Education Stats: compare key data on Australia & Virgin Islands

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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.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
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.
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).
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 capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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."
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 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.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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).
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.
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.
Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.
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.
Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
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.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
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.

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Child care (preschool) > Duration	1 Ranked 201st. The same as Virgin Islands	1 Ranked 211th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age	4 Ranked 50th.	5 Ranked 14th. 25% more than Australia
College and university > Private school share	8.79% Ranked 92nd.	0.0 Ranked 91st.
College and university > Share of total education spending	22.28% Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Virgin Islands	11% Ranked 1st.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	1.01 million Ranked 23th. 346 times more than Virgin Islands	2,924 Ranked 109th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration	7 Ranked 24th. 17% more than Virgin Islands	6 Ranked 141st.
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age	5 Ranked 205th.	6 Ranked 159th. 20% more than Australia
High school > Lower secondary school duration	4 Ranked 60th. 33% more than Virgin Islands	3 Ranked 178th.
High school > Upper secondary school duration	2 Ranked 188th.	3 Ranked 130th. 50% more than Australia
Literacy > Definition	age 15 and over can read and write	age 15 and over can read and write
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary	17.88 Ranked 114th. 26% more than Virgin Islands	14.18 Ranked 130th.
Secondary education > General pupils	1.45 million Ranked 40th. 114 times more than Virgin Islands	12,700 Ranked 156th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita	6.42 per 1,000 people Ranked 33th.	6.7 per 1,000 people Ranked 29th. 4% more than Australia
Spending > Proportion	5.11 Ranked 46th.	9.36 Ranked 3rd. 83% more than Australia
Spending > USD	49.45 billion Ranked 13th. 1232 times more than Virgin Islands	40.14 million Ranked 80th.
High school starting age > Years	12 Ranked 102nd. The same as Virgin Islands	12 Ranked 120th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita	5.57 per 1,000 people Ranked 40th.	9.6 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 72% more than Australia
Education enrolment by level > Primary level	1.93 million Ranked 57th. 133 times more than Virgin Islands	14,544 Ranked 156th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita	51.54 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 87% more than Virgin Islands	27.59 per 1,000 people Ranked 22nd.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years	6 Ranked 128th. The same as Virgin Islands	6 Ranked 145th.
Teacher student ratio > High school	12.58 Ranked 83th.	18.01 Ranked 53th. 43% more than Australia
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school	17.88 Ranked 104th. 26% more than Virgin Islands	14.18 Ranked 115th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students	1.98 million Ranked 47th. 136 times more than Virgin Islands	14,544 Ranked 146th.
Primary education > Duration > Years	7 years Ranked 20th. 17% more than Virgin Islands	6 years Ranked 131st.
High school > Lower secondary starting age	12 Ranked 113th. The same as Virgin Islands	12 Ranked 131st.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share	31.08% Ranked 27th. 39% more than Virgin Islands	22.35% Ranked 16th.
Primary education > Pupils	1.93 million Ranked 52nd. 135 times more than Virgin Islands	14,319 Ranked 166th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level	54% Ranked 54th.	74.05% Ranked 1st. 37% more than Australia
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita	127.98 per 1,000 people Ranked 14th. 8% more than Virgin Islands	117.97 per 1,000 people Ranked 11th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher	17.88 Ranked 123th. 26% more than Virgin Islands	14.19 Ranked 107th.
Secondary education > Teachers	111,000 Ranked 28th. 157 times more than Virgin Islands	705 Ranked 123th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level	2.51 million Ranked 32nd. 201 times more than Virgin Islands	12,502 Ranked 143th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level	48.61% Ranked 69th. 4% more than Virgin Islands	46.6% Ranked 116th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age	16 Ranked 48th. 7% more than Virgin Islands	15 Ranked 154th.
Elementary school starting age > Years	5 Ranked 174th.	6 Ranked 140th. 20% more than Australia
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita	72.08 per 1,000 people Ranked 75th.	120.73 per 1,000 people Ranked 8th. 67% more than Australia
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita	0.098 per capita Ranked 104th.	0.137 per capita Ranked 62nd. 40% more than Australia
Primary education > Teachers	105,469 Ranked 33th. 104 times more than Virgin Islands	1,010 Ranked 134th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level	48.01% Ranked 110th.	49.52% Ranked 56th. 3% more than Australia
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years	7 Ranked 19th. 17% more than Virgin Islands	6 Ranked 121st.
High school > Share of total education spending	36.79% Ranked 43th.	0.0 Ranked 2nd.
Elementary school teachers	105,469 Ranked 31st. 103 times more than Virgin Islands	1,025 Ranked 113th.
High school teachers	183,020 Ranked 10th. 256 times more than Virgin Islands	714 Ranked 58th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils	2.49 million Ranked 27th. 196 times more than Virgin Islands	12,700 Ranked 142nd.
Primary education > Teachers > % female	71.5% female Ranked 43th.	86.14% female Ranked 11th. 20% more than Australia
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI	4.76% of GNI Ranked 60th.	9.36% of GNI Ranked 3rd. 97% more than Australia

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