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Education Stats: compare key data on Brazil & Netherlands

Definitions

  • 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.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Homeschooling legal status: Legal status of homeschooling.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Average IQ: Average IQ of different countries according to the controversial book "IQ and the Wealth of Nations".
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Teachers as percentage of labor force: The percentage share of the total labor force who are classroom, academic staff, and other teachers. Data for 1999.
  • 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.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • 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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  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11: Intended hours of instruction per year for 11 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12: Intended hours of instruction per year for 12 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret: Integrate and interpret.

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  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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 > Non-continuous texts: Non-continuous texts.

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  • Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts: 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.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate: Reflect and evaluate.

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  • 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."
  • Teaching weeks per year > Primary: Average number of weeks taught per year by primary level teachers. Data for 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 capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10: Intended hours of instruction per year for 10 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • 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).
  • 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."
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9: Intended hours of instruction per year for 9 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13: Intended hours of instruction per year for 14 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Elementary school repeaters > 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."
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 200 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 30-39: Percentage of primary teachers who are aged 30-39. Data for 1999.
  • Library employees per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Female: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Male: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • 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.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Education spending > % of GDP: Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP, 2000-2002)
  • Teaching weeks per year > Lower secondary: Average number of weeks taught per year by lower secondary level teachers. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Percentage of private enrolment. Primary is the enrolment in private primary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in primary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • Primary education, pupils > % female: Primary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Primary is the number of female students at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % gross: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Female is the total female enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Primary completion rate. Total is the total number of new entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as percentage of the total population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade of primary. This indicator is also known as "gross intake rate to the last grade of primary." The ratio can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Secondary education, general pupils > % female: Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. General programmes is the number of female students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 50-59: Percentage of primary teachers aged 50-59. Data for 1999.
  • Primary teacher age > Proportion under 30: Percentage of primary teachers who are less than 30 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • 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
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • School enrollment, 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.
  • 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.
  • Primary teacher age > Proportion under 30 per million: Percentage of primary teachers who are less than 30 years of age. Data for 1999. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % 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."
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total female enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
STAT Brazil Netherlands HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 4.9
Ranked 68th.
9.4
Ranked 16th. 92% more than Brazil
Children out of school, primary 3.25 million
Ranked 2nd. 4190 times more than Netherlands
776
Ranked 107th.

Children out of school, primary per 1000 33.84
Ranked 12th. 728 times more than Netherlands
0.0465
Ranked 115th.

College and university > Gender parity index 1.29
Ranked 43th. 15% more than Netherlands
1.12
Ranked 71st.

College and university > Share of total education spending 16.4%
Ranked 75th.
28.05%
Ranked 17th. 71% more than Brazil

Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 54th.
13
Ranked 9th. 44% more than Brazil

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.82%
Ranked 32nd.
5.96%
Ranked 29th. 2% more than Brazil

High school enrolment rate 81.93
Ranked 78th.
98.12
Ranked 32nd. 20% more than Brazil
Homeschooling legal status Illegal, public education is mandatory without known exceptions public education is mandatory, with some exceptions.
Literacy > Total population 88.6%
Ranked 11th.
99%
Ranked 29th. 12% more than Brazil

Primary education, duration > Years 4
Ranked 184th.
6
Ranked 139th. 50% more than Brazil

Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.76
Ranked 16th. 15% more than Netherlands
4.15
Ranked 69th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 28.01
Ranked 24th. 53% more than Netherlands
18.36
Ranked 99th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 13.24
Ranked 24th.
13.57
Ranked 59th. 3% more than Brazil

Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 34th. 17% more than Netherlands
6
Ranked 160th.

Average IQ 87
Ranked 30th.
102
Ranked 5th. 17% more than Brazil
Literacy > Female 88.8%
Ranked 6th.
99%
Ranked 28th. 11% more than Brazil
College and university > Gender ratio 129.12
Ranked 40th. 16% more than Netherlands
110.84
Ranked 57th.

Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 39th. 50% more than Netherlands
2
Ranked 186th.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 8.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 20% more than Netherlands
6.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th.

Duration of compulsory education 8 years
Ranked 102nd.
13 years
Ranked 5th. 63% more than Brazil
Secondary education, pupils 6.97 million
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Netherlands
1.54 million
Ranked 40th.

College and university > Private school share 72.11%
Ranked 13th.
100%
Ranked 5th. 39% more than Brazil

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.93
Ranked 144th.
0.98
Ranked 76th. 5% more than Brazil

School life expectancy > Total 13.4 years
Ranked 37th.
15.9 years
Ranked 7th. 19% more than Brazil
Primary education, teachers 457,406
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Netherlands
63,872
Ranked 43th.

Primary education, pupils 35.84 million
Ranked 3rd. 28 times more than Netherlands
1.29 million
Ranked 62nd.

Tertiary enrollment 16.5%
Ranked 57th.
55%
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Brazil
Spending per student > College and university 30.37
Ranked 23th.
43.92
Ranked 26th. 45% more than Brazil

High school > Gender ratio 110.62
Ranked 10th. 13% more than Netherlands
98.2
Ranked 69th.

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 31st. 20% more than Netherlands
5
Ranked 178th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.138
Ranked 28th.
0.813
Ranked 74th. 6 times more than Brazil

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 3
Ranked 64th. The same as Netherlands
3
Ranked 135th.

Literacy > Male 88.4%
Ranked 13th.
99%
Ranked 38th. 12% more than Brazil
Spending > USD 73.41 billion
Ranked 8th. 73% more than Netherlands
42.53 billion
Ranked 14th.

Spending > Proportion 4.77
Ranked 58th.
4.85
Ranked 53th. 2% more than Brazil

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 21.57
Ranked 80th. 26% more than Netherlands
17.17
Ranked 120th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 27th. The same as Netherlands
4
Ranked 58th.

High school repeaters > Male 18.3
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Netherlands
5.53
Ranked 46th.

Preschool enrollment rate 127.47
Ranked 7th. 19% more than Netherlands
106.9
Ranked 53th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 28,550.22
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Netherlands
13,388.96
Ranked 60th.

Primary completion rate 105
Ranked 13th. 5% more than Netherlands
100
Ranked 41st.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 3.58 million
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Netherlands
526,767
Ranked 36th.

Teachers as percentage of labor force 3.9%
Ranked 21st.
0.0
Ranked 35th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 412
Ranked 50th.
508
Ranked 8th. 23% more than Brazil
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 4
Ranked 194th.
6
Ranked 147th. 50% more than Brazil

Children out of school > Primary 799,691
Ranked 12th. 58 times more than Netherlands
13,817
Ranked 69th.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 3.21
Ranked 8th.
6.79
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Brazil

Secondary education, teachers 308,552
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Netherlands
113,370
Ranked 24th.

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 17.12
Ranked 53th. 14% more than Netherlands
15
Ranked 72nd.

High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 27th. 33% more than Netherlands
3
Ranked 180th.

Spending per student > High school 18.46
Ranked 37th.
25.41
Ranked 23th. 38% more than Brazil

Secondary education, general pupils 15.8 million
Ranked 5th. 20 times more than Netherlands
790,048
Ranked 50th.

High school > Gender parity index 1.1
Ranked 26th. 11% more than Netherlands
0.988
Ranked 86th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 412
Ranked 50th.
508
Ranked 8th. 23% more than Brazil
Scientific and technical journal articles 8,684
Ranked 16th.
13,475
Ranked 13th. 55% more than Brazil

Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 407
Ranked 50th.
519
Ranked 6th. 28% more than Brazil
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 45%
Ranked 25th. 13% more than Netherlands
40%
Ranked 17th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.412%
Ranked 122nd.
1.72%
Ranked 98th. 4 times more than Brazil

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 19.95
Ranked 73th.
32.62
Ranked 42nd. 63% more than Brazil

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 7
Ranked 11th. 17% more than Netherlands
6
Ranked 171st.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 10.9%
Ranked 61st.
11.2%
Ranked 60th. 3% more than Brazil

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 4.5%
Ranked 60th.
5.5%
Ranked 39th. 22% more than Brazil

Secondary education > General pupils 24.14 million
Ranked 3rd. 36 times more than Netherlands
672,103
Ranked 56th.

Spending per student > Elementary school 17.72
Ranked 29th.
17.76
Ranked 31st. About the same as Brazil

Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 145th.
12
Ranked 129th. 9% more than Brazil

High school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 127th.
12
Ranked 117th. 9% more than Brazil

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd. 16% more than Netherlands
4.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 19.38 million
Ranked 6th. 15 times more than Netherlands
1.29 million
Ranked 65th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 50.5%
Ranked 85th.
87.5%
Ranked 30th. 73% more than Brazil

Elementary school graduate rate 75.63
Ranked 70th.
98.34
Ranked 19th. 30% more than Brazil

Schools connected to the Internet 50%
Ranked 25th.
92%
Ranked 17th. 84% more than Brazil
Public spending per student > Primary level 12.5
Ranked 44th.
15.4
Ranked 31st. 23% more than Brazil
Primary education, pupils per 1000 211.47
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Netherlands
77.38
Ranked 98th.

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 41.12
Ranked 38th.
92.19
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Brazil

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.32
Ranked 44th. 22% more than Netherlands
1.08
Ranked 55th.

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.1
Ranked 17th. 12% more than Netherlands
0.98
Ranked 84th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 20.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th.
32.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 63% more than Brazil

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.145
Ranked 187th.
0.802
Ranked 124th. 6 times more than Brazil

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 29th. 17% more than Netherlands
6
Ranked 141st.

Teacher student ratio > High school 17.2
Ranked 33th. 29% more than Netherlands
13.32
Ranked 72nd.

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 4.4
Ranked 63th. 5 times more than Netherlands
0.849
Ranked 100th.

Inequality adjusted index 0.503
Ranked 75th.
0.897
Ranked 8th. 78% more than Brazil
High school repeaters > Female 18.3
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Netherlands
3.92
Ranked 46th.

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 23.02
Ranked 55th. 34% more than Netherlands
17.17
Ranked 108th.

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11 800 hours
Ranked 25th.
1,000 hours
Ranked 7th. 25% more than Brazil
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 80.5%
Ranked 60th.
98.3%
Ranked 18th. 22% more than Brazil

Elementary school > Enrolled students 17.81 million
Ranked 5th. 14 times more than Netherlands
1.29 million
Ranked 59th.

Primary education > Duration > Years 4 years
Ranked 173th.
6 years
Ranked 138th. 50% more than Brazil

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $3,233.40
Ranked 33th.
$27,461.55
Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Brazil

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 124.37
Ranked 18th. 23% more than Netherlands
101.07
Ranked 64th.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 99.1
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Netherlands
47.33
Ranked 130th.

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12 800 hours
Ranked 31st.
1,067 hours
Ranked 7th. 33% more than Brazil
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 406
Ranked 52nd.
504
Ranked 8th. 24% more than Brazil
High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 148th.
12
Ranked 132nd. 9% more than Brazil

Elementary school > Gender ratio 92.75
Ranked 110th.
98.18
Ranked 71st. 6% more than Brazil

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 96%
Ranked 55th.
99%
Ranked 24th. 3% more than Brazil

Duration of education > Secondary level 7
Ranked 32nd. 17% more than Netherlands
6
Ranked 135th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 72.8
Ranked 21st. 69% more than Netherlands
43
Ranked 37th.
Secondary education > Pupils 24.59 million
Ranked 3rd. 18 times more than Netherlands
1.4 million
Ranked 40th.

Primary education > Pupils 18.92 million
Ranked 6th. 15 times more than Netherlands
1.28 million
Ranked 61st.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 48.5%
Ranked 95th.
90.4%
Ranked 29th. 86% more than Brazil

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 149.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 71% more than Netherlands
87.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 56.47%
Ranked 36th. 11% more than Netherlands
51.01%
Ranked 74th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils 2.02 million
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Netherlands
748,850
Ranked 15th.

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 73.82%
Ranked 49th.
78.97%
Ranked 29th. 7% more than Brazil

Secondary education > Teachers 1.47 million
Ranked 4th. 13 times more than Netherlands
109,661
Ranked 31st.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 14 years
Ranked 4th.
16 years
Ranked 23th. 14% more than Brazil
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 26.79 million
Ranked 3rd. 19 times more than Netherlands
1.42 million
Ranked 45th.

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 47.78
Ranked 50th.
830.49
Ranked 6th. 17 times more than Brazil

Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 408
Ranked 50th.
514
Ranked 8th. 26% more than Brazil
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 414
Ranked 51st.
506
Ranked 8th. 22% more than Brazil
Duration of education > Primary level 4
Ranked 154th.
6
Ranked 127th. 50% more than Brazil
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 102.53%
Ranked 18th. 4% more than Netherlands
98.19%
Ranked 76th.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 681,858
Ranked 11th. 54 times more than Netherlands
12,705
Ranked 67th.

Public spending per student > Secondary level 12.6
Ranked 52nd.
21.8
Ranked 29th. 73% more than Brazil
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 47.85%
Ranked 123th.
48.22%
Ranked 103th. 1% more than Brazil

Progression to secondary school 84.04%
Ranked 81st.
98.12%
Ranked 35th. 17% more than Brazil
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 4.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th. 5 times more than Netherlands
0.849 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd.

Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 424
Ranked 47th.
510
Ranked 9th. 20% more than Brazil
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 97%
Ranked 44th.
98%
Ranked 36th. 1% more than Brazil

High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 84th. The same as Netherlands
15
Ranked 162nd.

Elementary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 12th. 17% more than Netherlands
6
Ranked 149th.

Teaching weeks per year > Primary 40 weeks per year
Ranked 11th. The same as Netherlands
40 weeks per year
Ranked 8th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 18.67
Ranked 15th. 9 times more than Netherlands
2.18
Ranked 67th.

School life expectancy > Male 13.2 years
Ranked 35th.
16 years
Ranked 5th. 21% more than Brazil
Universities > Top 200 1
Ranked 27th.
10
Ranked 4th. 10 times more than Brazil
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 133.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Netherlands
41.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 136th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.108 per capita
Ranked 96th. 35% more than Netherlands
0.08 per capita
Ranked 125th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 108.03
Ranked 98th. 35% more than Netherlands
79.92
Ranked 125th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 96%
Ranked 53th.
99%
Ranked 30th. 3% more than Brazil

Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 26
Ranked 61st. 3 times more than Netherlands
9.8
Ranked 135th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 452,342
Ranked 22nd.
724,593
Ranked 16th. 60% more than Brazil

Primary education > Teachers 877,204
Ranked 5th. 14 times more than Netherlands
63,022
Ranked 49th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 51.56%
Ranked 23th. 6% more than Netherlands
48.55%
Ranked 96th.

Private school enrolment > Primary level 7.9
Ranked 41st.
68.4
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Brazil
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 4
Ranked 161st.
6
Ranked 127th. 50% more than Brazil

Library employees 518
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Netherlands
250
Ranked 6th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10 800 hours
Ranked 22nd.
0.0
Ranked 37th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 135.31
Ranked 9th. 58% more than Netherlands
85.78
Ranked 65th.

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.83
Ranked 72nd. 15% more than Netherlands
4.18
Ranked 82nd.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.1%
Ranked 98th.
48.3%
Ranked 91st. About the same as Brazil
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $642.33 billion
Ranked 3rd. 41% more than Netherlands
$456.28 billion
Ranked 14th.

Universities > Top 200 per million 0.00537
Ranked 28th.
0.613
Ranked 4th. 114 times more than Brazil
Primary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 10th. 17% more than Netherlands
6
Ranked 169th.

Scouting > Members 70,388
Ranked 21st. 48% more than Netherlands
47,655
Ranked 27th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 68.86%
Ranked 72nd.
84%
Ranked 38th. 22% more than Brazil

High school > Share of total education spending 44.66%
Ranked 17th. 10% more than Netherlands
40.68%
Ranked 27th.

Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 71.3%
Ranked 40th.
89.9%
Ranked 11th. 26% more than Brazil
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 22.52 million
Ranked 3rd. 29 times more than Netherlands
775,682
Ranked 49th.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 94.49
Ranked 131st.
97.43
Ranked 90th. 3% more than Brazil

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 132.82
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Netherlands
41.28
Ranked 134th.

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 8.09
Ranked 28th. 20% more than Netherlands
6.74
Ranked 46th.

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.941
Ranked 138th.
0.991
Ranked 71st. 5% more than Brazil

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9 800 hours
Ranked 20th.
1,000 hours
Ranked 8th. 25% more than Brazil
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13 800 hours
Ranked 34th.
1,067 hours
Ranked 10th. 33% more than Brazil
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 51.6%
Ranked 19th. 7% more than Netherlands
48.1%
Ranked 90th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 149.33
Ranked 4th. 70% more than Netherlands
87.63
Ranked 81st.

Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.354
Ranked 131st.
2.84
Ranked 50th. 8 times more than Brazil
Primary completion rate > Women 111
Ranked 8th. 12% more than Netherlands
99
Ranked 43th.

School life expectancy > Female 13.6 years
Ranked 34th.
15.8 years
Ranked 10th. 16% more than Brazil
Elementary school repeaters > Female 20.13
Ranked 14th. 11 times more than Netherlands
1.77
Ranked 55th.

Elementary school repeaters > Male 20.13
Ranked 15th. 8 times more than Netherlands
2.58
Ranked 54th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 75.8%
Ranked 54th.
98.8%
Ranked 10th. 30% more than Brazil

High school teachers 1.38 million
Ranked 4th. 13 times more than Netherlands
108,440
Ranked 29th.

Elementary school teachers 773,624
Ranked 4th. 10 times more than Netherlands
79,000
Ranked 22nd.

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 25.13 million
Ranked 3rd. 18 times more than Netherlands
1.41 million
Ranked 37th.

Primary completion rate > Men 110
Ranked 12th. 9% more than Netherlands
101
Ranked 33th.

Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP 0.002 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 27th.
0.017 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 7th. 9 times more than Brazil
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 104.09
Ranked 99th. 32% more than Netherlands
78.8
Ranked 120th.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 110.64
Ranked 20th. 12% more than Netherlands
98.37
Ranked 90th.

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 135.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 58% more than Netherlands
85.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th.

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 30-39 36%
Ranked 2nd. 71% more than Netherlands
21%
Ranked 20th.
Library employees per million 3.01
Ranked 46th.
15.92
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Brazil
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 57.34%
Ranked 4th. 25% more than Netherlands
45.95%
Ranked 32nd.

Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils 1.13 million
Ranked 9th. 65% more than Netherlands
684,821
Ranked 14th.

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 95.94%
Ranked 42nd.
99.32%
Ranked 9th. 4% more than Brazil

Preschool enrollment rate > Female 64.62
Ranked 59th.
100.11
Ranked 17th. 55% more than Brazil

Preschool enrollment rate > Male 65.46
Ranked 58th.
100.49
Ranked 18th. 54% more than Brazil

School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 116.15
Ranked 27th. 15% more than Netherlands
101.02
Ranked 64th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 126.03
Ranked 17th. 25% more than Netherlands
101.13
Ranked 67th.

Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 68.47%
Ranked 25th.
74.06%
Ranked 22nd. 8% more than Brazil

Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 18.12%
Ranked 26th. 56% more than Netherlands
11.65%
Ranked 65th.

Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 40.1%
Ranked 7th.
42.2%
Ranked 28th. 5% more than Brazil

Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 13.6%
Ranked 60th.
31.5%
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Brazil

Education spending > % of GDP 4.2%
Ranked 79th.
5.1%
Ranked 57th. 21% more than Brazil
Teaching weeks per year > Lower secondary 40 weeks per year
Ranked 10th. The same as Netherlands
40 weeks per year
Ranked 8th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 136.9% gross
Ranked 1st. 29% more than Netherlands
105.99% gross
Ranked 55th.

Primary education > Teachers > % female 89.73% female
Ranked 21st. 69% more than Netherlands
52.98% female
Ranked 66th.
Secondary education > Pupils > % female 51.75% female
Ranked 16th. 7% more than Netherlands
48.5% female
Ranked 80th.

Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group 108.23%
Ranked 9th. 8% more than Netherlands
99.9%
Ranked 39th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 93.15%
Ranked 51st.
98.37%
Ranked 13th. 6% more than Brazil

Government spending on education > % of government spending 16.1%
Ranked 28th. 34% more than Netherlands
11.98%
Ranked 62nd.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 122.59%
Ranked 6th. 16% more than Netherlands
105.89%
Ranked 53th.

School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 9.01%
Ranked 20th.
68.91%
Ranked 6th. 8 times more than Brazil

Primary education, pupils > % female 49.23%
Ranked 22nd. 1% more than Netherlands
48.63%
Ranked 64th.

School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 129.35%
Ranked 4th. 21% more than Netherlands
107.11%
Ranked 44th.

Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 88.65%
Ranked 44th.
101.22%
Ranked 29th. 14% more than Brazil

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 163.26%
Ranked 2nd. 66% more than Netherlands
98.27%
Ranked 102nd.

Secondary education, general pupils > % female 51.7%
Ranked 20th. 3% more than Netherlands
50.43%
Ranked 53th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 14.81
Ranked 35th.
44.86
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Brazil

Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 1.71
Ranked 3rd.
3.34
Ranked 50th. 95% more than Brazil

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 109.19%
Ranked 17th. 11% more than Netherlands
98.79%
Ranked 70th.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 99.27%
Ranked 43th. About the same as Netherlands
99.05%
Ranked 63th.

Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 50-59 5%
Ranked 23th.
23%
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Brazil
Primary teacher age > Proportion under 30 35%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Netherlands
14%
Ranked 15th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 28.51%
Ranked 65th.
58.9%
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Brazil

Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 111.75%
Ranked 30th. 1% more than Netherlands
111.14%
Ranked 64th.

Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 64.61%
Ranked 30th.
98.22%
Ranked 17th. 52% more than Brazil

School enrollment, primary > % gross 147.51%
Ranked 1st. 37% more than Netherlands
107.64%
Ranked 44th.

School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 107.27% gross
Ranked 19th.
117.76% gross
Ranked 5th. 10% more than Brazil

Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 42.22%
Ranked 17th.
98.19%
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Brazil

Primary teacher age > Proportion under 30 per million 0.203%
Ranked 20th.
0.885%
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Brazil
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 18.84%
Ranked 17th. 7 times more than Netherlands
2.58%
Ranked 55th.

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 94.27%
Ranked 49th.
98.54%
Ranked 18th. 5% more than Brazil

Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 10.86%
Ranked 62nd. 1% more than Netherlands
10.78%
Ranked 54th.

School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 46.86%
Ranked 45th.
127.62%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Brazil

Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 7.38%
Ranked 30th. 59% more than Netherlands
4.64%
Ranked 47th.

Secondary education, teachers, female 164,457
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Netherlands
55,736
Ranked 21st.

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