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Education Stats: compare key data on Belarus & Switzerland

Definitions

  • 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.
  • Homeschooling legal status: Legal status of homeschooling.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • 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: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • 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.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • 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.
  • Homeschooling prevalance: Prevalence of homeschooling.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Repitition rate > Secondary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of secondary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
  • Library members per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Library employees per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Progression to secondary level: Progression to secondary level is the number of new entrants to the first grade of general secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • 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.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % 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."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > 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. 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."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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."
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education (%). Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • 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.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • 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.
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Repitition rate > Primary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of primary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
  • 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.
  • Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • 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.
STAT Belarus Switzerland HISTORY
Children out of school, primary 20,243
Ranked 40th. 6 times more than Switzerland
3,503
Ranked 88th.

Children out of school, primary per 1000 2.14
Ranked 45th. 5 times more than Switzerland
0.443
Ranked 105th.

Children out of school, primary, female 9,758
Ranked 36th. 9 times more than Switzerland
1,047
Ranked 86th.

College and university > Gender parity index 1.42
Ranked 24th. 42% more than Switzerland
0.996
Ranked 59th.

College and university > Share of total education spending 17.87%
Ranked 9th.
25.31%
Ranked 27th. 42% more than Belarus

Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 52nd. The same as Switzerland
9
Ranked 87th.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.15%
Ranked 3rd.
5.22%
Ranked 50th. 1% more than Belarus

High school enrolment rate 99.94
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Switzerland
99.42
Ranked 19th.

Homeschooling legal status Illegal, public education is mandatory without known exceptions. Legal in about three quarters of the cantons , with many being restrictive to very restrictive.
Literacy > Female 99.5%
Ranked 8th. 1% more than Switzerland
99%
Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Total population 99.6%
Ranked 7th. 1% more than Switzerland
99%
Ranked 17th.

Primary education, duration > Years 4
Ranked 183th.
6
Ranked 38th. 50% more than Belarus

Primary education, teachers per 1000 2.49
Ranked 69th.
5.58
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Belarus
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 12.54
Ranked 56th.
15.82
Ranked 54th. 26% more than Belarus

Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 32nd. The same as Switzerland
7
Ranked 28th.

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 1.03
Ranked 45th. 8 times more than Switzerland
0.132
Ranked 99th.

College and university > Gender ratio 143.22
Ranked 25th. 44% more than Switzerland
99.71
Ranked 60th.

Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 38th. 50% more than Switzerland
2
Ranked 139th.

Duration of compulsory education 9 years
Ranked 70th. The same as Switzerland
9 years
Ranked 66th.
Secondary education, pupils 693,047
Ranked 27th. 15% more than Switzerland
605,000
Ranked 66th.

College and university > Private school share 12.67%
Ranked 35th.
17.05%
Ranked 68th. 35% more than Belarus

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.97
Ranked 79th.
0.99
Ranked 47th. 2% more than Belarus

Primary education, pupils 351,780
Ranked 53th.
487,436
Ranked 81st. 39% more than Belarus

Primary education, teachers 23,595
Ranked 41st.
39,700
Ranked 34th. 68% more than Belarus
Tertiary enrollment 56%
Ranked 14th. 33% more than Switzerland
42.1%
Ranked 28th.
Spending per student > College and university 18.13
Ranked 45th.
47.8
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Belarus

High school > Gender ratio 102.19
Ranked 54th. 7% more than Switzerland
95.36
Ranked 81st.

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 29th.
7
Ranked 5th. 17% more than Belarus

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 1.23
Ranked 42nd.
2.5
Ranked 48th. 2 times more than Belarus

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 2
Ranked 155th.
4
Ranked 9th. Twice as much as Belarus

Literacy > Male 99.8%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Switzerland
99%
Ranked 25th.
Spending > USD 2.94 billion
Ranked 52nd.
24.83 billion
Ranked 23th. 8 times more than Belarus

High school > Private school share 0.421%
Ranked 58th.
9.73%
Ranked 76th. 23 times more than Belarus

Spending > Proportion 4.93
Ranked 52nd. 6% more than Switzerland
4.65
Ranked 63th.

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 88th.
5
Ranked 5th. 67% more than Belarus

High school repeaters > Male 0.05
Ranked 93th.
2.63
Ranked 61st. 53 times more than Belarus

Preschool enrollment rate 99.2
Ranked 92nd.
102.85
Ranked 73th. 4% more than Belarus

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 29,273.87
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Switzerland
11,829.31
Ranked 69th.

Primary completion rate 100
Ranked 27th. 5% more than Switzerland
95
Ranked 49th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 488,650
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Switzerland
185,965
Ranked 61st.

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 4
Ranked 193th.
6
Ranked 42nd. 50% more than Belarus

Children out of school > Primary 37,953
Ranked 39th. 4 times more than Switzerland
9,231
Ranked 80th.

Secondary education, teachers 81,700
Ranked 30th. 45% more than Switzerland
56,500
Ranked 13th.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 8.01
Ranked 21st. 1% more than Switzerland
7.95
Ranked 3rd.

High school > Lower secondary school duration 5
Ranked 7th. 67% more than Switzerland
3
Ranked 91st.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 1.11
Ranked 42nd. 4 times more than Switzerland
0.31
Ranked 91st.

Secondary education, general pupils 586,324
Ranked 36th. 47% more than Switzerland
397,849
Ranked 75th.

High school > Gender parity index 0.968
Ranked 72nd.
0.975
Ranked 66th. 1% more than Belarus

Scientific and technical journal articles 532
Ranked 49th.
8,542
Ranked 17th. 16 times more than Belarus

College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 59%
Ranked 6th. 59% more than Switzerland
37%
Ranked 48th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 5.01%
Ranked 65th. 9% more than Switzerland
4.59%
Ranked 69th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 49.53
Ranked 13th. 94% more than Switzerland
25.53
Ranked 63th.

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 69th.
7
Ranked 8th. 17% more than Belarus

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 11.3%
Ranked 38th.
13%
Ranked 37th. 15% more than Belarus

Children out of school, primary, male 10,485
Ranked 35th. 4 times more than Switzerland
2,456
Ranked 76th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 6%
Ranked 15th. 7% more than Switzerland
5.6%
Ranked 32nd.

High school > Students per teacher 12.54
Ranked 59th.
15.82
Ranked 56th. 26% more than Belarus

Secondary education > General pupils 923,798
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Switzerland
387,723
Ranked 79th.

Secondary school starting age > Years 10
Ranked 187th.
13
Ranked 9th. 30% more than Belarus

High school starting age > Years 10
Ranked 164th.
13
Ranked 10th. 30% more than Belarus

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 437,005
Ranked 101st.
535,577
Ranked 94th. 23% more than Belarus

Public spending per student > Primary level 45.8
Ranked 1st. 97% more than Switzerland
23.2
Ranked 11th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 73.23
Ranked 43th.
76.46
Ranked 81st. 4% more than Belarus

Primary education, pupils per 1000 37.17
Ranked 87th.
61.6
Ranked 119th. 66% more than Belarus

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.37
Ranked 26th. 63% more than Switzerland
0.84
Ranked 70th.

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.01
Ranked 58th. 9% more than Switzerland
0.93
Ranked 102nd.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 49.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 93% more than Switzerland
25.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 3.09
Ranked 63th. 2 times more than Switzerland
1.5
Ranked 95th.

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 28th. The same as Switzerland
7
Ranked 25th.

Teacher student ratio > High school 8.1
Ranked 110th.
15.82
Ranked 86th. 95% more than Belarus

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 3.93
Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Switzerland
1.25
Ranked 94th.

Inequality adjusted index 0.819
Ranked 24th.
0.856
Ranked 15th. 5% more than Belarus
High school repeaters > Female 0.02
Ranked 93th.
2.22
Ranked 59th. 111 times more than Belarus

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 15.16
Ranked 98th. 20% more than Switzerland
12.62
Ranked 109th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 99.3%
Ranked 9th. 25% more than Switzerland
79.7%
Ranked 48th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 362,377
Ranked 88th.
505,382
Ranked 77th. 39% more than Belarus

Primary education > Duration > Years 4 years
Ranked 172nd.
6 years
Ranked 39th. 50% more than Belarus

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 99.22
Ranked 76th. 5% more than Switzerland
94.44
Ranked 103th.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 61.95
Ranked 53th. 23% more than Switzerland
50.28
Ranked 120th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 0.0549%
Ranked 84th.
4.86%
Ranked 95th. 89 times more than Belarus

High school > Lower secondary starting age 10
Ranked 194th.
13
Ranked 9th. 30% more than Belarus

Elementary school > Gender ratio 102.45
Ranked 7th. 3% more than Switzerland
99.6
Ranked 38th.

High school enrolment rate > Female 99.87
Ranked 11th.
100
Ranked 2nd. About the same as Belarus

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 90%
Ranked 91st.
98%
Ranked 27th. 9% more than Belarus

Duration of education > Secondary level 7
Ranked 31st. The same as Switzerland
7
Ranked 29th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 18.7
Ranked 20th.
55.8
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Belarus
Primary education > Pupils 379,577
Ranked 62nd.
532,092
Ranked 90th. 40% more than Belarus

Secondary education > Pupils 928,488
Ranked 28th. 65% more than Switzerland
563,701
Ranked 68th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 100.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 32% more than Switzerland
76.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 57.07%
Ranked 30th. 29% more than Switzerland
44.23%
Ranked 91st.

Secondary education, vocational pupils 106,723
Ranked 22nd.
207,151
Ranked 38th. 94% more than Belarus

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 72.1%
Ranked 8th.
82.27%
Ranked 21st. 14% more than Belarus

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 15 years
Ranked 27th. The same as Switzerland
15 years
Ranked 26th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 997,760
Ranked 56th. 80% more than Switzerland
555,505
Ranked 77th.

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 54.3
Ranked 47th.
1,163.92
Ranked 1st. 21 times more than Belarus

Duration of education > Primary level 4
Ranked 153th.
6
Ranked 36th. 50% more than Belarus
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 18,838
Ranked 58th. 4 times more than Switzerland
4,287
Ranked 84th.

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 101.08%
Ranked 45th. 4% more than Switzerland
97.26%
Ranked 84th.

Public spending per student > Secondary level 8.7
Ranked 14th.
28.2
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Belarus
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.29%
Ranked 96th.
48.63%
Ranked 65th. 1% more than Belarus

Progression to secondary school 99.58%
Ranked 5th.
99.9%
Ranked 3rd. About the same as Belarus

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 3.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 3 times more than Switzerland
1.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 96th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 88%
Ranked 93th.
98%
Ranked 22nd. 11% more than Belarus

High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 83th.
16
Ranked 21st. 7% more than Belarus

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 65th.
7
Ranked 9th. 17% more than Belarus

Library books 6.88 million
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Switzerland
3.11 million
Ranked 17th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.04
Ranked 111th.
1.48
Ranked 80th. 37 times more than Belarus

Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 94.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 80% more than Switzerland
52.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 120th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 44.3
Ranked 159th.
73.52
Ranked 139th. 66% more than Belarus

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.044 per capita
Ranked 155th.
0.074 per capita
Ranked 133th. 68% more than Belarus

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 91%
Ranked 79th.
97%
Ranked 39th. 7% more than Belarus

Library books per 1000 674.42
Ranked 2nd. 55% more than Switzerland
435.23
Ranked 22nd.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 17.1
Ranked 106th. 26% more than Switzerland
13.6
Ranked 121st.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 4,690
Ranked 56th.
175,978
Ranked 40th. 38 times more than Belarus

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 49.56%
Ranked 68th. 5% more than Switzerland
47.25%
Ranked 120th.

Private school enrolment > Primary level 0.1
Ranked 95th.
3.4
Ranked 62nd. 34 times more than Belarus
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 4
Ranked 160th.
6
Ranked 35th. 50% more than Belarus

Library employees 445
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Switzerland
105
Ranked 31st.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 96.09
Ranked 26th. 26% more than Switzerland
76.28
Ranked 85th.

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 2.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th. 4 times more than Switzerland
0.569 per 1,000 people
Ranked 96th.

Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.5%
Ranked 71st.
48.6%
Ranked 52nd. About the same as Belarus
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 69th.
7
Ranked 8th. 17% more than Belarus

Scouting > Members 1,201
Ranked 140th.
23,263
Ranked 45th. 19 times more than Belarus
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 77.39%
Ranked 40th.
82.99%
Ranked 40th. 7% more than Belarus

Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 75.9%
Ranked 31st.
87.9%
Ranked 18th. 16% more than Belarus
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 817,820
Ranked 54th. 2 times more than Switzerland
402,131
Ranked 69th.

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 95.6
Ranked 28th. 82% more than Switzerland
52.47
Ranked 118th.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 96.57
Ranked 51st.
99.32
Ranked 54th. 3% more than Belarus

Children out of school > Primary > Male 16,594
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Switzerland
5,028
Ranked 69th.

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 1
Ranked 25th. About the same as Switzerland
0.996
Ranked 33th.

Female enrolment share > Secondary level 50%
Ranked 49th. 6% more than Switzerland
47.2%
Ranked 95th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 0.2
Ranked 87th.
7.7
Ranked 55th. 39 times more than Belarus
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 101.14
Ranked 48th. 33% more than Switzerland
76.26
Ranked 101st.

Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.127
Ranked 151st.
2.91
Ranked 47th. 23 times more than Belarus
Primary completion rate > Women 97
Ranked 42nd. 1% more than Switzerland
96
Ranked 46th.

Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.05
Ranked 129th.
1.37
Ranked 77th. 27 times more than Belarus

Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.05
Ranked 129th.
1.58
Ranked 81st. 32 times more than Belarus

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 100%
Ranked 5th. 24% more than Switzerland
80.4%
Ranked 37th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 1.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 2 times more than Switzerland
0.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th.

Elementary school teachers 23,904
Ranked 75th.
40,040
Ranked 54th. 68% more than Belarus

Homeschooling prevalance Virtually no homeschooling* 200–500 children
High school enrolment rate > Male 100
Ranked 4th. 1% more than Switzerland
99.27
Ranked 20th.

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 928,488
Ranked 48th. 62% more than Switzerland
574,783
Ranked 64th.

Primary completion rate > Men 102
Ranked 21st. 9% more than Switzerland
94
Ranked 47th.

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 94.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 25% more than Switzerland
76.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th.

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 39.28
Ranked 105th.
72.01
Ranked 134th. 83% more than Belarus

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 100.9
Ranked 40th. 10% more than Switzerland
92.03
Ranked 117th.

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Repitition rate > Secondary level 0.8
Ranked 43th.
1.9
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Belarus
Library members 37,200
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Switzerland
12,466
Ranked 32nd.
Library members per 1000 3.65
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Switzerland
1.74
Ranked 31st.
Library employees per million 43.65
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Switzerland
14.7
Ranked 37th.
Progression to secondary level 99
Ranked 9th.
100
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Belarus
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 50.21%
Ranked 1st. 44% more than Switzerland
34.82%
Ranked 7th.
Tertiary education, teachers > % female 60.54%
Ranked 2nd. 63% more than Switzerland
37.03%
Ranked 67th.

Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 17.5%
Ranked 9th. 10% more than Switzerland
15.94%
Ranked 38th.

Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 5.15%
Ranked 3rd.
5.22%
Ranked 52nd. 1% more than Belarus

Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 67.7%
Ranked 4th. 28% more than Switzerland
53%
Ranked 14th.

Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 41.6%
Ranked 55th.
56.3%
Ranked 24th. 35% more than Belarus

Education spending > % of GDP 6%
Ranked 31st. 3% more than Switzerland
5.8%
Ranked 34th.
Grade 1 intake rate 85.7
Ranked 6th. 45% more than Switzerland
59
Ranked 40th.
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 137.17
Ranked 16th. 72% more than Switzerland
79.67
Ranked 88th.

Secondary education > Pupils > % female 49.11% female
Ranked 42nd. 4% more than Switzerland
47.17% female
Ranked 104th.

Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group 99.73%
Ranked 20th. 3% more than Switzerland
96.94%
Ranked 53th.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 0.05%
Ranked 112th.
7.25%
Ranked 70th. 145 times more than Belarus

School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 52.52% gross
Ranked 4th. About the same as Switzerland
52.38% gross
Ranked 21st.

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 72.84%
Ranked 13th. 47% more than Switzerland
49.4%
Ranked 34th.

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 86.11%
Ranked 15th. 75% more than Switzerland
49.33%
Ranked 36th.

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 94.84%
Ranked 56th.
99.13%
Ranked 16th. 5% more than Belarus

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 86.99%
Ranked 26th. About the same as Switzerland
86.57%
Ranked 23th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 15 years
Ranked 32nd. The same as Switzerland
15 years
Ranked 31st.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 97.69%
Ranked 34th.
98.38%
Ranked 77th. 1% more than Belarus

School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 101.36%
Ranked 7th. 1% more than Switzerland
100.16%
Ranked 25th.

School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 104.01%
Ranked 7th. 5% more than Switzerland
99.17%
Ranked 22nd.

Secondary education, pupils > % female 47.71%
Ranked 45th.
47.97%
Ranked 91st. 1% more than Belarus

Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 11.28
Ranked 15th.
26.18
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Belarus

Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 4.65
Ranked 3rd. 47% more than Switzerland
3.16
Ranked 6th.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 96.5%
Ranked 36th.
97.49%
Ranked 83th. 1% more than Belarus

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 100.1%
Ranked 18th. 1% more than Switzerland
99.51%
Ranked 50th.

Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 102.26%
Ranked 10th. 1% more than Switzerland
101.67%
Ranked 11th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net 94.4%
Ranked 46th. About the same as Switzerland
94.18%
Ranked 48th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 98.03%
Ranked 105th.
103.05%
Ranked 78th. 5% more than Belarus

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 93.27%
Ranked 53th.
94.26%
Ranked 48th. 1% more than Belarus

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 0.07%
Ranked 126th.
4.19%
Ranked 88th. 60 times more than Belarus

Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 5.5% of GNI
Ranked 37th. 9% more than Switzerland
5.03% of GNI
Ranked 53th.

Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 6%
Ranked 13th.
6.06%
Ranked 29th. 1% more than Belarus

Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment 10.2%
Ranked 31st.
28.7%
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Belarus

Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment 40.6%
Ranked 27th.
54.5%
Ranked 16th. 34% more than Belarus

Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita 14.14%
Ranked 18th.
24.88%
Ranked 9th. 76% more than Belarus

School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 95% gross
Ranked 11th.
97.24% gross
Ranked 29th. 2% more than Belarus

Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita 28.27%
Ranked 22nd.
64.75%
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Belarus

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 98.5%
Ranked 17th. 25% more than Switzerland
79%
Ranked 39th.
School enrollment > Primary > % net 89.31% net
Ranked 40th.
93.87% net
Ranked 54th. 5% more than Belarus

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 14 years
Ranked 34th.
15 years
Ranked 20th. 7% more than Belarus
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 139.94%
Ranked 17th. 41% more than Switzerland
99.17%
Ranked 77th.

School enrollment, primary > % gross 99.13%
Ranked 55th.
102.87%
Ranked 77th. 4% more than Belarus

School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 95.86% gross
Ranked 15th. 7% more than Switzerland
89.49% gross
Ranked 66th.

Repitition rate > Primary level 0.4
Ranked 97th.
1.7
Ranked 82nd. 4 times more than Belarus
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 94.04%
Ranked 19th. 1% more than Switzerland
93.43%
Ranked 45th.

Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 63.36%
Ranked 28th.
87.15%
Ranked 9th. 38% more than Belarus

Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 0.0299%
Ranked 77th.
1.45%
Ranked 80th. 49 times more than Belarus

Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 11.33%
Ranked 37th.
12.96%
Ranked 38th. 14% more than Belarus

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males None
None

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