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  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • 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.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Class size > Age 13: The average number of 13-year-old students per class.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > 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.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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).
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Class size > Age 9: The average number of children in every class of nine-year-olds.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13: The average number of years of teaching experience, for teachers of students aged 13.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils 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.
  • 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.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Library employees per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • Progression to secondary level: Progression to secondary level is the number of new entrants to the first grade of general secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 9: The average number of years of experience of teachers who teach children aged 9.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.
  • Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with primary education, male (% of male 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.
  • Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Secondary is the total public expenditure per student in secondary education 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).
  • Repeaters, secondary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. 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 secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total male enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female: Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. Technical/vocational programmes is the number of female students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, secondary > % net: School enrollment, secondary (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Total is the ratio of children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the population of the official secondary school age.
  • Total enrollment, primary > % net: Total enrollment, primary (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant local currency.
  • Total enrollment, primary, female > % net: Total enrollment, primary, female (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Total is the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with primary education > % of total: Labor force with primary education (% of total). 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 secondary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with secondary education, male (% of male 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.
  • Labor force with secondary education > % of total: Labor force with secondary education (% of total). 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 tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary 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).
  • Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male 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.
  • Primary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % gross: School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Male is the total male enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to primary education.
  • 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.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • 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."
  • Secondary education, teachers > % female: Secondary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Secondary is the number of female teachers at the secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the secondary 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.
  • Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • 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).
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STAT Cyprus Japan HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 9.2
Ranked 19th. 		9.5
Ranked 13th. 3% more than Cyprus
Children out of school, primary 387
Ranked 113th. 		4,121
Ranked 85th. 11 times more than Cyprus
Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.347
Ranked 107th. 11 times more than Japan 		0.0322
Ranked 116th.
Children out of school, primary, female 198
Ranked 99th. 		23,671
Ranked 31st. 120 times more than Cyprus
College and university > Gender parity index 0.897
Ranked 88th. 1% more than Japan 		0.891
Ranked 90th.
College and university > Share of total education spending 20.46%
Ranked 51st. 5% more than Japan 		19.47%
Ranked 23th.
Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 108th. The same as Japan 		9
Ranked 93th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 7.27%
Ranked 11th. 92% more than Japan 		3.78%
Ranked 32nd.
High school enrolment rate 99.91
Ranked 7th. 		100
Ranked 2nd. The same as Cyprus
Literacy > Total population 97.6%
Ranked 44th. 		99%
Ranked 4th. 1% more than Cyprus
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 64th. The same as Japan 		6
Ranked 48th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.62
Ranked 95th. 15% more than Japan 		3.14
Ranked 106th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 13.44
Ranked 102nd. 		17.5
Ranked 73th. 30% more than Cyprus
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 9.73
Ranked 82nd. 		11.79
Ranked 69th. 21% more than Cyprus
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 109th. The same as Japan 		6
Ranked 97th.
Literacy > Female 96.3%
Ranked 49th. 		99%
Ranked 4th. 3% more than Cyprus
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.177
Ranked 96th. 		0.197
Ranked 58th. 11% more than Cyprus
College and university > Gender ratio 95.82
Ranked 63th. 8% more than Japan 		88.42
Ranked 68th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 58th. The same as Japan 		3
Ranked 41st.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 7.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th. 62% more than Japan 		4.79 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th.
Duration of compulsory education 9 years
Ranked 79th. 		10 years
Ranked 39th. 11% more than Cyprus
Secondary education, pupils 62,894
Ranked 112th. 		7.28 million
Ranked 11th. 116 times more than Cyprus
College and university > Private school share 66.99%
Ranked 15th. 		78.66%
Ranked 10th. 17% more than Cyprus
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 34th. The same as Japan 		1
Ranked 22nd.
School life expectancy > Total 10.8 years
Ranked 64th. 		14.3 years
Ranked 24th. 32% more than Cyprus
Primary education, teachers 4,045
Ranked 109th. 		401,773
Ranked 9th. 99 times more than Cyprus
Primary education, pupils 54,371
Ranked 129th. 		7.03 million
Ranked 14th. 129 times more than Cyprus
Tertiary enrollment 20%
Ranked 15th. 		47.7%
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Cyprus
Spending per student > College and university 63.66
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Japan 		20.07
Ranked 42nd.
High school > Gender ratio 101.11
Ranked 53th. 1% more than Japan 		100.09
Ranked 58th.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 80th. The same as Japan 		6
Ranked 58th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 8.71
Ranked 29th. 94 times more than Japan 		0.0923
Ranked 94th.
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 3
Ranked 81st. The same as Japan 		3
Ranked 66th.
Literacy > Male 98.9%
Ranked 40th. 		99%
Ranked 5th. About the same as Cyprus
Spending > USD 1.5 billion
Ranked 67th. 		160.99 billion
Ranked 2nd. 107 times more than Cyprus
High school > Private school share 17.91%
Ranked 52nd. 		19.22%
Ranked 46th. 7% more than Cyprus
Spending > Proportion 6.5
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Japan 		3.17
Ranked 120th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 17.61
Ranked 103th. 		19.15
Ranked 90th. 9% more than Cyprus
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 116th. The same as Japan 		3
Ranked 89th.
High school repeaters > Male 1.52
Ranked 74th. 		0.0
Ranked 52nd.
Preschool enrollment rate 103.35
Ranked 69th. 1% more than Japan 		101.88
Ranked 78th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 26,938.02
Ranked 32nd. 		35,954.86
Ranked 20th. 33% more than Cyprus
Primary completion rate 88
Ranked 92nd. 		101
Ranked 9th. 15% more than Cyprus
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 18,272
Ranked 102nd. 		3.98 million
Ranked 5th. 218 times more than Cyprus
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 70th. The same as Japan 		6
Ranked 53th.
Children out of school > Primary 783
Ranked 105th. 		6,844
Ranked 83th. 9 times more than Cyprus
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 5.79
Ranked 51st. 20% more than Japan 		4.83
Ranked 60th.
Secondary education, teachers 6,466
Ranked 74th. 		617,642
Ranked 7th. 96 times more than Cyprus
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 17.17
Ranked 52nd. 		25.94
Ranked 17th. 51% more than Cyprus
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 113th. The same as Japan 		3
Ranked 98th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.169
Ranked 95th. 		0.273
Ranked 59th. 61% more than Cyprus
Spending per student > High school 40.98
Ranked 3rd. 84% more than Japan 		22.32
Ranked 24th.
Secondary education, general pupils 58,716
Ranked 118th. 		6.43 million
Ranked 11th. 109 times more than Cyprus
High school > Gender parity index 1.01
Ranked 64th. 1% more than Japan 		1
Ranked 77th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 92
Ranked 83th. 		60,067
Ranked 2nd. 653 times more than Cyprus
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 39%
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Japan 		18%
Ranked 3rd.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 83.87%
Ranked 5th. 91 times more than Japan 		0.927%
Ranked 115th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 18.65
Ranked 77th. 		31.26
Ranked 46th. 68% more than Cyprus
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 89th. The same as Japan 		6
Ranked 71st.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 14.4%
Ranked 42nd. 47% more than Japan 		9.8%
Ranked 69th.
Children out of school, primary, male 189
Ranked 101st. 		32,724
Ranked 27th. 173 times more than Cyprus
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 6.5%
Ranked 17th. 86% more than Japan 		3.5%
Ranked 80th.
High school > Students per teacher 9.73
Ranked 83th. 		11.79
Ranked 71st. 21% more than Cyprus
Secondary education > General pupils 60,309
Ranked 126th. 		6.88 million
Ranked 11th. 114 times more than Cyprus
Spending per student > Elementary school 29.56
Ranked 4th. 37% more than Japan 		21.63
Ranked 19th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 70th. The same as Japan 		12
Ranked 57th.
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 65th. The same as Japan 		12
Ranked 53th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd. 60% more than Japan 		2.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 119th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 62,868
Ranked 144th. 		7.27 million
Ranked 17th. 116 times more than Cyprus
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 71%
Ranked 55th. 		80%
Ranked 38th. 13% more than Cyprus
Schools connected to the Internet 90%
Ranked 11th. 		99%
Ranked 7th. 10% more than Cyprus
Public spending per student > Primary level 18.3
Ranked 19th. 		21.3
Ranked 12th. 16% more than Cyprus
Primary education, pupils per 1000 48.7
Ranked 135th. 		54.99
Ranked 127th. 13% more than Cyprus
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 56.33
Ranked 125th. 		56.99
Ranked 122nd. 1% more than Cyprus
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.98
Ranked 83th. 10% more than Japan 		0.89
Ranked 66th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.03
Ranked 57th. 3% more than Japan 		1
Ranked 63th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 25.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th. 		31.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 22% more than Cyprus
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 24.13
Ranked 7th. 86 times more than Japan 		0.281
Ranked 170th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 94th. The same as Japan 		6
Ranked 82nd.
Teacher student ratio > High school 10.23
Ranked 75th. 		12.12
Ranked 63th. 18% more than Cyprus
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 0.771
Ranked 103th. 14 times more than Japan 		0.0536
Ranked 119th.
High school repeaters > Female 0.61
Ranked 78th. 		0.0
Ranked 52nd.
Class size > Age 13 23.2 students
Ranked 6th. 		35.5 students
Ranked 1st. 53% more than Cyprus
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 14.75
Ranked 99th. 		18.28
Ranked 69th. 24% more than Cyprus
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 99.6%
Ranked 5th. 		100%
Ranked 1st. About the same as Cyprus
Elementary school > Enrolled students 56,799
Ranked 121st. 		7.17 million
Ranked 13th. 126 times more than Cyprus
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 64th. The same as Japan 		6 years
Ranked 50th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $12,632.35
Ranked 24th. 		$25,465.36
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Cyprus
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 105.96
Ranked 47th. 4% more than Japan 		101.49
Ranked 81st.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 52.59
Ranked 113th. 5% more than Japan 		50.29
Ranked 119th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 71st. The same as Japan 		12
Ranked 58th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 7.76%
Ranked 84th. 7 times more than Japan 		1.13%
Ranked 124th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 98.86
Ranked 57th. 		100.02
Ranked 28th. 1% more than Cyprus
High school enrolment rate > Female 100
Ranked 2nd. About the same as Japan 		99.88
Ranked 3rd.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 100%
Ranked 2nd. The same as Japan 		100%
Ranked 1st.
Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 87th. The same as Japan 		6
Ranked 77th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 53.1
Ranked 29th. 4 times more than Japan 		13.6
Ranked 9th.
Primary education > Pupils 61,731
Ranked 137th. 		7.26 million
Ranked 16th. 118 times more than Cyprus
Secondary education > Pupils 64,534
Ranked 120th. 		7.89 million
Ranked 11th. 122 times more than Cyprus
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 78.1%
Ranked 48th. 		82.3%
Ranked 40th. 5% more than Cyprus
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 91.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th. 43% more than Japan 		63.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 123th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 49.5%
Ranked 80th. 9% more than Japan 		45.57%
Ranked 86th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 4,178
Ranked 98th. 		857,049
Ranked 10th. 205 times more than Cyprus
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 13.44
Ranked 104th. 		17.5
Ranked 73th. 30% more than Cyprus
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 87.05%
Ranked 16th. 13% more than Japan 		76.72%
Ranked 19th.
Secondary education > Teachers 5,736
Ranked 92nd. 		612,629
Ranked 6th. 107 times more than Cyprus
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 14 years
Ranked 46th. 		15 years
Ranked 28th. 7% more than Cyprus
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 98.56
Ranked 13th. 		99.97
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Cyprus
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 64,711
Ranked 128th. 		8.13 million
Ranked 14th. 126 times more than Cyprus
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 92.17
Ranked 40th. 		470.31
Ranked 20th. 5 times more than Cyprus
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 60th. The same as Japan 		6
Ranked 47th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 100.06%
Ranked 53th. The same as Japan 		100.05%
Ranked 54th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 571
Ranked 103th. 		695
Ranked 101st. 22% more than Cyprus
Public spending per student > Secondary level 29.7
Ranked 11th. 59% more than Japan 		18.7
Ranked 4th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.63%
Ranked 67th. 		48.79%
Ranked 48th. About the same as Cyprus
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 1.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 100th. 20 times more than Japan 		0.054 per 1,000 people
Ranked 120th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 100%
Ranked 3rd. The same as Japan 		100%
Ranked 2nd.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 101st. The same as Japan 		15
Ranked 85th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 82nd. The same as Japan 		6
Ranked 66th.
Library books 65,516
Ranked 42nd. 		7.31 million
Ranked 6th. 112 times more than Cyprus
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.44
Ranked 97th. 		0.0
Ranked 75th.
School life expectancy > Male 10.5 years
Ranked 66th. 		14.4 years
Ranked 21st. 37% more than Cyprus
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 81.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd. 51% more than Japan 		53.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 118th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.089 per capita
Ranked 115th. 56% more than Japan 		0.057 per capita
Ranked 145th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 64.16
Ranked 143th. 12% more than Japan 		57.04
Ranked 150th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 100%
Ranked 6th. The same as Japan 		100%
Ranked 4th.
Library books per 1000 70.79
Ranked 34th. 23% more than Japan 		57.74
Ranked 37th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 17.2
Ranked 104th. 		20.4
Ranked 87th. 19% more than Cyprus
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 83%
Ranked 18th. 28% more than Japan 		65%
Ranked 1st.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 4,225
Ranked 105th. 		1.02 million
Ranked 12th. 240 times more than Cyprus
Primary education > Teachers 3,506
Ranked 117th. 		378,950
Ranked 8th. 108 times more than Cyprus
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 48.93%
Ranked 88th. The same as Japan 		48.93%
Ranked 87th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 4.3
Ranked 57th. 5 times more than Japan 		0.9
Ranked 82nd.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 59th. The same as Japan 		6
Ranked 45th.
Library employees 6
Ranked 49th. 		938
Ranked 3rd. 156 times more than Cyprus
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 3.45
Ranked 108th. 16% more than Japan 		2.97
Ranked 119th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 63.53
Ranked 108th. 3% more than Japan 		61.79
Ranked 113th.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 0.545 per 1,000 people
Ranked 97th. 182 times more than Japan 		0.003 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.5%
Ranked 73th. 		48.8%
Ranked 35th. 1% more than Cyprus
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $13.61 billion
Ranked 67th. 		$3.25 trillion
Ranked 2nd. 239 times more than Cyprus
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 90th. The same as Japan 		6
Ranked 71st.
Scouting > Members 5,328
Ranked 94th. 		111,180
Ranked 15th. 21 times more than Cyprus
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 88.14%
Ranked 27th. 2% more than Japan 		86.36%
Ranked 25th.
High school > Share of total education spending 43.01%
Ranked 20th. 12% more than Japan 		38.24%
Ranked 9th.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 88.3%
Ranked 16th. 		101.2%
Ranked 1st. 15% more than Cyprus
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 60,914
Ranked 109th. 		6.47 million
Ranked 10th. 106 times more than Cyprus
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 5.65
Ranked 63th. 18% more than Japan 		4.8
Ranked 79th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 59.37
Ranked 105th. 10% more than Japan 		53.85
Ranked 117th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.51
Ranked 45th. 		100.19
Ranked 21st. 1% more than Cyprus
Children out of school > Primary > Male 380
Ranked 101st. 		6,844
Ranked 67th. 18 times more than Cyprus
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 1
Ranked 40th. 		1
Ranked 37th. The same as Cyprus
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 49.1%
Ranked 70th. About the same as Japan 		49%
Ranked 72nd.
Class size > Age 9 26.4 students
Ranked 5th. 		31.4 students
Ranked 3rd. 19% more than Cyprus
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 5.6
Ranked 17th. 		16.5
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Cyprus
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 66.04
Ranked 120th. 4% more than Japan 		63.8
Ranked 124th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 4.72
Ranked 29th. 5 times more than Japan 		0.872
Ranked 94th.
Primary completion rate > Women 87
Ranked 87th. 		102
Ranked 5th. 17% more than Cyprus
School life expectancy > Female 11.1 years
Ranked 58th. 		14.1 years
Ranked 28th. 27% more than Cyprus
Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.47
Ranked 97th. 		0.0
Ranked 61st.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.4
Ranked 96th. 		0.0
Ranked 61st.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 100%
Ranked 10th. The same as Japan 		100%
Ranked 1st.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.514 per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th. 10 times more than Japan 		0.054 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.
Elementary school teachers 3,850
Ranked 105th. 		391,967
Ranked 7th. 102 times more than Cyprus
High school teachers 6,353
Ranked 74th. 		607,062
Ranked 7th. 96 times more than Cyprus
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13 27.2 years experience
Ranked 9th. 80% more than Japan 		15.1 years experience
Ranked 26th.
High school enrolment rate > Male 99.83
Ranked 15th. 		100
Ranked 2nd. About the same as Cyprus
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 64,293
Ranked 115th. 		7.71 million
Ranked 9th. 120 times more than Cyprus
Primary completion rate > Men 88
Ranked 85th. 		101
Ranked 7th. 15% more than Cyprus
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 60.77
Ranked 143th. 7% more than Japan 		56.8
Ranked 147th.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 87.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th. 41% more than Japan 		61.79 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 102.74
Ranked 51st. 3% more than Japan 		100.23
Ranked 74th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 12.9
Ranked 89th. 		14.2
Ranked 82nd. 10% more than Cyprus
Library employees per million 6.48
Ranked 42nd. 		7.41
Ranked 41st. 14% more than Cyprus
Pupils reaching grade 5 99.4
Ranked 10th. 		100
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Cyprus
Progression to secondary level 101
Ranked 4th. 1% more than Japan 		100
Ranked 4th.
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 9 17.6 years experience
Ranked 9th. 9% more than Japan 		16.1 years experience
Ranked 14th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils per 1000 4.16
Ranked 86th. 		7.94
Ranked 66th. 91% more than Cyprus
School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 12.79%
Ranked 55th. 		18.8%
Ranked 46th. 47% more than Cyprus
Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force 20.5%
Ranked 23th. 		58.3%
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Cyprus
Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita 40.75%
Ranked 4th. 61% more than Japan 		25.28%
Ranked 11th.
Repeaters, secondary, male > % of male enrollment 1.37%
Ranked 87th. 		0.0
Ranked 53th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female 16.63%
Ranked 109th. 		42.97%
Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Cyprus
School enrollment, secondary > % net 89.68%
Ranked 27th. 		99.08%
Ranked 1st. 10% more than Cyprus
Total enrollment, primary > % net 99.28%
Ranked 12th. 		99.94%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Cyprus
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ $17.18 billion
Ranked 75th. 		$4.26 trillion
Ranked 2nd. 248 times more than Cyprus
Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU 9.58 billion
Ranked 123th. 		358.75 trillion
Ranked 4th. 37440 times more than Cyprus
Total enrollment, primary, female > % net 99.24%
Ranked 9th. 		99.59%
Ranked 2nd. About the same as Cyprus
Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment 0.178%
Ranked 110th. 		0.0
Ranked 124th.
School enrollment > Secondary > % net 93.01% net
Ranked 12th. 		99.9% net
Ranked 1st. 7% more than Cyprus
Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita 8,896.26
Ranked 104th. 		2.81 million
Ranked 7th. 315 times more than Cyprus
Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment 35.8%
Ranked 26th. 		73%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Cyprus
Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort 94.07%
Ranked 29th. 		99.94%
Ranked 5th. 6% more than Cyprus
School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross 60.55% gross
Ranked 59th. 		83.28% gross
Ranked 34th. 38% more than Cyprus
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 91.54% net
Ranked 13th. 		98.94% net
Ranked 1st. 8% more than Cyprus
Secondary education > Teachers > % female 59.59% female
Ranked 44th. 92% more than Japan 		31.11% female
Ranked 110th.
Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force 46.8%
Ranked 3rd. 14% more than Japan 		40.9%
Ranked 11th.
Labor force with primary education > % of total 19.1%
Ranked 29th. 		58.6%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Cyprus
Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force 42.8%
Ranked 31st. 		45.9%
Ranked 30th. 7% more than Cyprus
Labor force with secondary education > % of total 39.4%
Ranked 36th. 		47.7%
Ranked 25th. 21% more than Cyprus
Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 29.7%
Ranked 14th. 		33.2%
Ranked 8th. 12% more than Cyprus
Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort 96.77%
Ranked 26th. 		99.94%
Ranked 1st. 3% more than Cyprus
Children out of school > Primary > Male per 1000 0.374
Ranked 99th. 7 times more than Japan 		0.0536
Ranked 112th.
Primary education > Pupils > % female 48.75% female
Ranked 43th. 		48.78% female
Ranked 40th. The same as Cyprus
Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita 5.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 81st. 		7.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th. 39% more than Cyprus
High school teachers > % female 62.99%
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Japan 		31.11%
Ranked 108th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 98.33%
Ranked 28th. 		100.89%
Ranked 22nd. 3% more than Cyprus
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 97.8%
Ranked 30th. 		100.85%
Ranked 24th. 3% more than Cyprus
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group 101.12%
Ranked 71st. 		102.04%
Ranked 68th. 1% more than Cyprus
Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female 4,002
Ranked 60th. 		191,402
Ranked 14th. 48 times more than Cyprus
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male 212
Ranked 96th. 		0.0
Ranked 64th.
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 101.59%
Ranked 92nd. 		102.69%
Ranked 87th. 1% more than Cyprus
Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending 31.01%
Ranked 54th. 		34.11%
Ranked 26th. 10% more than Cyprus
School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 35.86% gross
Ranked 51st. 		53.98% gross
Ranked 30th. 51% more than Cyprus
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of relevant age group 100.87%
Ranked 73th. 3% more than Japan 		98.26%
Ranked 92nd.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female 358
Ranked 96th. 		1,354.88
Ranked 58th. 4 times more than Cyprus
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net 95.8%
Ranked 7th. 		98.26%
Ranked 4th. 3% more than Cyprus
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 98.89%
Ranked 29th. 		100.94%
Ranked 21st. 2% more than Cyprus
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female 51.44%
Ranked 25th. 4% more than Japan 		49.62%
Ranked 78th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female 49.18%
Ranked 53th. 1% more than Japan 		48.83%
Ranked 64th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 96.7%
Ranked 7th. 		98.44%
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Cyprus
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 43.53%
Ranked 34th. 		61.51%
Ranked 10th. 41% more than Cyprus
Secondary education, teachers > % female 64.1%
Ranked 27th. 96% more than Japan 		32.69%
Ranked 56th.
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 5.63% of GNI
Ranked 31st. 80% more than Japan 		3.12% of GNI
Ranked 115th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 95.95% net
Ranked 36th. 		100% net
Ranked 1st. 4% more than Cyprus
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 96.27% net
Ranked 37th. 		99.82% net
Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Cyprus
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 34.1%
Ranked 8th. 14% more than Japan 		29.88%
Ranked 3rd.
Primary education, teachers > % female 83.04%
Ranked 46th. 28% more than Japan 		64.88%
Ranked 83th.
Tertiary education, teachers > % female 40.54%
Ranked 50th. 2 times more than Japan 		17.9%
Ranked 76th.
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 15.8%
Ranked 39th. 68% more than Japan 		9.41%
Ranked 102nd.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 7.27%
Ranked 11th. 92% more than Japan 		3.78%
Ranked 32nd.
Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 35.7%
Ranked 37th. 		50.2%
Ranked 24th. 41% more than Cyprus
Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 36.8%
Ranked 65th. 		57.7%
Ranked 21st. 57% more than Cyprus

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