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  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • 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.
  • 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, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • 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.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • 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.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • 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.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Library books per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • 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.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Share with special training > Age 13: Of those teachers who teach students aged 13, the percentage who have specialised teacher training.
  • Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13: The average number of years of teaching experience, for teachers of students aged 13.
  • 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.
  • Students from households with study desk > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one study desk.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Students from households with calculator > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households containing at least one calculator.
  • Library members per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Library employees per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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 living with mother > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who live with their mother.
  • Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students whose mothers have at least secondary education.
  • Students from households with dictionary > Age 13: The percentage of 13-year-old students who come from a household with a dictionary.
  • Participation > 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."
  • 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.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Percentage of population older than 24 years that has completed tertiary education.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Government spending on education > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • 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, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • 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 > Secondary > % 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.
  • Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education, teachers > % female: Secondary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Secondary is the number of female teachers at the secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the secondary 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.
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STAT Canada Colombia HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 11.6
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Colombia 		5.3
Ranked 62nd.
Children out of school, primary 1,892
Ranked 100th. 		599,113
Ranked 9th. 317 times more than Canada
Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.0615
Ranked 118th. 		12.56
Ranked 24th. 204 times more than Canada
Children out of school, primary, female 1,762
Ranked 86th. 		294,686
Ranked 10th. 167 times more than Canada
College and university > Gender parity index 1.34
Ranked 28th. 22% more than Colombia 		1.1
Ranked 53th.
College and university > Share of total education spending 35.39%
Ranked 4th. 72% more than Colombia 		20.61%
Ranked 20th.
Compulsary education duration 11
Ranked 47th. 10% more than Colombia 		10
Ranked 39th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.5%
Ranked 44th. 24% more than Colombia 		4.45%
Ranked 25th.
Homeschooling legal status Legal under regulating conditions (Alberta – regulation, British Columbia – registration, Manitoba – permit, Newfoundland – permit, New Brunswick – permit, Northwest Territories – regulation, Nova Scotia – regulation, Ontario – regulation, Prince Edward Island – regulation, Quebec – permit, Saskatchewan – permit, Yukon – regulation) Legal. Regulated by the Ministry of Education and the ICFES (Colombian Institute for the Promotion of Higher Education). The student would have to present a Public Validation Test and a State Test (Similar to SAT) if he/she wants to go to College.
Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 30th. 10% more than Colombia 		90.4%
Ranked 6th.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 145th. 20% more than Colombia 		5
Ranked 168th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.58
Ranked 75th. 15% more than Colombia 		3.97
Ranked 45th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 17.42
Ranked 113th. 		25.05
Ranked 38th. 44% more than Canada
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 18.8
Ranked 21st. 		25.4
Ranked 15th. 35% more than Canada
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 164th. The same as Colombia 		6
Ranked 131st.
Average IQ 97
Ranked 16th. 9% more than Colombia 		89
Ranked 27th.
Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 29th. 9% more than Colombia 		90.7%
Ranked 5th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.0578
Ranked 104th. 		6.18
Ranked 23th. 107 times more than Canada
College and university > Gender ratio 135.79
Ranked 36th. 37% more than Colombia 		99
Ranked 61st.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 191st. 		3
Ranked 93th. 50% more than Canada
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th. 30% more than Colombia 		3.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th.
Duration of compulsory education 11 years
Ranked 32nd. 38% more than Colombia 		8 years
Ranked 113th.
Secondary education, pupils 2.61 million
Ranked 35th. 		4.9 million
Ranked 3rd. 88% more than Canada
College and university > Private school share 0.0
Ranked 64th. 		46.59%
Ranked 11th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 45th. 2% more than Colombia 		0.98
Ranked 74th.
School life expectancy > Total 14.8 years
Ranked 18th. 48% more than Colombia 		10 years
Ranked 75th.
Primary education, pupils 2.17 million
Ranked 48th. 		4.74 million
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Canada
Primary education, teachers 141,045
Ranked 29th. 		189,335
Ranked 7th. 34% more than Canada
Tertiary enrollment 60%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Colombia 		23.3%
Ranked 51st.
Spending per student > College and university 44
Ranked 6th. 69% more than Colombia 		25.99
Ranked 17th.
High school > Gender ratio 97.9
Ranked 89th. 		110.05
Ranked 12th. 12% more than Canada
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 143th. 20% more than Colombia 		5
Ranked 96th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.634
Ranked 49th. 19% more than Colombia 		0.532
Ranked 39th.
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 49th. Twice as much as Colombia 		2
Ranked 184th.
Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 39th. 10% more than Colombia 		90.1%
Ranked 5th.
Spending > USD 66.53 billion
Ranked 9th. 8 times more than Colombia 		8.36 billion
Ranked 37th.
High school > Private school share 7.2%
Ranked 90th. 		20.21%
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Canada
Spending > Proportion 4.78
Ranked 57th. 34% more than Colombia 		3.58
Ranked 103th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 17.42
Ranked 123th. 		28.54
Ranked 44th. 64% more than Canada
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 63th. 33% more than Colombia 		3
Ranked 162nd.
Preschool enrollment rate 98.84
Ranked 107th. 		119.87
Ranked 12th. 21% more than Canada
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 45,693.45
Ranked 15th. 89% more than Colombia 		24,146.42
Ranked 37th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 1.19 million
Ranked 21st. 20% more than Colombia 		989,745
Ranked 24th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 524
Ranked 4th. 27% more than Colombia 		413
Ranked 49th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 154th. 20% more than Colombia 		5
Ranked 178th.
Children out of school > Primary 12,419
Ranked 69th. 		532,592
Ranked 11th. 43 times more than Canada
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 4.17
Ranked 13th. 3% more than Colombia 		4.05
Ranked 22nd.
Secondary education, teachers 126,098
Ranked 8th. 		193,087
Ranked 2nd. 53% more than Canada
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 17.72
Ranked 70th. 		25.63
Ranked 18th. 45% more than Canada
High school > Lower secondary school duration 2
Ranked 204th. 		4
Ranked 57th. Twice as much as Canada
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.116
Ranked 99th. 		6.38
Ranked 23th. 55 times more than Canada
Secondary education, general pupils 2.65 million
Ranked 8th. 		4.58 million
Ranked 5th. 73% more than Canada
High school > Gender parity index 0.979
Ranked 94th. 		1.09
Ranked 18th. 11% more than Canada
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 524
Ranked 4th. 27% more than Colombia 		413
Ranked 49th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 24,803
Ranked 7th. 74 times more than Colombia 		337
Ranked 56th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 517
Ranked 7th. 28% more than Colombia 		404
Ranked 51st.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 41%
Ranked 1st. 		66%
Ranked 1st. 61% more than Canada
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 2.53%
Ranked 86th. 94% more than Colombia 		1.31%
Ranked 107th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 38.37
Ranked 27th. 60% more than Colombia 		24.01
Ranked 66th.
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 179th. The same as Colombia 		6
Ranked 133th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 12.5%
Ranked 58th. 13% more than Colombia 		11.1%
Ranked 39th.
Children out of school, primary, male 3,523
Ranked 78th. 		304,427
Ranked 7th. 86 times more than Canada
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5.4%
Ranked 47th. 8% more than Colombia 		5%
Ranked 22nd.
High school > Students per teacher 18.8
Ranked 21st. 		25.4
Ranked 15th. 35% more than Canada
Secondary education > General pupils 2.61 million
Ranked 29th. 		4.03 million
Ranked 6th. 55% more than Canada
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 135th. 9% more than Colombia 		11
Ranked 169th.
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 121st. 9% more than Colombia 		11
Ranked 148th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th. 9% more than Colombia 		4.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 2.48 million
Ranked 49th. 		5.19 million
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Canada
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 100%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Colombia 		43.8%
Ranked 96th.
Elementary school graduate rate 97.66
Ranked 7th. 11% more than Colombia 		87.81
Ranked 51st.
Schools connected to the Internet 97.7%
Ranked 11th. 13 times more than Colombia 		7.25%
Ranked 6th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 76.53
Ranked 92nd. 		102.79
Ranked 14th. 34% more than Canada
Primary education, pupils per 1000 63.53
Ranked 124th. 		99.41
Ranked 56th. 56% more than Canada
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.36
Ranked 36th. 25% more than Colombia 		1.09
Ranked 54th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.98
Ranked 109th. 		1.11
Ranked 17th. 13% more than Canada
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 38.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 67% more than Colombia 		23.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 1.33
Ranked 101st. 3 times more than Colombia 		0.513
Ranked 143th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 145th. The same as Colombia 		6
Ranked 118th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 18.4
Ranked 47th. 		25.64
Ranked 15th. 39% more than Canada
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 0.4
Ranked 108th. 		12.33
Ranked 29th. 31 times more than Canada
Inequality adjusted index 0.879
Ranked 12th. 68% more than Colombia 		0.523
Ranked 73th.
Class size > Age 13 17.8 students
Ranked 19th. 		30.5 students
Ranked 3rd. 71% more than Canada
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 17.42
Ranked 116th. 		29.4
Ranked 41st. 69% more than Canada
Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 52.96%
Ranked 27th. 		83.2%
Ranked 1st. 57% more than Canada
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 96.5%
Ranked 19th. 19% more than Colombia 		80.9%
Ranked 59th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 2.31 million
Ranked 46th. 		5.29 million
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Canada
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 143th. 20% more than Colombia 		5 years
Ranked 160th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $22,866.96
Ranked 13th. 10 times more than Colombia 		$2,320.55
Ranked 45th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 98.03
Ranked 97th. 		125.4
Ranked 16th. 28% more than Canada
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 87.49
Ranked 7th. 		96.11
Ranked 14th. 10% more than Canada
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 522
Ranked 4th. 27% more than Colombia 		411
Ranked 50th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 6.12%
Ranked 90th. 		18.63%
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Canada
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 138th. 9% more than Colombia 		11
Ranked 175th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.53
Ranked 43th. About the same as Colombia 		99.41
Ranked 45th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 99%
Ranked 27th. 10% more than Colombia 		90%
Ranked 93th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 136th. The same as Colombia 		6
Ranked 114th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 46.1
Ranked 34th. 49% more than Colombia 		31
Ranked 14th.
Secondary education > Pupils 2.71 million
Ranked 27th. 		4.32 million
Ranked 7th. 60% more than Canada
Primary education > Pupils 2.46 million
Ranked 51st. 		5.33 million
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Canada
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 100%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Colombia 		42.4%
Ranked 107th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 84.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th. 		86.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th. 3% more than Canada
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 56.01%
Ranked 40th. 9% more than Colombia 		51.45%
Ranked 69th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 0.0
Ranked 81st. 		318,538
Ranked 8th.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 72.92%
Ranked 50th. 		91.36%
Ranked 3rd. 25% more than Canada
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 17.42
Ranked 119th. 		25.05
Ranked 36th. 44% more than Canada
Secondary education > Teachers 147,890
Ranked 24th. 		164,194
Ranked 8th. 11% more than Canada
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 17 years
Ranked 1st. 42% more than Colombia 		12 years
Ranked 65th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 97.82
Ranked 9th. 11% more than Colombia 		87.81
Ranked 44th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 2.62 million
Ranked 27th. 		3.72 million
Ranked 27th. 42% more than Canada
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 783.02
Ranked 9th. 97 times more than Colombia 		8.05
Ranked 73th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 524
Ranked 4th. 26% more than Colombia 		415
Ranked 50th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 527
Ranked 4th. 29% more than Colombia 		409
Ranked 49th.
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 131st. 20% more than Colombia 		5
Ranked 142nd.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 98.66%
Ranked 84th. 		104.31%
Ranked 5th. 6% more than Canada
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 12,763
Ranked 74th. 		284,987
Ranked 22nd. 22 times more than Canada
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.87%
Ranked 41st. About the same as Colombia 		48.76%
Ranked 51st.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 0.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 107th. 		11.85 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th. 30 times more than Canada
Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 535
Ranked 4th. 27% more than Colombia 		422
Ranked 48th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 100%
Ranked 16th. 11% more than Colombia 		90%
Ranked 90th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 14
Ranked 200th. 		15
Ranked 137th. 7% more than Canada
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 154th. The same as Colombia 		6
Ranked 120th.
Library books 7.27 million
Ranked 1st. 17 times more than Colombia 		429,238
Ranked 34th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.0
Ranked 134th. 		3.47
Ranked 60th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 83.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th. 		89.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th. 8% more than Canada
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 79.86
Ranked 130th. 		126
Ranked 72nd. 58% more than Canada
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.08 per capita
Ranked 130th. 		0.121 per capita
Ranked 75th. 51% more than Canada
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 99%
Ranked 31st. 10% more than Colombia 		90%
Ranked 88th.
Library books per 1000 236.2
Ranked 1st. 22 times more than Colombia 		10.94
Ranked 41st.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 15
Ranked 19th. 		26.5
Ranked 59th. 77% more than Canada
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 68%
Ranked 2nd. 		79%
Ranked 39th. 16% more than Canada
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 103,143
Ranked 52nd. 		290,336
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Canada
Primary education > Teachers 141,045
Ranked 31st. 		186,898
Ranked 6th. 33% more than Canada
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 48.54%
Ranked 96th. 		51.58%
Ranked 22nd. 6% more than Canada
Students from households with computer > Age 13 59%
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Colombia 		11%
Ranked 27th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 6.5
Ranked 26th. 		18.7
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Canada
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 132nd. 20% more than Colombia 		5
Ranked 149th.
Library employees 420
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Colombia 		86
Ranked 35th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.54
Ranked 86th. 5% more than Colombia 		4.33
Ranked 51st.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 86.38
Ranked 72nd. 		100.14
Ranked 24th. 16% more than Canada
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 0.116 per 1,000 people
Ranked 108th. 		5.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd. 49 times more than Canada
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.8%
Ranked 5th. 		48.9%
Ranked 28th. About the same as Canada
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $780.37 billion
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Colombia 		$110.70 billion
Ranked 14th.
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 176th. The same as Colombia 		6
Ranked 133th.
Scouting > Members 116,044
Ranked 13th. 10 times more than Colombia 		11,118
Ranked 71st.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 97.9%
Ranked 1st. 73% more than Colombia 		56.5%
Ranked 62nd.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 2.63 million
Ranked 26th. 		4.46 million
Ranked 15th. 70% more than Canada
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 83.09
Ranked 56th. 		93.42
Ranked 30th. 12% more than Canada
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 4.76
Ranked 70th. 25% more than Colombia 		3.8
Ranked 42nd.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.57
Ranked 37th. 1% more than Colombia 		98.19
Ranked 37th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male 8,805
Ranked 63th. 		275,598
Ranked 10th. 31 times more than Canada
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.998
Ranked 46th. 4% more than Colombia 		0.965
Ranked 78th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 49.1%
Ranked 12th. 		51.5%
Ranked 22nd. 5% more than Canada
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 6.7
Ranked 60th. 		32.4
Ranked 18th. 5 times more than Canada
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 84.37
Ranked 81st. 		90.34
Ranked 72nd. 7% more than Canada
Scouting > Members per thousand people 3.33
Ranked 42nd. 14 times more than Colombia 		0.233
Ranked 138th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.0
Ranked 132nd. 		2.96
Ranked 60th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.0
Ranked 132nd. 		3.96
Ranked 63th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 94.8%
Ranked 15th. 21% more than Colombia 		78.3%
Ranked 53th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.283 per 1,000 people
Ranked 97th. 		6.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd. 22 times more than Canada
High school teachers 136,873
Ranked 23th. 		186,121
Ranked 17th. 36% more than Canada
Elementary school teachers 141,045
Ranked 27th. 		179,806
Ranked 21st. 27% more than Canada
Students from households with computer > Age 13 per million 1.88%
Ranked 20th. 7 times more than Colombia 		0.267%
Ranked 25th.
Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 13 99%
Ranked 2nd. 6% more than Colombia 		93%
Ranked 11th.
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13 23.3 years experience
Ranked 17th. 3% more than Colombia 		22.6 years experience
Ranked 20th.
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 83%
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Colombia 		41%
Ranked 28th.
Students from households with study desk > Age 13 87%
Ranked 20th. 5% more than Colombia 		83%
Ranked 24th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 3 million
Ranked 29th. 		4.3 million
Ranked 19th. 43% more than Canada
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 86.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 		96.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 11% more than Canada
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 78.47
Ranked 134th. 		123.5
Ranked 64th. 57% more than Canada
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 97.7
Ranked 101st. 		110.64
Ranked 12th. 13% more than Canada
Students from households with calculator > Age 13 96%
Ranked 16th. 10% more than Colombia 		87%
Ranked 24th.
Library members per 1000 0.179
Ranked 2nd. 38% more than Colombia 		0.129
Ranked 41st.
Library members 5,495
Ranked 2nd. 9% more than Colombia 		5,064
Ranked 39th.
Library employees per million 13.65
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Colombia 		2.19
Ranked 48th.
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 per million 2.65%
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Colombia 		0.995%
Ranked 24th.
Students living with mother > Age 13 92%
Ranked 23th. 8% more than Colombia 		85%
Ranked 27th.
Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13 60% 30%
Students from households with dictionary > Age 13 95%
Ranked 15th. The same as Colombia 		95%
Ranked 16th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 53.01%
Ranked 20th. 49% more than Colombia 		35.53%
Ranked 43th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 99.7% net
Ranked 5th. 15% more than Colombia 		86.88% net
Ranked 43th.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 99.3% net
Ranked 11th. 14% more than Colombia 		86.88% net
Ranked 46th.
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 47.67%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Colombia 		19.75%
Ranked 8th.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 43.2%
Ranked 47th. 		53.9%
Ranked 11th. 25% more than Canada
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 5.5%
Ranked 46th. 24% more than Colombia 		4.45%
Ranked 25th.
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 28.7%
Ranked 56th. 43% more than Colombia 		20.1%
Ranked 24th.
Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 41.6%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Colombia 		18.9%
Ranked 41st.
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 38.7%
Ranked 14th. 51% more than Colombia 		25.7%
Ranked 15th.
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 28.1%
Ranked 9th. 23% more than Colombia 		22.8%
Ranked 8th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 99.97% gross
Ranked 101st. 		111.73% gross
Ranked 22nd. 12% more than Canada
Primary education > Teachers > % female 68.07% female
Ranked 83th. 		76.5% female
Ranked 31st. 12% more than Canada
Secondary education > Pupils > % female 48.1% female
Ranked 91st. 		51.55% female
Ranked 12th. 7% more than Canada
Government spending on education > % of GDP 5.5%
Ranked 44th. 24% more than Colombia 		4.45%
Ranked 25th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 99.68%
Ranked 4th. 11% more than Colombia 		89.7%
Ranked 67th.
Government spending on education > % of government spending 12.46%
Ranked 55th. 		14.93%
Ranked 31st. 20% more than Canada
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 98.6%
Ranked 97th. 		119.51%
Ranked 10th. 21% more than Canada
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 17 years
Ranked 1st. 31% more than Colombia 		13 years
Ranked 60th.
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 71.31%
Ranked 69th. 47% more than Colombia 		48.61%
Ranked 86th.
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 71.25%
Ranked 66th. 46% more than Colombia 		48.68%
Ranked 84th.
Secondary education, pupils > % female 48.23%
Ranked 101st. 		51.15%
Ranked 8th. 6% more than Canada
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita $28,043.04
Ranked 17th. 7 times more than Colombia 		$3,965.06
Ranked 37th.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP 62.18%
Ranked 34th. 22% more than Colombia 		51.15%
Ranked 60th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 0.0
Ranked 81st. 		6.68
Ranked 24th.
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 3.02
Ranked 27th. 45% more than Colombia 		2.08
Ranked 20th.
Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 70.45%
Ranked 50th. 43% more than Colombia 		49.38%
Ranked 70th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net 99.48%
Ranked 7th. 11% more than Colombia 		90.02%
Ranked 67th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 99.06%
Ranked 105th. 		120.22%
Ranked 16th. 21% more than Canada
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 99.3%
Ranked 12th. 10% more than Colombia 		90.32%
Ranked 69th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 5.82%
Ranked 75th. 		19.81%
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Canada
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 98.92%
Ranked 76th. 		102.59%
Ranked 9th. 4% more than Canada
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 108.53% gross
Ranked 16th. 38% more than Colombia 		78.56% gross
Ranked 43th.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 4.48%
Ranked 67th. 15% more than Colombia 		3.9%
Ranked 93th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 17 years
Ranked 1st. 42% more than Colombia 		12 years
Ranked 64th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 98.59%
Ranked 13th. 16% more than Colombia 		84.71%
Ranked 35th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 107.24% gross
Ranked 21st. 30% more than Colombia 		82.62% gross
Ranked 41st.
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 99.72%
Ranked 6th. 18% more than Colombia 		84.21%
Ranked 38th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 98.87%
Ranked 14th. 14% more than Colombia 		87.04%
Ranked 31st.
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 0.0
Ranked 142nd. 		2.76%
Ranked 49th.
Secondary education, teachers > % female 67.2%
Ranked 7th. 30% more than Colombia 		51.51%
Ranked 21st.

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