Education Stats: compare key data on Denmark & Sweden

Definitions

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.
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.
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).
College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
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, 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.
Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
Teachers as percentage of labor force: The percentage share of the total labor force who are classroom, academic staff, and other teachers. Data for 1999.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall: Overall.
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Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
Mathematical literacy: Mathematical literacy mean value of performance scale 15 years old 2000
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.
Scientific literacy: Scientific literacy mean value of performance scale 15 years old (2000)
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.
Reading literacy: Reading literacy mean value of performance scale (15 years old, 2000)
High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills: Overall.
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Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve: Access and retrieve.
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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.
Educational attainment > Tertiary: Percentage of adult population (aged 25-64) educated till tertiary level (year 2000).
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.
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.
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.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Student attitude > Dislike of school: Percentage of schoolgoing children who do not like going to school (2000).
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."
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).
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11: Intended hours of instruction per year for 11 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
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.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12: Intended hours of instruction per year for 12 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret: Integrate and interpret.
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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.
Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
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.
Spending per secondary school student: Secondary school spending per pupil in 1998, converted into US dollars by purchasing power parity.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts: Continuous texts.
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Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts: Non-continuous texts.
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Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
Literacy > Adults at low literacy level: Percentage of adults whose level of document literacy is rated 'low'. Data for 1998
Expected duration of education for all students: Expected years of schooling for a 5-year-old under current conditions, excluding education for children under 5. Data for 2000.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Educational attainment > Senior secondary: Percentage of adult population (aged 25-64) educated till senior secondary level (year 2000).
Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate: Reflect and evaluate.
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High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
Student attitude > Find school boring: Percentage of students who do find school boring (2000).
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.
Universities > Top 200: Number of universities in the top 200
Literacy > Adults at high literacy level: Percentage of adults whose level of document literacy is rated 'high'. Data for 1998.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Primary teacher salary > Starting: Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary education, in equivalent US dollars converted using PPPs. Data for 1999.
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD: Research and development (R&D) comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. R&D is a term covering three activities: basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view. Applied research is also original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective. Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and/or practical experience, which is directed to producing new materials, products or devices, to installing new processes, systems and services, or to improving substantially those already produced or installed.
The main aggregate used for international comparisons is gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD). This consists of the total expenditure (current and capital) on R&D by all resident companies, research institutes, university and government laboratories, etc. It excludes R&D expenditures financed by domestic firms but performed abroad.
Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge per million: Investment in knowledge is defined and calculated as the sum of expenditure on R&D, on total higher education (public and private) and on software. Simple summation of the three components would lead to overestimation of the investment in knowledge owing to overlaps (R&D and software, R&D and education, software and education). Therefore, data reported here have been adjusted to exclude the overlaps between components.
Note that as the term is used here, "investment” has a broader connotation than its usual meaning in economic statistics. It includes current expenditures, such as on education and R&D, as well as capital outlays, such as purchases of software and construction of school buildings. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
Students from households with computer > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one computer.
Expenditure on education > Change in expenditure on education > Expenditure in tertiary education: The indicator shows direct public and private expenditure on educational institutions in relation to the number of full-time equivalent students enrolled in these institutions. Public subsidies for students’ living expenses have been excluded to ensure international comparability of the data.
Expenditure on education per student is obtained by dividing the total expenditure on educational institutions by the number of full-time equivalents students. Only those educational institutions and programmes are taken into account for which both enrolment and expenditure data are available.
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.
Literacy > Adults with at least moderate literacy: Percentage of adult females who have at least a moderate level of literacy, in selected OECD countries. Data for 1998.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10: Intended hours of instruction per year for 10 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
Educational attainment > Junior secondary: Percentage of adult population (aged 25-64) educated till junior secondary level (year 2000).
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
Student attitude > Report class disorder: Percentage of students who report high noise level and disorder in classes (2000).
Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge: Investment in knowledge is defined and calculated as the sum of expenditure on R&D, on total higher education (public and private) and on software. Simple summation of the three components would lead to overestimation of the investment in knowledge owing to overlaps (R&D and software, R&D and education, software and education). Therefore, data reported here have been adjusted to exclude the overlaps between components.
Note that as the term is used here, "investment” has a broader connotation than its usual meaning in economic statistics. It includes current expenditures, such as on education and R&D, as well as capital outlays, such as purchases of software and construction of school buildings.
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.
Universities > Top 200 per million: Number of universities in the top 200. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology: Intended instruction time spent studying technology, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
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 of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary 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.
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.
Spending per primary school student: Primary school spending per pupil in 1998, converted into US dollars by purchasing power parity.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13: Intended hours of instruction per year for 14 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9: Intended hours of instruction per year for 9 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
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.
Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64: For each age group shown, those who have completed tertiary education are shown as a percentage of all persons in that age group. Tertiary education includes both tertiary-type "A programmes”, which are largely theoretically-based and designed to provide qualifications for entry to advanced research programmes and professions with high skill requirements, as well as tertiary-type "B programmes” which are classified at the same level of competencies as tertiary-type A programmes but are more occupationally-oriented and lead to direct labour market access. The tertiary attainment profiles are based on the percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 that has completed that level of education.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning science: Intended instruction time spent studying science, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
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.
Primary teacher salary > After 15 years: Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary education, in equivalent US dollars converted using PPPs. Data for 1999.
Literacy > Adults at moderate literacy level: Percentage of adults whose level of document literacy is rated 'moderate'. Data for 1998.
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.
Homeschooling prevalance: Prevalence of homeschooling.
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13: The average number of years of teaching experience, for teachers of students aged 13.
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.
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.
Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 15 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
Students from households with study desk > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one study desk.
Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 20 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills: Intended instruction time spent studying vocational skills, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 200 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Students from households with calculator > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households containing at least one calculator.
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.
Young longtext readers: Share of 15-year-olds who are frequent longtext readers(2000)
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million: Research and development (R&D) comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. R&D is a term covering three activities: basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view. Applied research is also original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective. Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and/or practical experience, which is directed to producing new materials, products or devices, to installing new processes, systems and services, or to improving substantially those already produced or installed.
The main aggregate used for international comparisons is gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD). This consists of the total expenditure (current and capital) on R&D by all resident companies, research institutes, university and government laboratories, etc. It excludes R&D expenditures financed by domestic firms but performed abroad. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Young shorttext readers: Share of 15-year-olds who are frequent shorttext (particularly comics) readers (2000)
Share of university qualifications awarded to females: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
Primary teacher salary > Starting per 1000: Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary education, in equivalent US dollars converted using PPPs. Data for 1999. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages: Intended instruction time spent studying modern foreign languages, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
Spending per secondary school student > Per $ GDP: Secondary school spending per pupil in 1998, converted into US dollars by purchasing power parity. Per $ GDP figures expressed per $1,000 of Gross Domestic Product.
Library employees per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
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 whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students whose mothers have at least secondary education.
Students living with mother > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who live with their mother.
Students from households with dictionary > Age 13: The percentage of 13-year-old students who come from a household with a dictionary.
Expected duration of education for males: Expected years of schooling for a male 5-year-old under current conditions, excluding education for children under 5. Data for 2000.
Female teachers > Lower secondary: Percentage share of lower secondary level teachers at who are female. Data for 2000.
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 19 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 16 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
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.
Repeaters, secondary, total > % of total enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, total (% of total enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Total is the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
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.
Progression to secondary school, female > %: Progression to secondary school, female (%). Transition from primary (ISCED 1) to secondary (ISCED 2), general programmes (%). Female is the number of new female entrants to the first grade of secondary education (general programmes only) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the number of female pupils enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous year.
School enrollment, secondary > % net: School enrollment, secondary (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Total is the ratio of children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the population of the official secondary school age.
High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to school staff salaries.
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.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross: School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Male is the total male enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
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.
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.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning social studies: Intended instruction time spent studying socail studies, or equivalent, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
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).
Total expenditure as % of GDP: Total expenditure on education per year per country as % of GDP (Year 2000).
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.
Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % 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.
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).
Primary education > Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.
Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % 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.
Researchers in R&D > Per million people: Researchers in R&D (per million people). Researchers in R&D are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods, or systems and in the management of the projects concerned. Postgraduate PhD students (ISCED97 level 6) engaged in R&D are included.
High school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
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.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
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.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
Primary teacher salary per hour > After 15 years: Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary level education, per hour after 15 years experience and typical training. Expressed in equivalent US dollars converted using Purchasing Power Parities (PPP's). Data for 1999.
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > Advanced research degree: Percentage share of advanced research degrees awarded to females. Data for 2000.
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.
Proportion of 20 year olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 20 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with secondary 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).
Proportion of 19 year olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 19 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
Proportion of primary education time spent learning mathematics: Intended instruction time spent practicing mathematics, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.

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STAT	Denmark	Sweden
Average years of schooling of adults	9.7 Ranked 11th.	11.4 Ranked 5th. 18% more than Denmark
Children out of school, primary	15,219 Ranked 73th. 5 times more than Sweden	3,027 Ranked 93th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000	2.74 Ranked 71st. 9 times more than Sweden	0.32 Ranked 108th.
Children out of school, primary, female	5,253 Ranked 73th. 2 times more than Sweden	2,155 Ranked 76th.
College and university > Gender parity index	1.45 Ranked 28th.	1.52 Ranked 16th. 5% more than Denmark
Compulsary education duration	10 Ranked 68th. The same as Sweden	10 Ranked 52nd.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP	8.74% Ranked 6th. 25% more than Sweden	6.98% Ranked 12th.
High school enrolment rate	96.76 Ranked 49th.	99.91 Ranked 6th. 3% more than Denmark
Homeschooling legal status	Legal as alternative to the mandatory public school system.	Illegal, as of June 2010; supposedly allowed under special circumstances such as student health reasons or family travel, but virtually never approved. Officials often ignore legally permitted appeals.
Literacy > Total population	99% Ranked 24th. The same as Sweden	99% Ranked 19th.
Primary education, duration > Years	6 Ranked 106th. The same as Sweden	6 Ranked 52nd.
Primary education, teachers per 1000	7.44 Ranked 20th. 13% more than Sweden	6.61 Ranked 27th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	9.93 Ranked 145th. 7% more than Sweden	9.27 Ranked 125th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary	10.05 Ranked 108th. 6% more than Sweden	9.51 Ranked 84th.
Secondary education, duration > Years	6 Ranked 135th. The same as Sweden	6 Ranked 101st.
College and university > Share of total education spending	27.64% Ranked 19th.	29.02% Ranked 14th. 5% more than Denmark
Literacy > Female	99% Ranked 23th. The same as Sweden	99% Ranked 16th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000	0.947 Ranked 78th. 4 times more than Sweden	0.228 Ranked 93th.
College and university > Gender ratio	140.66 Ranked 29th.	159.23 Ranked 15th. 13% more than Denmark
Child care (preschool) > Duration	4 Ranked 19th. The same as Sweden	4 Ranked 12th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita	8.2 per 1,000 people Ranked 23th.	8.37 per 1,000 people Ranked 26th. 2% more than Denmark
Duration of compulsory education	10 years Ranked 53th. The same as Sweden	10 years Ranked 41st.
Secondary education, pupils	504,205 Ranked 81st.	698,968 Ranked 62nd. 39% more than Denmark
College and university > Private school share	1.77% Ranked 98th.	8.81% Ranked 91st. 5 times more than Denmark
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment	1 Ranked 38th. The same as Sweden	1 Ranked 26th.
School life expectancy > Total	15.6 years Ranked 10th.	16 years Ranked 6th. 3% more than Denmark
Primary education, pupils	403,344 Ranked 95th.	578,486 Ranked 77th. 43% more than Denmark
Primary education, teachers	39,854 Ranked 61st.	62,429 Ranked 42nd. 57% more than Denmark
Tertiary enrollment	58.9% Ranked 11th.	70% Ranked 2nd. 19% more than Denmark
Spending per student > College and university	53.41 Ranked 21st. 37% more than Sweden	38.99 Ranked 16th.
High school > Gender ratio	103.07 Ranked 48th. 4% more than Sweden	99.24 Ranked 62nd.
Compulsary education starting age	6 Ranked 110th.	7 Ranked 12th. 17% more than Denmark
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million	1.88 Ranked 68th. 86% more than Sweden	1.01 Ranked 70th.
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 Sweden	3 Ranked 72nd.
Literacy > Male	99% Ranked 33th. The same as Sweden	99% Ranked 27th.
Spending > USD	25.86 billion Ranked 22nd.	31.41 billion Ranked 17th. 21% more than Denmark
High school > Private school share	13.82% Ranked 64th.	19.39% Ranked 45th. 40% more than Denmark
Spending > Proportion	7.41 Ranked 4th. 16% more than Sweden	6.41 Ranked 17th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary	9.93 Ranked 157th.	10.11 Ranked 143th. 2% more than Denmark
Child care (preschool) > Starting age	3 Ranked 165th. The same as Sweden	3 Ranked 102nd.
High school repeaters > Male	1.17 Ranked 77th.	0.0 Ranked 94th.
Preschool enrollment rate	99.04 Ranked 105th. 4% more than Sweden	94.9 Ranked 110th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad	6,071.04 Ranked 100th.	16,287.14 Ranked 50th. 3 times more than Denmark
Primary completion rate	99 Ranked 45th. 3% more than Sweden	96 Ranked 22nd.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	201,746 Ranked 58th.	414,657 Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Denmark
Teachers as percentage of labor force	0.0 Ranked 36th.	4.2% Ranked 16th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall	495 Ranked 22nd.	497 Ranked 18th. About the same as Denmark
Elementary (primary school) > Duration	6 Ranked 111th. The same as Sweden	6 Ranked 58th.
Children out of school > Primary	6,276 Ranked 84th.	9,536 Ranked 78th. 52% more than Denmark
Secondary education, teachers	43,921 Ranked 50th.	73,492 Ranked 33th. 67% more than Denmark
Secondary education, teachers per 1000	8.2 Ranked 23th. 5% more than Sweden	7.78 Ranked 28th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher	5.53 Ranked 126th.	9.88 Ranked 114th. 79% more than Denmark
Mathematical literacy	514 Ranked 13th. 1% more than Sweden	510 Ranked 14th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration	3 Ranked 152nd. The same as Sweden	3 Ranked 104th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000	1.8 Ranked 64th. 19 times more than Sweden	0.0923 Ranked 101st.
Scientific literacy	481 Ranked 22nd.	512 Ranked 10th. 6% more than Denmark
Spending per student > High school	34.36 Ranked 8th. 10% more than Sweden	31.19 Ranked 9th.
Secondary education, general pupils	372,253 Ranked 85th.	472,309 Ranked 70th. 27% more than Denmark
Reading literacy	497 Ranked 16th.	516 Ranked 9th. 4% more than Denmark
High school > Gender parity index	1.01 Ranked 71st. 2% more than Sweden	0.989 Ranked 57th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills	495 Ranked 22nd.	497 Ranked 18th. About the same as Denmark
Scientific and technical journal articles	5,291 Ranked 22nd.	10,237 Ranked 15th. 93% more than Denmark
Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve	502 Ranked 16th.	505 Ranked 14th. 1% more than Denmark
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion	2.21% Ranked 97th.	3.51% Ranked 76th. 59% more than Denmark
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000	37.53 Ranked 32nd.	46.46 Ranked 19th. 24% more than Denmark
Scouting > Genders admitted	both	both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age	7 Ranked 32nd. The same as Sweden	7 Ranked 19th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government	15.3% Ranked 37th. 19% more than Sweden	12.9% Ranked 51st.
Children out of school, primary, male	9,966 Ranked 63th. 11 times more than Sweden	872 Ranked 90th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI	8.6% Ranked 3rd. 18% more than Sweden	7.3% Ranked 9th.
High school > Students per teacher	10.05 Ranked 116th. 6% more than Sweden	9.51 Ranked 85th.
Secondary education > General pupils	326,647 Ranked 89th.	519,183 Ranked 64th. 59% more than Denmark
Spending per student > Elementary school	24.54 Ranked 12th.	25.44 Ranked 8th. 4% more than Denmark
Secondary school starting age > Years	13 Ranked 26th. The same as Sweden	13 Ranked 15th.
High school starting age > Years	13 Ranked 26th. The same as Sweden	13 Ranked 15th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita	7.44 per 1,000 people Ranked 20th.	7.6 per 1,000 people Ranked 18th. 2% more than Denmark
Educational attainment > Tertiary	27% Ranked 10th.	32% Ranked 5th. 19% more than Denmark
Education enrolment by level > Primary level	419,806 Ranked 104th.	774,888 Ranked 83th. 85% more than Denmark
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women	99.3% Ranked 7th. 18% more than Sweden	84.4% Ranked 31st.
Elementary school graduate rate	92.06 Ranked 44th.	99.93 Ranked 1st. 9% more than Denmark
Schools connected to the Internet	100% Ranked 5th. 1% more than Sweden	99% Ranked 10th.
Public spending per student > Primary level	23.4 Ranked 10th.	23.5 Ranked 9th. About the same as Denmark
Secondary education, pupils per 1000	90.89 Ranked 46th. 23% more than Sweden	73.97 Ranked 94th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000	72.7 Ranked 110th. 19% more than Sweden	61.22 Ranked 120th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment	1.39 Ranked 23th.	1.55 Ranked 13th. 12% more than Denmark
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment	1.03 Ranked 50th. 3% more than Sweden	1 Ranked 64th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita	37.54 per 1,000 people Ranked 32nd.	46.47 per 1,000 people Ranked 19th. 24% more than Denmark
Student attitude > Dislike of school	19% Ranked 17th.	20% Ranked 16th. 5% more than Denmark
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people	1.09 Ranked 111th.	1.72 Ranked 89th. 58% more than Denmark
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years	6 Ranked 121st. The same as Sweden	6 Ranked 85th.
Teacher student ratio > High school	10.05 Ranked 110th. 4% more than Sweden	9.68 Ranked 84th.
Children out of school > Primary per 1000	1.16 Ranked 96th. 10% more than Sweden	1.06 Ranked 98th.
Inequality adjusted index	0.891 Ranked 10th. 1% more than Sweden	0.878 Ranked 13th.
High school repeaters > Female	0.86 Ranked 73th.	0.0 Ranked 95th.
Class size > Age 13	18 students Ranked 17th. 32% more than Sweden	13.6 students Ranked 25th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school	9.93 Ranked 146th. 4% more than Sweden	9.55 Ranked 124th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11	810 hours Ranked 22nd. 9% more than Sweden	741 hours Ranked 34th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5	92.1% Ranked 43th.	99.8% Ranked 3rd. 8% more than Denmark
Elementary school > Enrolled students	415,793 Ranked 97th.	584,726 Ranked 73th. 41% more than Denmark
Primary education > Duration > Years	6 years Ranked 104th. The same as Sweden	6 years Ranked 53th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita	$29,815.87 Ranked 5th. 10% more than Sweden	$27,094.66 Ranked 8th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade	98.69 Ranked 104th.	103.26 Ranked 55th. 5% more than Denmark
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000	67.1 Ranked 87th. 34% more than Sweden	49.98 Ranked 123th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12	840 hours Ranked 29th. 13% more than Sweden	741 hours Ranked 37th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret	492 Ranked 23th.	494 Ranked 21st. About the same as Denmark
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share	13.73% Ranked 57th. 35% more than Sweden	10.15% Ranked 70th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age	13 Ranked 26th. The same as Sweden	13 Ranked 16th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio	100.04 Ranked 27th. 1% more than Sweden	99.32 Ranked 46th.
High school enrolment rate > Female	96.45 Ranked 42nd.	99.82 Ranked 10th. 3% more than Denmark
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level	96% Ranked 57th. The same as Sweden	96% Ranked 52nd.
Duration of education > Secondary level	6 Ranked 116th. The same as Sweden	6 Ranked 80th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level	65.1 Ranked 24th. 22% more than Sweden	53.5 Ranked 28th.
Secondary education > Pupils	449,750 Ranked 73th.	711,798 Ranked 58th. 58% more than Denmark
Primary education > Pupils	419,806 Ranked 100th.	690,758 Ranked 83th. 65% more than Denmark
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men	99.4% Ranked 7th. 16% more than Sweden	85.5% Ranked 33th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level	57.92% Ranked 27th.	59.59% Ranked 21st. 3% more than Denmark
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita	83.15 per 1,000 people Ranked 86th.	102.87 per 1,000 people Ranked 41st. 24% more than Denmark
Secondary education, vocational pupils	131,952 Ranked 53th.	226,659 Ranked 34th. 72% more than Denmark
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher	9.93 Ranked 152nd. 7% more than Sweden	9.27 Ranked 127th.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries	80.65% Ranked 25th. 21% more than Sweden	66.89% Ranked 60th.
Secondary education > Teachers	43,921 Ranked 51st.	75,243 Ranked 43th. 71% more than Denmark
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary	17 years Ranked 7th. 6% more than Sweden	16 years Ranked 14th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade	100 Ranked 1st. About the same as Sweden	99.84 Ranked 1st.
Spending per secondary school student	$7,200.00 per student Ranked 5th. 27% more than Sweden	$5,648.00 per student Ranked 11th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level	446,863 Ranked 87th.	917,978 Ranked 61st. 2 times more than Denmark
Scientific and technical journal articles per million	981.53 Ranked 5th.	1,142.75 Ranked 2nd. 16% more than Denmark
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts	496 Ranked 21st.	499 Ranked 14th. 1% more than Denmark
Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts	493 Ranked 23th.	498 Ranked 19th. 1% more than Denmark
Duration of education > Primary level	6 Ranked 100th. The same as Sweden	6 Ranked 50th.
Literacy > Adults at low literacy level	32% Ranked 15th. 27% more than Sweden	25.1% Ranked 17th.
Expected duration of education for all students	17.8 years Ranked 8th.	20.2 years Ranked 2nd. 13% more than Denmark
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education	101.62% Ranked 37th. 2% more than Sweden	99.28% Ranked 64th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary	16,343 Ranked 74th.	33,098 Ranked 52nd. 2 times more than Denmark
Public spending per student > Secondary level	37.2 Ranked 3rd. 31% more than Sweden	28.3 Ranked 16th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level	48.71% Ranked 54th.	49.36% Ranked 18th. 1% more than Denmark
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita	1.16 per 1,000 people Ranked 97th. 10% more than Sweden	1.06 per 1,000 people Ranked 99th.
Educational attainment > Senior secondary	54% Ranked 5th. 10% more than Sweden	49% Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate	493 Ranked 23th.	502 Ranked 14th. 2% more than Denmark
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women	97% Ranked 42nd. 1% more than Sweden	96% Ranked 50th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age	16 Ranked 44th. The same as Sweden	16 Ranked 29th.
Elementary school starting age > Years	7 Ranked 34th. The same as Sweden	7 Ranked 19th.
Student attitude > Find school boring	41% Ranked 14th.	58% Ranked 6th. 41% more than Denmark
Elementary school repeaters > All	0.0 Ranked 141st.	0.0 Ranked 115th.
School life expectancy > Male	15.2 years Ranked 11th. 1% more than Sweden	15.1 years Ranked 14th.
Universities > Top 200	3 Ranked 20th.	5 Ranked 11th. 67% more than Denmark
Literacy > Adults at high literacy level	25.4% Ranked 3rd.	35.5% Ranked 1st. 40% more than Denmark
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita	60.48 per 1,000 people Ranked 101st. 5% more than Sweden	57.74 per 1,000 people Ranked 113th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita	0.078 per capita Ranked 128th.	0.087 per capita Ranked 117th. 12% more than Denmark
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000	78.09 Ranked 126th.	86.82 Ranked 117th. 11% more than Denmark
Primary teacher salary > Starting	$28,140.00 Ranked 3rd. 51% more than Sweden	$18,581.00 Ranked 16th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men	95% Ranked 57th.	96% Ranked 48th. 1% more than Denmark
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD	2.54% Ranked 9th.	3.63% Ranked 1st. 43% more than Denmark
Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge per million	0.93% Ranked 2nd. 25% more than Sweden	0.745% Ranked 3rd.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level	9.9 Ranked 134th.	11.4 Ranked 129th. 15% more than Denmark
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female	64% Ranked 2nd.	82% Ranked 37th. 28% more than Denmark
Primary education > Teachers	39,854 Ranked 64th.	68,325 Ranked 43th. 71% more than Denmark
Secondary education > Vocational pupils	123,103 Ranked 49th.	192,615 Ranked 39th. 56% more than Denmark
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level	50.07% Ranked 54th.	52.87% Ranked 10th. 6% more than Denmark
Students from households with computer > Age 13	72% Ranked 3rd. 24% more than Sweden	58% Ranked 12th.
Expenditure on education > Change in expenditure on education > Expenditure in tertiary education	116.29 Index of change, year 200 Ranked 18th. 1% more than Sweden	115.52 Index of change, year 200 Ranked 20th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level	10.8 Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Sweden	3.9 Ranked 60th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years	6 Ranked 98th. The same as Sweden	6 Ranked 48th.
Literacy > Adults with at least moderate literacy	68% Ranked 3rd.	74.9% Ranked 1st. 10% more than Denmark
Library employees	362.6 Ranked 16th. 28% more than Sweden	284 Ranked 23th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10	810 hours Ranked 19th. 9% more than Sweden	741 hours Ranked 31st.
Educational attainment > Junior secondary	20% Ranked 11th. 5% more than Sweden	19% Ranked 12th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000	83.22 Ranked 68th. 5% more than Sweden	79.15 Ranked 75th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000	7.44 Ranked 22nd.	7.6 Ranked 18th. 2% more than Denmark
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita	0.303 per 1,000 people Ranked 101st.	0.576 per 1,000 people Ranked 95th. 90% more than Denmark
Female enrolment share > Primary level	48.7% Ranked 46th.	49.3% Ranked 16th. 1% more than Denmark
Student attitude > Report class disorder	33% Ranked 8th.	38% Ranked 5th. 15% more than Denmark
Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge	5.13% Ranked 4th.	6.93% Ranked 1st. 35% more than Denmark
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$	$165.41 billion Ranked 23th.	$254.10 billion Ranked 16th. 54% more than Denmark
Universities > Top 200 per million	0.554 Ranked 7th.	0.554 Ranked 6th. The same as Denmark
Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology	n	x
Primary school starting age > Years	7 Ranked 32nd. The same as Sweden	7 Ranked 18th.
Scouting > Members	39,829 Ranked 37th.	43,729 Ranked 31st. 10% more than Denmark
High school > Share of total education spending	33.69% Ranked 55th.	35.59% Ranked 49th. 6% more than Denmark
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries	52.59% Ranked 48th. 7% more than Sweden	49.24% Ranked 43th.
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries	50.77% Ranked 42nd. 2% more than Sweden	49.66% Ranked 43th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries	80.76% Ranked 49th. 16% more than Sweden	69.38% Ranked 71st.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	89.5% Ranked 3rd.	96.1% Ranked 2nd. 7% more than Denmark
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils	349,425 Ranked 86th.	531,393 Ranked 59th. 52% more than Denmark
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000	8.2 Ranked 25th.	8.37 Ranked 26th. 2% more than Denmark
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000	60.44 Ranked 101st. 5% more than Sweden	57.73 Ranked 113th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment	100.08 Ranked 23th. About the same as Sweden	99.79 Ranked 31st.
Children out of school > Primary > Male	4,639 Ranked 72nd. 6% more than Sweden	4,358 Ranked 73th.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index	1 Ranked 32nd. 1% more than Sweden	0.996 Ranked 35th.
Spending per primary school student	$6,713.00 per student Ranked 1st. 20% more than Sweden	$5,579.00 per student Ranked 7th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13	930 hours Ranked 22nd. 26% more than Sweden	741 hours Ranked 35th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9	750 hours Ranked 28th. 1% more than Sweden	741 hours Ranked 29th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	50.1% Ranked 7th.	54.4% Ranked 4th. 9% more than Denmark
Private school enrolment > Secondary level	15.8 Ranked 41st. 6 times more than Sweden	2.7 Ranked 75th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000	83.12 Ranked 89th.	102.86 Ranked 43th. 24% more than Denmark
Scouting > Members per thousand people	7.12 Ranked 23th. 55% more than Sweden	4.6 Ranked 32nd.
Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64	28.47% Ranked 4th. 13% more than Sweden	25.21% Ranked 7th.
Primary completion rate > Women	100 Ranked 38th. 4% more than Sweden	96 Ranked 18th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning science	12% Ranked 15th. The same as Sweden	12% Ranked 16th.
School life expectancy > Female	16 years Ranked 9th.	17 years Ranked 3rd. 6% more than Denmark
Elementary school repeaters > Female	0.0 Ranked 139th.	0.0 Ranked 111th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male	0.0 Ranked 139th.	0.0 Ranked 112th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men	92.1% Ranked 37th.	99.6% Ranked 3rd. 8% more than Denmark
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita	0.859 per 1,000 people Ranked 85th. 77% more than Sweden	0.485 per 1,000 people Ranked 96th.
High school teachers	43,921 Ranked 48th.	78,978 Ranked 31st. 80% more than Denmark
Elementary school teachers	39,854 Ranked 58th.	61,220 Ranked 45th. 54% more than Denmark
Primary teacher salary > After 15 years	$32,684.00 Ranked 6th. 34% more than Sweden	$24,364.00 Ranked 15th.
Literacy > Adults at moderate literacy level	42.6% Ranked 2nd. 8% more than Sweden	39.4% Ranked 5th.
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13	83% Ranked 9th.	87% Ranked 6th. 5% more than Denmark
Homeschooling prevalance	1% of students	200 families—half legally
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13	21.7 years experience Ranked 23th.	26.2 years experience Ranked 12th. 21% more than Denmark
Students from households with computer > Age 13 per million	13.39% Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Sweden	6.5% Ranked 11th.
High school enrolment rate > Male	97.05 Ranked 40th.	100 Ranked 5th. 3% more than Denmark
Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education	96% Ranked 19th.	98% Ranked 13th. 2% more than Denmark
Students from households with study desk > Age 13	94% Ranked 9th.	98% Ranked 1st. 4% more than Denmark
Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education	11% Ranked 27th.	23% Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Denmark
Primary completion rate > Men	99 Ranked 40th. 3% more than Sweden	96 Ranked 18th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils	464,952 Ranked 69th.	735,494 Ranked 54th. 58% more than Denmark
Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills	n	n
Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP	0.012 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 9th.	0.014 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 8th. 17% more than Denmark
Primary education > Pupils per 1000	77.68 Ranked 123th. 1% more than Sweden	76.81 Ranked 126th.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita	83.27 per 1,000 people Ranked 68th. 5% more than Sweden	79.16 per 1,000 people Ranked 76th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment	104.63 Ranked 40th. 1% more than Sweden	103.84 Ranked 45th.
Students from households with calculator > Age 13	95% Ranked 19th.	98% Ranked 6th. 3% more than Denmark
Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level	9.6 Ranked 114th.	15.3 Ranked 77th. 59% more than Denmark
Young longtext readers	16.3% Ranked 21st.	21.4% Ranked 16th. 31% more than Denmark
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million	0.46% Ranked 4th. 18% more than Sweden	0.39% Ranked 5th.
Young shorttext readers	56.2% Ranked 4th. 51% more than Sweden	37.3% Ranked 7th.
Share of university qualifications awarded to females	51% Ranked 21st.	60% Ranked 6th. 18% more than Denmark
Primary teacher salary > Starting per 1000	$5.29 Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Sweden	$2.10 Ranked 9th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages	10	12
Spending per secondary school student > Per $ GDP	$0.00 per student per $1,000 Ranked 1st. 87% more than Sweden	$0.00 per student per $1,000 Ranked 8th.
Library employees per million	68.13 Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Sweden	32.06 Ranked 24th.
Pupils reaching grade 5	100 Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Sweden	97.1 Ranked 4th.
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 per million	15.44% Ranked 10th. 58% more than Sweden	9.75% Ranked 12th.
Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13	43%	45%
Students living with mother > Age 13	92% Ranked 24th.	94% Ranked 17th. 2% more than Denmark
Students from households with dictionary > Age 13	80% Ranked 26th.	92% Ranked 21st. 15% more than Denmark
Expected duration of education for males	17.4 years Ranked 7th.	18.6 years Ranked 2nd. 7% more than Denmark
Female teachers > Lower secondary	64% Ranked 11th. 3% more than Sweden	62.1% Ranked 13th.
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree	51% Ranked 21st.	60% Ranked 6th. 18% more than Denmark
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education	3% Ranked 26th.	12% Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Denmark
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education	91% Ranked 15th. 2% more than Sweden	89% Ranked 21st.
School enrollment, tertiary > % gross	73.58% Ranked 16th.	73.95% Ranked 15th. About the same as Denmark
Repeaters, secondary, total > % of total enrollment	1.5% Ranked 86th.	0.0 Ranked 108th.
School enrollment, secondary, female > % net	91.39% Ranked 23th.	91.55% Ranked 22nd. About the same as Denmark
Progression to secondary school, female > %	99.35% Ranked 16th.	99.68% Ranked 10th. About the same as Denmark
School enrollment, secondary > % net	90.14% Ranked 23th.	91.49% Ranked 21st. 2% more than Denmark
High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries	82% Ranked 44th. 26% more than Sweden	65.2% Ranked 69th.
Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment	0.135% Ranked 120th.	0.0 Ranked 122nd.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group	99.58% Ranked 96th.	101.12% Ranked 72nd. 2% more than Denmark
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross	99.44% Ranked 116th.	100.7% Ranked 100th. 1% more than Denmark
School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross	86.83% gross Ranked 9th.	102.34% gross Ranked 2nd. 18% more than Denmark
Services, etc., value added > Current US$	$207.85 billion Ranked 24th.	$290.33 billion Ranked 18th. 40% more than Denmark
Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU	991.94 billion Ranked 44th.	1.9 trillion Ranked 29th. 91% more than Denmark
Proportion of primary education time spent learning social studies	11% Ranked 24th.	13% Ranked 15th. 18% more than Denmark
School enrollment > Secondary > % net	91.66% net Ranked 15th.	98.4% net Ranked 2nd. 7% more than Denmark
Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita	178,803.07 Ranked 28th.	202,480.86 Ranked 24th. 13% more than Denmark
Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment	27.5% Ranked 16th. 14% more than Sweden	24.1% Ranked 20th.
Total expenditure as % of GDP	6.7% of GDP Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Sweden	6.5% of GDP Ranked 3rd.
School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross	90.7% gross Ranked 29th. 6% more than Sweden	85.5% gross Ranked 37th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net	90.32% net Ranked 15th.	96.89% net Ranked 2nd. 7% more than Denmark
Secondary education > Teachers > % female	48.06% female Ranked 84th.	57.07% female Ranked 53th. 19% more than Denmark
Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort	99.96% Ranked 6th. About the same as Sweden	99.8% Ranked 6th.
Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force	36.8% Ranked 17th.	40.4% Ranked 10th. 10% more than Denmark
Labor force with primary education > % of total	23.2% Ranked 17th. 36% more than Sweden	17% Ranked 32nd.
Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force	45.4% Ranked 28th.	53.5% Ranked 20th. 18% more than Denmark
Labor force with secondary education > % of total	42.1% Ranked 32nd.	48.9% Ranked 25th. 16% more than Denmark
Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment	20.8% Ranked 36th. 27% more than Sweden	16.4% Ranked 53th.
Primary education > Pupils > Per capita	0.078 per capita Ranked 125th. 1% more than Sweden	0.077 per capita Ranked 127th.
Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population	84.83% Ranked 9th.	94.19% Ranked 6th. 11% more than Denmark
Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort	100% Ranked 3rd. The same as Sweden	100% Ranked 6th.
Researchers in R&D > Per million people	6,364.92 Ranked 2nd. 21% more than Sweden	5,257.32 Ranked 5th.
High school teachers > % female	48.06% Ranked 85th.	59.26% Ranked 41st. 23% more than Denmark
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross	119.21% Ranked 4th. 15% more than Sweden	103.5% Ranked 18th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross	117.46% Ranked 4th. 13% more than Sweden	103.88% Ranked 16th.
Elementary school graduate rate > Female	92.07 Ranked 42nd.	100 Ranked 6th. 9% more than Denmark
Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female	21,107 Ranked 49th.	46,801 Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Denmark
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male	9,993 Ranked 66th.	15,826 Ranked 53th. 58% more than Denmark
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female	6,350 Ranked 74th.	17,272 Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Denmark
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net	89.59% Ranked 19th.	99.21% Ranked 1st. 11% more than Denmark
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross	121.06% Ranked 4th. 17% more than Sweden	103.09% Ranked 17th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female	51.3% Ranked 39th. 2% more than Sweden	50.45% Ranked 57th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female	49.39% Ranked 59th. 2% more than Sweden	48.55% Ranked 73th.
Secondary education, teachers > % female	48.06% Ranked 76th.	58.67% Ranked 44th. 22% more than Denmark
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net	91.09% Ranked 17th.	99.22% Ranked 2nd. 9% more than Denmark
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross	66.93% Ranked 7th. 21% more than Sweden	55.12% Ranked 18th.
Primary teacher salary per hour > After 15 years	$51.00 per hour Ranked 1st.	0.0 Ranked 22nd.
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > Advanced research degree	38% Ranked 17th. 3% more than Sweden	37% Ranked 19th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net	98.51% net Ranked 12th. The same as Sweden	98.47% net Ranked 13th.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net	97.46% net Ranked 25th.	98.78% net Ranked 15th. 1% more than Denmark
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP	77.02% Ranked 17th. 7% more than Sweden	71.84% Ranked 31st.
Proportion of 20 year olds in secondary education	34% Ranked 1st. 62% more than Sweden	21% Ranked 7th.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment	34.9% Ranked 64th.	46.1% Ranked 42nd. 32% more than Denmark
Proportion of 19 year olds in secondary education	56% Ranked 2nd. Twice as much as Sweden	28% Ranked 11th.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP	8.74% Ranked 6th. 25% more than Sweden	6.98% Ranked 12th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning mathematics	13% Ranked 21st.	14% Ranked 11th. 8% more than Denmark

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