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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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10: Intended hours of instruction per year for 10 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9: Intended hours of instruction per year for 9 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13: Intended hours of instruction per year for 14 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Share of university qualifications awarded to females: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages: Intended instruction time spent studying modern foreign languages, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 16 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 19 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Efficiency > 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."
  • Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % 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."
  • Efficiency > 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."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > 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.
  • 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).
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning arts: Intended instruction time spent studying arts, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Share of university qualifications awarded to females > Second degree: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as second degree awarded to females. Tertiary level A includes university and advanced research level degrees. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent in physical education: Intended instruction time spent studying physical education, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • 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.
  • Primary education, pupils > % female: Primary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Primary is the number of female students at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % gross: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Female is the total female enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • School enrollment, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment > 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.
  • 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.
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STAT Australia Zimbabwe HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 10.9
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Zimbabwe 		5.4
Ranked 60th.
Children out of school, primary 68,417
Ranked 39th. 		401,888
Ranked 23th. 6 times more than Australia
Children out of school, primary per 1000 3.06
Ranked 68th. 		31.71
Ranked 23th. 10 times more than Australia
Children out of school, primary, female 29,573
Ranked 39th. 		189,926
Ranked 25th. 6 times more than Australia
College and university > Gender parity index 1.35
Ranked 39th. 78% more than Zimbabwe 		0.761
Ranked 67th.
College and university > Share of total education spending 22.28%
Ranked 42nd. 		22.82%
Ranked 35th. 2% more than Australia
Compulsary education duration 11
Ranked 41st. 57% more than Zimbabwe 		7
Ranked 153th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.59%
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Zimbabwe 		2.5%
Ranked 107th.
High school enrolment rate 99.86
Ranked 6th. 43% more than Zimbabwe 		69.72
Ranked 95th.
Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 24th. 14% more than Zimbabwe 		87.2%
Ranked 79th.
Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 25th. 9% more than Zimbabwe 		90.7%
Ranked 80th.
Primary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 20th. The same as Zimbabwe 		7
Ranked 18th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 5.57
Ranked 46th. 15% more than Zimbabwe 		4.83
Ranked 66th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 17.88
Ranked 118th. 		38.56
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Australia
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 144th. The same as Zimbabwe 		6
Ranked 127th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 1.32
Ranked 67th. 		14.99
Ranked 23th. 11 times more than Australia
College and university > Gender ratio 129.51
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Zimbabwe 		62.45
Ranked 103th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 1
Ranked 201st. 		3
Ranked 84th. 3 times more than Australia
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 6.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Zimbabwe 		2.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 108th.
Duration of compulsory education 11 years
Ranked 29th. 57% more than Zimbabwe 		7 years
Ranked 123th.
Secondary education, pupils 2.33 million
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Zimbabwe 		758,229
Ranked 58th.
College and university > Private school share 8.79%
Ranked 92nd. 		13.05%
Ranked 79th. 48% more than Australia
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 53th. 1% more than Zimbabwe 		0.98
Ranked 97th.
Primary education, teachers 105,469
Ranked 36th. 72% more than Zimbabwe 		61,251
Ranked 44th.
Primary education, pupils 2.04 million
Ranked 48th. 		2.36 million
Ranked 44th. 16% more than Australia
Tertiary enrollment 63.3%
Ranked 6th. 16 times more than Zimbabwe 		3.9%
Ranked 79th.
Spending per student > College and university 21.04
Ranked 40th. 		192.99
Ranked 7th. 9 times more than Australia
High school > Gender ratio 95.35
Ranked 82nd. 3% more than Zimbabwe 		92.38
Ranked 105th.
Compulsary education starting age 5
Ranked 172nd. 		6
Ranked 101st. 20% more than Australia
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write English
High school > Upper secondary school duration 2
Ranked 188th. 		4
Ranked 36th. Twice as much as Australia
Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 34th. 5% more than Zimbabwe 		94.2%
Ranked 70th.
Spending > USD 49.45 billion
Ranked 13th. 224 times more than Zimbabwe 		221.09 million
Ranked 105th.
High school > Private school share 35.24%
Ranked 16th. 		71.27%
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Australia
Spending > Proportion 5.11
Ranked 46th. 		6.87
Ranked 8th. 34% more than Australia
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 17.88
Ranked 114th. 		38.56
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Australia
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 50th. 33% more than Zimbabwe 		3
Ranked 152nd.
Preschool enrollment rate 105.52
Ranked 60th. 2% more than Zimbabwe 		103.6
Ranked 78th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 10,829.8
Ranked 75th. 		28,274.8
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Australia
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 1.01 million
Ranked 23th. 18 times more than Zimbabwe 		55,689
Ranked 6th.
Teachers as percentage of labor force 3.7%
Ranked 23th. 19% more than Zimbabwe 		3.1%
Ranked 29th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 7
Ranked 24th. The same as Zimbabwe 		7
Ranked 20th.
Children out of school > Primary 77,047
Ranked 37th. 		429,275
Ranked 21st. 6 times more than Australia
Secondary education, teachers 104,110
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Zimbabwe 		33,964
Ranked 57th.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 5.95
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Zimbabwe 		2.68
Ranked 89th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 60th. Twice as much as Zimbabwe 		2
Ranked 199th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 1.74
Ranked 61st. 		16.73
Ranked 18th. 10 times more than Australia
Spending per student > High school 15.11
Ranked 47th. 		20.98
Ranked 40th. 39% more than Australia
Secondary education, general pupils 1.54 million
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Zimbabwe 		758,229
Ranked 52nd.
High school > Gender parity index 0.951
Ranked 109th. 11% more than Zimbabwe 		0.857
Ranked 75th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 15,809
Ranked 10th. 165 times more than Zimbabwe 		96
Ranked 82nd.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.818%
Ranked 118th. 		30.31%
Ranked 13th. 37 times more than Australia
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 51.51
Ranked 9th. 12 times more than Zimbabwe 		4.39
Ranked 4th.
Scouting > Genders admitted both boys only
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 5
Ranked 205th. 		6
Ranked 124th. 20% more than Australia
Children out of school, primary, male 38,844
Ranked 37th. 		211,962
Ranked 21st. 5 times more than Australia
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 4.9%
Ranked 52nd. 4% more than Zimbabwe 		4.7%
Ranked 54th.
Secondary education > General pupils 1.45 million
Ranked 40th. 91% more than Zimbabwe 		758,229
Ranked 55th.
Spending per student > Elementary school 17.08
Ranked 34th. 22% more than Zimbabwe 		14.04
Ranked 47th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 110th. 		13
Ranked 21st. 8% more than Australia
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 102nd. 		13
Ranked 21st. 8% more than Australia
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 17% more than Zimbabwe 		4.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 77th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 1.93 million
Ranked 57th. 		2.36 million
Ranked 6th. 22% more than Australia
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 92.2%
Ranked 21st. 89% more than Zimbabwe 		48.8%
Ranked 89th.
Public spending per student > Primary level 15.9
Ranked 9th. 20% more than Zimbabwe 		13.2
Ranked 18th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 91.48
Ranked 85th. 		186.35
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Australia
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 104.3
Ranked 25th. 74% more than Zimbabwe 		59.83
Ranked 120th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.25
Ranked 37th. 98% more than Zimbabwe 		0.63
Ranked 111th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.95
Ranked 97th. 4% more than Zimbabwe 		0.91
Ranked 132nd.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 51.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 12 times more than Zimbabwe 		4.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.485
Ranked 144th. 		2.12
Ranked 77th. 4 times more than Australia
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 128th. The same as Zimbabwe 		6
Ranked 113th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 12.58
Ranked 83th. 		22.32
Ranked 34th. 77% more than Australia
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 3.83
Ranked 67th. 		33.87
Ranked 18th. 9 times more than Australia
Inequality adjusted index 0.965
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Zimbabwe 		0.469
Ranked 78th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 17.88
Ranked 104th. 		38.21
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Australia
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11 987 hours
Ranked 8th. 31% more than Zimbabwe 		753 hours
Ranked 32nd.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 98.8%
Ranked 12th. 59% more than Zimbabwe 		62.1%
Ranked 85th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 1.98 million
Ranked 47th. 		2.45 million
Ranked 44th. 24% more than Australia
Primary education > Duration > Years 7 years
Ranked 20th. The same as Zimbabwe 		7 years
Ranked 18th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $24,308.11
Ranked 3rd. 112 times more than Zimbabwe 		$217.97
Ranked 92nd.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 102.78
Ranked 70th. 		121.69
Ranked 22nd. 18% more than Australia
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 69.08
Ranked 73th. 15% more than Zimbabwe 		59.83
Ranked 108th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12 1,014 hours
Ranked 11th. 35% more than Zimbabwe 		753 hours
Ranked 36th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 113th. 		13
Ranked 21st. 8% more than Australia
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 31.08%
Ranked 27th. 		86.91%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Australia
Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.85
Ranked 33th. 1% more than Zimbabwe 		98.96
Ranked 59th.
High school enrolment rate > Female 99.8
Ranked 15th. 42% more than Zimbabwe 		70.18
Ranked 87th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 97%
Ranked 47th. 17% more than Zimbabwe 		83%
Ranked 107th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 122nd. The same as Zimbabwe 		6
Ranked 109th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 24.9
Ranked 17th. 		200.9
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Australia
Primary education > Pupils 1.93 million
Ranked 52nd. 		2.36 million
Ranked 49th. 22% more than Australia
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 92.2%
Ranked 25th. 49% more than Zimbabwe 		62%
Ranked 69th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 54%
Ranked 54th. 39% more than Zimbabwe 		38.84%
Ranked 4th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 127.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Zimbabwe 		58.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 786,296
Ranked 13th. 		0.0
Ranked 82nd.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 17.88
Ranked 123th. 		38.56
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Australia
Secondary education > Teachers 111,000
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Zimbabwe 		33,964
Ranked 73th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 20 years
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Zimbabwe 		9 years
Ranked 10th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 98.8
Ranked 5th. 42% more than Zimbabwe 		69.67
Ranked 57th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 2.51 million
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Zimbabwe 		758,229
Ranked 7th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 794.61
Ranked 8th. 105 times more than Zimbabwe 		7.58
Ranked 75th.
Duration of education > Primary level 7
Ranked 19th. The same as Zimbabwe 		7
Ranked 17th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 54,848
Ranked 44th. 		223,637
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Australia
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 97.3%
Ranked 83th. About the same as Zimbabwe 		97.11%
Ranked 97th.
Public spending per student > Secondary level 13.9
Ranked 25th. 		20.1
Ranked 17th. 45% more than Australia
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.61%
Ranked 69th. 		49.48%
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Australia
Progression to secondary school 99.86%
Ranked 8th. 43% more than Zimbabwe 		69.72%
Ranked 99th.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 3.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th. 		33.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 9 times more than Australia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 97%
Ranked 43th. 17% more than Zimbabwe 		83%
Ranked 102nd.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 48th. 7% more than Zimbabwe 		15
Ranked 132nd.
Elementary school starting age > Years 5
Ranked 174th. 		6
Ranked 111th. 20% more than Australia
Library books 2.44 million
Ranked 6th. 24 times more than Zimbabwe 		100,590
Ranked 40th.
Teaching weeks per year > Primary 40 weeks per year
Ranked 14th. 3% more than Zimbabwe 		39 weeks per year
Ranked 18th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 72.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th. 22% more than Zimbabwe 		58.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 111th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.098 per capita
Ranked 104th. 		0.184 per capita
Ranked 1st. 88% more than Australia
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 98.4
Ranked 106th. 		186.35
Ranked 1st. 89% more than Australia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 97%
Ranked 42nd. 18% more than Zimbabwe 		82%
Ranked 111th.
Library books per 1000 135.07
Ranked 10th. 17 times more than Zimbabwe 		8.12
Ranked 42nd.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 9.1
Ranked 10th. 		37
Ranked 33th. 4 times more than Australia
Primary education > Teachers 105,469
Ranked 33th. 72% more than Zimbabwe 		61,251
Ranked 50th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 48.01%
Ranked 110th. 1% more than Zimbabwe 		47.52%
Ranked 4th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 27.2
Ranked 16th. 		88.1
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Australia
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 19th. The same as Zimbabwe 		7
Ranked 17th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10 987 hours
Ranked 8th. 31% more than Zimbabwe 		753 hours
Ranked 30th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 5.57
Ranked 41st. 15% more than Zimbabwe 		4.83
Ranked 71st.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 1.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 		15.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 9 times more than Australia
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.6%
Ranked 61st. 		49.1%
Ranked 21st. 1% more than Australia
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $551.40 billion
Ranked 6th. 184 times more than Zimbabwe 		$2.99 billion
Ranked 73th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology 9 9
Primary school starting age > Years 5
Ranked 195th. 		6
Ranked 124th. 20% more than Australia
Scouting > Members 65,881
Ranked 24th. 11 times more than Zimbabwe 		5,880
Ranked 91st.
High school > Share of total education spending 36.79%
Ranked 43th. 44% more than Zimbabwe 		25.6%
Ranked 78th.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 89.7%
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Zimbabwe 		40.4%
Ranked 72nd.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 1.51 million
Ranked 35th. 82% more than Zimbabwe 		831,488
Ranked 49th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 6.42
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Zimbabwe 		2.68
Ranked 107th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 71.95
Ranked 76th. 20% more than Zimbabwe 		59.83
Ranked 110th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.56
Ranked 41st. 1% more than Zimbabwe 		98.25
Ranked 80th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male 41,839
Ranked 36th. 		223,598
Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Australia
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.994
Ranked 62nd. 2% more than Zimbabwe 		0.972
Ranked 73th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9 986 hours
Ranked 9th. 31% more than Zimbabwe 		753 hours
Ranked 26th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13 1,023 hours
Ranked 13th. 		1,375 hours
Ranked 2nd. 34% more than Australia
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 48.9%
Ranked 76th. 4% more than Zimbabwe 		46.8%
Ranked 98th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 33.6
Ranked 4th. 		38.8
Ranked 16th. 15% more than Australia
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 127.91
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Zimbabwe 		59.83
Ranked 6th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 2.9
Ranked 48th. 7 times more than Zimbabwe 		0.428
Ranked 126th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning science 11%
Ranked 21st. The same as Zimbabwe 		11%
Ranked 19th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 98.1%
Ranked 11th. 59% more than Zimbabwe 		61.6%
Ranked 80th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 2.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th. 		17.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 8 times more than Australia
Elementary school teachers 105,469
Ranked 31st. 65% more than Zimbabwe 		64,001
Ranked 45th.
High school teachers 183,020
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Zimbabwe 		33,964
Ranked 68th.
High school enrolment rate > Male 99.92
Ranked 10th. 44% more than Zimbabwe 		69.28
Ranked 87th.
Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education 99%
Ranked 9th. 		0.0
Ranked 35th.
Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education 33%
Ranked 11th. 		0.0
Ranked 31st.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 2.49 million
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Zimbabwe 		758,229
Ranked 62nd.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills n 10
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 96.12
Ranked 99th. 		186.35
Ranked 12th. 94% more than Australia
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 95.96
Ranked 106th. 6% more than Zimbabwe 		90.6
Ranked 124th.
Share of university qualifications awarded to females 57%
Ranked 13th. 6% more than Zimbabwe 		54%
Ranked 18th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages 6 14
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree 57%
Ranked 13th. 6% more than Zimbabwe 		54%
Ranked 18th.
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education 94%
Ranked 11th. 		0.0
Ranked 35th.
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education 34%
Ranked 8th. 		0.0
Ranked 31st.
Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 69.75%
Ranked 31st. 52% more than Zimbabwe 		45.83%
Ranked 60th.
Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of official school-age population 72.71%
Ranked 28th. 56% more than Zimbabwe 		46.57%
Ranked 59th.
Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population 66.94%
Ranked 39th. 48% more than Zimbabwe 		45.09%
Ranked 62nd.
Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 48.62%
Ranked 62nd. 		49.61%
Ranked 9th. 2% more than Australia
Elementary school teachers > % female 76.21%
Ranked 26th. 51% more than Zimbabwe 		50.63%
Ranked 110th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 96.58%
Ranked 33th. 8% more than Zimbabwe 		89.79%
Ranked 75th.
Preschool enrollment rate > Female 81.3
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Zimbabwe 		39.71
Ranked 87th.
Preschool enrollment rate > Male 83.22
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Zimbabwe 		38.04
Ranked 88th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 102.72
Ranked 60th. 		120.04
Ranked 22nd. 17% more than Australia
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 102.84
Ranked 76th. 		123.32
Ranked 23th. 20% more than Australia
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female 99.46
Ranked 4th. 40% more than Zimbabwe 		71.16
Ranked 54th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male 98.17
Ranked 4th. 44% more than Zimbabwe 		68.23
Ranked 58th.
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 69.44%
Ranked 19th. 37% more than Zimbabwe 		50.77%
Ranked 71st.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 34.5%
Ranked 65th. 		83.6%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Australia
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 48.5%
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Zimbabwe 		14.3%
Ranked 75th.
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 21.1%
Ranked 45th. 211 times more than Zimbabwe 		0.1%
Ranked 80th.
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 17%
Ranked 34th. 24 times more than Zimbabwe 		0.7%
Ranked 80th.
Teaching weeks per year > Lower secondary 40 weeks per year
Ranked 13th. 3% more than Zimbabwe 		39 weeks per year
Ranked 17th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 102.6% gross
Ranked 78th. 8% more than Zimbabwe 		95.17% gross
Ranked 124th.
Primary education > Teachers > % female 71.5% female
Ranked 43th. 41% more than Zimbabwe 		50.63% female
Ranked 110th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning arts 8 7
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > Second degree 56%
Ranked 9th. 24% more than Zimbabwe 		45%
Ranked 17th.
Proportion of primary education time spent in physical education 9 4
Government spending on education > % of GDP 5.59%
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Zimbabwe 		2.5%
Ranked 107th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 97.44%
Ranked 25th. 8% more than Zimbabwe 		90.54%
Ranked 69th.
Government spending on education > % of government spending 14.01%
Ranked 46th. 		14.02%
Ranked 49th. The same as Australia
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 105.44%
Ranked 55th. 2% more than Zimbabwe 		103.06%
Ranked 67th.
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 31.08%
Ranked 27th. 		86.91%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Australia
Primary education, pupils > % female 48.6%
Ranked 68th. 		49.48%
Ranked 10th. 2% more than Australia
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 104.24%
Ranked 64th. 8% more than Zimbabwe 		96.41%
Ranked 121st.
Secondary education, general pupils > % female 49.71%
Ranked 70th. 5% more than Zimbabwe 		47.52%
Ranked 114th.
Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 96.13%
Ranked 49th. 16% more than Zimbabwe 		82.63%
Ranked 83th.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita $43,964.38
Ranked 2nd. 137 times more than Zimbabwe 		$319.93
Ranked 97th.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP 65.58%
Ranked 11th. 62% more than Zimbabwe 		40.6%
Ranked 82nd.
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 35.22
Ranked 3rd. 		0.0
Ranked 82nd.
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 3.01
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Zimbabwe 		1.07
Ranked 85th.
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 148.56% gross
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Zimbabwe 		36.36% gross
Ranked 138th.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 4.78%
Ranked 60th. 88% more than Zimbabwe 		2.54%
Ranked 145th.
School enrollment, primary > % gross 104.42%
Ranked 70th. 8% more than Zimbabwe 		97.11%
Ranked 127th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 145.42% gross
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Zimbabwe 		34.57% gross
Ranked 134th.
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 96.03%
Ranked 35th. 17% more than Zimbabwe 		82.06%
Ranked 82nd.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning religion n 7
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 129.25%
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Zimbabwe 		36.08%
Ranked 116th.
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 85.16%
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Zimbabwe 		36.74%
Ranked 74th.

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