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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).
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • 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.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 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.
  • Class size > Age 9: The average number of children in every class of nine-year-olds.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • 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."
  • 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."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Students from households with 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 computer > Age 13 per million: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one computer. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13: The average number of years of teaching experience, for teachers of students aged 13.
  • Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 13: Of those teachers who teach students aged 13, the percentage who have specialised teacher training.
  • 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.
  • Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 9: Of those teachers who teach students aged 9, the percentage who have specialised teacher training.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Students from households with calculator > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households containing at least one calculator.
  • Teacher qualifications > Share with degree > Age 9: Of those teachers who teach students aged 9, the percentage who have one or more university degrees.
  • 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 whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students whose mothers have at least secondary education.
  • Students living with mother > Age 9: Percentage of nine-year-old students who live with their mother.
  • Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 9: The average number of years of experience of teachers who teach children aged 9.
  • Students living with mother > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who live with their mother.
  • Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 per million: Percentage of 13 year-old students who come from households owning more than 25 books. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Students from households with dictionary > Age 13: The percentage of 13-year-old students who come from a household with a dictionary.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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 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.
  • Education spending > % of GDP: Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP, 2000-2002)
  • Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • 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."
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education (%). Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with primary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education (% of total). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • 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."
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Average years of schooling of adults 11.6
Ranked 4th. 26% more than Cyprus 		9.2
Ranked 19th.
Children out of school, primary 1,892
Ranked 100th. 5 times more than Cyprus 		387
Ranked 113th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.0615
Ranked 118th. 		0.347
Ranked 107th. 6 times more than Canada
Children out of school, primary, female 1,762
Ranked 86th. 9 times more than Cyprus 		198
Ranked 99th.
College and university > Gender parity index 1.34
Ranked 28th. 49% more than Cyprus 		0.897
Ranked 88th.
College and university > Share of total education spending 35.39%
Ranked 4th. 73% more than Cyprus 		20.46%
Ranked 51st.
Compulsary education duration 11
Ranked 47th. 22% more than Cyprus 		9
Ranked 108th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.5%
Ranked 44th. 		7.27%
Ranked 11th. 32% more than Canada
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) Illegal, public education is mandatory without known exceptions.
Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 30th. 1% more than Cyprus 		97.6%
Ranked 44th.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 145th. The same as Cyprus 		6
Ranked 64th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.58
Ranked 75th. 27% more than Cyprus 		3.62
Ranked 95th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 17.42
Ranked 113th. 30% more than Cyprus 		13.44
Ranked 102nd.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 18.8
Ranked 21st. 93% more than Cyprus 		9.73
Ranked 82nd.
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 164th. The same as Cyprus 		6
Ranked 109th.
Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 29th. 3% more than Cyprus 		96.3%
Ranked 49th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.0578
Ranked 104th. 		0.177
Ranked 96th. 3 times more than Canada
College and university > Gender ratio 135.79
Ranked 36th. 42% more than Cyprus 		95.82
Ranked 63th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 191st. 		3
Ranked 58th. 50% more than Canada
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th. 		7.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th. 63% more than Canada
Duration of compulsory education 11 years
Ranked 32nd. 22% more than Cyprus 		9 years
Ranked 79th.
Secondary education, pupils 2.61 million
Ranked 35th. 42 times more than Cyprus 		62,894
Ranked 112th.
College and university > Private school share 0.0
Ranked 64th. 		66.99%
Ranked 15th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 45th. The same as Cyprus 		1
Ranked 34th.
School life expectancy > Total 14.8 years
Ranked 18th. 37% more than Cyprus 		10.8 years
Ranked 64th.
Primary education, pupils 2.17 million
Ranked 48th. 40 times more than Cyprus 		54,371
Ranked 129th.
Primary education, teachers 141,045
Ranked 29th. 35 times more than Cyprus 		4,045
Ranked 109th.
Tertiary enrollment 60%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Cyprus 		20%
Ranked 15th.
Spending per student > College and university 44
Ranked 6th. 		63.66
Ranked 6th. 45% more than Canada
High school > Gender ratio 97.9
Ranked 89th. 		101.11
Ranked 53th. 3% more than Canada
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 143th. The same as Cyprus 		6
Ranked 80th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.634
Ranked 49th. 		8.71
Ranked 29th. 14 times more than Canada
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. 33% more than Cyprus 		3
Ranked 81st.
Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 39th. About the same as Cyprus 		98.9%
Ranked 40th.
Spending > USD 66.53 billion
Ranked 9th. 44 times more than Cyprus 		1.5 billion
Ranked 67th.
High school > Private school share 7.2%
Ranked 90th. 		17.91%
Ranked 52nd. 2 times more than Canada
Spending > Proportion 4.78
Ranked 57th. 		6.5
Ranked 15th. 36% more than Canada
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 17.42
Ranked 123th. 		17.61
Ranked 103th. 1% more than Canada
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 63th. 33% more than Cyprus 		3
Ranked 116th.
Preschool enrollment rate 98.84
Ranked 107th. 		103.35
Ranked 69th. 5% more than Canada
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 45,693.45
Ranked 15th. 70% more than Cyprus 		26,938.02
Ranked 32nd.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 1.19 million
Ranked 21st. 65 times more than Cyprus 		18,272
Ranked 102nd.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 154th. The same as Cyprus 		6
Ranked 70th.
Children out of school > Primary 12,419
Ranked 69th. 16 times more than Cyprus 		783
Ranked 105th.
Secondary education, teachers 126,098
Ranked 8th. 20 times more than Cyprus 		6,466
Ranked 74th.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 4.17
Ranked 13th. 		5.79
Ranked 51st. 39% more than Canada
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 17.72
Ranked 70th. 3% more than Cyprus 		17.17
Ranked 52nd.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 2
Ranked 204th. 		3
Ranked 113th. 50% more than Canada
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.116
Ranked 99th. 		0.169
Ranked 95th. 47% more than Canada
Secondary education, general pupils 2.65 million
Ranked 8th. 45 times more than Cyprus 		58,716
Ranked 118th.
High school > Gender parity index 0.979
Ranked 94th. 		1.01
Ranked 64th. 3% more than Canada
Scientific and technical journal articles 24,803
Ranked 7th. 270 times more than Cyprus 		92
Ranked 83th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 41%
Ranked 1st. 5% more than Cyprus 		39%
Ranked 20th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 2.53%
Ranked 86th. 		83.87%
Ranked 5th. 33 times more than Canada
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 38.37
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Cyprus 		18.65
Ranked 77th.
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 179th. The same as Cyprus 		6
Ranked 89th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 12.5%
Ranked 58th. 		14.4%
Ranked 42nd. 15% more than Canada
Children out of school, primary, male 3,523
Ranked 78th. 19 times more than Cyprus 		189
Ranked 101st.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5.4%
Ranked 47th. 		6.5%
Ranked 17th. 20% more than Canada
High school > Students per teacher 18.8
Ranked 21st. 93% more than Cyprus 		9.73
Ranked 83th.
Secondary education > General pupils 2.61 million
Ranked 29th. 43 times more than Cyprus 		60,309
Ranked 126th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 135th. The same as Cyprus 		12
Ranked 70th.
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 121st. The same as Cyprus 		12
Ranked 65th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th. 		4.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd. 4% more than Canada
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 2.48 million
Ranked 49th. 39 times more than Cyprus 		62,868
Ranked 144th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 100%
Ranked 3rd. 41% more than Cyprus 		71%
Ranked 55th.
Elementary school graduate rate 97.66
Ranked 7th. 		98.45
Ranked 14th. 1% more than Canada
Schools connected to the Internet 97.7%
Ranked 11th. 9% more than Cyprus 		90%
Ranked 11th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 76.53
Ranked 92nd. 36% more than Cyprus 		56.33
Ranked 125th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 63.53
Ranked 124th. 30% more than Cyprus 		48.7
Ranked 135th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.36
Ranked 36th. 39% more than Cyprus 		0.98
Ranked 83th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.98
Ranked 109th. 		1.03
Ranked 57th. 5% more than Canada
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 38.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 49% more than Cyprus 		25.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 1.33
Ranked 101st. 		24.13
Ranked 7th. 18 times more than Canada
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 145th. The same as Cyprus 		6
Ranked 94th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 18.4
Ranked 47th. 80% more than Cyprus 		10.23
Ranked 75th.
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 0.4
Ranked 108th. 		0.771
Ranked 103th. 93% more than Canada
Inequality adjusted index 0.879
Ranked 12th. 31% more than Cyprus 		0.672
Ranked 49th.
Class size > Age 13 17.8 students
Ranked 19th. 		23.2 students
Ranked 6th. 30% more than Canada
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 17.42
Ranked 116th. 18% more than Cyprus 		14.75
Ranked 99th.
Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 52.96%
Ranked 27th. 		77.25%
Ranked 7th. 46% more than Canada
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 96.5%
Ranked 19th. 		99.6%
Ranked 5th. 3% more than Canada
Elementary school > Enrolled students 2.31 million
Ranked 46th. 41 times more than Cyprus 		56,799
Ranked 121st.
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 143th. The same as Cyprus 		6 years
Ranked 64th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $22,866.96
Ranked 13th. 81% more than Cyprus 		$12,632.35
Ranked 24th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 98.03
Ranked 97th. 		105.96
Ranked 47th. 8% more than Canada
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 87.49
Ranked 7th. 66% more than Cyprus 		52.59
Ranked 113th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 138th. The same as Cyprus 		12
Ranked 71st.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 6.12%
Ranked 90th. 		7.76%
Ranked 84th. 27% more than Canada
Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.53
Ranked 43th. 1% more than Cyprus 		98.86
Ranked 57th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 99%
Ranked 27th. 		100%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Canada
Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 136th. The same as Cyprus 		6
Ranked 87th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 46.1
Ranked 34th. 		53.1
Ranked 29th. 15% more than Canada
Secondary education > Pupils 2.71 million
Ranked 27th. 42 times more than Cyprus 		64,534
Ranked 120th.
Primary education > Pupils 2.46 million
Ranked 51st. 40 times more than Cyprus 		61,731
Ranked 137th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 100%
Ranked 3rd. 28% more than Cyprus 		78.1%
Ranked 48th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 84.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th. 		91.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th. 8% more than Canada
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 56.01%
Ranked 40th. 13% more than Cyprus 		49.5%
Ranked 80th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 0.0
Ranked 81st. 		4,178
Ranked 98th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 17.42
Ranked 119th. 30% more than Cyprus 		13.44
Ranked 104th.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 72.92%
Ranked 50th. 		87.05%
Ranked 16th. 19% more than Canada
Secondary education > Teachers 147,890
Ranked 24th. 26 times more than Cyprus 		5,736
Ranked 92nd.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 17 years
Ranked 1st. 21% more than Cyprus 		14 years
Ranked 46th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 97.82
Ranked 9th. 		98.56
Ranked 13th. 1% more than Canada
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 2.62 million
Ranked 27th. 41 times more than Cyprus 		64,711
Ranked 128th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 783.02
Ranked 9th. 8 times more than Cyprus 		92.17
Ranked 40th.
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 131st. The same as Cyprus 		6
Ranked 60th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 98.66%
Ranked 84th. 		100.06%
Ranked 53th. 1% more than Canada
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 12,763
Ranked 74th. 22 times more than Cyprus 		571
Ranked 103th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.87%
Ranked 41st. About the same as Cyprus 		48.63%
Ranked 67th.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 0.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 107th. 		1.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 100th. 3 times more than Canada
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 100%
Ranked 16th. The same as Cyprus 		100%
Ranked 3rd.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 14
Ranked 200th. 		15
Ranked 101st. 7% more than Canada
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 154th. The same as Cyprus 		6
Ranked 82nd.
Library books 7.27 million
Ranked 1st. 111 times more than Cyprus 		65,516
Ranked 42nd.
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.0
Ranked 134th. 		0.44
Ranked 97th.
School life expectancy > Male 14.4 years
Ranked 22nd. 37% more than Cyprus 		10.5 years
Ranked 66th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 83.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th. 2% more than Cyprus 		81.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 79.86
Ranked 130th. 24% more than Cyprus 		64.16
Ranked 143th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.08 per capita
Ranked 130th. 		0.089 per capita
Ranked 115th. 11% more than Canada
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 99%
Ranked 31st. 		100%
Ranked 6th. 1% more than Canada
Library books per 1000 236.2
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Cyprus 		70.79
Ranked 34th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 15
Ranked 19th. 		17.2
Ranked 104th. 15% more than Canada
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 68%
Ranked 2nd. 		83%
Ranked 18th. 22% more than Canada
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 103,143
Ranked 52nd. 24 times more than Cyprus 		4,225
Ranked 105th.
Primary education > Teachers 141,045
Ranked 31st. 40 times more than Cyprus 		3,506
Ranked 117th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 48.54%
Ranked 96th. 		48.93%
Ranked 88th. 1% more than Canada
Students from households with computer > Age 13 59%
Ranked 10th. 64% more than Cyprus 		36%
Ranked 20th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 6.5
Ranked 26th. 51% more than Cyprus 		4.3
Ranked 57th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 132nd. The same as Cyprus 		6
Ranked 59th.
Library employees 420
Ranked 1st. 70 times more than Cyprus 		6
Ranked 49th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.54
Ranked 86th. 31% more than Cyprus 		3.45
Ranked 108th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 86.38
Ranked 72nd. 36% more than Cyprus 		63.53
Ranked 108th.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 0.116 per 1,000 people
Ranked 108th. 		0.545 per 1,000 people
Ranked 97th. 5 times more than Canada
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.8%
Ranked 5th. 1% more than Cyprus 		48.5%
Ranked 73th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $780.37 billion
Ranked 6th. 57 times more than Cyprus 		$13.61 billion
Ranked 67th.
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 176th. The same as Cyprus 		6
Ranked 90th.
Scouting > Members 116,044
Ranked 13th. 22 times more than Cyprus 		5,328
Ranked 94th.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 97.9%
Ranked 1st. 11% more than Cyprus 		88.3%
Ranked 16th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 2.63 million
Ranked 26th. 43 times more than Cyprus 		60,914
Ranked 109th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 83.09
Ranked 56th. 40% more than Cyprus 		59.37
Ranked 105th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 4.76
Ranked 70th. 		5.65
Ranked 63th. 19% more than Canada
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.57
Ranked 37th. The same as Cyprus 		99.51
Ranked 45th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male 8,805
Ranked 63th. 23 times more than Cyprus 		380
Ranked 101st.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.998
Ranked 46th. 		1
Ranked 40th. About the same as Canada
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 49.1%
Ranked 12th. The same as Cyprus 		49.1%
Ranked 70th.
Class size > Age 9 22.8 students
Ranked 7th. 		26.4 students
Ranked 5th. 16% more than Canada
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 6.7
Ranked 60th. 20% more than Cyprus 		5.6
Ranked 17th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 84.37
Ranked 81st. 28% more than Cyprus 		66.04
Ranked 120th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 3.33
Ranked 42nd. 		4.72
Ranked 29th. 42% more than Canada
School life expectancy > Female 15.3 years
Ranked 16th. 38% more than Cyprus 		11.1 years
Ranked 58th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.0
Ranked 132nd. 		0.47
Ranked 97th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.0
Ranked 132nd. 		0.4
Ranked 96th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 94.8%
Ranked 15th. 		100%
Ranked 10th. 5% more than Canada
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.283 per 1,000 people
Ranked 97th. 		0.514 per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th. 82% more than Canada
Elementary school teachers 141,045
Ranked 27th. 37 times more than Cyprus 		3,850
Ranked 105th.
High school teachers 136,873
Ranked 23th. 22 times more than Cyprus 		6,353
Ranked 74th.
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 83%
Ranked 8th. 14% more than Cyprus 		73%
Ranked 21st.
Students from households with computer > Age 13 per million 1.88%
Ranked 20th. 		36.74%
Ranked 2nd. 20 times more than Canada
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13 23.3 years experience
Ranked 17th. 		27.2 years experience
Ranked 9th. 17% more than Canada
Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 13 99%
Ranked 2nd. 25% more than Cyprus 		79%
Ranked 18th.
Students from households with study desk > Age 13 87%
Ranked 20th. 		94%
Ranked 8th. 8% more than Canada
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 3 million
Ranked 29th. 47 times more than Cyprus 		64,293
Ranked 115th.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 86.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 		87.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th. 1% more than Canada
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 78.47
Ranked 134th. 29% more than Cyprus 		60.77
Ranked 143th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 97.7
Ranked 101st. 		102.74
Ranked 51st. 5% more than Canada
Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 9 98%
Ranked 7th. 17% more than Cyprus 		84%
Ranked 14th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 18.8
Ranked 53th. 46% more than Cyprus 		12.9
Ranked 89th.
Students from households with calculator > Age 13 96%
Ranked 16th. 3% more than Cyprus 		93%
Ranked 21st.
Teacher qualifications > Share with degree > Age 9 82%
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Cyprus 		18%
Ranked 10th.
Library members per 1000 0.179
Ranked 2nd. 		7.24
Ranked 15th. 41 times more than Canada
Library members 5,495
Ranked 2nd. 		6,700
Ranked 36th. 22% more than Canada
Library employees per million 13.65
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Cyprus 		6.48
Ranked 42nd.
Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13 60% 22%
Students living with mother > Age 9 91%
Ranked 11th. 5% more than Cyprus 		87%
Ranked 15th.
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 9 18.9 years experience
Ranked 8th. 7% more than Cyprus 		17.6 years experience
Ranked 9th.
Students living with mother > Age 13 92%
Ranked 23th. 		93%
Ranked 19th. 1% more than Canada
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 per million 2.65%
Ranked 20th. 		74.5%
Ranked 2nd. 28 times more than Canada
Students from households with dictionary > Age 13 95%
Ranked 15th. The same as Cyprus 		95%
Ranked 14th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male 8,881
Ranked 65th. 42 times more than Cyprus 		212
Ranked 96th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female 3,882
Ranked 72nd. 11 times more than Cyprus 		358
Ranked 96th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 94.41%
Ranked 4th. 		96.7%
Ranked 7th. 2% more than Canada
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 53.01%
Ranked 20th. 22% more than Cyprus 		43.53%
Ranked 34th.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 99.3% net
Ranked 11th. 3% more than Cyprus 		96.27% net
Ranked 37th.
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 66.06%
Ranked 54th. 		78.33%
Ranked 11th. 19% more than Canada
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 5.5%
Ranked 46th. 		7.27%
Ranked 11th. 32% more than Canada
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 28.7%
Ranked 56th. About the same as Cyprus 		28.6%
Ranked 57th.
Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 41.6%
Ranked 3rd. 13% more than Cyprus 		36.7%
Ranked 3rd.
Education spending > % of GDP 5.2%
Ranked 54th. 		6.3%
Ranked 26th. 21% more than Canada
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 136.1
Ranked 34th. 39% more than Cyprus 		98.02
Ranked 77th.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 97.27%
Ranked 108th. 		99.94%
Ranked 90th. 3% more than Canada
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 99.68%
Ranked 4th. 1% more than Cyprus 		98.41%
Ranked 12th.
Government spending on education > % of government spending 12.46%
Ranked 55th. 30% more than Cyprus 		9.62%
Ranked 65th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 98.6%
Ranked 97th. 		102.75%
Ranked 66th. 4% more than Canada
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 17 years
Ranked 1st. 21% more than Cyprus 		14 years
Ranked 46th.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 98.92%
Ranked 76th. 		100.44%
Ranked 46th. 2% more than Canada
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 71.31%
Ranked 69th. 		79.13%
Ranked 50th. 11% more than Canada
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 71.25%
Ranked 66th. 		79.77%
Ranked 47th. 12% more than Canada
Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force 11.4%
Ranked 65th. 		17.5%
Ranked 25th. 54% more than Canada
Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 46.5%
Ranked 2nd. 12% more than Cyprus 		41.5%
Ranked 2nd.
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 5.23% of GNI
Ranked 47th. 		5.63% of GNI
Ranked 31st. 8% more than Canada
Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 5.23%
Ranked 48th. 		7.37%
Ranked 14th. 41% more than Canada
Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment 29%
Ranked 32nd. 		34.5%
Ranked 27th. 19% more than Canada
Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment 30.8%
Ranked 50th. 		34.6%
Ranked 46th. 12% more than Canada
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 109.76% gross
Ranked 11th. 14% more than Cyprus 		96.43% gross
Ranked 33th.
Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita 44.64%
Ranked 29th. 		70.01%
Ranked 13th. 57% more than Canada
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 98.3%
Ranked 11th. 		99.1%
Ranked 12th. 1% more than Canada
School enrollment > Primary > % net 99.5% net
Ranked 8th. 4% more than Cyprus 		96.12% net
Ranked 38th.
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 108.53% gross
Ranked 16th. 11% more than Cyprus 		97.72% gross
Ranked 33th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 49.48%
Ranked 37th. 		53.73%
Ranked 29th. 9% more than Canada
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 17 years
Ranked 1st. 31% more than Cyprus 		13 years
Ranked 48th.
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 134.02%
Ranked 27th. 30% more than Cyprus 		103.25%
Ranked 72nd.
School enrollment, primary > % gross 98.65%
Ranked 117th. 		101.2%
Ranked 87th. 3% more than Canada
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 107.24% gross
Ranked 21st. 8% more than Cyprus 		99.08% gross
Ranked 32nd.
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 99.72%
Ranked 6th. 1% more than Cyprus 		98.76%
Ranked 9th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 98.87%
Ranked 14th. 2% more than Cyprus 		96.77%
Ranked 28th.
School enrollment > Primary > % gross 100.19% gross
Ranked 111th. 2% more than Cyprus 		97.75% gross
Ranked 127th.
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 0.0
Ranked 142nd. 		0.225%
Ranked 106th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 99.68%
Ranked 10th. 1% more than Cyprus 		98.67%
Ranked 17th.

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