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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.
  • 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.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary 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.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Primary education, 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • 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.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • 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.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • 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.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • 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.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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).
  • Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public education funding for all levels that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • 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.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • 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.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Female: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > 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.
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Percentage of population older than 24 years that has completed tertiary education.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita: 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.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • 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, 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.
  • Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Primary is the total public expenditure per student in primary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • 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 > 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.
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • 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.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, secondary, male > % net: School enrollment, secondary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the ratio of male children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the male population of the official secondary school age.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
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STAT Bangladesh United States HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 2.6
Ranked 88th. 		12
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Bangladesh
Children out of school, primary 621,163
Ranked 10th. 		1.76 million
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Bangladesh
Children out of school, primary per 1000 4.11
Ranked 58th. 		5.64
Ranked 47th. 37% more than Bangladesh
Children out of school, primary, female 125,134
Ranked 20th. 		780,465
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Bangladesh
College and university > Gender parity index 0.702
Ranked 71st. 		1.41
Ranked 33th. Twice as much as Bangladesh
College and university > Share of total education spending 13.5%
Ranked 82nd. 		25.65%
Ranked 26th. 90% more than Bangladesh
Compulsary education duration 5
Ranked 108th. 		12
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Bangladesh
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 2.23%
Ranked 113th. 		5.62%
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Bangladesh
Literacy > Female 31.8%
Ranked 148th. 		99%
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Bangladesh
Literacy > Total population 43.1%
Ranked 152nd. 		99%
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Bangladesh
Primary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 171st. 		6
Ranked 53th. 20% more than Bangladesh
Primary education, teachers per 1000 3
Ranked 113th. 		5.49
Ranked 49th. 83% more than Bangladesh
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 40.21
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than United States 		14.29
Ranked 98th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 30.62
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than United States 		14.49
Ranked 56th.
Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 72nd. 17% more than United States 		6
Ranked 102nd.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.828
Ranked 80th. 		2.5
Ranked 48th. 3 times more than Bangladesh
College and university > Gender ratio 55.37
Ranked 88th. 		140.06
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Bangladesh
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 106th. The same as United States 		3
Ranked 47th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th. 		5.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th. 85% more than Bangladesh
Duration of compulsory education 5 years
Ranked 158th. 		12 years
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Bangladesh
Secondary education, pupils 11.54 million
Ranked 7th. 		24.21 million
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Bangladesh
College and university > Private school share 45.17%
Ranked 29th. 62% more than United States 		27.95%
Ranked 46th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1.03
Ranked 11th. 4% more than United States 		0.99
Ranked 49th.
School life expectancy > Total 5.1 years
Ranked 100th. 		15.2 years
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Bangladesh
Primary education, pupils 18.43 million
Ranked 6th. 		24.43 million
Ranked 5th. 33% more than Bangladesh
Primary education, teachers 458,389
Ranked 7th. 		1.71 million
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Bangladesh
Tertiary enrollment 6.6%
Ranked 73th. 		72.6%
Ranked 1st. 11 times more than Bangladesh
Spending per student > College and university 39.77
Ranked 15th. 80% more than United States 		22.04
Ranked 37th.
High school > Gender ratio 105.13
Ranked 33th. 6% more than United States 		99.5
Ranked 59th.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 69th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 66th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.2
Ranked 90th. 4 times more than United States 		0.0465
Ranked 96th.
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 4
Ranked 43th. 33% more than United States 		3
Ranked 73th.
Literacy > Male 53.9%
Ranked 149th. 		99%
Ranked 28th. 84% more than Bangladesh
Spending > USD 1.7 billion
Ranked 62nd. 		684.04 billion
Ranked 1st. 402 times more than Bangladesh
High school > Private school share 94.79%
Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than United States 		8.27%
Ranked 86th.
Spending > Proportion 1.97
Ranked 150th. 		4.79
Ranked 54th. 2 times more than Bangladesh
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 50.87
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than United States 		14.21
Ranked 120th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 180th. The same as United States 		3
Ranked 103th.
Preschool enrollment rate 91.9
Ranked 118th. 		98.77
Ranked 94th. 7% more than Bangladesh
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 22,521.08
Ranked 41st. 		56,943.33
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Bangladesh
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 877,335
Ranked 27th. 		16.61 million
Ranked 1st. 19 times more than Bangladesh
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 5
Ranked 181st. 		6
Ranked 59th. 20% more than Bangladesh
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 2.47
Ranked 86th. 		5.36
Ranked 56th. 2 times more than Bangladesh
Secondary education, teachers 376,914
Ranked 10th. 		1.67 million
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Bangladesh
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 23.12
Ranked 37th. 55% more than United States 		14.96
Ranked 64th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 171st. The same as United States 		3
Ranked 105th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 3.28
Ranked 46th. 5% more than United States 		3.14
Ranked 43th.
Spending per student > High school 14.3
Ranked 22nd. 		24.56
Ranked 18th. 72% more than Bangladesh
Secondary education, general pupils 11.18 million
Ranked 5th. 		24.21 million
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Bangladesh
High school > Gender parity index 1.17
Ranked 7th. 16% more than United States 		1.01
Ranked 68th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 204
Ranked 65th. 		211,233
Ranked 1st. 1035 times more than Bangladesh
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 17%
Ranked 63th. 		47%
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Bangladesh
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 1.12%
Ranked 109th. 4 times more than United States 		0.271%
Ranked 124th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 6.4
Ranked 100th. 		57.75
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Bangladesh
Scouting > Genders admitted both both for Venturing, boys only for non-Venturing
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 154th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 77th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 14.2%
Ranked 30th. 		15.3%
Ranked 38th. 8% more than Bangladesh
Children out of school, primary, male 496,029
Ranked 6th. 		976,866
Ranked 3rd. 97% more than Bangladesh
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 2.4%
Ranked 47th. 		5.9%
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Bangladesh
High school > Students per teacher 30.62
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than United States 		14.49
Ranked 57th.
Secondary education > General pupils 9.92 million
Ranked 1st. 		24.19 million
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Bangladesh
Spending per student > Elementary school 10.47
Ranked 26th. 		22.35
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Bangladesh
Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 176th. 		12
Ranked 59th. 9% more than Bangladesh
High school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 156th. 		12
Ranked 55th. 9% more than Bangladesh
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 133th. 		5.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than Bangladesh
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 17.56 million
Ranked 7th. 		24.85 million
Ranked 4th. 41% more than Bangladesh
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 30.8%
Ranked 110th. 		94.7%
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Bangladesh
Elementary school graduate rate 54.81
Ranked 91st. 		95.34
Ranked 40th. 74% more than Bangladesh
Public spending per student > Primary level 7.3
Ranked 26th. 		17.9
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Bangladesh
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 75.51
Ranked 88th. 		77.71
Ranked 76th. 3% more than Bangladesh
Primary education, pupils per 1000 120.58
Ranked 64th. 54% more than United States 		78.41
Ranked 97th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.53
Ranked 83th. 		1.4
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Bangladesh
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.03
Ranked 60th. 1% more than United States 		1.02
Ranked 54th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 6.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 97th. 		57.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Bangladesh
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.147
Ranked 186th. 		0.183
Ranked 178th. 24% more than Bangladesh
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 63th. 17% more than United States 		6
Ranked 86th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 25.24
Ranked 21st. 76% more than United States 		14.38
Ranked 51st.
Inequality adjusted index 0.252
Ranked 110th. 		0.941
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Bangladesh
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 43.73
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than United States 		13.69
Ranked 102nd.
Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 65.98%
Ranked 19th. 38% more than United States 		47.8%
Ranked 32nd.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 16 million
Ranked 6th. 		24.68 million
Ranked 3rd. 54% more than Bangladesh
Primary education > Duration > Years 5 years
Ranked 163th. 		6 years
Ranked 54th. 20% more than Bangladesh
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $303.70
Ranked 86th. 		$33,005.49
Ranked 3rd. 109 times more than Bangladesh
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 99.55
Ranked 73th. 		105.99
Ranked 46th. 6% more than Bangladesh
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 73.13
Ranked 60th. 		77.71
Ranked 47th. 6% more than Bangladesh
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 41.96%
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than United States 		8.72%
Ranked 80th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 183th. 		12
Ranked 61st. 9% more than Bangladesh
Elementary school > Gender ratio 105.71
Ranked 3rd. 5% more than United States 		100.68
Ranked 17th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 98%
Ranked 40th. 4% more than United States 		94%
Ranked 71st.
Duration of education > Secondary level 7
Ranked 59th. 17% more than United States 		6
Ranked 81st.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 38.9
Ranked 13th. 63% more than United States 		23.9
Ranked 8th.
Primary education > Pupils 17.94 million
Ranked 6th. 		24.56 million
Ranked 4th. 37% more than Bangladesh
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 39.3%
Ranked 113th. 		94.3%
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Bangladesh
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 32.02%
Ranked 112th. 		56.64%
Ranked 34th. 77% more than Bangladesh
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 82.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th. 		82.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th. 1% more than Bangladesh
Secondary education, vocational pupils 364,064
Ranked 24th. 		0.0
Ranked 96th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 40.21
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than United States 		14.29
Ranked 100th.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 73.82%
Ranked 51st. 		77.19%
Ranked 38th. 5% more than Bangladesh
Secondary education > Teachers 422,578
Ranked 1st. 		1.62 million
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Bangladesh
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 8 years
Ranked 17th. 		16 years
Ranked 15th. Twice as much as Bangladesh
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 54.81
Ranked 80th. 		94.45
Ranked 30th. 72% more than Bangladesh
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 11.02 million
Ranked 7th. 		23.85 million
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Bangladesh
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 1.47
Ranked 89th. 		728.12
Ranked 13th. 497 times more than Bangladesh
Duration of education > Primary level 5
Ranked 144th. 		6
Ranked 51st. 20% more than Bangladesh
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 106.13%
Ranked 6th. 6% more than United States 		100.09%
Ranked 51st.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 2.02 million
Ranked 3rd. 18% more than United States 		1.71 million
Ranked 4th.
Public spending per student > Secondary level 14.1
Ranked 24th. 		22.4
Ranked 28th. 59% more than Bangladesh
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 49.65%
Ranked 8th. 2% more than United States 		48.86%
Ranked 40th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 99%
Ranked 28th. 5% more than United States 		94%
Ranked 66th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 14
Ranked 197th. 		15
Ranked 90th. 7% more than Bangladesh
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 136th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 73th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 13.15
Ranked 20th. 		0.0
Ranked 116th.
School life expectancy > Male 5.9 years
Ranked 90th. 		14.8 years
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Bangladesh
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 69.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 		82.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 18% more than Bangladesh
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 128.18
Ranked 67th. 48% more than United States 		86.39
Ranked 118th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.131 per capita
Ranked 64th. 52% more than United States 		0.086 per capita
Ranked 119th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 96%
Ranked 61st. 3% more than United States 		93%
Ranked 66th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 57.1
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than United States 		15.4
Ranked 115th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 54%
Ranked 70th. 		87%
Ranked 8th. 61% more than Bangladesh
Primary education > Teachers 352,683
Ranked 13th. 		1.73 million
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Bangladesh
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 51.34%
Ranked 28th. 5% more than United States 		48.72%
Ranked 92nd.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 38.7
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than United States 		11.6
Ranked 33th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 152nd. 		6
Ranked 49th. 20% more than Bangladesh
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 2.5
Ranked 134th. 		5.9
Ranked 45th. 2 times more than Bangladesh
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.9%
Ranked 31st. About the same as United States 		48.7%
Ranked 42nd.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $46.98 billion
Ranked 27th. 		$10.28 trillion
Ranked 1st. 219 times more than Bangladesh
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 153th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 77th.
Scouting > Members 958,243
Ranked 5th. 		2.99 million
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Bangladesh
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 68.05%
Ranked 72nd. 		81.55%
Ranked 48th. 20% more than Bangladesh
High school > Share of total education spending 40.21%
Ranked 31st. 14% more than United States 		35.42%
Ranked 52nd.
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 67.64%
Ranked 36th. 24% more than United States 		54.76%
Ranked 41st.
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 71.47%
Ranked 12th. 31% more than United States 		54.76%
Ranked 39th.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 42.7%
Ranked 71st. 		88.1%
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Bangladesh
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 10.19 million
Ranked 6th. 		24.69 million
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Bangladesh
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 2.95
Ranked 49th. 		5.52
Ranked 66th. 87% more than Bangladesh
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 103.22
Ranked 6th. 6% more than United States 		97.22
Ranked 93th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 69.28
Ranked 50th. 		82.6
Ranked 48th. 19% more than Bangladesh
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.844
Ranked 98th. 		0.991
Ranked 69th. 17% more than Bangladesh
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 49.7%
Ranked 59th. 1% more than United States 		49%
Ranked 73th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 1,281
Ranked 9th. 		25,000
Ranked 1st. 20 times more than Bangladesh
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 80.47
Ranked 94th. 		82.94
Ranked 90th. 3% more than Bangladesh
Scouting > Members per thousand people 6.19
Ranked 26th. 		9.52
Ranked 14th. 54% more than Bangladesh
School life expectancy > Female 4.2 years
Ranked 91st. 		15.7 years
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Bangladesh
Elementary school repeaters > Male 13.38
Ranked 23th. 		0.0
Ranked 113th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 12.94
Ranked 20th. 		0.0
Ranked 112th.
High school teachers 413,746
Ranked 12th. 		1.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Bangladesh
Elementary school teachers 365,925
Ranked 8th. 		1.8 million
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Bangladesh
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 10.35 million
Ranked 8th. 		24.43 million
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Bangladesh
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 107.31
Ranked 19th. 6% more than United States 		101.63
Ranked 58th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 127.03
Ranked 69th. 51% more than United States 		83.88
Ranked 115th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 42.6
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than United States 		14.9
Ranked 79th.
Elementary school graduate rate > Female 57.55
Ranked 78th. 		87.47
Ranked 48th. 52% more than Bangladesh
Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female 81,786
Ranked 24th. 		1.04 million
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Bangladesh
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male 1.11 million
Ranked 3rd. 17% more than United States 		944,307
Ranked 4th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female 914,530
Ranked 3rd. 19% more than United States 		769,923
Ranked 4th.
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 30.06%
Ranked 102nd. 		0.0
Ranked 111th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 84.68%
Ranked 80th. 		92.62%
Ranked 60th. 9% more than Bangladesh
Preschool enrollment rate > Female 10.55
Ranked 114th. 		57.63
Ranked 64th. 5 times more than Bangladesh
Preschool enrollment rate > Male 10.42
Ranked 116th. 		57.98
Ranked 63th. 6 times more than Bangladesh
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 100.42
Ranked 71st. 		108.63
Ranked 38th. 8% more than Bangladesh
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 98.7
Ranked 84th. 		103.49
Ranked 59th. 5% more than Bangladesh
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female 57.55
Ranked 70th. 		98.08
Ranked 22nd. 70% more than Bangladesh
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male 52.16
Ranked 72nd. 		95.67
Ranked 24th. 83% more than Bangladesh
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 4.21%
Ranked 6th. 		40.66%
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Bangladesh
Primary education, teachers > % female 53.73%
Ranked 90th. 		86.71%
Ranked 33th. 61% more than Bangladesh
Tertiary education, teachers > % female 17.06%
Ranked 86th. 		47.68%
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Bangladesh
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 14.11%
Ranked 51st. 8% more than United States 		13.07%
Ranked 60th.
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 32.2%
Ranked 48th. 59% more than United States 		20.2%
Ranked 66th.
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 10.7%
Ranked 67th. 		51.9%
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Bangladesh
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 19.4%
Ranked 23th. 		42.2%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Bangladesh
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 10.86% gross
Ranked 65th. 		61.93% gross
Ranked 62nd. 6 times more than Bangladesh
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 110.63% gross
Ranked 33th. 13% more than United States 		97.55% gross
Ranked 117th.
Primary education > Teachers > % female 34.24% female
Ranked 128th. 		88.58% female
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Bangladesh
Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita 14.69%
Ranked 26th. 		25.85%
Ranked 24th. 76% more than Bangladesh
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 129.36%
Ranked 14th. 30% more than United States 		99.85%
Ranked 91st.
Government spending on education > % of GDP 2.23%
Ranked 113th. 		5.62%
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Bangladesh
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 86.28%
Ranked 81st. 		92.61%
Ranked 54th. 7% more than Bangladesh
Government spending on education > % of government spending 13.99%
Ranked 32nd. 		14.13%
Ranked 35th. 1% more than Bangladesh
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 94.5%
Ranked 109th. 		99.11%
Ranked 89th. 5% more than Bangladesh
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 8 years
Ranked 14th. 		16 years
Ranked 25th. Twice as much as Bangladesh
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 25.25%
Ranked 103th. 		72.28%
Ranked 62nd. 3 times more than Bangladesh
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 25.85%
Ranked 101st. 		74.31%
Ranked 60th. 3 times more than Bangladesh
Secondary education, pupils > % female 52.53%
Ranked 7th. 8% more than United States 		48.86%
Ranked 62nd.
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 8.94%
Ranked 82nd. 		22.93%
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Bangladesh
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 2.38
Ranked 98th. 		0.0
Ranked 96th.
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 0.531
Ranked 82nd. 		3.28
Ranked 51st. 6 times more than Bangladesh
Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 10.49%
Ranked 118th. 		57.81%
Ranked 64th. 6 times more than Bangladesh
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net 85.46%
Ranked 84th. 		91.97%
Ranked 56th. 8% more than Bangladesh
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 89.4%
Ranked 125th. 		98.45%
Ranked 102nd. 10% more than Bangladesh
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 84.68%
Ranked 86th. 		91.37%
Ranked 60th. 8% more than Bangladesh
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 40.33%
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than United States 		9.68%
Ranked 58th.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 109.64%
Ranked 3rd. 9% more than United States 		100.42%
Ranked 47th.
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 45.64% gross
Ranked 66th. 		94.68% gross
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than Bangladesh
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 1.81%
Ranked 162nd. 		4.79%
Ranked 59th. 3 times more than Bangladesh
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 8 years
Ranked 17th. 		15 years
Ranked 24th. 88% more than Bangladesh
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 69.03%
Ranked 94th. 		138.98%
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Bangladesh
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 66.2%
Ranked 90th. 		93.08%
Ranked 58th. 41% more than Bangladesh
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 47.29% gross
Ranked 62nd. 		95.47% gross
Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Bangladesh
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 89.85%
Ranked 70th. 		91.29%
Ranked 62nd. 2% more than Bangladesh
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 70.64%
Ranked 78th. 		87.88%
Ranked 62nd. 24% more than Bangladesh
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 9.65%
Ranked 31st. 		0.0
Ranked 136th.
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 14.24%
Ranked 30th. 		15.25%
Ranked 31st. 7% more than Bangladesh
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 54.5%
Ranked 106th. 		93.76%
Ranked 61st. 72% more than Bangladesh
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 42.17%
Ranked 77th. 		86.8%
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Bangladesh
Secondary education, teachers, female 81,190
Ranked 17th. 		1.02 million
Ranked 4th. 13 times more than Bangladesh
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