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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.
  • 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 > 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).
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall: Overall.

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  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: 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)."
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills: Overall.

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  • 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.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: 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)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Schools connected to the Internet: Schools connected to the Internet are the share of primary and secondary schools in the country that have access to the Internet.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public education funding for all levels that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret: Integrate and interpret.

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  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Continuous texts: Continuous texts.

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  • Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts: Non-continuous texts.

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  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate: Reflect and evaluate.

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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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)
  • 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.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Expenditure per student > Secondary > % 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.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Participation > School enrollment > 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."
  • 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
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female 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.
  • 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 > 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."
  • 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).
  • Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • School enrollment, primary, 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.
  • Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • 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.
STAT Croatia United States HISTORY
Children out of school, primary 3,702
Ranked 87th.
1.76 million
Ranked 3rd. 475 times more than Croatia

Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.865
Ranked 90th.
5.64
Ranked 47th. 7 times more than Croatia

Children out of school, primary, female 947
Ranked 87th.
780,465
Ranked 3rd. 824 times more than Croatia

College and university > Gender parity index 1.34
Ranked 44th.
1.41
Ranked 33th. 5% more than Croatia

College and university > Share of total education spending 18.32%
Ranked 65th.
25.65%
Ranked 26th. 40% more than Croatia

Compulsary education duration 8
Ranked 144th.
12
Ranked 14th. 50% more than Croatia

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 4.31%
Ranked 68th.
5.62%
Ranked 39th. 31% more than Croatia

Homeschooling legal status Illegal, public education is mandatory without known exceptions. Legal under regulating conditions, varies by state.
Literacy > Female 97.8%
Ranked 39th.
99%
Ranked 17th. 1% more than Croatia

Literacy > Total population 98.5%
Ranked 37th.
99%
Ranked 20th. 1% more than Croatia

Primary education, duration > Years 4
Ranked 182nd.
6
Ranked 53th. 50% more than Croatia

Primary education, teachers per 1000 2.74
Ranked 119th.
5.49
Ranked 49th. Twice as much as Croatia

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 13.83
Ranked 100th.
14.29
Ranked 98th. 3% more than Croatia

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 8
Ranked 96th.
14.49
Ranked 56th. 81% more than Croatia

Secondary education, duration > Years 8
Ranked 4th. 33% more than United States
6
Ranked 102nd.

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.221
Ranked 94th.
2.5
Ranked 48th. 11 times more than Croatia

College and university > Gender ratio 122.28
Ranked 54th.
140.06
Ranked 29th. 15% more than Croatia

Child care (preschool) > Duration 4
Ranked 5th. 33% more than United States
3
Ranked 47th.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 8.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 51% more than United States
5.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th.

Duration of compulsory education 8 years
Ranked 101st.
12 years
Ranked 10th. 50% more than Croatia
Secondary education, pupils 384,008
Ranked 82nd.
24.21 million
Ranked 4th. 63 times more than Croatia

College and university > Private school share 6.73%
Ranked 94th.
27.95%
Ranked 46th. 4 times more than Croatia

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 50th. The same as United States
0.99
Ranked 49th.

School life expectancy > Total 11.4 years
Ranked 57th.
15.2 years
Ranked 14th. 33% more than Croatia
Primary education, teachers 11,726
Ranked 87th.
1.71 million
Ranked 5th. 146 times more than Croatia

Primary education, pupils 162,186
Ranked 111th.
24.43 million
Ranked 5th. 151 times more than Croatia

Tertiary enrollment 28.3%
Ranked 4th.
72.6%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Croatia
Spending per student > College and university 26.78
Ranked 43th. 22% more than United States
22.04
Ranked 37th.

High school > Gender ratio 103.1
Ranked 47th. 4% more than United States
99.5
Ranked 59th.

Compulsary education starting age 7
Ranked 8th. 17% more than United States
6
Ranked 66th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 1.87
Ranked 55th. 40 times more than United States
0.0465
Ranked 96th.

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 10th. 33% more than United States
3
Ranked 73th.

Literacy > Male 99.4%
Ranked 15th. About the same as United States
99%
Ranked 28th.

Spending > USD 2.9 billion
Ranked 53th.
684.04 billion
Ranked 1st. 236 times more than Croatia

High school > Private school share 1.53%
Ranked 107th.
8.27%
Ranked 86th. 5 times more than Croatia

Spending > Proportion 4.34
Ranked 77th.
4.79
Ranked 54th. 10% more than Croatia

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 14.7
Ranked 85th. 3% more than United States
14.21
Ranked 120th.

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 83th. The same as United States
3
Ranked 103th.

Preschool enrollment rate 98.58
Ranked 110th.
98.77
Ranked 94th. About the same as Croatia

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 6,952.94
Ranked 93th.
56,943.33
Ranked 6th. 8 times more than Croatia

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 121,722
Ranked 72nd.
16.61 million
Ranked 1st. 136 times more than Croatia

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 476
Ranked 34th.
500
Ranked 15th. 5% more than Croatia
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 4
Ranked 192nd.
6
Ranked 59th. 50% more than Croatia

Children out of school > Primary 14,129
Ranked 64th.
1.62 million
Ranked 2nd. 115 times more than Croatia

Secondary education, teachers 47,995
Ranked 40th.
1.67 million
Ranked 4th. 35 times more than Croatia

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 11.21
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than United States
5.36
Ranked 56th.

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 13.03
Ranked 77th.
14.96
Ranked 64th. 15% more than Croatia

High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 25th. 33% more than United States
3
Ranked 105th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.644
Ranked 81st.
3.14
Ranked 43th. 5 times more than Croatia

Spending per student > High school 22.09
Ranked 35th.
24.56
Ranked 18th. 11% more than Croatia

Secondary education, general pupils 241,355
Ranked 98th.
24.21 million
Ranked 3rd. 100 times more than Croatia

High school > Gender parity index 1.07
Ranked 26th. 6% more than United States
1.01
Ranked 68th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 476
Ranked 34th.
500
Ranked 15th. 5% more than Croatia
Scientific and technical journal articles 845
Ranked 44th.
211,233
Ranked 1st. 250 times more than Croatia

Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 492
Ranked 24th. The same as United States
492
Ranked 25th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 44%
Ranked 11th.
47%
Ranked 7th. 7% more than Croatia
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 4.52%
Ranked 70th. 17 times more than United States
0.271%
Ranked 124th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 27.41
Ranked 57th.
57.75
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Croatia

Scouting > Genders admitted both both for Venturing, boys only for non-Venturing
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 7
Ranked 9th. 17% more than United States
6
Ranked 77th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 10%
Ranked 58th.
15.3%
Ranked 38th. 53% more than Croatia

Children out of school, primary, male 2,755
Ranked 73th.
976,866
Ranked 3rd. 355 times more than Croatia

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 4.9%
Ranked 57th.
5.9%
Ranked 23th. 20% more than Croatia

High school > Students per teacher 8
Ranked 99th.
14.49
Ranked 57th. 81% more than Croatia

Secondary education > General pupils 254,335
Ranked 103th.
24.19 million
Ranked 3rd. 95 times more than Croatia

Spending per student > Elementary school 17.19
Ranked 40th.
22.35
Ranked 18th. 30% more than Croatia

Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 142nd.
12
Ranked 59th. 9% more than Croatia

High school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 126th.
12
Ranked 55th. 9% more than Croatia

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 142nd.
5.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than Croatia

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 192,004
Ranked 126th.
24.85 million
Ranked 4th. 129 times more than Croatia

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 57.4%
Ranked 74th.
94.7%
Ranked 14th. 65% more than Croatia

Elementary school graduate rate 99.81
Ranked 6th. 5% more than United States
95.34
Ranked 40th.

Schools connected to the Internet 100%
Ranked 4th. The same as United States
100%
Ranked 2nd.

Primary education, pupils per 1000 37.89
Ranked 149th.
78.41
Ranked 97th. 2 times more than Croatia

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 89.71
Ranked 49th. 15% more than United States
77.71
Ranked 76th.

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.19
Ranked 61st.
1.4
Ranked 22nd. 18% more than Croatia

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.02
Ranked 68th. The same as United States
1.02
Ranked 54th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 27.39 per 1,000 people
Ranked 58th.
57.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Croatia

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 1.62
Ranked 92nd. 9 times more than United States
0.183
Ranked 178th.

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 8
Ranked 5th. 33% more than United States
6
Ranked 86th.

Teacher student ratio > High school 9.3
Ranked 106th.
14.38
Ranked 51st. 55% more than Croatia

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 3.18
Ranked 73th.
5.54
Ranked 58th. 74% more than Croatia

Inequality adjusted index 0.703
Ranked 42nd.
0.941
Ranked 3rd. 34% more than Croatia
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 16.69
Ranked 91st. 22% more than United States
13.69
Ranked 102nd.

Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 60.66%
Ranked 22nd. 27% more than United States
47.8%
Ranked 32nd.

Elementary school > Enrolled students 190,693
Ranked 121st.
24.68 million
Ranked 3rd. 129 times more than Croatia

Primary education > Duration > Years 4 years
Ranked 171st.
6 years
Ranked 54th. 50% more than Croatia

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $6,331.80
Ranked 14th.
$33,005.49
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Croatia

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 94.17
Ranked 125th.
105.99
Ranked 46th. 13% more than Croatia

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 56.38
Ranked 105th.
77.71
Ranked 47th. 38% more than Croatia

Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 472
Ranked 36th.
495
Ranked 20th. 5% more than Croatia
High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 145th.
12
Ranked 61st. 9% more than Croatia

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 0.769%
Ranked 131st.
8.72%
Ranked 80th. 11 times more than Croatia

Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.81
Ranked 36th.
100.68
Ranked 17th. 1% more than Croatia

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 93%
Ranked 73th.
94%
Ranked 71st. 1% more than Croatia

Duration of education > Secondary level 8
Ranked 5th. 33% more than United States
6
Ranked 81st.
Primary education > Pupils 192,004
Ranked 122nd.
24.56 million
Ranked 4th. 128 times more than Croatia

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 72.3%
Ranked 58th.
94.3%
Ranked 22nd. 30% more than Croatia

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 53.19%
Ranked 60th.
56.64%
Ranked 34th. 6% more than Croatia

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 89.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 74th. 9% more than United States
82.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils 142,653
Ranked 45th.
0.0
Ranked 96th.

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 75.42%
Ranked 44th.
77.19%
Ranked 38th. 2% more than Croatia

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 13.83
Ranked 102nd.
14.29
Ranked 100th. 3% more than Croatia

Secondary education > Teachers 36,806
Ranked 69th.
1.62 million
Ranked 3rd. 44 times more than Croatia

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 14 years
Ranked 38th.
16 years
Ranked 15th. 14% more than Croatia
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 399,845
Ranked 89th.
23.85 million
Ranked 4th. 60 times more than Croatia

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 190.32
Ranked 30th.
728.12
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Croatia

Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 478
Ranked 34th.
500
Ranked 13th. 5% more than Croatia
Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 472
Ranked 33th.
503
Ranked 14th. 7% more than Croatia
Duration of education > Primary level 4
Ranked 152nd.
6
Ranked 51st. 50% more than Croatia
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 102.01%
Ranked 32nd. 2% more than United States
100.09%
Ranked 51st.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 2,145
Ranked 111th.
1.71 million
Ranked 4th. 799 times more than Croatia

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.63%
Ranked 66th.
48.86%
Ranked 40th. About the same as Croatia

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 3.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 74th.
5.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 74% more than Croatia

Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 471
Ranked 33th.
512
Ranked 8th. 9% more than Croatia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 93%
Ranked 73th.
94%
Ranked 66th. 1% more than Croatia

High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 78th. The same as United States
15
Ranked 90th.

Elementary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 11th. 17% more than United States
6
Ranked 73th.

Elementary school repeaters > All 0.29
Ranked 120th.
0.0
Ranked 116th.

School life expectancy > Male 11.3 years
Ranked 57th.
14.8 years
Ranked 17th. 31% more than Croatia
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 57.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 117th.
82.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 44% more than Croatia

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.043 per capita
Ranked 159th.
0.086 per capita
Ranked 119th. Twice as much as Croatia

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 43.24
Ranked 163th.
86.39
Ranked 118th. Twice as much as Croatia

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 93%
Ranked 76th. The same as United States
93%
Ranked 66th.

Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 18.3
Ranked 97th. 19% more than United States
15.4
Ranked 115th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 92%
Ranked 5th. 6% more than United States
87%
Ranked 8th.
Primary education > Teachers 10,832
Ranked 104th.
1.73 million
Ranked 3rd. 160 times more than Croatia

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 49.33%
Ranked 77th. 1% more than United States
48.72%
Ranked 92nd.

Private school enrolment > Primary level 0.2
Ranked 94th.
11.6
Ranked 33th. 58 times more than Croatia
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 4
Ranked 159th.
6
Ranked 49th. 50% more than Croatia

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 2.44
Ranked 141st.
5.9
Ranked 45th. 2 times more than Croatia

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 1.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th.
3.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Croatia

Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.5%
Ranked 69th.
48.7%
Ranked 42nd. About the same as Croatia
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $27.02 billion
Ranked 32nd.
$10.28 trillion
Ranked 1st. 381 times more than Croatia

Primary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 9th. 17% more than United States
6
Ranked 77th.

Scouting > Members 3,155
Ranked 111th.
2.99 million
Ranked 3rd. 947 times more than Croatia
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 66%
Ranked 3rd.
88.1%
Ranked 17th. 33% more than Croatia
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 243,086
Ranked 103th.
24.69 million
Ranked 2nd. 102 times more than Croatia

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 57.28
Ranked 115th.
82.6
Ranked 48th. 44% more than Croatia

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 8.29
Ranked 26th. 50% more than United States
5.52
Ranked 66th.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.27
Ranked 48th. 2% more than United States
97.22
Ranked 93th.

Children out of school > Primary > Male 6,895
Ranked 64th.
593,372
Ranked 5th. 86 times more than Croatia

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 1
Ranked 42nd. 1% more than United States
0.991
Ranked 69th.

Female enrolment share > Secondary level 49.7%
Ranked 55th. 1% more than United States
49%
Ranked 73th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 0.0
Ranked 49th.
25,000
Ranked 1st.

Private school enrolment > Secondary level 0.9
Ranked 82nd.
9.6
Ranked 12th. 11 times more than Croatia
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 90.06
Ranked 73th. 9% more than United States
82.94
Ranked 90th.

Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.739
Ranked 101st.
9.52
Ranked 14th. 13 times more than Croatia
School life expectancy > Female 11.5 years
Ranked 52nd.
15.7 years
Ranked 11th. 37% more than Croatia
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.24
Ranked 118th.
0.0
Ranked 112th.

Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.34
Ranked 118th.
0.0
Ranked 113th.

Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 1.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th.
2.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th. 30% more than Croatia

Elementary school teachers 11,423
Ranked 96th.
1.8 million
Ranked 2nd. 158 times more than Croatia

High school teachers 42,261
Ranked 55th.
1.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 41 times more than Croatia

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 399,845
Ranked 84th.
24.43 million
Ranked 3rd. 61 times more than Croatia

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 101.58
Ranked 73th.
101.63
Ranked 58th. The same as Croatia

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 43.24
Ranked 164th.
83.88
Ranked 115th. 94% more than Croatia

Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 68.75%
Ranked 22nd.
79.4%
Ranked 11th. 15% more than Croatia

Primary education, teachers > % female 92.45%
Ranked 14th. 7% more than United States
86.71%
Ranked 33th.

Tertiary education, teachers > % female 46.3%
Ranked 29th.
47.68%
Ranked 22nd. 3% more than Croatia

Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 9.99%
Ranked 82nd.
13.07%
Ranked 60th. 31% more than Croatia

Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 57.8%
Ranked 9th. 12% more than United States
51.6%
Ranked 23th.

Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 69.7%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than United States
33%
Ranked 70th.

Education spending > % of GDP 4.5%
Ranked 70th.
5.7%
Ranked 38th. 27% more than Croatia
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 47.9% gross
Ranked 81st.
61.93% gross
Ranked 62nd. 29% more than Croatia

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 94.06% gross
Ranked 128th.
97.55% gross
Ranked 117th. 4% more than Croatia

Primary education > Teachers > % female 89.86% female
Ranked 20th. 1% more than United States
88.58% female
Ranked 21st.

Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita 25.98%
Ranked 23th. 1% more than United States
25.85%
Ranked 24th.

Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 98.65%
Ranked 100th.
99.85%
Ranked 91st. 1% more than Croatia

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 1.3%
Ranked 101st.
8.78%
Ranked 68th. 7 times more than Croatia

School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 35.47% gross
Ranked 45th.
69.19% gross
Ranked 6th. 95% more than Croatia

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 47.03%
Ranked 43th.
82.92%
Ranked 4th. 76% more than Croatia

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 51.84%
Ranked 43th.
97.14%
Ranked 6th. 87% more than Croatia

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 98.89%
Ranked 22nd. 6% more than United States
93.14%
Ranked 64th.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 87.39%
Ranked 24th.
87.68%
Ranked 18th. About the same as Croatia

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 14 years
Ranked 38th.
16 years
Ranked 25th. 14% more than Croatia
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 102.55%
Ranked 22nd. 2% more than United States
100.42%
Ranked 47th.

School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 63.13%
Ranked 70th.
72.28%
Ranked 62nd. 15% more than Croatia

School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 65.06%
Ranked 67th.
74.31%
Ranked 60th. 14% more than Croatia

Secondary education, pupils > % female 49.74%
Ranked 38th. 2% more than United States
48.86%
Ranked 62nd.

Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita $8,103.20
Ranked 16th.
$36,945.60
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Croatia

Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP 61.26%
Ranked 20th.
76.79%
Ranked 5th. 25% more than Croatia

Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 33.33
Ranked 8th.
0.0
Ranked 96th.

Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 7.75
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than United States
3.28
Ranked 51st.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 103.91%
Ranked 32nd. 3% more than United States
100.45%
Ranked 56th.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 99.38%
Ranked 54th.
100.37%
Ranked 26th. 1% more than Croatia

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 42.4%
Ranked 39th.
69.36%
Ranked 5th. 64% more than Croatia

Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 4.15% of GNI
Ranked 80th.
4.79% of GNI
Ranked 58th. 15% more than Croatia

Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 4.66%
Ranked 63th.
5.85%
Ranked 34th. 26% more than Croatia

Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment 21.5%
Ranked 24th. 17% more than United States
18.4%
Ranked 49th.

Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment 68.4%
Ranked 7th. Twice as much as United States
34.3%
Ranked 47th.

Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita 20.22%
Ranked 24th.
21.51%
Ranked 20th. 6% more than Croatia

School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 87.48% gross
Ranked 63th.
93.94% gross
Ranked 43th. 7% more than Croatia

Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita 31.51%
Ranked 36th. 18% more than United States
26.68%
Ranked 46th.

School enrollment > Primary > % net 87.35% net
Ranked 82nd.
92.41% net
Ranked 62nd. 6% more than Croatia

School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 88.3% gross
Ranked 65th.
94.68% gross
Ranked 44th. 7% more than Croatia

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 47.87%
Ranked 18th.
68.6%
Ranked 6th. 43% more than Croatia

Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 139.86%
Ranked 34th. 1% more than United States
138.98%
Ranked 35th.

School enrollment, primary > % gross 94.38%
Ranked 124th.
98.78%
Ranked 107th. 5% more than Croatia

School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 88.86% gross
Ranked 68th.
95.47% gross
Ranked 47th. 7% more than Croatia

School enrollment, primary, female > % net 88%
Ranked 66th.
92.48%
Ranked 52nd. 5% more than Croatia

Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 0.0
Ranked 86th.
93.68%
Ranked 44th.

Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 0.338%
Ranked 101st.
0.0
Ranked 136th.

Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 9.99%
Ranked 68th.
15.25%
Ranked 31st. 53% more than Croatia

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