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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.
  • Homeschooling legal status: Legal status of homeschooling.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • 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).
  • Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public education funding for all levels that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • 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 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • 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.
  • Students from households with computer > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one computer.
  • 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).
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 13: Of those teachers who teach students aged 13, the percentage who have specialised teacher training.
  • Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13: The average number of years of teaching experience, for teachers of students aged 13.
  • Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13: Percentage of 13 year-old students who come from households owning more than 25 books.
  • Students from households with computer > Age 13 per million: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one computer. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Students from households with study desk > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one study desk.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Students from households with calculator > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households containing at least one calculator.
  • Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 9: Of those teachers who teach students aged 9, the percentage who have specialised teacher training.
  • Teacher qualifications > Share with degree > Age 9: Of those teachers who teach students aged 9, the percentage who have one or more university degrees.
  • Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 per million: Percentage of 13 year-old students who come from households owning more than 25 books. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Students living with mother > Age 9: Percentage of nine-year-old students who live with their mother.
  • Students living with mother > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who live with their mother.
  • Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 9: The average number of years of experience of teachers who teach children aged 9.
  • Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students whose mothers have at least secondary education.
  • Students from households with dictionary > Age 13: The percentage of 13-year-old students who come from a household with a dictionary.
  • High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment, preprimary > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Total is the total enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total 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, primary > % net: School enrollment, primary (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Total is the ratio of children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the total population of the official primary school age.
  • School enrollment, secondary > % gross: School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Total is the total enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official secondary 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, private > % of total secondary: School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary). Percentage of private enrolment. Secondary is the enrolment in private secondary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in secondary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Female is the total female enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Tertiary is the total public expenditure per student in tertiary 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).
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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).
  • School enrollment, tertiary > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Total is the total enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % net: School enrollment, secondary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the ratio of female children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the female population of the official secondary school age.
  • 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."
  • School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the total male enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official secondary 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 school graduate rate > Female: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total female enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Students from households with computer > Age 9: Percentage of nine-year-old students who come from households with at least one computer.
  • 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."
  • High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's high school, or secondary, teachers that are female.
  • 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, tertiary, male > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Male is the total male enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Students from households with dictionary > Age 9: The percentage of nine-year-old students who come from households with a dictionary.
  • 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.
  • 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).
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STAT Cyprus United States HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 9.2
Ranked 19th. 		12
Ranked 1st. 30% more than Cyprus
Children out of school, primary 387
Ranked 113th. 		1.76 million
Ranked 3rd. 4541 times more than Cyprus
Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.347
Ranked 107th. 		5.64
Ranked 47th. 16 times more than Cyprus
Children out of school, primary, female 198
Ranked 99th. 		780,465
Ranked 3rd. 3942 times more than Cyprus
College and university > Gender parity index 0.897
Ranked 88th. 		1.41
Ranked 33th. 57% more than Cyprus
College and university > Share of total education spending 20.46%
Ranked 51st. 		25.65%
Ranked 26th. 25% more than Cyprus
Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 108th. 		12
Ranked 14th. 33% more than Cyprus
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 7.27%
Ranked 11th. 29% more than United States 		5.62%
Ranked 39th.
Homeschooling legal status Illegal, public education is mandatory without known exceptions. Legal under regulating conditions, varies by state.
Literacy > Total population 97.6%
Ranked 44th. 		99%
Ranked 20th. 1% more than Cyprus
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 64th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 53th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.62
Ranked 95th. 		5.49
Ranked 49th. 52% more than Cyprus
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 13.44
Ranked 102nd. 		14.29
Ranked 98th. 6% more than Cyprus
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 9.73
Ranked 82nd. 		14.49
Ranked 56th. 49% more than Cyprus
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 109th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 102nd.
Literacy > Female 96.3%
Ranked 49th. 		99%
Ranked 17th. 3% more than Cyprus
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.177
Ranked 96th. 		2.5
Ranked 48th. 14 times more than Cyprus
College and university > Gender ratio 95.82
Ranked 63th. 		140.06
Ranked 29th. 46% more than Cyprus
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 58th. The same as United States 		3
Ranked 47th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 7.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th. 41% more than United States 		5.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th.
Duration of compulsory education 9 years
Ranked 79th. 		12 years
Ranked 10th. 33% more than Cyprus
Secondary education, pupils 62,894
Ranked 112th. 		24.21 million
Ranked 4th. 385 times more than Cyprus
College and university > Private school share 66.99%
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than United States 		27.95%
Ranked 46th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 34th. 1% more than United States 		0.99
Ranked 49th.
School life expectancy > Total 10.8 years
Ranked 64th. 		15.2 years
Ranked 14th. 41% more than Cyprus
Primary education, teachers 4,045
Ranked 109th. 		1.71 million
Ranked 5th. 423 times more than Cyprus
Primary education, pupils 54,371
Ranked 129th. 		24.43 million
Ranked 5th. 449 times more than Cyprus
Tertiary enrollment 20%
Ranked 15th. 		72.6%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Cyprus
Spending per student > College and university 63.66
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than United States 		22.04
Ranked 37th.
High school > Gender ratio 101.11
Ranked 53th. 2% more than United States 		99.5
Ranked 59th.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 80th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 66th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 8.71
Ranked 29th. 187 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 3
Ranked 81st. The same as United States 		3
Ranked 73th.
Literacy > Male 98.9%
Ranked 40th. 		99%
Ranked 28th. About the same as Cyprus
Spending > USD 1.5 billion
Ranked 67th. 		684.04 billion
Ranked 1st. 455 times more than Cyprus
High school > Private school share 17.91%
Ranked 52nd. 2 times more than United States 		8.27%
Ranked 86th.
Spending > Proportion 6.5
Ranked 15th. 36% more than United States 		4.79
Ranked 54th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 17.61
Ranked 103th. 24% more than United States 		14.21
Ranked 120th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 116th. The same as United States 		3
Ranked 103th.
Preschool enrollment rate 103.35
Ranked 69th. 5% more than United States 		98.77
Ranked 94th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 26,938.02
Ranked 32nd. 		56,943.33
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Cyprus
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 18,272
Ranked 102nd. 		16.61 million
Ranked 1st. 909 times more than Cyprus
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 70th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 59th.
Children out of school > Primary 783
Ranked 105th. 		1.62 million
Ranked 2nd. 2071 times more than Cyprus
Secondary education, teachers 6,466
Ranked 74th. 		1.67 million
Ranked 4th. 258 times more than Cyprus
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 5.79
Ranked 51st. 8% more than United States 		5.36
Ranked 56th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 17.17
Ranked 52nd. 15% more than United States 		14.96
Ranked 64th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 113th. The same as United States 		3
Ranked 105th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.169
Ranked 95th. 		3.14
Ranked 43th. 19 times more than Cyprus
Spending per student > High school 40.98
Ranked 3rd. 67% more than United States 		24.56
Ranked 18th.
Secondary education, general pupils 58,716
Ranked 118th. 		24.21 million
Ranked 3rd. 412 times more than Cyprus
High school > Gender parity index 1.01
Ranked 64th. About the same as United States 		1.01
Ranked 68th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 92
Ranked 83th. 		211,233
Ranked 1st. 2296 times more than Cyprus
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 39%
Ranked 20th. 		47%
Ranked 7th. 21% more than Cyprus
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 83.87%
Ranked 5th. 310 times more than United States 		0.271%
Ranked 124th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 18.65
Ranked 77th. 		57.75
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Cyprus
Scouting > Genders admitted both both for Venturing, boys only for non-Venturing
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 89th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 77th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 14.4%
Ranked 42nd. 		15.3%
Ranked 38th. 6% more than Cyprus
Children out of school, primary, male 189
Ranked 101st. 		976,866
Ranked 3rd. 5169 times more than Cyprus
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 6.5%
Ranked 17th. 10% more than United States 		5.9%
Ranked 23th.
High school > Students per teacher 9.73
Ranked 83th. 		14.49
Ranked 57th. 49% more than Cyprus
Secondary education > General pupils 60,309
Ranked 126th. 		24.19 million
Ranked 3rd. 401 times more than Cyprus
Spending per student > Elementary school 29.56
Ranked 4th. 32% more than United States 		22.35
Ranked 18th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 70th. The same as United States 		12
Ranked 59th.
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 65th. The same as United States 		12
Ranked 55th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd. 		5.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 24% more than Cyprus
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 62,868
Ranked 144th. 		24.85 million
Ranked 4th. 395 times more than Cyprus
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 71%
Ranked 55th. 		94.7%
Ranked 14th. 33% more than Cyprus
Elementary school graduate rate 98.45
Ranked 14th. 3% more than United States 		95.34
Ranked 40th.
Schools connected to the Internet 90%
Ranked 11th. 		100%
Ranked 2nd. 11% more than Cyprus
Public spending per student > Primary level 18.3
Ranked 19th. 2% more than United States 		17.9
Ranked 21st.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 48.7
Ranked 135th. 		78.41
Ranked 97th. 61% more than Cyprus
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 56.33
Ranked 125th. 		77.71
Ranked 76th. 38% more than Cyprus
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.98
Ranked 83th. 		1.4
Ranked 22nd. 43% more than Cyprus
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.03
Ranked 57th. 1% more than United States 		1.02
Ranked 54th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 25.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th. 		57.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Cyprus
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 24.13
Ranked 7th. 132 times more than United States 		0.183
Ranked 178th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 94th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 86th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 10.23
Ranked 75th. 		14.38
Ranked 51st. 41% more than Cyprus
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 0.771
Ranked 103th. 		5.54
Ranked 58th. 7 times more than Cyprus
Inequality adjusted index 0.672
Ranked 49th. 		0.941
Ranked 3rd. 40% more than Cyprus
Class size > Age 13 23.2 students
Ranked 6th. 27% more than United States 		18.3 students
Ranked 15th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 14.75
Ranked 99th. 8% more than United States 		13.69
Ranked 102nd.
Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 77.25%
Ranked 7th. 62% more than United States 		47.8%
Ranked 32nd.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 56,799
Ranked 121st. 		24.68 million
Ranked 3rd. 434 times more than Cyprus
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 64th. The same as United States 		6 years
Ranked 54th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $12,632.35
Ranked 24th. 		$33,005.49
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Cyprus
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 105.96
Ranked 47th. 		105.99
Ranked 46th. The same as Cyprus
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 52.59
Ranked 113th. 		77.71
Ranked 47th. 48% more than Cyprus
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 7.76%
Ranked 84th. 		8.72%
Ranked 80th. 12% more than Cyprus
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 71st. The same as United States 		12
Ranked 61st.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 98.86
Ranked 57th. 		100.68
Ranked 17th. 2% more than Cyprus
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 100%
Ranked 2nd. 6% more than United States 		94%
Ranked 71st.
Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 87th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 81st.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 53.1
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than United States 		23.9
Ranked 8th.
Primary education > Pupils 61,731
Ranked 137th. 		24.56 million
Ranked 4th. 398 times more than Cyprus
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 78.1%
Ranked 48th. 		94.3%
Ranked 22nd. 21% more than Cyprus
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 49.5%
Ranked 80th. 		56.64%
Ranked 34th. 14% more than Cyprus
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 91.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th. 10% more than United States 		82.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 4,178
Ranked 98th. 		0.0
Ranked 96th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 13.44
Ranked 104th. 		14.29
Ranked 100th. 6% more than Cyprus
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 87.05%
Ranked 16th. 13% more than United States 		77.19%
Ranked 38th.
Secondary education > Teachers 5,736
Ranked 92nd. 		1.62 million
Ranked 3rd. 282 times more than Cyprus
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 14 years
Ranked 46th. 		16 years
Ranked 15th. 14% more than Cyprus
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 98.56
Ranked 13th. 4% more than United States 		94.45
Ranked 30th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 64,711
Ranked 128th. 		23.85 million
Ranked 4th. 369 times more than Cyprus
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 92.17
Ranked 40th. 		728.12
Ranked 13th. 8 times more than Cyprus
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 60th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 51st.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 571
Ranked 103th. 		1.71 million
Ranked 4th. 3002 times more than Cyprus
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 100.06%
Ranked 53th. 		100.09%
Ranked 51st. The same as Cyprus
Public spending per student > Secondary level 29.7
Ranked 11th. 33% more than United States 		22.4
Ranked 28th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.63%
Ranked 67th. 		48.86%
Ranked 40th. About the same as Cyprus
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 1.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 100th. 		5.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 5 times more than Cyprus
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 100%
Ranked 3rd. 6% more than United States 		94%
Ranked 66th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 101st. The same as United States 		15
Ranked 90th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 82nd. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 73th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.44
Ranked 97th. 		0.0
Ranked 116th.
School life expectancy > Male 10.5 years
Ranked 66th. 		14.8 years
Ranked 17th. 41% more than Cyprus
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 81.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd. 		82.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 1% more than Cyprus
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 64.16
Ranked 143th. 		86.39
Ranked 118th. 35% more than Cyprus
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.089 per capita
Ranked 115th. 3% more than United States 		0.086 per capita
Ranked 119th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 100%
Ranked 6th. 8% more than United States 		93%
Ranked 66th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 17.2
Ranked 104th. 12% more than United States 		15.4
Ranked 115th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 83%
Ranked 18th. 		87%
Ranked 8th. 5% more than Cyprus
Primary education > Teachers 3,506
Ranked 117th. 		1.73 million
Ranked 3rd. 493 times more than Cyprus
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 48.93%
Ranked 88th. About the same as United States 		48.72%
Ranked 92nd.
Students from households with computer > Age 13 36%
Ranked 20th. 		54%
Ranked 13th. 50% more than Cyprus
Private school enrolment > Primary level 4.3
Ranked 57th. 		11.6
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Cyprus
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 59th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 49th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 3.45
Ranked 108th. 		5.9
Ranked 45th. 71% more than Cyprus
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 0.545 per 1,000 people
Ranked 97th. 		3.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 6 times more than Cyprus
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.5%
Ranked 73th. 		48.7%
Ranked 42nd. About the same as Cyprus
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $13.61 billion
Ranked 67th. 		$10.28 trillion
Ranked 1st. 756 times more than Cyprus
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 90th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 77th.
Scouting > Members 5,328
Ranked 94th. 		2.99 million
Ranked 3rd. 561 times more than Cyprus
High school > Share of total education spending 43.01%
Ranked 20th. 21% more than United States 		35.42%
Ranked 52nd.
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 86.55%
Ranked 6th. 58% more than United States 		54.76%
Ranked 39th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 88.14%
Ranked 27th. 8% more than United States 		81.55%
Ranked 48th.
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 79.79%
Ranked 19th. 46% more than United States 		54.76%
Ranked 41st.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 88.3%
Ranked 16th. About the same as United States 		88.1%
Ranked 17th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 60,914
Ranked 109th. 		24.69 million
Ranked 2nd. 405 times more than Cyprus
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 5.65
Ranked 63th. 2% more than United States 		5.52
Ranked 66th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 59.37
Ranked 105th. 		82.6
Ranked 48th. 39% more than Cyprus
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.51
Ranked 45th. 2% more than United States 		97.22
Ranked 93th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male 380
Ranked 101st. 		593,372
Ranked 5th. 1562 times more than Cyprus
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 1
Ranked 40th. 1% more than United States 		0.991
Ranked 69th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 49.1%
Ranked 70th. About the same as United States 		49%
Ranked 73th.
Class size > Age 9 26.4 students
Ranked 5th. 12% more than United States 		23.5 students
Ranked 6th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 0.0
Ranked 71st. 		25,000
Ranked 1st.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 5.6
Ranked 17th. 		9.6
Ranked 12th. 71% more than Cyprus
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 66.04
Ranked 120th. 		82.94
Ranked 90th. 26% more than Cyprus
Scouting > Members per thousand people 4.72
Ranked 29th. 		9.52
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Cyprus
School life expectancy > Female 11.1 years
Ranked 58th. 		15.7 years
Ranked 11th. 41% more than Cyprus
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.4
Ranked 96th. 		0.0
Ranked 112th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.47
Ranked 97th. 		0.0
Ranked 113th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.514 per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th. 		2.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th. 4 times more than Cyprus
Elementary school teachers 3,850
Ranked 105th. 		1.8 million
Ranked 2nd. 468 times more than Cyprus
High school teachers 6,353
Ranked 74th. 		1.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 270 times more than Cyprus
Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 13 79%
Ranked 18th. 		97%
Ranked 6th. 23% more than Cyprus
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13 27.2 years experience
Ranked 9th. 1% more than United States 		27 years experience
Ranked 10th.
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 73%
Ranked 21st. 		75%
Ranked 16th. 3% more than Cyprus
Students from households with computer > Age 13 per million 36.74%
Ranked 2nd. 196 times more than United States 		0.188%
Ranked 27th.
Students from households with study desk > Age 13 94%
Ranked 8th. 8% more than United States 		87%
Ranked 21st.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 64,293
Ranked 115th. 		24.43 million
Ranked 3rd. 380 times more than Cyprus
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 102.74
Ranked 51st. 1% more than United States 		101.63
Ranked 58th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 60.77
Ranked 143th. 		83.88
Ranked 115th. 38% more than Cyprus
Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 12.9
Ranked 89th. 		14.9
Ranked 79th. 16% more than Cyprus
Students from households with calculator > Age 13 93%
Ranked 21st. 		96%
Ranked 17th. 3% more than Cyprus
Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 9 84%
Ranked 14th. 		96%
Ranked 8th. 14% more than Cyprus
Teacher qualifications > Share with degree > Age 9 18%
Ranked 10th. 		100%
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Cyprus
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 per million 74.5%
Ranked 2nd. 286 times more than United States 		0.261%
Ranked 28th.
Students living with mother > Age 9 87%
Ranked 15th. 		93%
Ranked 8th. 7% more than Cyprus
Students living with mother > Age 13 93%
Ranked 19th. 3% more than United States 		90%
Ranked 26th.
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 9 17.6 years experience
Ranked 9th. 7% more than United States 		16.4 years experience
Ranked 12th.
Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13 22% 75%
Students from households with dictionary > Age 13 95%
Ranked 14th. The same as United States 		95%
Ranked 17th.
High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 92.92%
Ranked 11th. 14% more than United States 		81.55%
Ranked 40th.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ $17.18 billion
Ranked 75th. 		$11.51 trillion
Ranked 1st. 670 times more than Cyprus
Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU 9.58 billion
Ranked 123th. 		11.23 trillion
Ranked 13th. 1172 times more than Cyprus
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 79.46%
Ranked 50th. 8% more than United States 		73.32%
Ranked 63th.
School enrollment, primary > % net 98.72%
Ranked 16th. 7% more than United States 		91.88%
Ranked 70th.
School enrollment, secondary > % gross 92.83%
Ranked 63th. 		93.55%
Ranked 60th. 1% more than Cyprus
School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 17.91%
Ranked 53th. 2 times more than United States 		8.27%
Ranked 85th.
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 47.3%
Ranked 52nd. 		111.32%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Cyprus
Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 38.28%
Ranked 36th. 77% more than United States 		21.66%
Ranked 66th.
School enrollment > Secondary > % net 93.01% net
Ranked 12th. 4% more than United States 		89.34% net
Ranked 22nd.
Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita 8,896.26
Ranked 104th. 		36,028.94
Ranked 52nd. 4 times more than Cyprus
Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment 35.8%
Ranked 26th. 86% more than United States 		19.2%
Ranked 47th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross 60.55% gross
Ranked 59th. 		63.25% gross
Ranked 58th. 4% more than Cyprus
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 91.54% net
Ranked 13th. 4% more than United States 		88.14% net
Ranked 23th.
Secondary education > Teachers > % female 59.59% female
Ranked 44th. 		62.59% female
Ranked 37th. 5% more than Cyprus
Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force 46.8%
Ranked 3rd. 28% more than United States 		36.5%
Ranked 5th.
Labor force with primary education > % of total 19.1%
Ranked 29th. 43% more than United States 		13.4%
Ranked 51st.
Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force 42.8%
Ranked 31st. 		50.2%
Ranked 23th. 17% more than Cyprus
Labor force with secondary education > % of total 39.4%
Ranked 36th. 		50.8%
Ranked 22nd. 29% more than Cyprus
Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 29.7%
Ranked 14th. 		46.5%
Ranked 2nd. 57% more than Cyprus
School enrollment, tertiary > % gross 46.54%
Ranked 49th. 		95.33%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Cyprus
School enrollment, secondary, female > % net 90.62%
Ranked 26th. 3% more than United States 		88.17%
Ranked 31st.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 98.33%
Ranked 28th. 4% more than United States 		94.11%
Ranked 41st.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 97.8%
Ranked 30th. 4% more than United States 		94.34%
Ranked 38th.
School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross 92.15%
Ranked 63th. 		93.35%
Ranked 56th. 1% more than Cyprus
Elementary school graduate rate > Female 100
Ranked 7th. 14% more than United States 		87.47
Ranked 48th.
Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female 4,002
Ranked 60th. 		1.04 million
Ranked 1st. 259 times more than Cyprus
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male 212
Ranked 96th. 		944,307
Ranked 4th. 4454 times more than Cyprus
Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment 0.129%
Ranked 107th. 		0.0
Ranked 135th.
Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort 94.07%
Ranked 29th. 		98.33%
Ranked 16th. 5% more than Cyprus
Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort 96.77%
Ranked 26th. 9% more than United States 		89.05%
Ranked 54th.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total > % of relevant age group 101.03%
Ranked 70th. 		101.34%
Ranked 79th. About the same as Cyprus
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female 358
Ranked 96th. 		769,923
Ranked 4th. 2151 times more than Cyprus
Children out of school > Primary > Male per 1000 0.374
Ranked 99th. 		2.03
Ranked 66th. 5 times more than Cyprus
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net 95.8%
Ranked 7th. 8% more than United States 		88.31%
Ranked 22nd.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 98.89%
Ranked 29th. 5% more than United States 		93.87%
Ranked 43th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female 51.44%
Ranked 25th. 6% more than United States 		48.63%
Ranked 95th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female 49.18%
Ranked 53th. 1% more than United States 		48.63%
Ranked 69th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 94.57% net
Ranked 10th. 4% more than United States 		90.59% net
Ranked 20th.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % of relevant age group 100.4%
Ranked 83th. 1% more than United States 		99.44%
Ranked 92nd.
School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 35.49% gross
Ranked 50th. 		96.32% gross
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Cyprus
School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 35.86% gross
Ranked 51st. 		82.44% gross
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Cyprus
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of relevant age group 100.87%
Ranked 73th. 2% more than United States 		99.02%
Ranked 86th.
Students from households with computer > Age 9 32%
Ranked 10th. 		51%
Ranked 5th. 59% more than Cyprus
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 43.53%
Ranked 34th. 		69.36%
Ranked 5th. 59% more than Cyprus
High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 64%
Ranked 15th. 5% more than United States 		61%
Ranked 19th.
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 5.63% of GNI
Ranked 31st. 18% more than United States 		4.79% of GNI
Ranked 58th.
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 45.81%
Ranked 43th. 		80.1%
Ranked 3rd. 75% more than Cyprus
Students from households with dictionary > Age 9 77%
Ranked 10th. 		89%
Ranked 3rd. 16% more than Cyprus
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 95.95% net
Ranked 36th. 6% more than United States 		90.49% net
Ranked 71st.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 96.27% net
Ranked 37th. 2% more than United States 		94.25% net
Ranked 51st.
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 78.33%
Ranked 11th. 		79.4%
Ranked 11th. 1% more than Cyprus
Primary education, teachers > % female 83.04%
Ranked 46th. 		86.71%
Ranked 33th. 4% more than Cyprus
Tertiary education, teachers > % female 40.54%
Ranked 50th. 		47.68%
Ranked 22nd. 18% more than Cyprus
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 15.8%
Ranked 39th. 21% more than United States 		13.07%
Ranked 60th.

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