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Education Stats: compare key data on Canada & Haiti

Definitions

  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • 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 capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • 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.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • 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. 
  • 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."
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). 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 local currency.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). 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 local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > 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. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Primary education > Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Participation > 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."
  • Participation > 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."
  • Total enrollment, primary > % net: Total enrollment, primary (% net). Adjusted net 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.
  • Total enrollment, primary, female > % net: Total enrollment, primary, female (% net). Adjusted net 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.
  • Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Total is the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > 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."
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % gross: School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Male is the total male enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male 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.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Male is the total male enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
STAT Canada Haiti HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 11.6
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Haiti
2.8
Ranked 84th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 191st.
3
Ranked 35th. 50% more than Canada

Children out of school, primary 1,892
Ranked 100th.
566,579
Ranked 12th. 299 times more than Canada

Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.0615
Ranked 118th.
69.64
Ranked 7th. 1132 times more than Canada

Children out of school, primary, female 1,762
Ranked 86th.
281,650
Ranked 13th. 160 times more than Canada

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.0578
Ranked 104th.
34.62
Ranked 9th. 599 times more than Canada

Compulsary education duration 11
Ranked 47th. 83% more than Haiti
6
Ranked 93th.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.5%
Ranked 44th. 5 times more than Haiti
1.07%
Ranked 56th.
Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 29th. 93% more than Haiti
51.2%
Ranked 127th.
Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 30th. 87% more than Haiti
52.9%
Ranked 139th.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 145th. The same as Haiti
6
Ranked 40th.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.58
Ranked 75th.
5.37
Ranked 22nd. 17% more than Canada

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 17.42
Ranked 113th.
33.41
Ranked 31st. 92% more than Canada

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 18.8
Ranked 21st.
24.47
Ranked 15th. 30% more than Canada

Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 164th.
7
Ranked 29th. 17% more than Canada

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th. 3 times more than Haiti
1.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th.
Duration of compulsory education 11 years
Ranked 32nd. 83% more than Haiti
6 years
Ranked 135th.
Secondary education, pupils 2.61 million
Ranked 35th. 18 times more than Haiti
143,758
Ranked 94th.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 45th. 6% more than Haiti
0.94
Ranked 102nd.

Primary education, pupils 2.17 million
Ranked 48th. 46% more than Haiti
1.49 million
Ranked 33th.

Primary education, teachers 141,045
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Haiti
44,472
Ranked 30th.

High school > Gender ratio 97.9
Ranked 89th. 6% more than Haiti
92.37
Ranked 53th.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 143th. The same as Haiti
6
Ranked 24th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.634
Ranked 49th.
3.92
Ranked 41st. 6 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. The same as Haiti
4
Ranked 11th.

Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 39th. 81% more than Haiti
54.8%
Ranked 148th.
Spending > Proportion 4.78
Ranked 57th. 3 times more than Haiti
1.46
Ranked 156th.

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 17.42
Ranked 123th.
23.07
Ranked 88th. 32% more than Canada
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 63th. 33% more than Haiti
3
Ranked 85th.

Preschool enrollment rate 98.84
Ranked 107th.
107.12
Ranked 27th. 8% more than Canada

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 45,693.45
Ranked 15th. 11 times more than Haiti
4,132.39
Ranked 119th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 1.19 million
Ranked 21st. 190 times more than Haiti
6,288
Ranked 105th.

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 154th. The same as Haiti
6
Ranked 45th.

Secondary education, teachers 126,098
Ranked 8th. 22 times more than Haiti
5,619
Ranked 52nd.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 4.17
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Haiti
0.9
Ranked 80th.

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 17.72
Ranked 70th.
21.97
Ranked 47th. 24% more than Canada
High school > Lower secondary school duration 2
Ranked 204th.
3
Ranked 94th. 50% more than Canada

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.116
Ranked 99th.
35.02
Ranked 6th. 303 times more than Canada

Secondary education, general pupils 2.65 million
Ranked 8th. 8 times more than Haiti
327,978
Ranked 51st.

Scientific and technical journal articles 24,803
Ranked 7th. 24803 times more than Haiti
1
Ranked 163th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 38.37
Ranked 27th. 39 times more than Haiti
0.984
Ranked 125th.

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 179th. The same as Haiti
6
Ranked 61st.

Children out of school, primary, male 3,523
Ranked 78th.
284,929
Ranked 10th. 81 times more than Canada

High school > Students per teacher 18.8
Ranked 21st.
24.47
Ranked 13th. 30% more than Canada

Secondary education > General pupils 2.61 million
Ranked 29th. 14 times more than Haiti
184,968
Ranked 95th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 135th. The same as Haiti
12
Ranked 50th.

High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 121st. The same as Haiti
12
Ranked 47th.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th. 32% more than Haiti
3.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 99th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 2.48 million
Ranked 49th. 67% more than Haiti
1.49 million
Ranked 41st.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 100%
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Haiti
22.5%
Ranked 122nd.

Primary education, pupils per 1000 63.53
Ranked 124th.
179.31
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Canada

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 76.53
Ranked 92nd. 3 times more than Haiti
22
Ranked 133th.

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.98
Ranked 109th. 2% more than Haiti
0.96
Ranked 77th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 38.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 37 times more than Haiti
1.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 125th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 1.33
Ranked 101st. 3 times more than Haiti
0.412
Ranked 149th.

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 145th.
7
Ranked 26th. 17% more than Canada

Teacher student ratio > High school 18.4
Ranked 47th.
19.03
Ranked 41st. 3% more than Canada

Inequality adjusted index 0.879
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Haiti
0.241
Ranked 115th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 17.42
Ranked 116th.
32.72
Ranked 42nd. 88% more than Canada

Elementary school > Enrolled students 2.31 million
Ranked 46th. 61% more than Haiti
1.43 million
Ranked 37th.

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 143th. The same as Haiti
6 years
Ranked 42nd.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 98.03
Ranked 97th.
159.78
Ranked 1st. 63% more than Canada

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 87.49
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Haiti
40.31
Ranked 81st.

High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 138th. The same as Haiti
12
Ranked 51st.

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 6.12%
Ranked 90th.
76.71%
Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than Canada

Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.53
Ranked 43th. 4% more than Haiti
95.7
Ranked 65th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 99%
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Haiti
23%
Ranked 133th.

Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 136th.
7
Ranked 30th. 17% more than Canada
Secondary education > Pupils 2.71 million
Ranked 27th. 14 times more than Haiti
188,558
Ranked 93th.
Primary education > Pupils 2.46 million
Ranked 51st. 4 times more than Haiti
555,433
Ranked 88th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 100%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Haiti
36.3%
Ranked 119th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 56.01%
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Haiti
25.84%
Ranked 87th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 84.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th. 93% more than Haiti
43.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 89th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils 0.0
Ranked 81st.
4,600
Ranked 71st.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 17.42
Ranked 119th.
33.41
Ranked 30th. 92% more than Canada

Secondary education > Teachers 147,890
Ranked 24th. 15 times more than Haiti
9,960
Ranked 85th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 97.82
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Haiti
33.73
Ranked 37th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 2.62 million
Ranked 27th. 8 times more than Haiti
327,978
Ranked 67th.

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 783.02
Ranked 9th. 6603 times more than Haiti
0.119
Ranked 170th.

Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 131st. The same as Haiti
6
Ranked 39th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 12,763
Ranked 74th.
576,918
Ranked 12th. 45 times more than Canada

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 98.66%
Ranked 84th. 4% more than Haiti
94.64%
Ranked 50th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.87%
Ranked 41st. About the same as Haiti
48.73%
Ranked 28th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 100%
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Haiti
24%
Ranked 129th.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 14
Ranked 200th.
15
Ranked 79th. 7% more than Canada

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 154th. The same as Haiti
6
Ranked 59th.

Elementary school repeaters > All 0.0
Ranked 134th.
16.91
Ranked 8th.

Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 83.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th. 3 times more than Haiti
26.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 131st.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.08 per capita
Ranked 130th.
0.195 per capita
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Canada

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 79.86
Ranked 130th.
182.6
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Canada

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 99%
Ranked 31st. 4 times more than Haiti
23%
Ranked 134th.

Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 15
Ranked 19th.
33.7
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Canada
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 68%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Haiti
32%
Ranked 1st.
Primary education > Teachers 141,045
Ranked 31st. 6 times more than Haiti
24,078
Ranked 71st.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 103,143
Ranked 52nd. 29 times more than Haiti
3,590
Ranked 122nd.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 48.54%
Ranked 96th. 2% more than Haiti
47.8%
Ranked 73th.

Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 132nd. The same as Haiti
6
Ranked 38th.

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.54
Ranked 86th. 37% more than Haiti
3.32
Ranked 103th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 86.38
Ranked 72nd. 3 times more than Haiti
25.99
Ranked 134th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.8%
Ranked 5th. 2% more than Haiti
48%
Ranked 1st.
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 176th. The same as Haiti
6
Ranked 61st.

Scouting > Members 116,044
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Haiti
43,605
Ranked 32nd.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 4.76
Ranked 70th. 3 times more than Haiti
1.37
Ranked 116th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 83.09
Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Haiti
25.5
Ranked 136th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.57
Ranked 37th. 5% more than Haiti
94.4
Ranked 102nd.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.998
Ranked 46th. 2% more than Haiti
0.982
Ranked 57th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 84.37
Ranked 81st. 2 times more than Haiti
41.06
Ranked 92nd.

Scouting > Members per thousand people 3.33
Ranked 42nd.
4.29
Ranked 33th. 29% more than Canada
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.0
Ranked 132nd.
16.65
Ranked 9th.

Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.0
Ranked 132nd.
17.14
Ranked 10th.

High school teachers 136,873
Ranked 23th. 14 times more than Haiti
9,960
Ranked 55th.
Elementary school teachers 141,045
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Haiti
41,160
Ranked 32nd.

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 3 million
Ranked 29th. 16 times more than Haiti
189,558
Ranked 92nd.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 86.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 3 times more than Haiti
26.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 130th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 78.47
Ranked 134th. 2% more than Haiti
76.56
Ranked 133th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 97.7
Ranked 101st. 2% more than Haiti
95.69
Ranked 77th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU 1.05 trillion
Ranked 42nd. 142 times more than Haiti
7.41 billion
Ranked 76th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita 30,777.65
Ranked 61st. 42 times more than Haiti
727.85
Ranked 100th.

School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross 67.67% gross
Ranked 55th. 93% more than Haiti
35.07% gross
Ranked 50th.
Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.078 per capita
Ranked 136th.
0.079 per capita
Ranked 129th. 1% more than Canada
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 101.34%
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Haiti
28.5%
Ranked 67th.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 102.39%
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Haiti
29.63%
Ranked 59th.

Total enrollment, primary > % net 99.92%
Ranked 5th. 75% more than Haiti
57.21%
Ranked 54th.

Total enrollment, primary, female > % net 99.85%
Ranked 3rd. 76% more than Haiti
56.77%
Ranked 42nd.

Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment 0.0
Ranked 143th.
16.91%
Ranked 9th.

Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort 98.34%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Haiti
32.67%
Ranked 28th.

Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort 99.49%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Haiti
34.92%
Ranked 26th.

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group 99.54%
Ranked 97th.
165.59%
Ranked 1st. 66% more than Canada

Elementary school teachers > % female 68.07%
Ranked 78th. 2 times more than Haiti
32.64%
Ranked 55th.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 100.24%
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Haiti
27.37%
Ranked 58th.

Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female 48.17%
Ranked 101st. 1% more than Haiti
47.76%
Ranked 69th.

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female 48.17%
Ranked 92nd. 1% more than Haiti
47.64%
Ranked 59th.
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 98.42%
Ranked 125th.
112.63%
Ranked 26th. 14% more than Canada

Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of relevant age group 96.48%
Ranked 101st. 65% more than Haiti
58.65%
Ranked 89th.
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 5.23% of GNI
Ranked 47th. 4 times more than Haiti
1.46% of GNI
Ranked 156th.

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 99.7% net
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Haiti
22.62% net
Ranked 129th.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 99.3% net
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Haiti
21.62% net
Ranked 133th.
Primary education, teachers > % female 68.07%
Ranked 72nd. 2 times more than Haiti
32.42%
Ranked 82nd.

Tertiary education, teachers > % female 41.15%
Ranked 23th. 11% more than Haiti
37.16%
Ranked 3rd.

Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 12.3%
Ranked 66th.
17.98%
Ranked 10th. 46% more than Canada

School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 50.51%
Ranked 16th. 33 times more than Haiti
1.54%
Ranked 79th.

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