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  • Average IQ: Average IQ of different countries according to the controversial book "IQ and the Wealth of Nations".
  • 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 > 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).
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • 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."
  • 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 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.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • 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).
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Library members per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Primary education > Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • 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.
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Male: 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.
  • 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.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • 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.
  • 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 GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with secondary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • 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).
  • Education spending > % of GDP: Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP, 2000-2002)
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • 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 > % 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments 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.
  • 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)."
  • 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."
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • 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.
  • Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Primary completion rate. Total is the total number of new entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as percentage of the total population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade of primary. This indicator is also known as "gross intake rate to the last grade of primary." The ratio can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education 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.
STAT Barbados Canada HISTORY
Average IQ 78
Ranked 42nd.
97
Ranked 16th. 24% more than Barbados
Average years of schooling of adults 8.7
Ranked 24th.
11.6
Ranked 4th. 33% more than Barbados
Children out of school, primary 614
Ranked 108th.
1,892
Ranked 100th. 3 times more than Barbados

Children out of school, primary per 1000 2.18
Ranked 74th. 35 times more than Canada
0.0615
Ranked 118th.

Children out of school, primary, female 331
Ranked 96th.
1,762
Ranked 86th. 5 times more than Barbados

College and university > Gender parity index 2.46
Ranked 3rd. 83% more than Canada
1.34
Ranked 28th.

College and university > Share of total education spending 32.51%
Ranked 8th.
35.39%
Ranked 4th. 9% more than Barbados

Compulsary education duration 11
Ranked 28th. The same as Canada
11
Ranked 47th.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 7.52%
Ranked 8th. 37% more than Canada
5.5%
Ranked 44th.

Literacy > Total population 99.7%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Canada
99%
Ranked 30th.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 123th. The same as Canada
6
Ranked 145th.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 6.1
Ranked 36th. 33% more than Canada
4.58
Ranked 75th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 13.09
Ranked 105th.
17.42
Ranked 113th. 33% more than Barbados

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 14.58
Ranked 57th.
18.8
Ranked 21st. 29% more than Barbados

Secondary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 192nd.
6
Ranked 164th. 20% more than Barbados

Literacy > Female 99.7%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Canada
99%
Ranked 29th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 1.17
Ranked 69th. 20 times more than Canada
0.0578
Ranked 104th.

Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 178th. The same as Canada
2
Ranked 191st.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th. 5% more than Canada
4.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th.

Duration of compulsory education 12 years
Ranked 15th. 9% more than Canada
11 years
Ranked 32nd.
Secondary education, pupils 19,696
Ranked 125th.
2.61 million
Ranked 35th. 133 times more than Barbados

College and university > Private school share 0.0
Ranked 109th.
0.0
Ranked 64th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 41st. The same as Canada
1
Ranked 45th.

School life expectancy > Total 12.4 years
Ranked 43th.
14.8 years
Ranked 18th. 19% more than Barbados
Primary education, teachers 1,720
Ranked 120th.
141,045
Ranked 29th. 82 times more than Barbados

Primary education, pupils 22,509
Ranked 140th.
2.17 million
Ranked 48th. 96 times more than Barbados

Tertiary enrollment 38.2%
Ranked 32nd.
60%
Ranked 1st. 57% more than Barbados
Spending per student > College and university 46.35
Ranked 13th. 5% more than Canada
44
Ranked 6th.
Compulsary education starting age 5
Ranked 99th.
6
Ranked 143th. 20% more than Barbados

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 53.05
Ranked 10th. 84 times more than Canada
0.634
Ranked 49th.

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over has ever attended school age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 2
Ranked 193th.
4
Ranked 49th. Twice as much as Barbados

Literacy > Male 99.7%
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than Canada
99%
Ranked 39th.
Spending > USD 199.24 million
Ranked 107th.
66.53 billion
Ranked 9th. 334 times more than Barbados

High school > Private school share 5.32%
Ranked 93th.
7.2%
Ranked 90th. 35% more than Barbados

Spending > Proportion 6.39
Ranked 18th. 34% more than Canada
4.78
Ranked 57th.

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 15.15
Ranked 84th.
17.42
Ranked 123th. 15% more than Barbados

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 177th.
4
Ranked 63th. 33% more than Barbados

Preschool enrollment rate 102.49
Ranked 33th. 4% more than Canada
98.84
Ranked 107th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 1,237.65
Ranked 169th.
45,693.45
Ranked 15th. 37 times more than Barbados

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 7,979
Ranked 105th.
1.19 million
Ranked 21st. 149 times more than Barbados

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 130th. The same as Canada
6
Ranked 154th.

Children out of school > Primary 488
Ranked 67th.
12,419
Ranked 69th. 25 times more than Barbados

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 5.2
Ranked 59th. 25% more than Canada
4.17
Ranked 13th.

Secondary education, teachers 1,430
Ranked 97th.
126,098
Ranked 8th. 88 times more than Barbados

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 16.15
Ranked 58th.
17.72
Ranked 70th. 10% more than Barbados

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 166th. 50% more than Canada
2
Ranked 204th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 1
Ranked 75th. 9 times more than Canada
0.116
Ranked 99th.

Secondary education, general pupils 19,696
Ranked 133th.
2.65 million
Ranked 8th. 134 times more than Barbados

High school > Gender parity index 1.12
Ranked 11th. 15% more than Canada
0.979
Ranked 94th.

Scientific and technical journal articles 15
Ranked 121st.
24,803
Ranked 7th. 1654 times more than Barbados

College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 49%
Ranked 1st. 20% more than Canada
41%
Ranked 1st.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 9.96%
Ranked 33th. 4 times more than Canada
2.53%
Ranked 86th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 29.86
Ranked 45th.
38.37
Ranked 27th. 28% more than Barbados

Scouting > Genders admitted boys only both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 5
Ranked 208th.
6
Ranked 179th. 20% more than Barbados

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 16.4%
Ranked 23th. 31% more than Canada
12.5%
Ranked 58th.
Children out of school, primary, male 282
Ranked 97th.
3,523
Ranked 78th. 12 times more than Barbados

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 7.2%
Ranked 9th. 33% more than Canada
5.4%
Ranked 47th.

High school > Students per teacher 14.58
Ranked 58th.
18.8
Ranked 21st. 29% more than Barbados

Secondary education > General pupils 21,345
Ranked 89th.
2.61 million
Ranked 29th. 122 times more than Barbados

Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 174th.
12
Ranked 135th. 9% more than Barbados

High school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 153th.
12
Ranked 121st. 9% more than Barbados

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th. 20% more than Canada
4.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 23,074
Ranked 157th.
2.48 million
Ranked 49th. 108 times more than Barbados

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 89.5%
Ranked 28th.
100%
Ranked 3rd. 12% more than Barbados

Elementary school graduate rate 93.9
Ranked 40th.
97.66
Ranked 7th. 4% more than Barbados
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 69.89
Ranked 106th.
76.53
Ranked 92nd. 9% more than Barbados

Primary education, pupils per 1000 79.87
Ranked 95th. 26% more than Canada
63.53
Ranked 124th.

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 2.47
Ranked 4th. 82% more than Canada
1.36
Ranked 36th.

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1
Ranked 68th. 2% more than Canada
0.98
Ranked 109th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 29.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th.
38.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 28% more than Barbados

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 4.39
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Canada
1.33
Ranked 101st.

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 173th.
6
Ranked 145th. 20% more than Barbados

Teacher student ratio > High school 14.58
Ranked 56th.
18.4
Ranked 47th. 26% more than Barbados

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 1.78
Ranked 62nd. 4 times more than Canada
0.4
Ranked 108th.

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 13.46
Ranked 104th.
17.42
Ranked 116th. 29% more than Barbados

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 98.3%
Ranked 18th. 2% more than Canada
96.5%
Ranked 19th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 22,849
Ranked 130th.
2.31 million
Ranked 46th. 101 times more than Barbados

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 121st. The same as Canada
6 years
Ranked 143th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $10,784.79
Ranked 8th.
$22,866.96
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Barbados

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 69.89
Ranked 70th.
87.49
Ranked 7th. 25% more than Barbados

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 11.24%
Ranked 66th. 84% more than Canada
6.12%
Ranked 90th.

High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 181st.
12
Ranked 138th. 9% more than Barbados

Elementary school > Gender ratio 97.27
Ranked 34th.
99.53
Ranked 43th. 2% more than Barbados

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 98%
Ranked 34th.
99%
Ranked 27th. 1% more than Barbados

Duration of education > Secondary level 5
Ranked 170th.
6
Ranked 136th. 20% more than Barbados
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 69
Ranked 8th. 50% more than Canada
46.1
Ranked 34th.
Primary education > Pupils 22,249
Ranked 94th.
2.46 million
Ranked 51st. 111 times more than Barbados

Secondary education > Pupils 21,418
Ranked 82nd.
2.71 million
Ranked 27th. 126 times more than Barbados

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 87.6%
Ranked 31st.
100%
Ranked 3rd. 14% more than Barbados

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 70.69%
Ranked 4th. 26% more than Canada
56.01%
Ranked 40th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 78.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 96th.
84.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th. 8% more than Barbados

Secondary education, vocational pupils 73
Ranked 130th.
0.0
Ranked 81st.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 13.09
Ranked 106th.
17.42
Ranked 119th. 33% more than Barbados

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 88.86%
Ranked 12th. 22% more than Canada
72.92%
Ranked 50th.

Secondary education > Teachers 1,348
Ranked 61st.
147,890
Ranked 24th. 110 times more than Barbados

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 13 years
Ranked 2nd.
17 years
Ranked 1st. 31% more than Barbados
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 96.29
Ranked 22nd.
97.82
Ranked 9th. 2% more than Barbados
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 20,947
Ranked 147th.
2.62 million
Ranked 27th. 125 times more than Barbados

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 56.34
Ranked 47th.
783.02
Ranked 9th. 14 times more than Barbados

Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 114th. The same as Canada
6
Ranked 131st.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.94%
Ranked 30th. About the same as Canada
48.87%
Ranked 41st.

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 1.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th. 5 times more than Canada
0.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 107th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 98%
Ranked 32nd.
100%
Ranked 16th. 2% more than Barbados

High school > Upper secondary starting age 14
Ranked 195th. The same as Canada
14
Ranked 200th.

Elementary school starting age > Years 5
Ranked 175th.
6
Ranked 154th. 20% more than Barbados

Library books 174,000
Ranked 13th.
7.27 million
Ranked 1st. 42 times more than Barbados
School life expectancy > Male 11.8 years
Ranked 48th.
14.4 years
Ranked 22nd. 22% more than Barbados
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 79.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th.
83.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th. 5% more than Barbados

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.086 per capita
Ranked 120th. 8% more than Canada
0.08 per capita
Ranked 130th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 85.61
Ranked 119th. 7% more than Canada
79.86
Ranked 130th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 98%
Ranked 35th.
99%
Ranked 31st. 1% more than Barbados

Library books per 1000 661.18
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Canada
236.2
Ranked 1st.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 16.9
Ranked 109th. 13% more than Canada
15
Ranked 19th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 78%
Ranked 45th. 15% more than Canada
68%
Ranked 2nd.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 73
Ranked 83th.
103,143
Ranked 52nd. 1413 times more than Barbados

Primary education > Teachers 1,469
Ranked 78th.
141,045
Ranked 31st. 96 times more than Barbados

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 49.73%
Ranked 62nd. 2% more than Canada
48.54%
Ranked 96th.

Private school enrolment > Primary level 9.8
Ranked 22nd. 51% more than Canada
6.5
Ranked 26th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 112th. The same as Canada
6
Ranked 132nd.

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 5.37
Ranked 32nd. 18% more than Canada
4.54
Ranked 86th.

Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 78.29
Ranked 40th.
86.38
Ranked 72nd. 10% more than Barbados

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 0.861 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th. 7 times more than Canada
0.116 per 1,000 people
Ranked 108th.

Female enrolment share > Primary level 49.1%
Ranked 23th. 1% more than Canada
48.8%
Ranked 5th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $3.05 billion
Ranked 71st.
$780.37 billion
Ranked 6th. 255 times more than Barbados

Primary school starting age > Years 5
Ranked 197th.
6
Ranked 176th. 20% more than Barbados

Scouting > Members 2,184
Ranked 121st.
116,044
Ranked 13th. 53 times more than Barbados
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 85%
Ranked 22nd.
97.9%
Ranked 1st. 15% more than Barbados
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 20,337
Ranked 120th.
2.63 million
Ranked 26th. 129 times more than Barbados

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 78.02
Ranked 41st.
83.09
Ranked 56th. 6% more than Barbados

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 4.93
Ranked 34th. 4% more than Canada
4.76
Ranked 70th.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.84
Ranked 18th. About the same as Canada
99.57
Ranked 37th.

Children out of school > Primary > Male 255
Ranked 68th.
8,805
Ranked 63th. 35 times more than Barbados

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.984
Ranked 58th.
0.998
Ranked 46th. 1% more than Barbados

Female enrolment share > Secondary level 49.4%
Ranked 65th. 1% more than Canada
49.1%
Ranked 12th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 6.3
Ranked 62nd.
6.7
Ranked 60th. 6% more than Barbados
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 77.72
Ranked 98th.
84.37
Ranked 81st. 9% more than Barbados

Scouting > Members per thousand people 7.71
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Canada
3.33
Ranked 42nd.
School life expectancy > Female 13.1 years
Ranked 40th.
15.3 years
Ranked 16th. 17% more than Barbados
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 95.7%
Ranked 28th. 1% more than Canada
94.8%
Ranked 15th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.946 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th. 3 times more than Canada
0.283 per 1,000 people
Ranked 97th.

Elementary school teachers 1,698
Ranked 114th.
141,045
Ranked 27th. 83 times more than Barbados

High school teachers 1,430
Ranked 101st.
136,873
Ranked 23th. 96 times more than Barbados

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 21,418
Ranked 130th.
3 million
Ranked 29th. 140 times more than Barbados

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 79.46 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th.
86.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 9% more than Barbados

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 81.33
Ranked 88th. 4% more than Canada
78.47
Ranked 134th.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 100.09
Ranked 46th. 2% more than Canada
97.7
Ranked 101st.

Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 15.4
Ranked 76th.
18.8
Ranked 53th. 22% more than Barbados
Library members 59,484
Ranked 4th. 11 times more than Canada
5,495
Ranked 2nd.
Library members per 1000 226.03
Ranked 1st. 1266 times more than Canada
0.179
Ranked 2nd.
Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 11.2%
Ranked 71st.
23.3%
Ranked 53th. 2 times more than Barbados

Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.083 per capita
Ranked 89th. 6% more than Canada
0.078 per capita
Ranked 136th.

Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort 100%
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Canada
98.47%
Ranked 12th.
Secondary education, teachers, female 841
Ranked 82nd.
89,558
Ranked 12th. 106 times more than Barbados

Elementary school graduate rate > Male 95.73
Ranked 30th.
96.08
Ranked 9th. About the same as Barbados
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 83.78%
Ranked 42nd.
92.58%
Ranked 6th. 11% more than Barbados
Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 49.02%
Ranked 29th. 1% more than Canada
48.64%
Ranked 59th.

School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 111.02%
Ranked 9th. 10% more than Canada
101.09%
Ranked 37th.

Elementary school teachers > % female 79.33%
Ranked 56th. 17% more than Canada
68.07%
Ranked 78th.

Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 38.36%
Ranked 81st.
0.0
Ranked 114th.

Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils 73
Ranked 129th.
0.0
Ranked 117th.

School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female 94.95
Ranked 31st.
99.27
Ranked 7th. 5% more than Barbados
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male 94.26
Ranked 28th.
96.47
Ranked 7th. 2% more than Barbados
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 82.86%
Ranked 5th. 25% more than Canada
66.06%
Ranked 54th.

Primary education, teachers > % female 77.79%
Ranked 63th. 14% more than Canada
68.07%
Ranked 72nd.

Tertiary education, teachers > % female 48.73%
Ranked 20th. 18% more than Canada
41.15%
Ranked 23th.

Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 7.52%
Ranked 8th. 37% more than Canada
5.5%
Ranked 46th.

Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 63.8%
Ranked 6th. 74% more than Canada
36.6%
Ranked 53th.

Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 73%
Ranked 9th. 92% more than Canada
38.1%
Ranked 62nd.

Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 11.2%
Ranked 58th.
38.7%
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Barbados

Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 5.6%
Ranked 66th.
28.1%
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Barbados

Education spending > % of GDP 7.6%
Ranked 15th. 46% more than Canada
5.2%
Ranked 54th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 97.71%
Ranked 21st.
98.87%
Ranked 14th. 1% more than Barbados

School enrollment, primary, male > % net 97.33%
Ranked 20th.
99.72%
Ranked 6th. 2% more than Barbados

Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 247.09
Ranked 4th. 82% more than Canada
136.1
Ranked 34th.

School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 113.35% gross
Ranked 1st. 6% more than Canada
107.24% gross
Ranked 21st.

School enrollment, primary > % gross 105.29%
Ranked 61st. 7% more than Canada
98.65%
Ranked 117th.

Secondary education > Pupils > % female 49.35% female
Ranked 37th. 3% more than Canada
48.1% female
Ranked 91st.

Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 93.37%
Ranked 50th.
98.59%
Ranked 13th. 6% more than Barbados

Government spending on education > % of GDP 7.52%
Ranked 8th. 37% more than Canada
5.5%
Ranked 44th.

Government spending on education > % of government spending 15.71%
Ranked 27th. 26% more than Canada
12.46%
Ranked 55th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 101.06%
Ranked 28th. 2% more than Canada
98.6%
Ranked 97th.

Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort 95.71%
Ranked 12th. 1% more than Canada
95.13%
Ranked 18th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 13 years
Ranked 1st.
17 years
Ranked 1st. 31% more than Barbados
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 14 years
Ranked 1st.
17 years
Ranked 1st. 21% more than Barbados
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 11.24%
Ranked 64th. 84% more than Canada
6.12%
Ranked 88th.

Primary education, pupils > % female 48.65%
Ranked 59th.
48.76%
Ranked 56th. About the same as Barbados

School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 104.52%
Ranked 61st. 6% more than Canada
98.9%
Ranked 111th.

Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 103.99%
Ranked 16th. 8% more than Canada
96.51%
Ranked 56th.

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 100.74%
Ranked 74th.
100.93%
Ranked 79th. About the same as Barbados

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