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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.
  • 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 > 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).
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • 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.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall: Overall.

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  • 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.
  • Mathematical literacy: Mathematical literacy mean value of performance scale 15 years old 2000
  • 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.
  • Scientific literacy: Scientific literacy mean value of performance scale 15 years old (2000)
  • 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.
  • Reading literacy: Reading literacy mean value of performance scale (15 years old, 2000)
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills: Overall.

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  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve: Access and retrieve.

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  • 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.
  • Educational attainment > Tertiary: Percentage of adult population (aged 25-64) educated till tertiary level (year 2000).
  • 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.
  • Schools connected to the Internet: Schools connected to the Internet are the share of primary and secondary schools in the country that have access to the Internet.
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 100: Number of universities in the top 100
  • Student attitude > Dislike of school: Percentage of schoolgoing children who do not like going to school (2000).
  • 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."
  • Class size > Age 13: The average number of 13-year-old students per class.
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public education funding for all levels that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret: Integrate and interpret.

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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts: Continuous texts.

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  • Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts: Non-continuous texts.

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  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Expected duration of education for all students: Expected years of schooling for a 5-year-old under current conditions, excluding education for children under 5. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate: Reflect and evaluate.

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  • Educational attainment > Senior secondary: Percentage of adult population (aged 25-64) educated till senior secondary level (year 2000).
  • 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."
  • Student attitude > Find school boring: Percentage of students who do find school boring (2000).
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Universities > Top 200: Number of universities in the top 200
  • 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.
  • Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge per million: Investment in knowledge is defined and calculated as the sum of expenditure on R&D, on total higher education (public and private) and on software. Simple summation of the three components would lead to overestimation of the investment in knowledge owing to overlaps (R&D and software, R&D and education, software and education). Therefore, data reported here have been adjusted to exclude the overlaps between components.

    Note that as the term is used here, "investment” has a broader connotation than its usual meaning in economic statistics. It includes current expenditures, such as on education and R&D, as well as capital outlays, such as purchases of software and construction of school buildings. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD: Research and development (R&D) comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. R&D is a term covering three activities: basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view. Applied research is also original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective. Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and/or practical experience, which is directed to producing new materials, products or devices, to installing new processes, systems and services, or to improving substantially those already produced or installed.

    The main aggregate used for international comparisons is gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD). This consists of the total expenditure (current and capital) on R&D by all resident companies, research institutes, university and government laboratories, etc. It excludes R&D expenditures financed by domestic firms but performed abroad.
  • Library books per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Students from households with computer > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one computer.
  • Expenditure on education > Change in expenditure on education > Expenditure in tertiary education: The indicator shows direct public and private expenditure on educational institutions in relation to the number of full-time equivalent students enrolled in these institutions. Public subsidies for students’ living expenses have been excluded to ensure international comparability of the data.

    Expenditure on education per student is obtained by dividing the total expenditure on educational institutions by the number of full-time equivalents students. Only those educational institutions and programmes are taken into account for which both enrolment and expenditure data are available.
  • 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.
  • Educational attainment > Junior secondary: Percentage of adult population (aged 25-64) educated till junior secondary level (year 2000).
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge: Investment in knowledge is defined and calculated as the sum of expenditure on R&D, on total higher education (public and private) and on software. Simple summation of the three components would lead to overestimation of the investment in knowledge owing to overlaps (R&D and software, R&D and education, software and education). Therefore, data reported here have been adjusted to exclude the overlaps between components.

    Note that as the term is used here, "investment” has a broader connotation than its usual meaning in economic statistics. It includes current expenditures, such as on education and R&D, as well as capital outlays, such as purchases of software and construction of school buildings.
  • Student attitude > Report class disorder: Percentage of students who report high noise level and disorder in classes (2000).
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 200 per million: Number of universities in the top 200. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • 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 > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • 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.
  • Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64: For each age group shown, those who have completed tertiary education are shown as a percentage of all persons in that age group. Tertiary education includes both tertiary-type "A programmes”, which are largely theoretically-based and designed to provide qualifications for entry to advanced research programmes and professions with high skill requirements, as well as tertiary-type "B programmes” which are classified at the same level of competencies as tertiary-type A programmes but are more occupationally-oriented and lead to direct labour market access. The tertiary attainment profiles are based on the percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 that has completed that level of education.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Elementary school repeaters > 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.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Students from households with computer > Age 13 per million: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one computer. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13: The average number of years of teaching experience, for teachers of students aged 13.
  • Homeschooling prevalance: Prevalence of homeschooling.
  • Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13: Percentage of 13 year-old students who come from households owning more than 25 books.
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 100 per million: Number of universities in the top 100. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 15 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Students from households with study desk > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one study desk.
  • Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 20 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 200 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • 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.
  • Students from households with calculator > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households containing at least one calculator.
  • Young shorttext readers: Share of 15-year-olds who are frequent shorttext (particularly comics) readers (2000)
  • Young longtext readers: Share of 15-year-olds who are frequent longtext readers(2000)
  • Share of university qualifications awarded to females: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
  • Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million: Research and development (R&D) comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. R&D is a term covering three activities: basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view. Applied research is also original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective. Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and/or practical experience, which is directed to producing new materials, products or devices, to installing new processes, systems and services, or to improving substantially those already produced or installed.

    The main aggregate used for international comparisons is gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD). This consists of the total expenditure (current and capital) on R&D by all resident companies, research institutes, university and government laboratories, etc. It excludes R&D expenditures financed by domestic firms but performed abroad. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Library employees per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Universities > Top 100 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 100 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 14.1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students whose mothers have at least secondary education.
  • Students living with mother > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who live with their mother.
  • Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 per million: Percentage of 13 year-old students who come from households owning more than 25 books. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Students from households with dictionary > Age 13: The percentage of 13-year-old students who come from a household with a dictionary.
  • Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 19 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 16 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Expected duration of education for males: Expected years of schooling for a male 5-year-old under current conditions, excluding education for children under 5. Data for 2000.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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."
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with secondary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Proportion of 18 year olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 18 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • Proportion of 17 year olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 17 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Proportion of 17 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 17 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • 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
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • School enrollment, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % 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.
  • 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.
  • High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Proportion of 18 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 18 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of 19 year olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 19 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Share of vocational tertiary qualifications awarded to females > First degree: Percentage share of tertiary level B qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
  • Share of university qualifications awarded to females > Advanced research degree: Percentage share of advanced research degrees awarded to females. Data for 2000.
STAT Belgium Denmark HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 9.3
Ranked 17th.
9.7
Ranked 11th. 4% more than Belgium
Children out of school, primary 6,830
Ranked 79th.
15,219
Ranked 73th. 2 times more than Belgium

Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.618
Ranked 98th.
2.74
Ranked 71st. 4 times more than Belgium

Children out of school, primary, female 2,894
Ranked 73th.
5,253
Ranked 73th. 82% more than Belgium

College and university > Gender parity index 1.27
Ranked 55th.
1.45
Ranked 28th. 14% more than Belgium

Compulsary education duration 12
Ranked 11th. 20% more than Denmark
10
Ranked 68th.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 6.57%
Ranked 21st.
8.74%
Ranked 6th. 33% more than Belgium

High school enrolment rate 99.33
Ranked 20th. 3% more than Denmark
96.76
Ranked 49th.

Homeschooling legal status Legal under restrictive conditions, Homeschooling is a constitutional right in Belgium. Legal as alternative to the mandatory public school system.
Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 18th. The same as Denmark
99%
Ranked 24th.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 42nd. The same as Denmark
6
Ranked 106th.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 5.95
Ranked 41st.
7.44
Ranked 20th. 25% more than Belgium

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 11.19
Ranked 117th. 13% more than Denmark
9.93
Ranked 145th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 10.57
Ranked 98th. 5% more than Denmark
10.05
Ranked 108th.

Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 93th. The same as Denmark
6
Ranked 135th.

College and university > Share of total education spending 22.17%
Ranked 44th.
27.64%
Ranked 19th. 25% more than Belgium

Average IQ 100
Ranked 9th. 2% more than Denmark
98
Ranked 13th.
Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 15th. The same as Denmark
99%
Ranked 23th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.262
Ranked 91st.
0.947
Ranked 78th. 4 times more than Belgium

College and university > Gender ratio 126.12
Ranked 42nd.
140.66
Ranked 29th. 12% more than Belgium

Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 37th.
4
Ranked 19th. 33% more than Belgium

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 7.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st.
8.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 7% more than Belgium

Duration of compulsory education 13 years
Ranked 2nd. 30% more than Denmark
10 years
Ranked 53th.
Secondary education, pupils 802,659
Ranked 54th. 59% more than Denmark
504,205
Ranked 81st.

College and university > Private school share 56.92%
Ranked 24th. 32 times more than Denmark
1.77%
Ranked 98th.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 48th.
1
Ranked 38th. 1% more than Belgium

School life expectancy > Total 15.8 years
Ranked 9th. 1% more than Denmark
15.6 years
Ranked 10th.
Primary education, teachers 65,783
Ranked 39th. 65% more than Denmark
39,854
Ranked 61st.

Primary education, pupils 736,062
Ranked 72nd. 82% more than Denmark
403,344
Ranked 95th.

Tertiary enrollment 57%
Ranked 2nd.
58.9%
Ranked 11th. 3% more than Belgium
Spending per student > College and university 35.7
Ranked 21st.
53.41
Ranked 21st. 50% more than Belgium

High school > Gender ratio 96.83
Ranked 76th.
103.07
Ranked 48th. 6% more than Belgium

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 50th. The same as Denmark
6
Ranked 110th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 1.02
Ranked 81st.
1.88
Ranked 68th. 83% more than Belgium

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 4
Ranked 12th. 33% more than Denmark
3
Ranked 110th.

Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 26th. The same as Denmark
99%
Ranked 33th.
Spending > USD 29.12 billion
Ranked 18th. 13% more than Denmark
25.86 billion
Ranked 22nd.

High school > Private school share 68.6%
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Denmark
13.82%
Ranked 64th.

Spending > Proportion 5.81
Ranked 28th.
7.41
Ranked 4th. 28% more than Belgium

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 11.57
Ranked 133th. 17% more than Denmark
9.93
Ranked 157th.

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 87th. The same as Denmark
3
Ranked 165th.

High school repeaters > Male 8.97
Ranked 30th. 8 times more than Denmark
1.17
Ranked 77th.

Preschool enrollment rate 103.04
Ranked 72nd. 4% more than Denmark
99.04
Ranked 105th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 12,106.54
Ranked 65th. Twice as much as Denmark
6,071.04
Ranked 100th.

Primary completion rate 79
Ranked 41st.
99
Ranked 45th. 25% more than Belgium

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 374,532
Ranked 46th. 86% more than Denmark
201,746
Ranked 58th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 507
Ranked 9th. 2% more than Denmark
495
Ranked 22nd.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 47th. The same as Denmark
6
Ranked 111th.

Children out of school > Primary 6,984
Ranked 82nd. 11% more than Denmark
6,276
Ranked 84th.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 10.52
Ranked 7th. 28% more than Denmark
8.2
Ranked 23th.

Secondary education, teachers 108,723
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Denmark
43,921
Ranked 50th.

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 13.91
Ranked 71st. 3 times more than Denmark
5.53
Ranked 126th.

Mathematical literacy 520
Ranked 9th. 1% more than Denmark
514
Ranked 13th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 2
Ranked 188th.
3
Ranked 152nd. 50% more than Belgium

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.356
Ranked 89th.
1.8
Ranked 64th. 5 times more than Belgium

Scientific literacy 496
Ranked 18th. 3% more than Denmark
481
Ranked 22nd.
Spending per student > High school 33.68
Ranked 7th.
34.36
Ranked 8th. 2% more than Belgium

Secondary education, general pupils 484,925
Ranked 67th. 30% more than Denmark
372,253
Ranked 85th.

Reading literacy 507
Ranked 11th. 2% more than Denmark
497
Ranked 16th.
High school > Gender parity index 0.968
Ranked 103th.
1.01
Ranked 71st. 4% more than Belgium

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 507
Ranked 9th. 2% more than Denmark
495
Ranked 22nd.
Scientific and technical journal articles 6,604
Ranked 20th. 25% more than Denmark
5,291
Ranked 22nd.

Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 513
Ranked 8th. 2% more than Denmark
502
Ranked 16th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 2.62%
Ranked 84th. 19% more than Denmark
2.21%
Ranked 97th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 36.25
Ranked 35th.
37.53
Ranked 32nd. 4% more than Belgium

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 63th.
7
Ranked 32nd. 17% more than Belgium

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 12.2%
Ranked 55th.
15.3%
Ranked 37th. 25% more than Belgium

Children out of school, primary, male 3,936
Ranked 69th.
9,966
Ranked 63th. 3 times more than Belgium

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 6%
Ranked 21st.
8.6%
Ranked 3rd. 43% more than Belgium

High school > Students per teacher 10.57
Ranked 102nd. 5% more than Denmark
10.05
Ranked 116th.

Secondary education > General pupils 479,769
Ranked 71st. 47% more than Denmark
326,647
Ranked 89th.

Spending per student > Elementary school 20.79
Ranked 22nd.
24.54
Ranked 12th. 18% more than Belgium

Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 52nd.
13
Ranked 26th. 8% more than Belgium

High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 49th.
13
Ranked 26th. 8% more than Belgium

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 6.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th.
7.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 20% more than Belgium

Educational attainment > Tertiary 27%
Ranked 11th. The same as Denmark
27%
Ranked 10th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 761,730
Ranked 86th. 81% more than Denmark
419,806
Ranked 104th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 76.4%
Ranked 42nd.
99.3%
Ranked 7th. 30% more than Belgium

Elementary school graduate rate 87.23
Ranked 53th.
92.06
Ranked 44th. 6% more than Belgium

Schools connected to the Internet 93%
Ranked 16th.
100%
Ranked 5th. 8% more than Belgium

Public spending per student > Primary level 17
Ranked 26th.
23.4
Ranked 10th. 38% more than Belgium
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 72.65
Ranked 97th.
90.89
Ranked 46th. 25% more than Belgium

Primary education, pupils per 1000 66.63
Ranked 112th.
72.7
Ranked 110th. 9% more than Belgium

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.24
Ranked 38th.
1.39
Ranked 23th. 12% more than Belgium

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.97
Ranked 86th.
1.03
Ranked 50th. 6% more than Belgium

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 36.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th.
37.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd. 4% more than Belgium

Universities > Top 100 3
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Denmark
1
Ranked 20th.
Student attitude > Dislike of school 42%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Denmark
19%
Ranked 17th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 1.1
Ranked 110th. 1% more than Denmark
1.09
Ranked 111th.

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 79th. The same as Denmark
6
Ranked 121st.

Teacher student ratio > High school 10.04
Ranked 93th.
10.05
Ranked 110th. The same as Belgium

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 0.67
Ranked 106th.
1.16
Ranked 96th. 73% more than Belgium

Inequality adjusted index 0.822
Ranked 23th.
0.891
Ranked 10th. 8% more than Belgium
High school repeaters > Female 5.85
Ranked 36th. 7 times more than Denmark
0.86
Ranked 73th.

Class size > Age 13 17.2 students
Ranked 20th.
18 students
Ranked 17th. 5% more than Belgium
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 11.18
Ranked 119th. 13% more than Denmark
9.93
Ranked 146th.

Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 65.2%
Ranked 15th. 34% more than Denmark
48.66%
Ranked 31st.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 87.2%
Ranked 36th.
92.1%
Ranked 43th. 6% more than Belgium

Elementary school > Enrolled students 733,052
Ranked 70th. 76% more than Denmark
415,793
Ranked 97th.

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 44th. The same as Denmark
6 years
Ranked 104th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $24,118.26
Ranked 12th.
$29,815.87
Ranked 5th. 24% more than Belgium

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 97.51
Ranked 88th.
98.69
Ranked 104th. 1% more than Belgium

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 43.89
Ranked 133th.
67.1
Ranked 87th. 53% more than Belgium

Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 504
Ranked 9th. 2% more than Denmark
492
Ranked 23th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 53.76%
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Denmark
13.73%
Ranked 57th.

High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 53th.
13
Ranked 26th. 8% more than Belgium

Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.86
Ranked 32nd.
100.04
Ranked 27th. About the same as Belgium

High school enrolment rate > Female 98.67
Ranked 26th. 2% more than Denmark
96.45
Ranked 42nd.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 99%
Ranked 13th. 3% more than Denmark
96%
Ranked 57th.

Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 73th. The same as Denmark
6
Ranked 116th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 17.6
Ranked 21st.
65.1
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Belgium
Secondary education > Pupils 805,778
Ranked 53th. 79% more than Denmark
449,750
Ranked 73th.

Primary education > Pupils 747,111
Ranked 81st. 78% more than Denmark
419,806
Ranked 100th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 82.7%
Ranked 39th.
99.4%
Ranked 7th. 20% more than Belgium

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 53.35%
Ranked 58th.
57.92%
Ranked 27th. 9% more than Belgium

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 114.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th. 37% more than Denmark
83.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils 317,734
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Denmark
131,952
Ranked 53th.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 11.19
Ranked 119th. 13% more than Denmark
9.93
Ranked 152nd.

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 87.59%
Ranked 14th. 9% more than Denmark
80.65%
Ranked 25th.

Secondary education > Teachers 80,257
Ranked 39th. 83% more than Denmark
43,921
Ranked 51st.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 16 years
Ranked 12th.
17 years
Ranked 7th. 6% more than Belgium
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 91.24
Ranked 40th.
100
Ranked 1st. 10% more than Belgium

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 1.18 million
Ranked 50th. 3 times more than Denmark
446,863
Ranked 87th.

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 636.46
Ranked 15th.
981.53
Ranked 5th. 54% more than Belgium

Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 504
Ranked 10th. 2% more than Denmark
496
Ranked 21st.
Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 511
Ranked 10th. 4% more than Denmark
493
Ranked 23th.
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 41st. The same as Denmark
6
Ranked 100th.
Expected duration of education for all students 18.7 years
Ranked 4th. 5% more than Denmark
17.8 years
Ranked 8th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 9,899
Ranked 71st.
16,343
Ranked 74th. 65% more than Belgium

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 98.25%
Ranked 75th.
101.62%
Ranked 37th. 3% more than Belgium

Public spending per student > Secondary level 13.5
Ranked 12th.
37.2
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Belgium
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.66%
Ranked 60th.
48.71%
Ranked 54th. About the same as Belgium

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 0.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 107th.
1.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 97th. 73% more than Belgium

Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 505
Ranked 11th. 2% more than Denmark
493
Ranked 23th.
Educational attainment > Senior secondary 31%
Ranked 16th.
54%
Ranked 5th. 74% more than Belgium
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 99%
Ranked 14th. 2% more than Denmark
97%
Ranked 42nd.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 14
Ranked 173th.
16
Ranked 44th. 14% more than Belgium

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 61st.
7
Ranked 34th. 17% more than Belgium

Library books 5 million
Ranked 2nd. 8% more than Denmark
4.62 million
Ranked 12th.
Student attitude > Find school boring 46%
Ranked 13th. 12% more than Denmark
41%
Ranked 14th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 3.39
Ranked 62nd.
0.0
Ranked 141st.

School life expectancy > Male 15.7 years
Ranked 6th. 3% more than Denmark
15.2 years
Ranked 11th.
Universities > Top 200 3
Ranked 16th. The same as Denmark
3
Ranked 20th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 46.04 per 1,000 people
Ranked 132nd.
60.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 101st. 31% more than Belgium

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 73.72
Ranked 138th.
78.09
Ranked 126th. 6% more than Belgium

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.074 per capita
Ranked 134th.
0.078 per capita
Ranked 128th. 5% more than Belgium

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 99%
Ranked 18th. 4% more than Denmark
95%
Ranked 57th.

Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge per million 0.351%
Ranked 6th.
0.93%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Belgium
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD 1.89%
Ranked 14th.
2.54%
Ranked 9th. 34% more than Belgium
Library books per 1000 491.1
Ranked 2nd.
867.65
Ranked 12th. 77% more than Belgium
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 12.1
Ranked 126th. 22% more than Denmark
9.9
Ranked 134th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 81%
Ranked 19th. 27% more than Denmark
64%
Ranked 2nd.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 326,009
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Denmark
123,103
Ranked 49th.

Primary education > Teachers 64,556
Ranked 46th. 62% more than Denmark
39,854
Ranked 64th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 51.26%
Ranked 30th. 2% more than Denmark
50.07%
Ranked 54th.

Students from households with computer > Age 13 67%
Ranked 6th.
72%
Ranked 3rd. 7% more than Belgium
Expenditure on education > Change in expenditure on education > Expenditure in tertiary education 101.95 Index of change, year 200
Ranked 28th.
116.29 Index of change, year 200
Ranked 18th. 14% more than Belgium
Private school enrolment > Primary level 54.4
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Denmark
10.8
Ranked 20th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 40th. The same as Denmark
6
Ranked 98th.

Library employees 200
Ranked 3rd.
362.6
Ranked 16th. 81% more than Belgium
Educational attainment > Junior secondary 42%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Denmark
20%
Ranked 11th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 6.19
Ranked 35th.
7.44
Ranked 22nd. 20% more than Belgium

Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 77.32
Ranked 79th.
83.22
Ranked 68th. 8% more than Belgium

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 0.292 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd.
0.303 per 1,000 people
Ranked 101st. 4% more than Belgium

Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.6%
Ranked 53th.
48.7%
Ranked 46th. About the same as Belgium
Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge 3.79%
Ranked 11th.
5.13%
Ranked 4th. 36% more than Belgium
Student attitude > Report class disorder 36%
Ranked 6th. 9% more than Denmark
33%
Ranked 8th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $252.73 billion
Ranked 19th. 53% more than Denmark
$165.41 billion
Ranked 23th.

Universities > Top 200 per million 0.286
Ranked 13th.
0.554
Ranked 7th. 93% more than Belgium
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 63th.
7
Ranked 32nd. 17% more than Belgium

Scouting > Members 97.49
Ranked 160th.
39,829
Ranked 37th. 409 times more than Belgium
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 70.33%
Ranked 21st. 34% more than Denmark
52.59%
Ranked 48th.

Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 66.91%
Ranked 29th. 32% more than Denmark
50.77%
Ranked 42nd.

Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 89.89%
Ranked 22nd. 11% more than Denmark
80.76%
Ranked 49th.

High school > Share of total education spending 42.5%
Ranked 23th. 26% more than Denmark
33.69%
Ranked 55th.

Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 88%
Ranked 1st.
89.5%
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Belgium
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 476,189
Ranked 63th. 36% more than Denmark
349,425
Ranked 86th.

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 7.7
Ranked 30th.
8.2
Ranked 25th. 6% more than Belgium

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 46.04
Ranked 129th.
60.44
Ranked 101st. 31% more than Belgium

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.34
Ranked 52nd.
100.08
Ranked 23th. 1% more than Belgium

Children out of school > Primary > Male 3,937
Ranked 76th.
4,639
Ranked 72nd. 18% more than Belgium

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.997
Ranked 51st.
1
Ranked 32nd. 1% more than Belgium

Female enrolment share > Secondary level 50.6%
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than Denmark
50.1%
Ranked 7th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 69.3
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Denmark
15.8
Ranked 41st.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 114.33
Ranked 30th. 38% more than Denmark
83.12
Ranked 89th.

Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64 22.48%
Ranked 14th.
28.47%
Ranked 4th. 27% more than Belgium
Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.00875
Ranked 158th.
7.12
Ranked 23th. 814 times more than Belgium
Primary completion rate > Women 82
Ranked 28th.
100
Ranked 38th. 22% more than Belgium

School life expectancy > Female 16 years
Ranked 8th. The same as Denmark
16 years
Ranked 9th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 3.27
Ranked 57th.
0.0
Ranked 139th.

Elementary school repeaters > Male 3.5
Ranked 66th.
0.0
Ranked 139th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 86.1%
Ranked 27th.
92.1%
Ranked 37th. 7% more than Belgium

Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.378 per 1,000 people
Ranked 100th.
0.859 per 1,000 people
Ranked 85th. 2 times more than Belgium

Elementary school teachers 65,574
Ranked 43th. 65% more than Denmark
39,854
Ranked 58th.

High school teachers 81,873
Ranked 36th. 86% more than Denmark
43,921
Ranked 48th.

Students from households with computer > Age 13 per million 6.48%
Ranked 12th.
13.39%
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Belgium
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13 23.5 years experience
Ranked 15th. 8% more than Denmark
21.7 years experience
Ranked 23th.
Homeschooling prevalance 500 1% of students
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 75%
Ranked 15th.
83%
Ranked 9th. 11% more than Belgium
High school enrolment rate > Male 100
Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Denmark
97.05
Ranked 40th.

Universities > Top 100 per million 0.286
Ranked 5th. 55% more than Denmark
0.185
Ranked 11th.
Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education 100%
Ranked 6th. 4% more than Denmark
96%
Ranked 19th.
Students from households with study desk > Age 13 96%
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Denmark
94%
Ranked 9th.
Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education 46%
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Denmark
11%
Ranked 27th.
Primary completion rate > Men 76
Ranked 31st.
99
Ranked 40th. 30% more than Belgium

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 814,539
Ranked 49th. 75% more than Denmark
464,952
Ranked 69th.

Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP 0.009 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 13th.
0.012 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 9th. 33% more than Belgium
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 77.32 per 1,000 people
Ranked 84th.
83.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th. 8% more than Belgium

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 71.69
Ranked 136th.
77.68
Ranked 123th. 8% more than Belgium

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 96.7
Ranked 100th.
104.63
Ranked 40th. 8% more than Belgium

Students from households with calculator > Age 13 97%
Ranked 11th. 2% more than Denmark
95%
Ranked 19th.
Young shorttext readers 31.6%
Ranked 9th.
56.2%
Ranked 4th. 78% more than Belgium
Young longtext readers 12.5%
Ranked 25th.
16.3%
Ranked 21st. 30% more than Belgium
Share of university qualifications awarded to females 50%
Ranked 23th.
51%
Ranked 21st. 2% more than Belgium
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million 0.175%
Ranked 11th.
0.46%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Belgium
Library employees per million 19.64
Ranked 4th.
68.13
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Belgium
Universities > Top 100 > Per $ GDP 0.121 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Denmark
0.058 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 12th.
Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13 37% 43%
Students living with mother > Age 13 96%
Ranked 8th. 4% more than Denmark
92%
Ranked 24th.
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 per million 7.26%
Ranked 16th.
15.44%
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Belgium
Students from households with dictionary > Age 13 99%
Ranked 2nd. 24% more than Denmark
80%
Ranked 26th.
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education 45%
Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than Denmark
3%
Ranked 26th.
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree 50%
Ranked 23th.
51%
Ranked 21st. 2% more than Belgium
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education 99%
Ranked 3rd. 9% more than Denmark
91%
Ranked 15th.
Expected duration of education for males 18.3 years
Ranked 3rd. 5% more than Denmark
17.4 years
Ranked 7th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 85.11%
Ranked 33th.
91.09%
Ranked 17th. 7% more than Belgium

Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 77.63%
Ranked 16th. 1% more than Denmark
77.02%
Ranked 17th.

Primary education, teachers > % female 81.03%
Ranked 50th. 27% more than Denmark
64%
Ranked 87th.

Tertiary education, teachers > % female 45.58%
Ranked 33th. 51% more than Denmark
30.21%
Ranked 26th.

Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 6.57%
Ranked 21st.
8.74%
Ranked 6th. 33% more than Belgium

Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 37.2%
Ranked 35th.
38.4%
Ranked 33th. 3% more than Belgium

Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 44%
Ranked 47th. 12% more than Denmark
39.4%
Ranked 59th.

Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 20.1%
Ranked 48th. 3% more than Denmark
19.5%
Ranked 50th.

Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 17.9%
Ranked 30th.
22.3%
Ranked 15th. 25% more than Belgium

Proportion of 18 year olds in secondary education 44%
Ranked 16th.
76%
Ranked 7th. 73% more than Belgium
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 116.3% gross
Ranked 4th. 28% more than Denmark
90.66% gross
Ranked 28th.

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 103.6% gross
Ranked 72nd. 3% more than Denmark
101.01% gross
Ranked 88th.

Primary education > Teachers > % female 78.09% female
Ranked 58th. 22% more than Denmark
64% female
Ranked 94th.

Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 103.02%
Ranked 68th. 5% more than Denmark
98.14%
Ranked 103th.

Proportion of 17 year olds in secondary education 96%
Ranked 2nd. 17% more than Denmark
82%
Ranked 15th.
Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group 78.73%
Ranked 41st.
99.41%
Ranked 43th. 26% more than Belgium

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 68.7%
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Denmark
13.36%
Ranked 54th.

School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 56.65% gross
Ranked 18th.
61.32% gross
Ranked 11th. 8% more than Belgium

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 62.97%
Ranked 20th.
80.3%
Ranked 6th. 28% more than Belgium

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 70.37%
Ranked 20th.
94.15%
Ranked 8th. 34% more than Belgium

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 98.61%
Ranked 25th. 3% more than Denmark
96.11%
Ranked 51st.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 88.62%
Ranked 17th. About the same as Denmark
88.18%
Ranked 19th.

Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort 90.19%
Ranked 29th.
99.91%
Ranked 4th. 11% more than Belgium

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 16 years
Ranked 23th.
17 years
Ranked 17th. 6% more than Belgium
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 98.25%
Ranked 80th.
100.6%
Ranked 46th. 2% more than Belgium

School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 118.85%
Ranked 3rd. 21% more than Denmark
98.07%
Ranked 29th.

School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 119.34%
Ranked 3rd. 17% more than Denmark
101.63%
Ranked 20th.

Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force 17.1%
Ranked 28th.
21.5%
Ranked 16th. 26% more than Belgium

Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 39.8%
Ranked 4th. 26% more than Denmark
31.6%
Ranked 15th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 28.76
Ranked 12th. 21% more than Denmark
23.79
Ranked 22nd.

Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 6.16
Ranked 13th. 56% more than Denmark
3.94
Ranked 38th.

Proportion of 17 year olds in tertiary education 1%
Ranked 13th.
0.0
Ranked 31st.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 66.97%
Ranked 19th. 27% more than Denmark
52.78%
Ranked 28th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 16 years
Ranked 10th. The same as Denmark
16 years
Ranked 16th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 93.32%
Ranked 51st.
98.89%
Ranked 15th. 6% more than Belgium

School enrollment, primary > % gross 103.67%
Ranked 76th. 4% more than Denmark
99.55%
Ranked 109th.

School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 107.03% gross
Ranked 12th.
127.1% gross
Ranked 2nd. 19% more than Belgium

School enrollment, primary, male > % net 98.72%
Ranked 11th. 4% more than Denmark
94.95%
Ranked 39th.

Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 94.3%
Ranked 48th.
99.17%
Ranked 12th. 5% more than Belgium

School enrollment > Primary > % gross 103.95% gross
Ranked 76th. 3% more than Denmark
100.97% gross
Ranked 96th.

Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 3.21%
Ranked 61st. 12 times more than Denmark
0.26%
Ranked 118th.

Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 11.85%
Ranked 48th.
15.08%
Ranked 32nd. 27% more than Belgium

High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher 6.8
Ranked 86th.
10.04
Ranked 88th. 48% more than Belgium

Proportion of 18 year olds in tertiary education 36%
Ranked 2nd.
0.0
Ranked 33th.
Proportion of 19 year olds in secondary education 22%
Ranked 16th.
56%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Belgium
Share of vocational tertiary qualifications awarded to females > First degree 61% awarded to females
Ranked 13th.
66% awarded to females
Ranked 8th. 8% more than Belgium
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > Advanced research degree 34%
Ranked 23th.
38%
Ranked 17th. 12% more than Belgium

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