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Rwanda
0.285
Ranked 107th.
High school repeaters > Female 0.0
Ranked 104th.
8.45
Ranked 26th.

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 17.88
Ranked 104th.
67.73
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Australia

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 98.8%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Rwanda
30.9%
Ranked 98th.

Elementary school > Enrolled students 1.98 million
Ranked 47th.
2.19 million
Ranked 44th. 11% more than Australia

Primary education > Duration > Years 7 years
Ranked 20th. 17% more than Rwanda
6 years
Ranked 111th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $24,308.11
Ranked 3rd. 114 times more than Rwanda
$212.56
Ranked 94th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 102.78
Ranked 70th.
210
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Australia

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 69.08
Ranked 73th. 66% more than Rwanda
41.57
Ranked 75th.

High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 113th.
13
Ranked 27th. 8% more than Australia

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 31.08%
Ranked 27th. 13 times more than Rwanda
2.37%
Ranked 67th.

Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.85
Ranked 33th.
101.48
Ranked 10th. 2% more than Australia

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 97%
Ranked 47th. 31% more than Rwanda
74%
Ranked 122nd.

Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 122nd. The same as Rwanda
6
Ranked 120th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 24.9
Ranked 17th.
571.6
Ranked 2nd. 23 times more than Australia
Primary education > Pupils 1.93 million
Ranked 52nd. 12% more than Rwanda
1.72 million
Ranked 33th.

Secondary education > Pupils 2.49 million
Ranked 29th. 12 times more than Rwanda
203,822
Ranked 61st.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 92.2%
Ranked 25th. 12 times more than Rwanda
8%
Ranked 152nd.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 127.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 6 times more than Rwanda
21.96 per 1,000 people
Ranked 152nd.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 54%
Ranked 54th. 47% more than Rwanda
36.76%
Ranked 106th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils 786,296
Ranked 13th. 13 times more than Rwanda
58,431
Ranked 24th.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 17.88
Ranked 123th.
59.28
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Australia

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 73.47%
Ranked 41st. 13% more than Rwanda
64.89%
Ranked 30th.

Secondary education > Teachers 111,000
Ranked 28th. 14 times more than Rwanda
7,764
Ranked 42nd.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 20 years
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Rwanda
9 years
Ranked 30th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 98.8
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Rwanda
45.78
Ranked 79th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 2.51 million
Ranked 32nd. 13 times more than Rwanda
189,153
Ranked 114th.

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 794.61
Ranked 8th. 1560 times more than Rwanda
0.509
Ranked 160th.

Duration of education > Primary level 7
Ranked 19th. 17% more than Rwanda
6
Ranked 105th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 54,848
Ranked 44th.
60,070
Ranked 43th. 10% more than Australia

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 97.3%
Ranked 83th.
100.15%
Ranked 49th. 3% more than Australia

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.61%
Ranked 69th.
50.47%
Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Australia

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 3.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th.
41.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 11 times more than Australia

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 97%
Ranked 43th. 28% more than Rwanda
76%
Ranked 113th.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 48th. The same as Rwanda
16
Ranked 45th.

Elementary school starting age > Years 5
Ranked 174th.
7
Ranked 35th. 40% more than Australia

Library books 2.44 million
Ranked 6th. 2039 times more than Rwanda
1,197
Ranked 46th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 72.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th. 5 times more than Rwanda
14.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 100th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.098 per capita
Ranked 104th.
0.19 per capita
Ranked 10th. 94% more than Australia

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 98.4
Ranked 106th.
182.09
Ranked 17th. 85% more than Australia

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 97%
Ranked 42nd. 35% more than Rwanda
72%
Ranked 121st.

Library books per 1000 135.07
Ranked 10th. 886 times more than Rwanda
0.152
Ranked 46th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 9.1
Ranked 10th.
51.4
Ranked 12th. 6 times more than Australia
Primary education > Teachers 105,469
Ranked 33th. 4 times more than Rwanda
27,793
Ranked 40th.

Secondary education > Vocational pupils 1.04 million
Ranked 11th. 14 times more than Rwanda
72,683
Ranked 23th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 48.01%
Ranked 110th. 1% more than Rwanda
47.49%
Ranked 115th.

Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 19th. 17% more than Rwanda
6
Ranked 104th.

Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 123.82
Ranked 15th. 6 times more than Rwanda
21.62
Ranked 87th.

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 5.57
Ranked 41st. 89% more than Rwanda
2.95
Ranked 73th.

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 1.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st.
19.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 11 times more than Australia

Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.6%
Ranked 61st.
50%
Ranked 5th. 3% more than Australia
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $551.40 billion
Ranked 6th. 226 times more than Rwanda
$2.44 billion
Ranked 75th.

Primary school starting age > Years 5
Ranked 195th.
7
Ranked 33th. 40% more than Australia

Scouting > Members 65,881
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Rwanda
18,859
Ranked 52nd.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 76.85%
Ranked 61st. 26% more than Rwanda
61.19%
Ranked 39th.

High school > Share of total education spending 36.79%
Ranked 43th. 1% more than Rwanda
36.49%
Ranked 6th.

Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 1.51 million
Ranked 35th. 7 times more than Rwanda
223,169
Ranked 106th.

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 6.42
Ranked 34th. 8 times more than Rwanda
0.823
Ranked 70th.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.56
Ranked 41st.
101.66
Ranked 9th. 2% more than Australia

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 71.95
Ranked 76th. 5 times more than Rwanda
13.91
Ranked 99th.

Children out of school > Primary > Male 41,839
Ranked 36th.
196,473
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Australia

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.994
Ranked 62nd.
1.03
Ranked 13th. 3% more than Australia

Female enrolment share > Secondary level 48.9%
Ranked 76th.
49.1%
Ranked 14th. About the same as Australia
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 33.6
Ranked 4th.
46.4
Ranked 11th. 38% more than Australia
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 127.91
Ranked 15th. 6 times more than Rwanda
21.05
Ranked 157th.

Scouting > Members per thousand people 2.9
Ranked 48th. 76% more than Rwanda
1.65
Ranked 71st.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 98.1%
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Rwanda
29.7%
Ranked 89th.

Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 2.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th.
21.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 10 times more than Australia

High school teachers 183,020
Ranked 10th. 15 times more than Rwanda
12,103
Ranked 80th.

Elementary school teachers 105,469
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Rwanda
32,338
Ranked 64th.

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 2.49 million
Ranked 27th. 12 times more than Rwanda
203,822
Ranked 99th.

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 96.12
Ranked 99th.
182.83
Ranked 15th. 90% more than Australia

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 95.96
Ranked 106th. 8% more than Rwanda
89.21
Ranked 66th.

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 124.04 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 6 times more than Rwanda
22.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th.

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 67.29%
Ranked 6th. 21 times more than Rwanda
3.27%
Ranked 100th.

Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 69.44%
Ranked 19th. 36% more than Rwanda
51.12%
Ranked 70th.

Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 34.5%
Ranked 65th. 50% more than Rwanda
23%
Ranked 59th.

Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 13.46%
Ranked 66th.
24.75%
Ranked 2nd. 84% more than Australia

Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 32.7%
Ranked 71st. 31% more than Rwanda
24.9%
Ranked 64th.

School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 102.41% gross
Ranked 15th. 41 times more than Rwanda
2.51% gross
Ranked 146th.

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 102.6% gross
Ranked 78th.
121.07% gross
Ranked 11th. 18% more than Australia

Primary education > Teachers > % female 71.5% female
Ranked 43th. 40% more than Rwanda
51.2% female
Ranked 59th.

Secondary education > Pupils > % female 47.76% female
Ranked 94th. About the same as Rwanda
47.63% female
Ranked 52nd.

Government spending on education > % of GDP 5.59%
Ranked 41st. 33% more than Rwanda
4.19%
Ranked 6th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 97.44%
Ranked 25th. About the same as Rwanda
97.04%
Ranked 26th.

Government spending on education > % of government spending 14.01%
Ranked 46th.
20.43%
Ranked 13th. 46% more than Australia

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 105.44%
Ranked 55th.
152.02%
Ranked 1st. 44% more than Australia

Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 96.95%
Ranked 92nd.
102.33%
Ranked 10th. 6% more than Australia

School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 77.5%
Ranked 60th. 6 times more than Rwanda
13.66%
Ranked 49th.

School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 78.72%
Ranked 58th. 6 times more than Rwanda
12.89%
Ranked 49th.

Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 82.29%
Ranked 40th. 30 times more than Rwanda
2.75%
Ranked 135th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net 96.93%
Ranked 28th. 1% more than Rwanda
95.86%
Ranked 33th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 105.6%
Ranked 62nd.
149.8%
Ranked 2nd. 42% more than Australia

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 96.45%
Ranked 31st. 2% more than Rwanda
94.66%
Ranked 45th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 30.26%
Ranked 20th. 5 times more than Rwanda
5.92%
Ranked 79th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 20 years
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Rwanda
8 years
Ranked 33th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 145.42% gross
Ranked 1st. 11 times more than Rwanda
13.43% gross
Ranked 90th.

School enrollment, primary, female > % net 96.78%
Ranked 24th. 8% more than Rwanda
89.93%
Ranked 64th.

School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 129.25%
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Rwanda
32.83%
Ranked 51st.

School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 79.85% gross
Ranked 13th. 38 times more than Rwanda
2.08% gross
Ranked 50th.

Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % of relevant age group 102.89%
Ranked 67th.
177.48%
Ranked 3rd. 72% more than Australia

School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 86.09% net
Ranked 36th. 14 times more than Rwanda
6.31% net
Ranked 44th.
School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross 136.65%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Rwanda
30.81%
Ranked 59th.

School enrollment, tertiary > % gross 83.24%
Ranked 7th. 12 times more than Rwanda
6.9%
Ranked 45th.

Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force 26.7%
Ranked 39th.
60%
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Australia
School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 28.68%
Ranked 26th. 35 times more than Rwanda
0.83%
Ranked 120th.

School enrollment > Secondary > % net 85.49% net
Ranked 36th. 12 times more than Rwanda
7.32% net
Ranked 50th.
Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 70.36%
Ranked 38th.
91.15%
Ranked 9th. 30% more than Australia

Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 46.3%
Ranked 9th.
59.4%
Ranked 6th. 28% more than Australia

Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.096 per capita
Ranked 100th.
0.191 per capita
Ranked 12th. 99% more than Australia

Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population 67.96%
Ranked 44th.
89.94%
Ranked 11th. 32% more than Australia

Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort 99.46%
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Rwanda
48.69%
Ranked 70th.

Researchers in R&D > Per million people 4,293.93
Ranked 11th. 359 times more than Rwanda
11.95
Ranked 61st.

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