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  • Average IQ: Average IQ of different countries according to the controversial book "IQ and the Wealth of Nations".
  • 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.
  • 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, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Teachers as percentage of labor force: The percentage share of the total labor force who are classroom, academic staff, and other teachers. Data for 1999.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • 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.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 200: Number of universities in the top 200
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 200 per million: Number of universities in the top 200. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 200 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 30-39: Percentage of primary teachers who are aged 30-39. Data for 1999.
  • Library members per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed post-secondary > Post-secondary and tertiary education > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Compares countries by the percentage of its population 25 years or older that has completed post-secondary education, as defined by the levels 4, 5 and 6 of ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education), and index developed by UNESCO. The data was compiled by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), which elaborates statistics to provide a global perspective on education, science, culture, and communication
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • 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.
  • Primary teacher age > Proportion under 30 per million: Percentage of primary teachers who are less than 30 years of age. Data for 1999. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • 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.
  • Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Total is the share of 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.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Services, etc., value added > 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % net: School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Female is the ratio of female children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the female population of the official primary school age.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Female: 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.
  • Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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 > % 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 > 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.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Services, etc., value added > 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
  • Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with secondary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Education spending > % of GDP: Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP, 2000-2002)
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • 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 > 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.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • 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).
  • 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.
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Average IQ 97
Ranked 16th. 5% more than Malaysia 		92
Ranked 24th.
Average years of schooling of adults 11.6
Ranked 4th. 71% more than Malaysia 		6.8
Ranked 42nd.
Children out of school, primary 1,892
Ranked 100th. 		93,743
Ranked 42nd. 50 times more than Canada
Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.0615
Ranked 118th. 		3.63
Ranked 74th. 59 times more than Canada
Children out of school, primary, female 1,762
Ranked 86th. 		78,564
Ranked 36th. 45 times more than Canada
College and university > Gender parity index 1.34
Ranked 28th. 		1.34
Ranked 42nd. About the same as Canada
College and university > Share of total education spending 35.39%
Ranked 4th. 3% more than Malaysia 		34.45%
Ranked 7th.
Compulsary education duration 11
Ranked 47th. 83% more than Malaysia 		6
Ranked 178th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.5%
Ranked 44th. 7% more than Malaysia 		5.13%
Ranked 52nd.
Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 30th. 11% more than Malaysia 		88.9%
Ranked 84th.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 145th. The same as Malaysia 		6
Ranked 124th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.58
Ranked 75th. 		8.19
Ranked 11th. 79% more than Canada
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 17.42
Ranked 113th. 37% more than Malaysia 		12.72
Ranked 112th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 18.8
Ranked 21st. 37% more than Malaysia 		13.72
Ranked 52nd.
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 164th. 		7
Ranked 69th. 17% more than Canada
Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 29th. 16% more than Malaysia 		85.4%
Ranked 83th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.0578
Ranked 104th. 		3.16
Ranked 54th. 55 times more than Canada
College and university > Gender ratio 135.79
Ranked 36th. 5% more than Malaysia 		129
Ranked 40th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 191st. The same as Malaysia 		2
Ranked 179th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th. 		5.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th. 22% more than Canada
Duration of compulsory education 11 years
Ranked 32nd. 22% more than Malaysia 		9 years
Ranked 7th.
Secondary education, pupils 2.61 million
Ranked 35th. 		2.62 million
Ranked 34th. About the same as Canada
College and university > Private school share 0.0
Ranked 64th. 		43.14%
Ranked 34th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 45th. The same as Malaysia 		1
Ranked 49th.
School life expectancy > Total 14.8 years
Ranked 18th. 29% more than Malaysia 		11.5 years
Ranked 56th.
Primary education, teachers 141,045
Ranked 29th. 		231,683
Ranked 19th. 64% more than Canada
Primary education, pupils 2.17 million
Ranked 48th. 		2.95 million
Ranked 39th. 36% more than Canada
Tertiary enrollment 60%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Malaysia 		28.2%
Ranked 45th.
Spending per student > College and university 44
Ranked 6th. 		49.36
Ranked 9th. 12% more than Canada
High school > Gender ratio 97.9
Ranked 89th. 		106.9
Ranked 25th. 9% more than Canada
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 143th. The same as Malaysia 		6
Ranked 120th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.634
Ranked 49th. 31% more than Malaysia 		0.485
Ranked 77th.
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 Malaysia 		4
Ranked 41st.
Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 39th. 7% more than Malaysia 		92.4%
Ranked 84th.
Spending > USD 66.53 billion
Ranked 9th. 8 times more than Malaysia 		8.66 billion
Ranked 36th.
High school > Private school share 7.2%
Ranked 90th. 61% more than Malaysia 		4.49%
Ranked 101st.
Spending > Proportion 4.78
Ranked 57th. 18% more than Malaysia 		4.04
Ranked 83th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 17.42
Ranked 123th. 		17.51
Ranked 111th. 1% more than Canada
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 63th. The same as Malaysia 		4
Ranked 55th.
Preschool enrollment rate 98.84
Ranked 107th. 2% more than Malaysia 		96.61
Ranked 126th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 45,693.45
Ranked 15th. 		54,909.26
Ranked 7th. 20% more than Canada
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 1.19 million
Ranked 21st. 89% more than Malaysia 		632,309
Ranked 33th.
Teachers as percentage of labor force 3.5%
Ranked 27th. 		4.2%
Ranked 18th. 20% more than Canada
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 154th. The same as Malaysia 		6
Ranked 131st.
Children out of school > Primary 12,419
Ranked 69th. 		221,833
Ranked 26th. 18 times more than Canada
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 4.17
Ranked 13th. 		6.74
Ranked 44th. 62% more than Canada
Secondary education, teachers 126,098
Ranked 8th. 		190,581
Ranked 17th. 51% more than Canada
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 17.72
Ranked 70th. 		17.82
Ranked 52nd. 1% more than Canada
High school > Lower secondary school duration 2
Ranked 204th. 		3
Ranked 167th. 50% more than Canada
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.116
Ranked 99th. 		0.988
Ranked 74th. 9 times more than Canada
Secondary education, general pupils 2.65 million
Ranked 8th. 8% more than Malaysia 		2.45 million
Ranked 31st.
High school > Gender parity index 0.979
Ranked 94th. 		1.07
Ranked 23th. 10% more than Canada
Scientific and technical journal articles 24,803
Ranked 7th. 48 times more than Malaysia 		520
Ranked 50th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 41%
Ranked 1st. 		50%
Ranked 3rd. 22% more than Canada
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 2.53%
Ranked 86th. 		5.15%
Ranked 68th. 2 times more than Canada
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 38.37
Ranked 27th. 48% more than Malaysia 		25.9
Ranked 62nd.
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 179th. The same as Malaysia 		6
Ranked 151st.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 12.5%
Ranked 58th. 		25.2%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Canada
Children out of school, primary, male 3,523
Ranked 78th. 		24,602
Ranked 47th. 7 times more than Canada
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5.4%
Ranked 47th. 		6.6%
Ranked 15th. 22% more than Canada
High school > Students per teacher 18.8
Ranked 21st. 37% more than Malaysia 		13.72
Ranked 54th.
Secondary education > General pupils 2.61 million
Ranked 29th. 9% more than Malaysia 		2.38 million
Ranked 31st.
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 135th. The same as Malaysia 		12
Ranked 117th.
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 121st. The same as Malaysia 		12
Ranked 108th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th. 		7.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 57% more than Canada
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 2.48 million
Ranked 49th. 		3.01 million
Ranked 38th. 21% more than Canada
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 100%
Ranked 3rd. 52% more than Malaysia 		66%
Ranked 63th.
Elementary school graduate rate 97.66
Ranked 7th. 6% more than Malaysia 		92.23
Ranked 52nd.
Schools connected to the Internet 97.7%
Ranked 11th. 7 times more than Malaysia 		14.7%
Ranked 7th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 63.53
Ranked 124th. 		104.24
Ranked 82nd. 64% more than Canada
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 76.53
Ranked 92nd. 		92.51
Ranked 44th. 21% more than Canada
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.36
Ranked 36th. 4% more than Malaysia 		1.31
Ranked 46th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.98
Ranked 109th. 		1.14
Ranked 9th. 16% more than Canada
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 38.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 45% more than Malaysia 		26.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 1.33
Ranked 101st. 		1.91
Ranked 82nd. 44% more than Canada
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 145th. 		7
Ranked 61st. 17% more than Canada
Teacher student ratio > High school 18.4
Ranked 47th. 23% more than Malaysia 		14.97
Ranked 59th.
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 0.4
Ranked 108th. 		8.91
Ranked 40th. 22 times more than Canada
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 17.42
Ranked 116th. 16% more than Malaysia 		15.08
Ranked 108th.
Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 52.96%
Ranked 27th. 		70.23%
Ranked 12th. 33% more than Canada
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 96.5%
Ranked 19th. 		97.7%
Ranked 27th. 1% more than Canada
Elementary school > Enrolled students 2.31 million
Ranked 46th. 		3.1 million
Ranked 40th. 35% more than Canada
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 143th. The same as Malaysia 		6 years
Ranked 122nd.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $22,866.96
Ranked 13th. 6 times more than Malaysia 		$3,622.28
Ranked 30th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 98.03
Ranked 97th. About the same as Malaysia 		97.69
Ranked 113th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 87.49
Ranked 7th. 1% more than Malaysia 		86.77
Ranked 36th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 6.12%
Ranked 90th. 6 times more than Malaysia 		0.97%
Ranked 133th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 138th. The same as Malaysia 		12
Ranked 120th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.53
Ranked 43th. The same as Malaysia 		99.5
Ranked 50th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 99%
Ranked 27th. 4% more than Malaysia 		95%
Ranked 67th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 136th. 20% more than Malaysia 		5
Ranked 171st.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 46.1
Ranked 34th. 		86.1
Ranked 17th. 87% more than Canada
Primary education > Pupils 2.46 million
Ranked 51st. 		3.06 million
Ranked 38th. 24% more than Canada
Secondary education > Pupils 2.71 million
Ranked 27th. 8% more than Malaysia 		2.52 million
Ranked 31st.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 100%
Ranked 3rd. 37% more than Malaysia 		72.8%
Ranked 57th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 84.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th. 		95.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 14% more than Canada
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 56.01%
Ranked 40th. 2% more than Malaysia 		55.07%
Ranked 46th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 0.0
Ranked 81st. 		162,243
Ranked 45th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 17.42
Ranked 119th. 37% more than Malaysia 		12.72
Ranked 114th.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 72.92%
Ranked 50th. 		90.32%
Ranked 9th. 24% more than Canada
Secondary education > Teachers 147,890
Ranked 24th. 4% more than Malaysia 		141,913
Ranked 30th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 17 years
Ranked 1st. 31% more than Malaysia 		13 years
Ranked 12th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 97.82
Ranked 9th. 4% more than Malaysia 		93.72
Ranked 37th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 2.62 million
Ranked 27th. 14% more than Malaysia 		2.3 million
Ranked 35th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 783.02
Ranked 9th. 37 times more than Malaysia 		20.89
Ranked 65th.
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 131st. The same as Malaysia 		6
Ranked 115th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 12,763
Ranked 74th. 		125,312
Ranked 34th. 10 times more than Canada
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 98.66%
Ranked 84th. 		102.63%
Ranked 24th. 4% more than Canada
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.87%
Ranked 41st. About the same as Malaysia 		48.67%
Ranked 59th.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 0.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 107th. 		9.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 23 times more than Canada
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 100%
Ranked 16th. 5% more than Malaysia 		95%
Ranked 68th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 14
Ranked 200th. 		15
Ranked 151st. 7% more than Canada
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 154th. The same as Malaysia 		6
Ranked 133th.
Library books 7.27 million
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Malaysia 		1.11 million
Ranked 7th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.0
Ranked 134th. 		0.0
Ranked 82nd.
School life expectancy > Male 14.4 years
Ranked 22nd. 29% more than Malaysia 		11.2 years
Ranked 61st.
Universities > Top 200 8
Ranked 8th. 8 times more than Malaysia 		1
Ranked 31st.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 83.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th. 		97.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th. 17% more than Canada
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.08 per capita
Ranked 130th. 		0.126 per capita
Ranked 71st. 58% more than Canada
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 79.86
Ranked 130th. 		123.25
Ranked 76th. 54% more than Canada
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 99%
Ranked 31st. 3% more than Malaysia 		96%
Ranked 60th.
Library books per 1000 236.2
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Malaysia 		53.46
Ranked 13th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 15
Ranked 19th. 		18.2
Ranked 99th. 21% more than Canada
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 68%
Ranked 2nd. 		69%
Ranked 31st. 1% more than Canada
Primary education > Teachers 141,045
Ranked 31st. 		174,504
Ranked 27th. 24% more than Canada
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 103,143
Ranked 52nd. 		138,521
Ranked 46th. 34% more than Canada
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 48.54%
Ranked 96th. 		51.25%
Ranked 31st. 6% more than Canada
Private school enrolment > Primary level 6.5
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Malaysia 		2.9
Ranked 63th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 132nd. The same as Malaysia 		6
Ranked 113th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 86.38
Ranked 72nd. 		101.19
Ranked 43th. 17% more than Canada
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.54
Ranked 86th. 		7.01
Ranked 25th. 54% more than Canada
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 0.116 per 1,000 people
Ranked 108th. 		4.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 39 times more than Canada
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.8%
Ranked 5th. About the same as Malaysia 		48.7%
Ranked 48th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $780.37 billion
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Malaysia 		$105.92 billion
Ranked 15th.
Universities > Top 200 per million 0.248
Ranked 14th. 6 times more than Malaysia 		0.0387
Ranked 23th.
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 176th. The same as Malaysia 		6
Ranked 150th.
Scouting > Members 116,044
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Malaysia 		44,016
Ranked 29th.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 97.9%
Ranked 1st. 39% more than Malaysia 		70.2%
Ranked 44th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 2.63 million
Ranked 26th. 12% more than Malaysia 		2.34 million
Ranked 33th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 4.76
Ranked 70th. 		5.7
Ranked 65th. 20% more than Canada
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 83.09
Ranked 56th. 		95.62
Ranked 37th. 15% more than Canada
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.57
Ranked 37th. 		99.63
Ranked 35th. The same as Canada
Children out of school > Primary > Male 8,805
Ranked 63th. 		112,026
Ranked 25th. 13 times more than Canada
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.998
Ranked 46th. 		0.999
Ranked 37th. The same as Canada
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 49.1%
Ranked 12th. 		51.2%
Ranked 28th. 4% more than Canada
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 6.7
Ranked 60th. 2 times more than Malaysia 		3
Ranked 11th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 84.37
Ranked 81st. 		94.21
Ranked 64th. 12% more than Canada
Scouting > Members per thousand people 3.33
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Malaysia 		1.51
Ranked 72nd.
School life expectancy > Female 15.3 years
Ranked 16th. 31% more than Malaysia 		11.7 years
Ranked 50th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.0
Ranked 132nd. 		0.0
Ranked 71st.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.0
Ranked 132nd. 		0.0
Ranked 70th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 94.8%
Ranked 15th. 		98%
Ranked 20th. 3% more than Canada
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.283 per 1,000 people
Ranked 97th. 		4.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 16 times more than Canada
High school teachers 136,873
Ranked 23th. 		166,940
Ranked 24th. 22% more than Canada
Elementary school teachers 141,045
Ranked 27th. 		205,772
Ranked 23th. 46% more than Canada
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 3 million
Ranked 29th. 16% more than Malaysia 		2.58 million
Ranked 32nd.
Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP 0.008 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 14th. The same as Malaysia 		0.008 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 15th.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 86.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 		103.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 19% more than Canada
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 78.47
Ranked 134th. 		122.79
Ranked 75th. 56% more than Canada
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 97.7
Ranked 101st. 		114.18
Ranked 13th. 17% more than Canada
Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 18.8
Ranked 53th. 		19.4
Ranked 49th. 3% more than Canada
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 30-39 24%
Ranked 16th. 		49%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Canada
Library members per 1000 0.179
Ranked 2nd. 		8.49
Ranked 6th. 48 times more than Canada
Library members 5,495
Ranked 2nd. 		175,876
Ranked 3rd. 32 times more than Canada
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed post-secondary > Post-secondary and tertiary education > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 59.64%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Malaysia 		16.37%
Ranked 7th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 6.18%
Ranked 78th. 17% more than Malaysia 		5.27%
Ranked 82nd.
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 12.46%
Ranked 57th. 		28.02%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Canada
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 0.0
Ranked 142nd. 		0.0
Ranked 65th.
Primary teacher age > Proportion under 30 per million 0.393%
Ranked 16th. 		1%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Canada
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ $934.33 billion
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Malaysia 		$149.77 billion
Ranked 18th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU 1.05 trillion
Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Malaysia 		401.11 billion
Ranked 40th.
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 98.9%
Ranked 9th. 		99.47%
Ranked 6th. 1% more than Canada
School enrollment > Secondary > % net 94.11% net
Ranked 9th. 25% more than Malaysia 		75.5% net
Ranked 56th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita 30,777.65
Ranked 61st. 2 times more than Malaysia 		13,718.02
Ranked 56th.
Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment 31.1%
Ranked 30th. 		37.7%
Ranked 25th. 21% more than Canada
School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross 67.67% gross
Ranked 55th. 		101.48% gross
Ranked 15th. 50% more than Canada
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 94.38% net
Ranked 7th. 34% more than Malaysia 		70.54% net
Ranked 62nd.
Secondary education > Teachers > % female 68.22% female
Ranked 24th. 8% more than Malaysia 		63.04% female
Ranked 35th.
Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 23.3%
Ranked 53th. 4 times more than Malaysia 		6.2%
Ranked 14th.
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 99.85%
Ranked 2nd. 5% more than Malaysia 		94.97%
Ranked 30th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita 3.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th. 		5.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th. 72% more than Canada
High school teachers > % female 68.07%
Ranked 22nd. 5% more than Malaysia 		64.59%
Ranked 32nd.
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 107.24% gross
Ranked 21st. 32% more than Malaysia 		80.95% gross
Ranked 93th.
Elementary school graduate rate > Female 99.35
Ranked 5th. 8% more than Malaysia 		92.4
Ranked 45th.
Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female 93,168
Ranked 18th. 		107,825
Ranked 19th. 16% more than Canada
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male 8,881
Ranked 65th. 		62,590
Ranked 31st. 7 times more than Canada
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female 3,882
Ranked 72nd. 		62,722
Ranked 33th. 16 times more than Canada
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net 94.64%
Ranked 4th. 39% more than Malaysia 		67.91%
Ranked 71st.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 100.24%
Ranked 27th. 42% more than Malaysia 		70.51%
Ranked 98th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female 48.17%
Ranked 101st. 		51.11%
Ranked 44th. 6% more than Canada
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female 48.17%
Ranked 92nd. 		50.64%
Ranked 27th. 5% more than Canada
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 17 years
Ranked 1st. 42% more than Malaysia 		12 years
Ranked 20th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 94.41%
Ranked 4th. 34% more than Malaysia 		70.31%
Ranked 67th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 49.48%
Ranked 37th. 42% more than Malaysia 		34.89%
Ranked 48th.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 43.2%
Ranked 47th. 		66.3%
Ranked 2nd. 53% more than Canada
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 5.5%
Ranked 46th. 7% more than Malaysia 		5.13%
Ranked 54th.
Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 36.6%
Ranked 53th. 		50.3%
Ranked 20th. 37% more than Canada
Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 38.1%
Ranked 62nd. 		49.7%
Ranked 7th. 30% more than Canada
Education spending > % of GDP 5.2%
Ranked 54th. 		8.1%
Ranked 10th. 56% more than Canada
Rhodes scholarships > Recipients > > 1902-2009 1,087
Ranked 1st. 42 times more than Malaysia 		26
Ranked 13th.
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 108.53% gross
Ranked 16th. 43% more than Malaysia 		75.78% gross
Ranked 101st.
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 136.1
Ranked 34th. 		140.61
Ranked 33th. 3% more than Canada
School enrollment > Primary > % net 99.5% net
Ranked 8th. 7% more than Malaysia 		93.21% net
Ranked 57th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 98.3%
Ranked 11th. 1% more than Malaysia 		97.3%
Ranked 27th.
Secondary education > Pupils > % female 48.1% female
Ranked 91st. 		51.94% female
Ranked 15th. 8% more than Canada
Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita 44.64%
Ranked 29th. 		93.69%
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Canada
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 109.76% gross
Ranked 11th. 55% more than Malaysia 		70.89% gross
Ranked 102nd.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 5.82%
Ranked 79th. 42% more than Malaysia 		4.1%
Ranked 89th.
School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 51.2% gross
Ranked 20th. 90% more than Malaysia 		27.01% gross
Ranked 56th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 62.27%
Ranked 18th. 94% more than Malaysia 		32.11%
Ranked 59th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 71.97%
Ranked 18th. 99% more than Malaysia 		36.22%
Ranked 56th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 99.48%
Ranked 15th. 4% more than Malaysia 		96.1%
Ranked 52nd.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 94.86%
Ranked 4th. 45% more than Malaysia 		65.61%
Ranked 68th.
Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort 95.13%
Ranked 18th. 		98.69%
Ranked 13th. 4% more than Canada
Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment 30.8%
Ranked 50th. 		48.8%
Ranked 29th. 58% more than Canada
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 98.92%
Ranked 76th. 1% more than Malaysia 		98.24%
Ranked 92nd.

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