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Education Stats: compare key data on Canada & South Korea

Definitions

  • Average IQ: Average IQ of different countries according to the controversial book "IQ and the Wealth of Nations".
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • Homeschooling legal status: Legal status of homeschooling.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • 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.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall: Overall.

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

  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • Mathematical literacy: Mathematical literacy mean value of performance scale 15 years old 2000
  • 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.
  • Scientific literacy: Scientific literacy mean value of performance scale 15 years old (2000)
  • 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.
  • Reading literacy: Reading literacy mean value of performance scale (15 years old, 2000)
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills: Overall.

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

  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve: Access and retrieve.

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  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 100: Number of universities in the top 100
  • 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public education funding for all levels that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret: Integrate and interpret.

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  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts: Non-continuous texts.

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  • Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts: Continuous texts.

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  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate: Reflect and evaluate.

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

  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • 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 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD: Research and development (R&D) comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. R&D is a term covering three activities: basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view. Applied research is also original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective. Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and/or practical experience, which is directed to producing new materials, products or devices, to installing new processes, systems and services, or to improving substantially those already produced or installed.

    The main aggregate used for international comparisons is gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD). This consists of the total expenditure (current and capital) on R&D by all resident companies, research institutes, university and government laboratories, etc. It excludes R&D expenditures financed by domestic firms but performed abroad.
  • Library books per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Expenditure on education > Change in expenditure on education > Expenditure in tertiary education: The indicator shows direct public and private expenditure on educational institutions in relation to the number of full-time equivalent students enrolled in these institutions. Public subsidies for students’ living expenses have been excluded to ensure international comparability of the data.

    Expenditure on education per student is obtained by dividing the total expenditure on educational institutions by the number of full-time equivalents students. Only those educational institutions and programmes are taken into account for which both enrolment and expenditure data are available.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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).
  • 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. 
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64: For each age group shown, those who have completed tertiary education are shown as a percentage of all persons in that age group. Tertiary education includes both tertiary-type "A programmes”, which are largely theoretically-based and designed to provide qualifications for entry to advanced research programmes and professions with high skill requirements, as well as tertiary-type "B programmes” which are classified at the same level of competencies as tertiary-type A programmes but are more occupationally-oriented and lead to direct labour market access. The tertiary attainment profiles are based on the percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 that has completed that level of education.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 100 per million: Number of universities in the top 100. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Young shorttext readers: Share of 15-year-olds who are frequent shorttext (particularly comics) readers (2000)
  • Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million: Research and development (R&D) comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. R&D is a term covering three activities: basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view. Applied research is also original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective. Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and/or practical experience, which is directed to producing new materials, products or devices, to installing new processes, systems and services, or to improving substantially those already produced or installed.

    The main aggregate used for international comparisons is gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD). This consists of the total expenditure (current and capital) on R&D by all resident companies, research institutes, university and government laboratories, etc. It excludes R&D expenditures financed by domestic firms but performed abroad. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Young longtext readers: Share of 15-year-olds who are frequent longtext readers(2000)
  • Library members per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Universities > Top 100 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 100 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 14.1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • 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).
  • 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)
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education (%). Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment, primary, 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.
  • 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 > Primary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • 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.
  • High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for lower secondary (middle school) education.
STAT Canada South Korea HISTORY
Average IQ 97
Ranked 16th.
106
Ranked 2nd. 9% more than Canada
Children out of school, primary 1,892
Ranked 100th.
30,444
Ranked 54th. 16 times more than Canada

Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.0615
Ranked 118th.
0.612
Ranked 100th. 10 times more than Canada

Children out of school, primary, female 1,762
Ranked 86th.
19,771
Ranked 44th. 11 times more than Canada

College and university > Gender parity index 1.34
Ranked 28th. 86% more than South Korea
0.721
Ranked 101st.

College and university > Share of total education spending 35.39%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than South Korea
17.06%
Ranked 69th.

Compulsary education duration 11
Ranked 47th. 22% more than South Korea
9
Ranked 134th.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.5%
Ranked 44th. 9% more than South Korea
5.05%
Ranked 60th.

Homeschooling legal status Legal under regulating conditions (Alberta – regulation, British Columbia – registration, Manitoba – permit, Newfoundland – permit, New Brunswick – permit, Northwest Territories – regulation, Nova Scotia – regulation, Ontario – regulation, Prince Edward Island – regulation, Quebec – permit, Saskatchewan – permit, Yukon – regulation) Prohibited by law but law is unclear and the cause is supported by business leaders, therefore homeschoolers do not generally experience issues with authorities.
Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 30th. 1% more than South Korea
98.1%
Ranked 39th.

Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 145th. The same as South Korea
6
Ranked 138th.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.58
Ranked 75th. 38% more than South Korea
3.31
Ranked 101st.

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 17.42
Ranked 113th.
19.05
Ranked 68th. 9% more than Canada

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 18.8
Ranked 21st. 16% more than South Korea
16.16
Ranked 42nd.

Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 164th. The same as South Korea
6
Ranked 158th.

Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 29th. 2% more than South Korea
97%
Ranked 44th.

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.0578
Ranked 104th.
0.397
Ranked 83th. 7 times more than Canada

Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 191st.
3
Ranked 118th. 50% more than Canada

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th. 11% more than South Korea
4.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th.

Secondary education, pupils 2.61 million
Ranked 35th.
3.87 million
Ranked 21st. 48% more than Canada

College and university > Private school share 0.0
Ranked 64th.
80.67%
Ranked 9th.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 45th. 1% more than South Korea
0.99
Ranked 2nd.

School life expectancy > Total 14.8 years
Ranked 18th. 1% more than South Korea
14.6 years
Ranked 22nd.
Primary education, teachers 141,045
Ranked 29th.
164,820
Ranked 23th. 17% more than Canada

Primary education, pupils 2.17 million
Ranked 48th.
3.14 million
Ranked 34th. 45% more than Canada

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 143th. The same as South Korea
6
Ranked 133th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.634
Ranked 49th. 95% more than South Korea
0.325
Ranked 85th.

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 4
Ranked 49th. 33% more than South Korea
3
Ranked 132nd.

Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 39th.
99.3%
Ranked 17th. About the same as Canada

High school > Private school share 7.2%
Ranked 90th.
31.46%
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Canada

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 17.42
Ranked 123th.
29.02
Ranked 43th. 67% more than Canada

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 63th. 33% more than South Korea
3
Ranked 195th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 45,693.45
Ranked 15th.
128,241.27
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Canada

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 1.19 million
Ranked 21st.
3.22 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Canada

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 524
Ranked 4th.
539
Ranked 1st. 3% more than Canada
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 154th. The same as South Korea
6
Ranked 146th.

Children out of school > Primary 12,419
Ranked 69th.
14,161
Ranked 48th. 14% more than Canada

Secondary education, teachers 126,098
Ranked 8th.
239,292
Ranked 16th. 90% more than Canada

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 4.17
Ranked 13th.
4.81
Ranked 61st. 15% more than Canada

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 17.72
Ranked 70th.
21.24
Ranked 32nd. 20% more than Canada

Mathematical literacy 533
Ranked 5th.
547
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Canada
High school > Lower secondary school duration 2
Ranked 204th.
3
Ranked 179th. 50% more than Canada

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.116
Ranked 99th.
0.214
Ranked 92nd. 86% more than Canada

Scientific literacy 529
Ranked 5th.
552
Ranked 1st. 4% more than Canada
Secondary education, general pupils 2.65 million
Ranked 8th.
3.45 million
Ranked 19th. 30% more than Canada

Reading literacy 534
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than South Korea
525
Ranked 6th.
High school > Gender parity index 0.979
Ranked 94th.
0.988
Ranked 88th. 1% more than Canada

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 524
Ranked 4th.
539
Ranked 1st. 3% more than Canada
Scientific and technical journal articles 24,803
Ranked 7th. 80% more than South Korea
13,746
Ranked 12th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 517
Ranked 7th.
542
Ranked 1st. 5% more than Canada
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 41%
Ranked 1st. 21% more than South Korea
34%
Ranked 22nd.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 2.53%
Ranked 86th.
3.82%
Ranked 74th. 51% more than Canada

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 38.37
Ranked 27th.
67.35
Ranked 1st. 76% more than Canada

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 179th. The same as South Korea
6
Ranked 168th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 12.5%
Ranked 58th.
16.5%
Ranked 32nd. 32% more than Canada

Children out of school, primary, male 3,523
Ranked 78th.
10,673
Ranked 54th. 3 times more than Canada

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5.4%
Ranked 47th. 17% more than South Korea
4.6%
Ranked 59th.

High school > Students per teacher 18.8
Ranked 21st. 16% more than South Korea
16.16
Ranked 43th.

Secondary education > General pupils 2.61 million
Ranked 29th.
3.18 million
Ranked 10th. 22% more than Canada

Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 135th. The same as South Korea
12
Ranked 128th.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th. 54% more than South Korea
2.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 2.48 million
Ranked 49th.
4.19 million
Ranked 4th. 69% more than Canada

Schools connected to the Internet 97.7%
Ranked 11th.
100%
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Canada

Primary education, pupils per 1000 63.53
Ranked 124th. 1% more than South Korea
63.07
Ranked 117th.

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 76.53
Ranked 92nd.
77.7
Ranked 77th. 2% more than Canada

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.36
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than South Korea
0.63
Ranked 2nd.

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.98
Ranked 109th.
1
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Canada

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 38.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th.
67.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 76% more than Canada

Universities > Top 100 3
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than South Korea
1
Ranked 17th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 1.33
Ranked 101st.
2.58
Ranked 73th. 94% more than Canada

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 0.4
Ranked 108th. 36% more than South Korea
0.294
Ranked 73th.

Inequality adjusted index 0.879
Ranked 12th. 25% more than South Korea
0.702
Ranked 43th.
Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 52.96%
Ranked 27th. 2% more than South Korea
51.94%
Ranked 34th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 96.5%
Ranked 19th.
98.6%
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Canada

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 143th. The same as South Korea
6 years
Ranked 136th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $22,866.96
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than South Korea
$11,125.42
Ranked 7th.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 87.49
Ranked 7th. 26% more than South Korea
69.34
Ranked 71st.

Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 522
Ranked 4th.
541
Ranked 1st. 4% more than Canada
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 6.12%
Ranked 90th. 4 times more than South Korea
1.49%
Ranked 121st.

High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 138th. The same as South Korea
12
Ranked 131st.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 99%
Ranked 27th.
100%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Canada

Primary education > Pupils 2.46 million
Ranked 51st.
4.13 million
Ranked 15th. 68% more than Canada

Secondary education > Pupils 2.71 million
Ranked 27th.
3.69 million
Ranked 10th. 36% more than Canada

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 56.01%
Ranked 40th. 53% more than South Korea
36.55%
Ranked 5th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 84.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th. 11% more than South Korea
76.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils 0.0
Ranked 81st.
416,394
Ranked 19th.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 17.42
Ranked 119th.
19.05
Ranked 68th. 9% more than Canada

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 72.92%
Ranked 50th. 9% more than South Korea
67.18%
Ranked 62nd.

Secondary education > Teachers 147,890
Ranked 24th.
207,878
Ranked 5th. 41% more than Canada

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 17 years
Ranked 1st. The same as South Korea
17 years
Ranked 1st.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 2.62 million
Ranked 27th.
3.65 million
Ranked 2nd. 39% more than Canada

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 783.02
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than South Korea
287.22
Ranked 26th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 527
Ranked 4th.
542
Ranked 1st. 3% more than Canada
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 524
Ranked 4th.
538
Ranked 1st. 3% more than Canada
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.87%
Ranked 41st. 4% more than South Korea
46.95%
Ranked 7th.

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 0.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 107th. 37% more than South Korea
0.293 per 1,000 people
Ranked 74th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 535
Ranked 4th.
542
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Canada
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 100%
Ranked 16th. The same as South Korea
100%
Ranked 1st.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 14
Ranked 200th.
15
Ranked 159th. 7% more than Canada

Library books 7.27 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than South Korea
2.58 million
Ranked 5th.
School life expectancy > Male 14.4 years
Ranked 22nd.
15.3 years
Ranked 10th. 6% more than Canada
Universities > Top 200 8
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than South Korea
3
Ranked 15th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 83.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th. 26% more than South Korea
65.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 79.86
Ranked 130th.
87.45
Ranked 8th. 10% more than Canada

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.08 per capita
Ranked 130th.
0.087 per capita
Ranked 8th. 9% more than Canada

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 99%
Ranked 31st.
100%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Canada

Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD 1.89%
Ranked 13th.
2.98%
Ranked 4th. 58% more than Canada
Library books per 1000 236.2
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than South Korea
57.13
Ranked 12th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 68%
Ranked 2nd.
78%
Ranked 25th. 15% more than Canada
Primary education > Teachers 141,045
Ranked 31st.
142,153
Ranked 13th. 1% more than Canada

Secondary education > Vocational pupils 103,143
Ranked 52nd.
514,550
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Canada

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 48.54%
Ranked 96th. 3% more than South Korea
47.35%
Ranked 5th.

Expenditure on education > Change in expenditure on education > Expenditure in tertiary education 116.61 Index of change, year 200
Ranked 17th.
130.39 Index of change, year 200
Ranked 11th. 12% more than Canada
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.54
Ranked 86th. 54% more than South Korea
2.95
Ranked 72nd.

Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 86.38
Ranked 72nd. 13% more than South Korea
76.71
Ranked 41st.

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 0.116 per 1,000 people
Ranked 108th.
0.216 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th. 86% more than Canada

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $780.37 billion
Ranked 6th. 40% more than South Korea
$556.32 billion
Ranked 5th.

Universities > Top 200 per million 0.248
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than South Korea
0.0623
Ranked 21st.
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 176th. The same as South Korea
6
Ranked 166th.

Scouting > Members 116,044
Ranked 13th.
190,539
Ranked 11th. 64% more than Canada
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 4.76
Ranked 70th. 10% more than South Korea
4.32
Ranked 39th.

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 83.09
Ranked 56th. 26% more than South Korea
66.02
Ranked 58th.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.57
Ranked 37th. About the same as South Korea
99.43
Ranked 25th.

Children out of school > Primary > Male 8,805
Ranked 63th. 2 times more than South Korea
3,732
Ranked 47th.

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.998
Ranked 46th. 1% more than South Korea
0.987
Ranked 83th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 84.37
Ranked 81st. 11% more than South Korea
76.17
Ranked 4th.

Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64 37.41%
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than South Korea
10.58%
Ranked 26th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 3.33
Ranked 42nd.
3.81
Ranked 37th. 15% more than Canada
School life expectancy > Female 15.3 years
Ranked 16th. 10% more than South Korea
13.9 years
Ranked 31st.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 94.8%
Ranked 15th.
98.6%
Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Canada

Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.283 per 1,000 people
Ranked 97th. 4 times more than South Korea
0.077 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st.

Universities > Top 100 per million 0.0928
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than South Korea
0.0208
Ranked 18th.
Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP 0.008 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 14th. Twice as much as South Korea
0.004 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 22nd.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 86.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 13% more than South Korea
76.46 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th.

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 78.47
Ranked 134th.
85.7
Ranked 85th. 9% more than Canada

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 97.7
Ranked 101st.
100.3
Ranked 44th. 3% more than Canada

Young shorttext readers 16.2%
Ranked 20th.
52.2%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Canada
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million 0.056%
Ranked 19th.
0.0606%
Ranked 18th. 8% more than Canada
Young longtext readers 28.7%
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than South Korea
14%
Ranked 23th.
Library members per 1000 0.179
Ranked 2nd.
47.85
Ranked 2nd. 268 times more than Canada
Library members 5,495
Ranked 2nd.
2.16 million
Ranked 1st. 393 times more than Canada
Universities > Top 100 > Per $ GDP 0.043 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than South Korea
0.021 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 19th.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 99.3% net
Ranked 11th.
99.58% net
Ranked 2nd. About the same as Canada

Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 66.06%
Ranked 54th. 13% more than South Korea
58.22%
Ranked 53th.

Primary education, teachers > % female 68.07%
Ranked 72nd.
78.25%
Ranked 59th. 15% more than Canada

Tertiary education, teachers > % female 41.15%
Ranked 23th. 21% more than South Korea
34.1%
Ranked 74th.

Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 12.3%
Ranked 66th.
15.77%
Ranked 52nd. 28% more than Canada

Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 36.6%
Ranked 53th.
40.2%
Ranked 45th. 10% more than Canada

Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 38.1%
Ranked 62nd.
63.4%
Ranked 14th. 66% more than Canada

Education spending > % of GDP 5.2%
Ranked 54th. 24% more than South Korea
4.2%
Ranked 80th.
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 136.1
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than South Korea
62.43
Ranked 44th.

Secondary education > Pupils > % female 48.1% female
Ranked 91st. 2% more than South Korea
47.2% female
Ranked 57th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 17 years
Ranked 1st. 13% more than South Korea
15 years
Ranked 3rd.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 98.92%
Ranked 76th. About the same as South Korea
98.76%
Ranked 72nd.

School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 71.31%
Ranked 69th.
117.49%
Ranked 4th. 65% more than Canada

School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 71.25%
Ranked 66th.
117.97%
Ranked 4th. 66% more than Canada

Secondary education, pupils > % female 48.23%
Ranked 101st. 2% more than South Korea
47.2%
Ranked 107th.

Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita $28,043.04
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than South Korea
$11,844.77
Ranked 6th.

Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP 62.18%
Ranked 34th. 19% more than South Korea
52.43%
Ranked 52nd.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 97.63%
Ranked 98th.
98.55%
Ranked 75th. 1% more than Canada

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 100.48%
Ranked 25th. 2% more than South Korea
98.94%
Ranked 69th.

Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 5.23% of GNI
Ranked 47th. 40% more than South Korea
3.73% of GNI
Ranked 100th.

Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 5.23%
Ranked 48th. 13% more than South Korea
4.62%
Ranked 64th.

Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment 29%
Ranked 32nd. 71% more than South Korea
17%
Ranked 27th.

Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment 30.8%
Ranked 50th.
53.4%
Ranked 18th. 73% more than Canada

School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 109.76% gross
Ranked 11th. 18% more than South Korea
92.77% gross
Ranked 15th.

Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita 44.64%
Ranked 29th. 5 times more than South Korea
9.34%
Ranked 69th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 98.3%
Ranked 11th.
98.6%
Ranked 2nd. About the same as Canada

School enrollment > Primary > % net 99.5% net
Ranked 8th. About the same as South Korea
99.37% net
Ranked 2nd.

School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 108.53% gross
Ranked 16th. 17% more than South Korea
92.9% gross
Ranked 17th.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 4.48%
Ranked 67th. 6% more than South Korea
4.22%
Ranked 80th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 17 years
Ranked 1st.
18 years
Ranked 1st. 6% more than Canada
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 134.02%
Ranked 27th. 80% more than South Korea
74.56%
Ranked 90th.

School enrollment, primary, female > % net 99.85%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than South Korea
98.49%
Ranked 11th.

Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 98.9%
Ranked 9th.
99.13%
Ranked 8th. About the same as Canada

School enrollment > Primary > % gross 100.19% gross
Ranked 111th.
104.79% gross
Ranked 52nd. 5% more than Canada

Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 98.34%
Ranked 15th.
98.98%
Ranked 12th. 1% more than Canada

Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 12.46%
Ranked 57th.
14.98%
Ranked 33th. 20% more than Canada

High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher 19.03
Ranked 14th. 6% more than South Korea
18.01
Ranked 32nd.

Scouting > Membership > Scouting introduced 1908 1922

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