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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.
  • 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, 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • Progression to secondary school: 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary 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 > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • 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.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • 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.
  • Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment: 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).
  • Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, male (% of male 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.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary 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).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary 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 > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Percentage of private enrolment. Primary is the enrolment in private primary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in primary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • Primary education, pupils > % female: Primary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Primary is the number of female students at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % gross: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Female is the total female enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Primary completion rate. Total is the total number of new entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as percentage of the total population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade of primary. This indicator is also known as "gross intake rate to the last grade of primary." The ratio can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Secondary education, general pupils > % female: Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. General programmes is the number of female students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Total enrollment, primary, male > % net: Total enrollment, primary, male (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Primary is the total public expenditure per student in primary 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).
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: 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.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % net: School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Female is the ratio of female children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the female population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • 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.
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STAT Denmark South Africa HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 9.7
Ranked 11th. 59% more than South Africa 		6.1
Ranked 50th.
Children out of school, primary 15,219
Ranked 73th. 		656,487
Ranked 6th. 43 times more than Denmark
Children out of school, primary per 1000 2.74
Ranked 71st. 		12.82
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Denmark
Children out of school, primary, female 5,253
Ranked 73th. 		320,723
Ranked 9th. 61 times more than Denmark
College and university > Gender parity index 1.45
Ranked 28th. 58% more than South Africa 		0.913
Ranked 48th.
College and university > Share of total education spending 27.64%
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than South Africa 		11.88%
Ranked 91st.
Compulsary education duration 10
Ranked 68th. 11% more than South Africa 		9
Ranked 56th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 8.74%
Ranked 6th. 47% more than South Africa 		5.96%
Ranked 28th.
High school enrolment rate 96.76
Ranked 49th. 3% more than South Africa 		93.52
Ranked 57th.
Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 24th. 15% more than South Africa 		86.4%
Ranked 92nd.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 106th. 		7
Ranked 11th. 17% more than Denmark
Primary education, teachers per 1000 7.44
Ranked 20th. 60% more than South Africa 		4.64
Ranked 34th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 9.93
Ranked 145th. 		29.5
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Denmark
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 10.05
Ranked 108th. 		25.05
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Denmark
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 135th. 20% more than South Africa 		5
Ranked 175th.
Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 23th. 16% more than South Africa 		85.7%
Ranked 82nd.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.947
Ranked 78th. 		6.27
Ranked 22nd. 7 times more than Denmark
College and university > Gender ratio 140.66
Ranked 29th. 54% more than South Africa 		91.28
Ranked 50th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 4
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than South Africa 		1
Ranked 195th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 8.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than South Africa 		3.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th.
Duration of compulsory education 10 years
Ranked 53th. 11% more than South Africa 		9 years
Ranked 73th.
Secondary education, pupils 504,205
Ranked 81st. 		4.84 million
Ranked 5th. 10 times more than Denmark
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 38th. 4% more than South Africa 		0.96
Ranked 119th.
School life expectancy > Total 15.6 years
Ranked 10th. 11% more than South Africa 		14.1 years
Ranked 27th.
Primary education, pupils 403,344
Ranked 95th. 		7 million
Ranked 6th. 17 times more than Denmark
Primary education, teachers 39,854
Ranked 61st. 		237,429
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Denmark
Tertiary enrollment 58.9%
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than South Africa 		15.2%
Ranked 60th.
High school > Gender ratio 103.07
Ranked 48th. 		104.66
Ranked 34th. 2% more than Denmark
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 110th. 		7
Ranked 5th. 17% more than Denmark
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 1.88
Ranked 68th. 4 times more than South Africa 		0.508
Ranked 85th.
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 3
Ranked 110th. The same as South Africa 		3
Ranked 68th.
Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 33th. 14% more than South Africa 		87%
Ranked 94th.
Spending > USD 25.86 billion
Ranked 22nd. 88% more than South Africa 		13.74 billion
Ranked 27th.
High school > Private school share 13.82%
Ranked 64th. 3 times more than South Africa 		4.11%
Ranked 47th.
Spending > Proportion 7.41
Ranked 4th. 44% more than South Africa 		5.14
Ranked 45th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 9.93
Ranked 157th. 		35.64
Ranked 33th. 4 times more than Denmark
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 165th. 		6
Ranked 1st. Twice as much as Denmark
High school repeaters > Male 1.17
Ranked 77th. 		14.64
Ranked 17th. 13 times more than Denmark
Preschool enrollment rate 99.04
Ranked 105th. 		104.54
Ranked 77th. 6% more than Denmark
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 6,071.04
Ranked 100th. 		6,268.93
Ranked 99th. 3% more than Denmark
Primary completion rate 99
Ranked 45th. The same as South Africa 		99
Ranked 42nd.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 201,746
Ranked 58th. 		675,160
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Denmark
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 111th. 		7
Ranked 12th. 17% more than Denmark
Children out of school > Primary 6,276
Ranked 84th. 		568,936
Ranked 17th. 91 times more than Denmark
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 8.2
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than South Africa 		3.79
Ranked 79th.
Secondary education, teachers 43,921
Ranked 50th. 		187,162
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Denmark
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 5.53
Ranked 126th. 		23.51
Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Denmark
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 152nd. 50% more than South Africa 		2
Ranked 192nd.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 1.8
Ranked 64th. 		6.56
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Denmark
Spending per student > High school 34.36
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than South Africa 		16
Ranked 18th.
Secondary education, general pupils 372,253
Ranked 85th. 		4.6 million
Ranked 4th. 12 times more than Denmark
High school > Gender parity index 1.01
Ranked 71st. 		1.05
Ranked 33th. 4% more than Denmark
Scientific and technical journal articles 5,291
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than South Africa 		2,364
Ranked 34th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 37.53
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than South Africa 		14.83
Ranked 83th.
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 7
Ranked 32nd. The same as South Africa 		7
Ranked 14th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 15.3%
Ranked 37th. 		17.9%
Ranked 18th. 17% more than Denmark
Children out of school, primary, male 9,966
Ranked 63th. 		335,764
Ranked 5th. 34 times more than Denmark
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 8.6%
Ranked 3rd. 56% more than South Africa 		5.5%
Ranked 17th.
High school > Students per teacher 10.05
Ranked 116th. 		25.05
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Denmark
Secondary education > General pupils 326,647
Ranked 89th. 		4.32 million
Ranked 17th. 13 times more than Denmark
Spending per student > Elementary school 24.54
Ranked 12th. 79% more than South Africa 		13.69
Ranked 20th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 13
Ranked 26th. 		14
Ranked 3rd. 8% more than Denmark
High school starting age > Years 13
Ranked 26th. 		14
Ranked 3rd. 8% more than Denmark
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 7.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 65% more than South Africa 		4.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 77th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 419,806
Ranked 104th. 		7.47 million
Ranked 15th. 18 times more than Denmark
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 99.3%
Ranked 7th. 44% more than South Africa 		68.9%
Ranked 57th.
Elementary school graduate rate 92.06
Ranked 44th. 20% more than South Africa 		76.98
Ranked 66th.
Schools connected to the Internet 100%
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than South Africa 		26.5%
Ranked 24th.
Public spending per student > Primary level 23.4
Ranked 10th. 67% more than South Africa 		14
Ranked 35th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 72.7
Ranked 110th. 		136.83
Ranked 37th. 88% more than Denmark
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 90.89
Ranked 46th. 		94.63
Ranked 20th. 4% more than Denmark
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.39
Ranked 23th. 14% more than South Africa 		1.22
Ranked 41st.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.03
Ranked 50th. 		1.07
Ranked 28th. 4% more than Denmark
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 37.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than South Africa 		14.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 82nd.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 1.09
Ranked 111th. 9 times more than South Africa 		0.124
Ranked 195th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 121st. 20% more than South Africa 		5
Ranked 155th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 10.05
Ranked 110th. 		29.02
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Denmark
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 1.16
Ranked 96th. 		12.19
Ranked 33th. 10 times more than Denmark
Inequality adjusted index 0.891
Ranked 10th. 60% more than South Africa 		0.558
Ranked 67th.
High school repeaters > Female 0.86
Ranked 73th. 		13.73
Ranked 18th. 16 times more than Denmark
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 9.93
Ranked 146th. 		30.98
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Denmark
Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 48.66%
Ranked 31st. 		66.9%
Ranked 7th. 37% more than Denmark
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 92.1%
Ranked 43th. 20% more than South Africa 		77%
Ranked 66th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 415,793
Ranked 97th. 		7.31 million
Ranked 15th. 18 times more than Denmark
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 104th. 		7 years
Ranked 10th. 17% more than Denmark
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $29,815.87
Ranked 5th. 9 times more than South Africa 		$3,430.12
Ranked 31st.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 98.69
Ranked 104th. 		107.68
Ranked 49th. 9% more than Denmark
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 67.1
Ranked 87th. 		89.81
Ranked 18th. 34% more than Denmark
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 13.73%
Ranked 57th. 4 times more than South Africa 		3.71%
Ranked 60th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 13
Ranked 26th. 		14
Ranked 3rd. 8% more than Denmark
Elementary school > Gender ratio 100.04
Ranked 27th. 4% more than South Africa 		96.37
Ranked 110th.
High school enrolment rate > Female 96.45
Ranked 42nd. 3% more than South Africa 		94.06
Ranked 49th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 96%
Ranked 57th. 4% more than South Africa 		92%
Ranked 82nd.
Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 116th. 20% more than South Africa 		5
Ranked 149th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 65.1
Ranked 24th. 6% more than South Africa 		61.3
Ranked 25th.
Primary education > Pupils 419,806
Ranked 100th. 		7.44 million
Ranked 13th. 18 times more than Denmark
Secondary education > Pupils 449,750
Ranked 73th. 		4.59 million
Ranked 17th. 10 times more than Denmark
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 99.4%
Ranked 7th. 38% more than South Africa 		72.2%
Ranked 59th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 83.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th. 		95.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th. 14% more than Denmark
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 57.92%
Ranked 27th. 8% more than South Africa 		53.68%
Ranked 56th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 131,952
Ranked 53th. 		246,515
Ranked 11th. 87% more than Denmark
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 9.93
Ranked 152nd. 		29.5
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Denmark
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 80.65%
Ranked 25th. 11% more than South Africa 		72.38%
Ranked 39th.
Secondary education > Teachers 43,921
Ranked 51st. 		149,375
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Denmark
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 17 years
Ranked 7th. 31% more than South Africa 		13 years
Ranked 4th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 100
Ranked 1st. 21% more than South Africa 		82.45
Ranked 46th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 446,863
Ranked 87th. 		4.31 million
Ranked 23th. 10 times more than Denmark
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 981.53
Ranked 5th. 19 times more than South Africa 		51.26
Ranked 48th.
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 100th. 		7
Ranked 8th. 17% more than Denmark
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 16,343
Ranked 74th. 		503,390
Ranked 14th. 31 times more than Denmark
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 101.62%
Ranked 37th. 2% more than South Africa 		99.56%
Ranked 70th.
Public spending per student > Secondary level 37.2
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than South Africa 		17.9
Ranked 42nd.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.71%
Ranked 54th. 		48.92%
Ranked 32nd. About the same as Denmark
Progression to secondary school 99.95%
Ranked 4th. 11% more than South Africa 		89.72%
Ranked 61st.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 1.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 97th. 		12.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 11 times more than Denmark
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 97%
Ranked 42nd. 4% more than South Africa 		93%
Ranked 77th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 44th. The same as South Africa 		16
Ranked 25th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 34th. The same as South Africa 		7
Ranked 15th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.0
Ranked 141st. 		7.96
Ranked 40th.
School life expectancy > Male 15.2 years
Ranked 11th. 8% more than South Africa 		14.1 years
Ranked 25th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 60.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 101st. 		93.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th. 54% more than Denmark
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 78.09
Ranked 126th. 		163.96
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Denmark
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.078 per capita
Ranked 128th. 		0.165 per capita
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Denmark
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 95%
Ranked 57th. 4% more than South Africa 		91%
Ranked 88th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 9.9
Ranked 134th. 		33.5
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Denmark
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 64%
Ranked 2nd. 		77%
Ranked 6th. 20% more than Denmark
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 123,103
Ranked 49th. 		275,589
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Denmark
Primary education > Teachers 39,854
Ranked 64th. 		208,877
Ranked 20th. 5 times more than Denmark
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 50.07%
Ranked 54th. 		51.87%
Ranked 19th. 4% more than Denmark
Private school enrolment > Primary level 10.8
Ranked 20th. 6 times more than South Africa 		1.7
Ranked 75th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 98th. 		7
Ranked 10th. 17% more than Denmark
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 7.44
Ranked 22nd. 66% more than South Africa 		4.48
Ranked 77th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 83.22
Ranked 68th. 		98.44
Ranked 40th. 18% more than Denmark
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 0.303 per 1,000 people
Ranked 101st. 		5.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 18 times more than Denmark
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.7%
Ranked 46th. About the same as South Africa 		48.6%
Ranked 55th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $165.41 billion
Ranked 23th. 		$175.59 billion
Ranked 12th. 6% more than Denmark
Primary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 32nd. The same as South Africa 		7
Ranked 13th.
Scouting > Members 39,829
Ranked 37th. 		69,316
Ranked 22nd. 74% more than Denmark
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 50.77%
Ranked 42nd. 		78.64%
Ranked 21st. 55% more than Denmark
High school > Share of total education spending 33.69%
Ranked 55th. 7% more than South Africa 		31.45%
Ranked 63th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 80.76%
Ranked 49th. 		82.89%
Ranked 42nd. 3% more than Denmark
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 52.59%
Ranked 48th. 		94.96%
Ranked 2nd. 81% more than Denmark
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 89.5%
Ranked 3rd. 56% more than South Africa 		57.2%
Ranked 61st.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 349,425
Ranked 86th. 		4.55 million
Ranked 17th. 13 times more than Denmark
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 60.44
Ranked 101st. 		92.53
Ranked 37th. 53% more than Denmark
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 8.2
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than South Africa 		3.2
Ranked 96th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 100.08
Ranked 23th. 4% more than South Africa 		96.47
Ranked 104th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male 4,639
Ranked 72nd. 		320,779
Ranked 16th. 69 times more than Denmark
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 1
Ranked 32nd. 5% more than South Africa 		0.958
Ranked 123th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 50.1%
Ranked 7th. 		52.4%
Ranked 14th. 5% more than Denmark
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 15.8
Ranked 41st. 7 times more than South Africa 		2.4
Ranked 78th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 83.12
Ranked 89th. 		94.7
Ranked 61st. 14% more than Denmark
Scouting > Members per thousand people 7.12
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than South Africa 		1.35
Ranked 77th.
Primary completion rate > Women 100
Ranked 38th. 1% more than South Africa 		99
Ranked 42nd.
School life expectancy > Female 16 years
Ranked 9th. 13% more than South Africa 		14.1 years
Ranked 29th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.0
Ranked 139th. 		7.51
Ranked 39th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.0
Ranked 139th. 		8.39
Ranked 42nd.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 92.1%
Ranked 37th. 23% more than South Africa 		75%
Ranked 60th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.859 per 1,000 people
Ranked 85th. 		6.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th. 8 times more than Denmark
High school teachers 43,921
Ranked 48th. 		164,697
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Denmark
Elementary school teachers 39,854
Ranked 58th. 		236,032
Ranked 19th. 6 times more than Denmark
High school enrolment rate > Male 97.05
Ranked 40th. 4% more than South Africa 		93.01
Ranked 50th.
Primary completion rate > Men 99
Ranked 40th. The same as South Africa 		99
Ranked 37th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 464,952
Ranked 69th. 		4.59 million
Ranked 18th. 10 times more than Denmark
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 83.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th. 		99.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th. 19% more than Denmark
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 104.63
Ranked 40th. 		107.48
Ranked 22nd. 3% more than Denmark
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 77.68
Ranked 123th. 		159.52
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Denmark
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 9.6
Ranked 114th. 		29.5
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Denmark
Progression to secondary level 100
Ranked 3rd. 8% more than South Africa 		92.2
Ranked 18th.
Pupils reaching grade 5 100
Ranked 3rd. 55% more than South Africa 		64.5
Ranked 65th.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 97.46% net
Ranked 25th. 12% more than South Africa 		86.94% net
Ranked 93th.
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 38.2%
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than South Africa 		18.6%
Ranked 72nd.
Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 27%
Ranked 17th. 5 times more than South Africa 		5.2%
Ranked 77th.
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 19.5%
Ranked 50th. 28 times more than South Africa 		0.7%
Ranked 85th.
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 22.3%
Ranked 15th. 25 times more than South Africa 		0.9%
Ranked 85th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 90.66% gross
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than South Africa 		37.46% gross
Ranked 89th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 101.01% gross
Ranked 88th. 		102.18% gross
Ranked 79th. 1% more than Denmark
Secondary education > Pupils > % female 49.83% female
Ranked 38th. 		51.53% female
Ranked 13th. 3% more than Denmark
Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group 99.41%
Ranked 43th. 1% more than South Africa 		98.66%
Ranked 45th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 13.36%
Ranked 54th. 5 times more than South Africa 		2.84%
Ranked 95th.
School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 61.32% gross
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than South Africa 		14.25% gross
Ranked 75th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 80.3%
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than South Africa 		15.04%
Ranked 55th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 94.15%
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than South Africa 		14.36%
Ranked 48th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 96.11%
Ranked 51st. 4% more than South Africa 		92.8%
Ranked 78th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 88.18%
Ranked 19th. 27% more than South Africa 		69.68%
Ranked 62nd.
Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort 99.91%
Ranked 4th. 22% more than South Africa 		81.58%
Ranked 42nd.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 17 years
Ranked 17th. 31% more than South Africa 		13 years
Ranked 4th.
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 13.73%
Ranked 55th. 4 times more than South Africa 		3.71%
Ranked 60th.
Primary education, pupils > % female 48.83%
Ranked 45th. 1% more than South Africa 		48.51%
Ranked 40th.
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 99.67%
Ranked 103th. 1% more than South Africa 		98.85%
Ranked 53th.
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 99.12%
Ranked 43th. 1% more than South Africa 		98.51%
Ranked 46th.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 98.68%
Ranked 98th. 4% more than South Africa 		95.34%
Ranked 56th.
Secondary education, general pupils > % female 50.95%
Ranked 47th. 		51.46%
Ranked 14th. 1% more than Denmark
Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 95.2%
Ranked 51st. 5% more than South Africa 		90.29%
Ranked 34th.
Secondary education, pupils > % female 48.94%
Ranked 74th. 		51.05%
Ranked 9th. 4% more than Denmark
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 28.91%
Ranked 7th. 65% more than South Africa 		17.52%
Ranked 46th.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita $37,466.83
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than South Africa 		$4,656.27
Ranked 33th.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP 66.33%
Ranked 20th. 7% more than South Africa 		62.02%
Ranked 19th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 100.91%
Ranked 66th. 		103.18%
Ranked 19th. 2% more than Denmark
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 100.23%
Ranked 31st. 6% more than South Africa 		94.78%
Ranked 54th.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 8.13%
Ranked 6th. 50% more than South Africa 		5.43%
Ranked 38th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 98.89%
Ranked 15th. 28% more than South Africa 		76.99%
Ranked 68th.
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 96.84%
Ranked 27th. 15% more than South Africa 		84.36%
Ranked 35th.
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 99.28%
Ranked 10th. 20% more than South Africa 		82.45%
Ranked 47th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 98.62%
Ranked 13th. 32% more than South Africa 		74.98%
Ranked 60th.
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 15.08%
Ranked 32nd. 		17.85%
Ranked 18th. 18% more than Denmark
Secondary education, teachers > % female 48.06%
Ranked 76th. 		54.76%
Ranked 59th. 14% more than Denmark

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