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  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > 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).
  • Average IQ: Average IQ of different countries according to the controversial book "IQ and the Wealth of Nations".
  • 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, 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)."
  • 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.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • 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.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • 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.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Public spending on education, total > % of 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).
  • Education spending > % of GDP: Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP, 2000-2002)
  • Grade 1 intake rate: Total number of new entrants in first grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population at the official primary school-entrance age
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education, general pupils > % female: Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. General programmes is the number of female students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Total enrollment, primary, male > % net: Total enrollment, primary, male (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with primary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education (% of total). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %: 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.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %: 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.
  • 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.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP: 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.
  • Unemployment with primary education > % of total 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 secondary education > % of total 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).
  • Expenditure per student > Primary > % 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.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > 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. 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.
  • Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % 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.
  • 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: 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 as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • School enrollment, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % net: School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Female is the ratio of female children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the female population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. 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 > % 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 last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male 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.
  • 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.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males: Number of male entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the male population at entrance age to the last grade.
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STAT Barbados Netherlands HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 8.7
Ranked 24th. 		9.4
Ranked 16th. 8% more than Barbados
Children out of school, primary 614
Ranked 108th. 		776
Ranked 107th. 26% more than Barbados
Children out of school, primary per 1000 2.18
Ranked 74th. 47 times more than Netherlands 		0.0465
Ranked 115th.
Children out of school, primary, female 331
Ranked 96th. 		11,924
Ranked 61st. 36 times more than Barbados
College and university > Gender parity index 2.46
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Netherlands 		1.12
Ranked 71st.
College and university > Share of total education spending 32.51%
Ranked 8th. 16% more than Netherlands 		28.05%
Ranked 17th.
Compulsary education duration 11
Ranked 28th. 		13
Ranked 9th. 18% more than Barbados
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 7.52%
Ranked 8th. 26% more than Netherlands 		5.96%
Ranked 29th.
High school enrolment rate 99.08
Ranked 24th. 1% more than Netherlands 		98.12
Ranked 32nd.
Literacy > Total population 99.7%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Netherlands 		99%
Ranked 29th.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 123th. The same as Netherlands 		6
Ranked 139th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 6.1
Ranked 36th. 47% more than Netherlands 		4.15
Ranked 69th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 13.09
Ranked 105th. 		18.36
Ranked 99th. 40% more than Barbados
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 14.58
Ranked 57th. 7% more than Netherlands 		13.57
Ranked 59th.
Secondary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 192nd. 		6
Ranked 160th. 20% more than Barbados
Average IQ 78
Ranked 42nd. 		102
Ranked 5th. 31% more than Barbados
Literacy > Female 99.7%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Netherlands 		99%
Ranked 28th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 1.17
Ranked 69th. 61% more than Netherlands 		0.729
Ranked 86th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 178th. The same as Netherlands 		2
Ranked 186th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th. 		6.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 35% more than Barbados
Duration of compulsory education 12 years
Ranked 15th. 		13 years
Ranked 5th. 8% more than Barbados
Secondary education, pupils 19,696
Ranked 125th. 		1.54 million
Ranked 40th. 78 times more than Barbados
College and university > Private school share 0.0
Ranked 109th. 		100%
Ranked 5th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 41st. 2% more than Netherlands 		0.98
Ranked 76th.
School life expectancy > Total 12.4 years
Ranked 43th. 		15.9 years
Ranked 7th. 28% more than Barbados
Primary education, pupils 22,509
Ranked 140th. 		1.29 million
Ranked 62nd. 57 times more than Barbados
Primary education, teachers 1,720
Ranked 120th. 		63,872
Ranked 43th. 37 times more than Barbados
Tertiary enrollment 38.2%
Ranked 32nd. 		55%
Ranked 16th. 44% more than Barbados
Spending per student > College and university 46.35
Ranked 13th. 6% more than Netherlands 		43.92
Ranked 26th.
Compulsary education starting age 5
Ranked 99th. The same as Netherlands 		5
Ranked 178th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 53.05
Ranked 10th. 65 times more than Netherlands 		0.813
Ranked 74th.
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. 		3
Ranked 135th. 50% more than Barbados
Literacy > Male 99.7%
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than Netherlands 		99%
Ranked 38th.
Spending > USD 199.24 million
Ranked 107th. 		42.53 billion
Ranked 14th. 213 times more than Barbados
High school > Private school share 5.32%
Ranked 93th. 		82.79%
Ranked 5th. 16 times more than Barbados
Spending > Proportion 6.39
Ranked 18th. 32% more than Netherlands 		4.85
Ranked 53th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 15.15
Ranked 84th. 		17.17
Ranked 120th. 13% more than Barbados
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 177th. 		4
Ranked 58th. 33% more than Barbados
High school repeaters > Male 0.0
Ranked 105th. 		5.53
Ranked 46th.
Preschool enrollment rate 102.49
Ranked 33th. 		106.9
Ranked 53th. 4% more than Barbados
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 1,237.65
Ranked 169th. 		13,388.96
Ranked 60th. 11 times more than Barbados
Primary completion rate 102
Ranked 21st. 2% more than Netherlands 		100
Ranked 41st.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 7,979
Ranked 105th. 		526,767
Ranked 36th. 66 times more than Barbados
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 130th. The same as Netherlands 		6
Ranked 147th.
Children out of school > Primary 488
Ranked 67th. 		13,817
Ranked 69th. 28 times more than Barbados
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 5.2
Ranked 59th. 		6.79
Ranked 40th. 31% more than Barbados
Secondary education, teachers 1,430
Ranked 97th. 		113,370
Ranked 24th. 79 times more than Barbados
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 16.15
Ranked 58th. 8% more than Netherlands 		15
Ranked 72nd.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 166th. The same as Netherlands 		3
Ranked 180th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 1
Ranked 75th. 4 times more than Netherlands 		0.27
Ranked 96th.
Spending per student > High school 24.81
Ranked 12th. 		25.41
Ranked 23th. 2% more than Barbados
Secondary education, general pupils 19,696
Ranked 133th. 		790,048
Ranked 50th. 40 times more than Barbados
High school > Gender parity index 1.12
Ranked 11th. 13% more than Netherlands 		0.988
Ranked 86th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 15
Ranked 121st. 		13,475
Ranked 13th. 898 times more than Barbados
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 49%
Ranked 1st. 23% more than Netherlands 		40%
Ranked 17th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 9.96%
Ranked 33th. 6 times more than Netherlands 		1.72%
Ranked 98th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 29.86
Ranked 45th. 		32.62
Ranked 42nd. 9% more than Barbados
Scouting > Genders admitted boys only both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 5
Ranked 208th. 		6
Ranked 171st. 20% more than Barbados
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 16.4%
Ranked 23th. 46% more than Netherlands 		11.2%
Ranked 60th.
Children out of school, primary, male 282
Ranked 97th. 		4,421
Ranked 78th. 16 times more than Barbados
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 7.2%
Ranked 9th. 31% more than Netherlands 		5.5%
Ranked 39th.
High school > Students per teacher 14.58
Ranked 58th. 7% more than Netherlands 		13.57
Ranked 61st.
Secondary education > General pupils 21,345
Ranked 89th. 		672,103
Ranked 56th. 31 times more than Barbados
Spending per student > Elementary school 27.71
Ranked 3rd. 56% more than Netherlands 		17.76
Ranked 31st.
Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 174th. 		12
Ranked 129th. 9% more than Barbados
High school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 153th. 		12
Ranked 117th. 9% more than Barbados
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th. 30% more than Netherlands 		4.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 23,074
Ranked 157th. 		1.29 million
Ranked 65th. 56 times more than Barbados
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 89.5%
Ranked 28th. 2% more than Netherlands 		87.5%
Ranked 30th.
Elementary school graduate rate 93.9
Ranked 40th. 		98.34
Ranked 19th. 5% more than Barbados
Public spending per student > Primary level 22.9
Ranked 3rd. 49% more than Netherlands 		15.4
Ranked 31st.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 69.89
Ranked 106th. 		92.19
Ranked 42nd. 32% more than Barbados
Primary education, pupils per 1000 79.87
Ranked 95th. 3% more than Netherlands 		77.38
Ranked 98th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 2.47
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Netherlands 		1.08
Ranked 55th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1
Ranked 68th. 2% more than Netherlands 		0.98
Ranked 84th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 29.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. 		32.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 9% more than Barbados
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 4.39
Ranked 44th. 5 times more than Netherlands 		0.802
Ranked 124th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 173th. 		6
Ranked 141st. 20% more than Barbados
Teacher student ratio > High school 14.58
Ranked 56th. 9% more than Netherlands 		13.32
Ranked 72nd.
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 1.78
Ranked 62nd. 2 times more than Netherlands 		0.849
Ranked 100th.
High school repeaters > Female 0.0
Ranked 105th. 		3.92
Ranked 46th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 13.46
Ranked 104th. 		17.17
Ranked 108th. 28% more than Barbados
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 98.3%
Ranked 18th. The same as Netherlands 		98.3%
Ranked 18th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 22,849
Ranked 130th. 		1.29 million
Ranked 59th. 56 times more than Barbados
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 121st. The same as Netherlands 		6 years
Ranked 138th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $10,784.79
Ranked 8th. 		$27,461.55
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Barbados
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 69.89
Ranked 70th. 48% more than Netherlands 		47.33
Ranked 130th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 181st. 		12
Ranked 132nd. 9% more than Barbados
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 11.24%
Ranked 66th. 		68.91%
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Barbados
Elementary school > Gender ratio 97.27
Ranked 34th. 		98.18
Ranked 71st. 1% more than Barbados
High school enrolment rate > Female 97.31
Ranked 42nd. 		100
Ranked 11th. 3% more than Barbados
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 98%
Ranked 34th. 		99%
Ranked 24th. 1% more than Barbados
Duration of education > Secondary level 5
Ranked 170th. 		6
Ranked 135th. 20% more than Barbados
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 69
Ranked 8th. 60% more than Netherlands 		43
Ranked 37th.
Secondary education > Pupils 21,418
Ranked 82nd. 		1.4 million
Ranked 40th. 65 times more than Barbados
Primary education > Pupils 22,249
Ranked 94th. 		1.28 million
Ranked 61st. 58 times more than Barbados
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 87.6%
Ranked 31st. 		90.4%
Ranked 29th. 3% more than Barbados
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 70.69%
Ranked 4th. 39% more than Netherlands 		51.01%
Ranked 74th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 78.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 96th. 		87.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th. 12% more than Barbados
Secondary education, vocational pupils 73
Ranked 130th. 		748,850
Ranked 15th. 10258 times more than Barbados
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 88.86%
Ranked 12th. 13% more than Netherlands 		78.97%
Ranked 29th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 13.09
Ranked 106th. 		18.36
Ranked 97th. 40% more than Barbados
Secondary education > Teachers 1,348
Ranked 61st. 		109,661
Ranked 31st. 81 times more than Barbados
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 13 years
Ranked 2nd. 		16 years
Ranked 23th. 23% more than Barbados
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 96.29
Ranked 22nd. 		99.52
Ranked 7th. 3% more than Barbados
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 20,947
Ranked 147th. 		1.42 million
Ranked 45th. 68 times more than Barbados
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 56.34
Ranked 47th. 		830.49
Ranked 6th. 15 times more than Barbados
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 114th. The same as Netherlands 		6
Ranked 127th.
Public spending per student > Secondary level 29.8
Ranked 7th. 37% more than Netherlands 		21.8
Ranked 29th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.94%
Ranked 30th. 1% more than Netherlands 		48.22%
Ranked 103th.
Progression to secondary school 99.45%
Ranked 6th. 1% more than Netherlands 		98.12%
Ranked 35th.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 1.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th. 2 times more than Netherlands 		0.849 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 98%
Ranked 32nd. The same as Netherlands 		98%
Ranked 36th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 14
Ranked 195th. 		15
Ranked 162nd. 7% more than Barbados
Elementary school starting age > Years 5
Ranked 175th. 		6
Ranked 149th. 20% more than Barbados
Library books 174,000
Ranked 13th. 		2.66 million
Ranked 6th. 15 times more than Barbados
School life expectancy > Male 11.8 years
Ranked 48th. 		16 years
Ranked 5th. 36% more than Barbados
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 79.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 92% more than Netherlands 		41.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 136th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.086 per capita
Ranked 120th. 8% more than Netherlands 		0.08 per capita
Ranked 125th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 85.61
Ranked 119th. 7% more than Netherlands 		79.92
Ranked 125th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 98%
Ranked 35th. 		99%
Ranked 30th. 1% more than Barbados
Library books per 1000 661.18
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Netherlands 		169.09
Ranked 4th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 16.9
Ranked 109th. 72% more than Netherlands 		9.8
Ranked 135th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 73
Ranked 83th. 		724,593
Ranked 16th. 9926 times more than Barbados
Primary education > Teachers 1,469
Ranked 78th. 		63,022
Ranked 49th. 43 times more than Barbados
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 49.73%
Ranked 62nd. 2% more than Netherlands 		48.55%
Ranked 96th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 9.8
Ranked 22nd. 		68.4
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Barbados
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 112th. The same as Netherlands 		6
Ranked 127th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 78.29
Ranked 40th. 		85.78
Ranked 65th. 10% more than Barbados
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 5.37
Ranked 32nd. 28% more than Netherlands 		4.18
Ranked 82nd.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 0.861 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th. 27% more than Netherlands 		0.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 92nd.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 49.1%
Ranked 23th. 2% more than Netherlands 		48.3%
Ranked 91st.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $3.05 billion
Ranked 71st. 		$456.28 billion
Ranked 14th. 149 times more than Barbados
Primary school starting age > Years 5
Ranked 197th. 		6
Ranked 169th. 20% more than Barbados
Scouting > Members 2,184
Ranked 121st. 		47,655
Ranked 27th. 22 times more than Barbados
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 80.29%
Ranked 39th. 		84%
Ranked 38th. 5% more than Barbados
High school > Share of total education spending 29.64%
Ranked 68th. 		40.68%
Ranked 27th. 37% more than Barbados
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 85%
Ranked 22nd. 		89.9%
Ranked 11th. 6% more than Barbados
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 20,337
Ranked 120th. 		775,682
Ranked 49th. 38 times more than Barbados
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 78.02
Ranked 41st. 89% more than Netherlands 		41.28
Ranked 134th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 4.93
Ranked 34th. 		6.74
Ranked 46th. 37% more than Barbados
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.84
Ranked 18th. 2% more than Netherlands 		97.43
Ranked 90th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male 255
Ranked 68th. 		2,740
Ranked 81st. 11 times more than Barbados
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.984
Ranked 58th. 		0.991
Ranked 71st. 1% more than Barbados
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 49.4%
Ranked 65th. 3% more than Netherlands 		48.1%
Ranked 90th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 6.3
Ranked 62nd. 		75.1
Ranked 5th. 12 times more than Barbados
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 77.72
Ranked 98th. 		87.63
Ranked 81st. 13% more than Barbados
Scouting > Members per thousand people 7.71
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Netherlands 		2.84
Ranked 50th.
Primary completion rate > Women 104
Ranked 19th. 5% more than Netherlands 		99
Ranked 43th.
School life expectancy > Female 13.1 years
Ranked 40th. 		15.8 years
Ranked 10th. 21% more than Barbados
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 95.7%
Ranked 28th. 		98.8%
Ranked 10th. 3% more than Barbados
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.946 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th. 6 times more than Netherlands 		0.168 per 1,000 people
Ranked 106th.
Elementary school teachers 1,698
Ranked 114th. 		79,000
Ranked 22nd. 47 times more than Barbados
High school teachers 1,430
Ranked 101st. 		108,440
Ranked 29th. 76 times more than Barbados
High school enrolment rate > Male 100
Ranked 14th. 4% more than Netherlands 		96.36
Ranked 38th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 21,418
Ranked 130th. 		1.41 million
Ranked 37th. 66 times more than Barbados
Primary completion rate > Men 101
Ranked 24th. The same as Netherlands 		101
Ranked 33th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 100.09
Ranked 46th. 2% more than Netherlands 		98.37
Ranked 90th.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 79.46 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th. 		85.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th. 8% more than Barbados
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 81.33
Ranked 88th. 3% more than Netherlands 		78.8
Ranked 120th.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 1.06%
Ranked 2nd. 		29.02%
Ranked 12th. 27 times more than Barbados
Primary education, teachers > % female 77.79%
Ranked 63th. 21% more than Netherlands 		64.54%
Ranked 57th.
Tertiary education, teachers > % female 48.73%
Ranked 20th. 23% more than Netherlands 		39.54%
Ranked 53th.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 70.4%
Ranked 8th. Twice as much as Netherlands 		35.2%
Ranked 63th.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 7.52%
Ranked 8th. 26% more than Netherlands 		5.96%
Ranked 30th.
Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 63.8%
Ranked 6th. 51% more than Netherlands 		42.2%
Ranked 28th.
Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 73%
Ranked 9th. 91% more than Netherlands 		38.3%
Ranked 61st.
Education spending > % of GDP 7.6%
Ranked 15th. 49% more than Netherlands 		5.1%
Ranked 57th.
Grade 1 intake rate 85.2
Ranked 11th. 		98.6
Ranked 1st. 16% more than Barbados
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 93.16% gross
Ranked 8th. 5% more than Netherlands 		88.88% gross
Ranked 31st.
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 247.09
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Netherlands 		108.07
Ranked 72nd.
Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita 27.63%
Ranked 10th. 17% more than Netherlands 		23.6%
Ranked 32nd.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 113.14%
Ranked 28th. 13% more than Netherlands 		100.44%
Ranked 85th.
Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group 102.36%
Ranked 14th. 2% more than Netherlands 		99.9%
Ranked 39th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 5.45%
Ranked 78th. 		82.79%
Ranked 4th. 15 times more than Barbados
School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 21.86% gross
Ranked 60th. 		56.94% gross
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Barbados
Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort 95.71%
Ranked 12th. 		100%
Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Barbados
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 11.24%
Ranked 64th. 		68.91%
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Barbados
Primary education, pupils > % female 48.65%
Ranked 59th. The same as Netherlands 		48.63%
Ranked 64th.
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 104.52%
Ranked 61st. 		107.11%
Ranked 44th. 2% more than Barbados
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 103.99%
Ranked 16th. 3% more than Netherlands 		101.22%
Ranked 29th.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 100.74%
Ranked 74th. 3% more than Netherlands 		98.27%
Ranked 102nd.
Secondary education, general pupils > % female 50.2%
Ranked 61st. 		50.43%
Ranked 53th. About the same as Barbados
Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 97.41%
Ranked 28th. 		99.28%
Ranked 13th. 2% more than Barbados
Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force 13%
Ranked 48th. 		23.9%
Ranked 11th. 84% more than Barbados
Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 18.4%
Ranked 36th. 		32.1%
Ranked 14th. 74% more than Barbados
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita $10,321.27
Ranked 9th. 		$30,739.09
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Barbados
Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP 83.53%
Ranked 4th. 27% more than Netherlands 		65.93%
Ranked 23th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 0.267
Ranked 130th. 		44.86
Ranked 1st. 168 times more than Barbados
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 3.06
Ranked 53th. 		3.34
Ranked 50th. 9% more than Barbados
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 112.19%
Ranked 12th. 14% more than Netherlands 		98.79%
Ranked 70th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 98.59%
Ranked 75th. 		99.05%
Ranked 63th. About the same as Barbados
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 6.99% of GNI
Ranked 13th. 42% more than Netherlands 		4.91% of GNI
Ranked 55th.
Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 6.94%
Ranked 9th. 30% more than Netherlands 		5.32%
Ranked 45th.
Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment 13.1%
Ranked 55th. 		46.3%
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Barbados
Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment 71.9%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Netherlands 		35.1%
Ranked 51st.
Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita 23.41%
Ranked 4th. 25% more than Netherlands 		18.66%
Ranked 30th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 113.25% gross
Ranked 1st. 		119.71% gross
Ranked 4th. 6% more than Barbados
Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita 69.28%
Ranked 20th. 61% more than Netherlands 		42.96%
Ranked 25th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 99.5%
Ranked 10th. 2% more than Netherlands 		97.8%
Ranked 21st.
School enrollment > Primary > % net 97.59% net
Ranked 6th. 		98.7% net
Ranked 11th. 1% more than Barbados
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 81.86%
Ranked 3rd. 39% more than Netherlands 		58.9%
Ranked 16th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 13 years
Ranked 1st. 		17 years
Ranked 8th. 31% more than Barbados
School enrollment, primary > % gross 105.29%
Ranked 61st. 		107.64%
Ranked 44th. 2% more than Barbados
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 96.83%
Ranked 23th. 		97.8%
Ranked 12th. 1% more than Barbados
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 94.46%
Ranked 34th. 		98.97%
Ranked 14th. 5% more than Barbados
School enrollment > Primary > % gross 108.27% gross
Ranked 38th. 1% more than Netherlands 		107.42% gross
Ranked 52nd.
Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 94.05%
Ranked 36th. 		98.24%
Ranked 15th. 4% more than Barbados
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 16.4%
Ranked 23th. 52% more than Netherlands 		10.78%
Ranked 54th.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males None
None

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