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  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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 > 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.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per 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.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Library members per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Library employees per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Percentage of population older than 24 years that has completed tertiary education.
  • 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).
  • 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)
  • Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Government spending on education > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > 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.
  • School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Percentage of private enrolment. Primary is the enrolment in private primary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in primary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • Primary education, pupils > % female: Primary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Primary is the number of female students at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % gross: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Female is the total female enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Primary completion rate. Total is the total number of new entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as percentage of the total population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade of primary. This indicator is also known as "gross intake rate to the last grade of primary." The ratio can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Secondary education, general pupils > % female: Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. General programmes is the number of female students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Total enrollment, primary, male > % net: Total enrollment, primary, male (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with primary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education (% of total). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • 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.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • 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.
  • 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
  • School enrollment, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, 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.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Male is the total male enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
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Children out of school, primary 1,892
Ranked 100th. 		5,761
Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Canada
Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.0615
Ranked 118th. 		0.626
Ranked 60th. 10 times more than Canada
Children out of school, primary, female 1,762
Ranked 86th. 		4,302
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Canada
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.0578
Ranked 104th. 		0.467
Ranked 49th. 8 times more than Canada
College and university > Gender parity index 1.34
Ranked 28th. 		4.15
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Canada
College and university > Gender ratio 135.79
Ranked 36th. 		205.37
Ranked 5th. 51% more than Canada
Compulsary education duration 11
Ranked 47th. 22% more than United Arab Emirates 		9
Ranked 65th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.5%
Ranked 44th. 5 times more than United Arab Emirates 		1.11%
Ranked 34th.
Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 29th. 21% more than United Arab Emirates 		81.7%
Ranked 94th.
Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 30th. 27% more than United Arab Emirates 		77.9%
Ranked 114th.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 145th. 20% more than United Arab Emirates 		5
Ranked 161st.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.58
Ranked 75th. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates 		2.2
Ranked 72nd.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 17.42
Ranked 113th. 		17.97
Ranked 52nd. 3% more than Canada
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 18.8
Ranked 21st. 31% more than United Arab Emirates 		14.3
Ranked 30th.
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 164th. 		7
Ranked 51st. 17% more than Canada
Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 191st. The same as United Arab Emirates 		2
Ranked 153th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th. 		4.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th. 1% more than Canada
Duration of compulsory education 11 years
Ranked 32nd. 57% more than United Arab Emirates 		7 years
Ranked 119th.
Secondary education, pupils 2.61 million
Ranked 35th. 7 times more than United Arab Emirates 		357,526
Ranked 39th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 45th. 3% more than United Arab Emirates 		0.97
Ranked 82nd.
School life expectancy > Total 14.8 years
Ranked 18th. 38% more than United Arab Emirates 		10.7 years
Ranked 67th.
Primary education, teachers 141,045
Ranked 29th. 7 times more than United Arab Emirates 		20,259
Ranked 43th.
Primary education, pupils 2.17 million
Ranked 48th. 6 times more than United Arab Emirates 		364,017
Ranked 52nd.
Tertiary enrollment 60%
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than United Arab Emirates 		12.1%
Ranked 19th.
Spending per student > College and university 44
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates 		12.87
Ranked 21st.
High school > Gender ratio 97.9
Ranked 89th. 		101.56
Ranked 60th. 4% more than Canada
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 143th. The same as United Arab Emirates 		6
Ranked 47th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.634
Ranked 49th. 		1.55
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Canada
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 4
Ranked 49th. 33% more than United Arab Emirates 		3
Ranked 82nd.
Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 39th. 30% more than United Arab Emirates 		76.1%
Ranked 121st.
High school > Private school share 7.2%
Ranked 90th. 		60.58%
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Canada
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 17.42
Ranked 123th. 14% more than United Arab Emirates 		15.23
Ranked 83th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 63th. The same as United Arab Emirates 		4
Ranked 33th.
Preschool enrollment rate 98.84
Ranked 107th. 		107.94
Ranked 55th. 9% more than Canada
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 45,693.45
Ranked 15th. 5 times more than United Arab Emirates 		8,391.23
Ranked 85th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 1.19 million
Ranked 21st. 17 times more than United Arab Emirates 		68,182
Ranked 89th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 154th. 20% more than United Arab Emirates 		5
Ranked 170th.
Children out of school > Primary 12,419
Ranked 69th. 		75,754
Ranked 32nd. 6 times more than Canada
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 4.17
Ranked 13th. 54% more than United Arab Emirates 		2.72
Ranked 28th.
Secondary education, teachers 126,098
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than United Arab Emirates 		24,994
Ranked 15th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 17.72
Ranked 70th. 8% more than United Arab Emirates 		16.48
Ranked 30th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 2
Ranked 204th. 		4
Ranked 41st. Twice as much as Canada
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.116
Ranked 99th. 		0.158
Ranked 55th. 37% more than Canada
Secondary education, general pupils 2.65 million
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than United Arab Emirates 		353,529
Ranked 46th.
High school > Gender parity index 0.979
Ranked 94th. 		1.01
Ranked 65th. 4% more than Canada
Scientific and technical journal articles 24,803
Ranked 7th. 129 times more than United Arab Emirates 		193
Ranked 68th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 41%
Ranked 1st. 41% more than United Arab Emirates 		29%
Ranked 56th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 2.53%
Ranked 86th. 		8.1%
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Canada
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 38.37
Ranked 27th. 81% more than United Arab Emirates 		21.15
Ranked 69th.
Scouting > Genders admitted both boys only
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 179th. The same as United Arab Emirates 		6
Ranked 98th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 12.5%
Ranked 58th. 		27.4%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Canada
Children out of school, primary, male 3,523
Ranked 78th. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates 		1,459
Ranked 48th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5.4%
Ranked 47th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates 		1.6%
Ranked 100th.
High school > Students per teacher 18.8
Ranked 21st. 31% more than United Arab Emirates 		14.3
Ranked 30th.
Secondary education > General pupils 2.61 million
Ranked 29th. 9 times more than United Arab Emirates 		283,621
Ranked 56th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 135th. 9% more than United Arab Emirates 		11
Ranked 157th.
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 121st. 9% more than United Arab Emirates 		11
Ranked 139th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th. 19% more than United Arab Emirates 		3.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 2.48 million
Ranked 49th. 10 times more than United Arab Emirates 		248,370
Ranked 121st.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 100%
Ranked 3rd. 37% more than United Arab Emirates 		73.1%
Ranked 49th.
Elementary school graduate rate 97.66
Ranked 7th. 		100
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Canada
Primary education, pupils per 1000 63.53
Ranked 124th. 61% more than United Arab Emirates 		39.54
Ranked 85th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 76.53
Ranked 92nd. 97% more than United Arab Emirates 		38.84
Ranked 68th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.36
Ranked 36th. 		3.24
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Canada
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.98
Ranked 109th. 		1.05
Ranked 37th. 7% more than Canada
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 38.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates 		18.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 1.33
Ranked 101st. 41% more than United Arab Emirates 		0.94
Ranked 116th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 145th. 		7
Ranked 45th. 17% more than Canada
Teacher student ratio > High school 18.4
Ranked 47th. 43% more than United Arab Emirates 		12.88
Ranked 76th.
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 0.4
Ranked 108th. 		18.26
Ranked 23th. 46 times more than Canada
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 17.42
Ranked 116th. 1% more than United Arab Emirates 		17.19
Ranked 87th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 96.5%
Ranked 19th. 		96.8%
Ranked 31st. About the same as Canada
Elementary school > Enrolled students 2.31 million
Ranked 46th. 8 times more than United Arab Emirates 		284,034
Ranked 112th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 143th. 20% more than United Arab Emirates 		5 years
Ranked 155th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $22,866.96
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates 		$11,017.59
Ranked 20th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 98.03
Ranked 97th. 		109.73
Ranked 46th. 12% more than Canada
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 87.49
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates 		38.4
Ranked 80th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 6.12%
Ranked 90th. 		72.91%
Ranked 4th. 12 times more than Canada
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 138th. 9% more than United Arab Emirates 		11
Ranked 162nd.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.53
Ranked 43th. 		99.56
Ranked 47th. The same as Canada
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 99%
Ranked 27th. 30% more than United Arab Emirates 		76%
Ranked 121st.
Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 136th. The same as United Arab Emirates 		6
Ranked 90th.
Primary education > Pupils 2.46 million
Ranked 51st. 9 times more than United Arab Emirates 		262,807
Ranked 67th.
Secondary education > Pupils 2.71 million
Ranked 27th. 10 times more than United Arab Emirates 		284,978
Ranked 55th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 100%
Ranked 3rd. 63% more than United Arab Emirates 		61.3%
Ranked 71st.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 84.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th. 16% more than United Arab Emirates 		72.85 per 1,000 people
Ranked 110th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 56.01%
Ranked 40th. 		66.32%
Ranked 4th. 18% more than Canada
Secondary education, vocational pupils 0.0
Ranked 81st. 		3,997
Ranked 47th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 17.42
Ranked 119th. 		17.97
Ranked 51st. 3% more than Canada
Secondary education > Teachers 147,890
Ranked 24th. 7 times more than United Arab Emirates 		21,795
Ranked 31st.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 17 years
Ranked 1st. 55% more than United Arab Emirates 		11 years
Ranked 5th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 97.82
Ranked 9th. 		100
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Canada
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 2.62 million
Ranked 27th. 10 times more than United Arab Emirates 		273,491
Ranked 107th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 783.02
Ranked 9th. 14 times more than United Arab Emirates 		57.28
Ranked 46th.
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 131st. The same as United Arab Emirates 		6
Ranked 63th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 98.66%
Ranked 84th. 		100.63%
Ranked 53th. 2% more than Canada
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 12,763
Ranked 74th. 5 times more than United Arab Emirates 		2,608
Ranked 106th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.87%
Ranked 41st. 1% more than United Arab Emirates 		48.28%
Ranked 99th.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 0.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 107th. 		16.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 42 times more than Canada
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 100%
Ranked 16th. 33% more than United Arab Emirates 		75%
Ranked 114th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 14
Ranked 200th. 		15
Ranked 108th. 7% more than Canada
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 154th. The same as United Arab Emirates 		6
Ranked 90th.
Library books 7.27 million
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than United Arab Emirates 		1,000,000
Ranked 29th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.0
Ranked 134th. 		1.88
Ranked 89th.
School life expectancy > Male 14.4 years
Ranked 22nd. 40% more than United Arab Emirates 		10.3 years
Ranked 71st.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 83.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th. 33% more than United Arab Emirates 		62.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.08 per capita
Ranked 130th. 21% more than United Arab Emirates 		0.066 per capita
Ranked 140th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 79.86
Ranked 130th. 4% more than United Arab Emirates 		77.04
Ranked 130th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 99%
Ranked 31st. 29% more than United Arab Emirates 		77%
Ranked 113th.
Library books per 1000 236.2
Ranked 1st. 		345.58
Ranked 25th. 46% more than Canada
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 15
Ranked 19th. 		15.9
Ranked 111th. 6% more than Canada
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 68%
Ranked 2nd. 		87%
Ranked 25th. 28% more than Canada
Primary education > Teachers 141,045
Ranked 31st. 8 times more than United Arab Emirates 		17,255
Ranked 53th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 103,143
Ranked 52nd. 76 times more than United Arab Emirates 		1,357
Ranked 71st.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 48.54%
Ranked 96th. 		49.37%
Ranked 74th. 2% more than Canada
Private school enrolment > Primary level 6.5
Ranked 26th. 		46.5
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Canada
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 132nd. 20% more than United Arab Emirates 		5
Ranked 143th.
Library employees 420
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than United Arab Emirates 		55
Ranked 38th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 86.38
Ranked 72nd. 26% more than United Arab Emirates 		68.69
Ranked 55th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.54
Ranked 86th. 9% more than United Arab Emirates 		4.16
Ranked 55th.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 0.116 per 1,000 people
Ranked 108th. 		8.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 74 times more than Canada
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.8%
Ranked 5th. 2% more than United Arab Emirates 		48%
Ranked 102nd.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $780.37 billion
Ranked 6th. 8 times more than United Arab Emirates 		$93.01 billion
Ranked 30th.
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 176th. The same as United Arab Emirates 		6
Ranked 99th.
Scouting > Members 116,044
Ranked 13th. 20 times more than United Arab Emirates 		5,830
Ranked 92nd.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 97.9%
Ranked 1st. 45% more than United Arab Emirates 		67.4%
Ranked 51st.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 2.63 million
Ranked 26th. 9 times more than United Arab Emirates 		309,476
Ranked 94th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.57
Ranked 37th. 3% more than United Arab Emirates 		97.07
Ranked 46th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 4.76
Ranked 70th. 		5.25
Ranked 29th. 10% more than Canada
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 83.09
Ranked 56th. 22% more than United Arab Emirates 		68.36
Ranked 53th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male 8,805
Ranked 63th. 		36,732
Ranked 31st. 4 times more than Canada
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.998
Ranked 46th. 		1.03
Ranked 8th. 3% more than Canada
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 49.1%
Ranked 12th. 		49.6%
Ranked 61st. 1% more than Canada
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 6.7
Ranked 60th. 		32
Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Canada
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 84.37
Ranked 81st. 		84.83
Ranked 85th. 1% more than Canada
Scouting > Members per thousand people 3.33
Ranked 42nd. 5 times more than United Arab Emirates 		0.633
Ranked 109th.
School life expectancy > Female 15.3 years
Ranked 16th. 37% more than United Arab Emirates 		11.2 years
Ranked 57th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.0
Ranked 132nd. 		1.71
Ranked 85th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.0
Ranked 132nd. 		2.04
Ranked 90th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 94.8%
Ranked 15th. 		96.5%
Ranked 27th. 2% more than Canada
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.283 per 1,000 people
Ranked 97th. 		8.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 29 times more than Canada
Elementary school teachers 141,045
Ranked 27th. 9 times more than United Arab Emirates 		16,523
Ranked 91st.
High school teachers 136,873
Ranked 23th. 6 times more than United Arab Emirates 		24,152
Ranked 66th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 3 million
Ranked 29th. 11 times more than United Arab Emirates 		284,978
Ranked 91st.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 97.7
Ranked 101st. 		105.3
Ranked 27th. 8% more than Canada
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 86.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 37% more than United Arab Emirates 		62.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 78.47
Ranked 134th. 24% more than United Arab Emirates 		63.34
Ranked 100th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 18.8
Ranked 53th. 52% more than United Arab Emirates 		12.4
Ranked 96th.
Library members 5,495
Ranked 2nd. 		15,000
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Canada
Library members per 1000 0.179
Ranked 2nd. 		5.18
Ranked 21st. 29 times more than Canada
Library employees per million 13.65
Ranked 1st. 		19.01
Ranked 34th. 39% more than Canada
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 47.67%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates 		17.95%
Ranked 2nd.
Primary education, teachers > % female 68.07%
Ranked 72nd. 		89.01%
Ranked 12th. 31% more than Canada
Tertiary education, teachers > % female 41.15%
Ranked 23th. 38% more than United Arab Emirates 		29.87%
Ranked 32nd.
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 12.3%
Ranked 66th. 		20.36%
Ranked 4th. 66% more than Canada
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 5.5%
Ranked 46th. 5 times more than United Arab Emirates 		1.11%
Ranked 35th.
Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 36.6%
Ranked 53th. 15% more than United Arab Emirates 		31.9%
Ranked 44th.
Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 38.1%
Ranked 62nd. 		46.7%
Ranked 40th. 23% more than Canada
Education spending > % of GDP 5.2%
Ranked 54th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates 		1.6%
Ranked 128th.
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 136.1
Ranked 34th. 		324.06
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Canada
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 97.27%
Ranked 108th. 9% more than United Arab Emirates 		89.14%
Ranked 79th.
Government spending on education > % of GDP 5.5%
Ranked 44th. 6 times more than United Arab Emirates 		0.9%
Ranked 54th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 5.82%
Ranked 79th. 		48.78%
Ranked 10th. 8 times more than Canada
School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 51.2% gross
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than United Arab Emirates 		12.17% gross
Ranked 88th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 62.27%
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates 		25.19%
Ranked 55th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 71.97%
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates 		35.75%
Ranked 48th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 99.48%
Ranked 15th. About the same as United Arab Emirates 		99.01%
Ranked 18th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 94.86%
Ranked 4th. 14% more than United Arab Emirates 		83.17%
Ranked 38th.
Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort 95.13%
Ranked 18th. 		96.47%
Ranked 8th. 1% more than Canada
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 6.12%
Ranked 88th. 		72.91%
Ranked 4th. 12 times more than Canada
Primary education, pupils > % female 48.76%
Ranked 56th. About the same as United Arab Emirates 		48.61%
Ranked 36th.
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 98.9%
Ranked 111th. 		106.87%
Ranked 33th. 8% more than Canada
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 96.51%
Ranked 56th. 		110.62%
Ranked 4th. 15% more than Canada
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 100.93%
Ranked 79th. 		102.09%
Ranked 44th. 1% more than Canada
Secondary education, general pupils > % female 48.63%
Ranked 73th. 		49.35%
Ranked 38th. 1% more than Canada
Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 99.72%
Ranked 11th. 1% more than United Arab Emirates 		99.14%
Ranked 2nd.
Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force 11.4%
Ranked 65th. 		18.3%
Ranked 49th. 61% more than Canada
Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 46.5%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates 		16.6%
Ranked 42nd.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita $28,043.04
Ranked 17th. 82% more than United Arab Emirates 		$15,372.69
Ranked 23th.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP 62.18%
Ranked 34th. 38% more than United Arab Emirates 		45.15%
Ranked 118th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 97.63%
Ranked 98th. 		109.73%
Ranked 22nd. 12% more than Canada
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 100.48%
Ranked 25th. 3% more than United Arab Emirates 		97.37%
Ranked 43th.
Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 70.45%
Ranked 50th. 		87.37%
Ranked 37th. 24% more than Canada
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net 99.48%
Ranked 7th. 9% more than United Arab Emirates 		91.58%
Ranked 68th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 99.06%
Ranked 105th. 		108.17%
Ranked 62nd. 9% more than Canada
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 99.3%
Ranked 12th. 8% more than United Arab Emirates 		91.8%
Ranked 63th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 5.82%
Ranked 75th. 		66.78%
Ranked 6th. 11 times more than Canada
Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 5.23%
Ranked 48th. 4 times more than United Arab Emirates 		1.27%
Ranked 52nd.
Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment 29%
Ranked 32nd. 		40%
Ranked 35th. 38% more than Canada
Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment 30.8%
Ranked 50th. 34% more than United Arab Emirates 		23%
Ranked 50th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 109.76% gross
Ranked 11th. 76% more than United Arab Emirates 		62.26% gross
Ranked 55th.
Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita 44.64%
Ranked 29th. 54% more than United Arab Emirates 		28.91%
Ranked 42nd.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 98.3%
Ranked 11th. 1% more than United Arab Emirates 		97.1%
Ranked 26th.
School enrollment > Primary > % net 99.5% net
Ranked 8th. 41% more than United Arab Emirates 		70.54% net
Ranked 74th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 49.48%
Ranked 37th. 53% more than United Arab Emirates 		32.36%
Ranked 100th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 17 years
Ranked 1st. 55% more than United Arab Emirates 		11 years
Ranked 4th.
School enrollment, primary > % gross 98.65%
Ranked 117th. 		108.33%
Ranked 34th. 10% more than Canada
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 99.85%
Ranked 2nd. 11% more than United Arab Emirates 		90.07%
Ranked 28th.
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 98.9%
Ranked 9th. 17% more than United Arab Emirates 		84.45%
Ranked 55th.
School enrollment > Primary > % gross 100.19% gross
Ranked 111th. 20% more than United Arab Emirates 		83.31% gross
Ranked 97th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 98.34%
Ranked 15th. 16% more than United Arab Emirates 		84.55%
Ranked 62nd.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 99.68%
Ranked 10th. 1% more than United Arab Emirates 		98.92%
Ranked 13th.
High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher 19.03
Ranked 14th. 17% more than United Arab Emirates 		16.29
Ranked 22nd.
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 50.51%
Ranked 16th. 18 times more than United Arab Emirates 		2.88%
Ranked 73th.

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