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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, 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).
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • 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.
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Schools connected to the Internet: Schools connected to the Internet are the share of primary and secondary schools in the country that have access to the Internet.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • 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.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Teaching weeks per year > Primary: Average number of weeks taught per year by primary level teachers. Data for 2000.
  • School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Library books per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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).
  • 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. 
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Library members per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Library employees per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with secondary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Proportion of 18 year olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 18 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • 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.
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education (%). Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Proportion of 17 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 17 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % net: School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Female is the ratio of female children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the female population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Proportion of 18 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 18 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • School enrollment, secondary, male > % net: School enrollment, secondary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the ratio of male children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the male population of the official secondary school age.
  • Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. 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 secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total female enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males: Number of male entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the male population at entrance age to the last grade.
STAT Egypt Switzerland HISTORY
Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 136th. The same as Switzerland
2
Ranked 139th.

Children out of school, primary 210,911
Ranked 24th. 60 times more than Switzerland
3,503
Ranked 88th.

Children out of school, primary per 1000 2.66
Ranked 71st. 6 times more than Switzerland
0.443
Ranked 105th.

Children out of school, primary, female 93,942
Ranked 31st. 90 times more than Switzerland
1,047
Ranked 86th.

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 1.33
Ranked 71st. 10 times more than Switzerland
0.132
Ranked 99th.

College and university > Gender parity index 0.9
Ranked 64th.
0.996
Ranked 59th. 11% more than Egypt

Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 86th. The same as Switzerland
9
Ranked 87th.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 3.76%
Ranked 87th.
5.22%
Ranked 50th. 39% more than Egypt

Literacy > Female 59.4%
Ranked 8th.
99%
Ranked 14th. 67% more than Egypt
Literacy > Total population 71.4%
Ranked 9th.
99%
Ranked 17th. 39% more than Egypt

Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 35th. The same as Switzerland
6
Ranked 38th.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.87
Ranked 62nd.
5.58
Ranked 18th. 15% more than Egypt
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 12.13
Ranked 72nd.
15.82
Ranked 54th. 30% more than Egypt

Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 90th.
7
Ranked 28th. 17% more than Egypt

Secondary education, pupils 6.85 million
Ranked 14th. 11 times more than Switzerland
605,000
Ranked 66th.

College and university > Private school share 18.6%
Ranked 62nd. 9% more than Switzerland
17.05%
Ranked 68th.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.94
Ranked 111th.
0.99
Ranked 47th. 5% more than Egypt

School life expectancy > Total 10.3 years
Ranked 72nd.
15 years
Ranked 16th. 46% more than Egypt
Primary education, teachers 380,111
Ranked 10th. 10 times more than Switzerland
39,700
Ranked 34th.
Primary education, pupils 10.27 million
Ranked 11th. 21 times more than Switzerland
487,436
Ranked 81st.

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 44th.
7
Ranked 5th. 17% more than Egypt

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.158
Ranked 97th.
2.5
Ranked 48th. 16 times more than Egypt

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 58th.
4
Ranked 9th. 33% more than Egypt

Literacy > Male 83%
Ranked 7th.
99%
Ranked 25th. 19% more than Egypt
High school > Private school share 5.49%
Ranked 77th.
9.73%
Ranked 76th. 77% more than Egypt

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 21st.
5
Ranked 5th. 25% more than Egypt

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 14,479.31
Ranked 55th. 22% more than Switzerland
11,829.31
Ranked 69th.

Primary completion rate 98
Ranked 35th. 3% more than Switzerland
95
Ranked 49th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 2.15 million
Ranked 15th. 12 times more than Switzerland
185,965
Ranked 61st.

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 39th. The same as Switzerland
6
Ranked 42nd.

Children out of school > Primary 219,515
Ranked 28th. 24 times more than Switzerland
9,231
Ranked 80th.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 7.16
Ranked 42nd.
7.95
Ranked 3rd. 11% more than Egypt

Secondary education, teachers 549,344
Ranked 10th. 10 times more than Switzerland
56,500
Ranked 13th.

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 87th. The same as Switzerland
3
Ranked 91st.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.000864
Ranked 104th.
0.31
Ranked 91st. 359 times more than Egypt

Secondary education, general pupils 5.58 million
Ranked 13th. 14 times more than Switzerland
397,849
Ranked 75th.

High school > Gender parity index 0.962
Ranked 106th.
0.975
Ranked 66th. 1% more than Egypt

Scientific and technical journal articles 1,720
Ranked 38th.
8,542
Ranked 17th. 5 times more than Egypt

Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.645%
Ranked 121st.
4.59%
Ranked 69th. 7 times more than Egypt

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 31.53
Ranked 44th. 24% more than Switzerland
25.53
Ranked 63th.

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 57th.
7
Ranked 8th. 17% more than Egypt

Children out of school, primary, male 61
Ranked 103th.
2,456
Ranked 76th. 40 times more than Egypt

High school > Students per teacher 12.13
Ranked 74th.
15.82
Ranked 56th. 30% more than Egypt

Secondary education > General pupils 5.8 million
Ranked 14th. 15 times more than Switzerland
387,723
Ranked 79th.

Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 45th.
13
Ranked 9th. 8% more than Egypt

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 7.87 million
Ranked 13th. 15 times more than Switzerland
535,577
Ranked 94th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 43.4%
Ranked 97th.
95.1%
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Egypt

Schools connected to the Internet 66%
Ranked 17th.
66.2%
Ranked 5th. About the same as Egypt
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 87.68
Ranked 65th. 15% more than Switzerland
76.46
Ranked 81st.

Primary education, pupils per 1000 129.31
Ranked 52nd. 2 times more than Switzerland
61.6
Ranked 119th.

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.55
Ranked 73th.
0.84
Ranked 70th. 53% more than Egypt

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.92
Ranked 103th.
0.93
Ranked 102nd. 1% more than Egypt

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 30.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 21% more than Switzerland
25.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.182
Ranked 179th.
1.5
Ranked 95th. 8 times more than Egypt

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 3.11
Ranked 70th. 2 times more than Switzerland
1.25
Ranked 94th.

Inequality adjusted index 0.347
Ranked 95th.
0.856
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Egypt
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 94.5%
Ranked 36th. 19% more than Switzerland
79.7%
Ranked 48th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 36th. The same as Switzerland
6 years
Ranked 39th.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 71.5
Ranked 74th. 42% more than Switzerland
50.28
Ranked 120th.

High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 46th.
13
Ranked 9th. 8% more than Egypt

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 7.79%
Ranked 79th. 60% more than Switzerland
4.86%
Ranked 95th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 97%
Ranked 41st.
98%
Ranked 27th. 1% more than Egypt

Primary education > Pupils 7.93 million
Ranked 11th. 15 times more than Switzerland
532,092
Ranked 90th.

Secondary education > Pupils 8.33 million
Ranked 10th. 15 times more than Switzerland
563,701
Ranked 68th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 59.3%
Ranked 75th.
96.6%
Ranked 14th. 63% more than Egypt

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 119.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 57% more than Switzerland
76.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 41.52%
Ranked 72nd.
44.23%
Ranked 91st. 7% more than Egypt

Secondary education, vocational pupils 1.59 million
Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Switzerland
207,151
Ranked 38th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 8.38 million
Ranked 13th. 15 times more than Switzerland
555,505
Ranked 77th.

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 24.77
Ranked 60th.
1,163.92
Ranked 1st. 47 times more than Egypt

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 47.61%
Ranked 129th.
48.63%
Ranked 65th. 2% more than Egypt

Progression to secondary school 86.08%
Ranked 69th.
99.9%
Ranked 3rd. 16% more than Egypt

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 3.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd. 2 times more than Switzerland
1.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 96th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 94%
Ranked 64th.
98%
Ranked 22nd. 4% more than Egypt

High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 73th.
16
Ranked 21st. 7% more than Egypt

Library books 1 million
Ranked 7th.
3.11 million
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Egypt
Teaching weeks per year > Primary 36 weeks per year
Ranked 30th.
38 weeks per year
Ranked 24th. 6% more than Egypt
School life expectancy > Male 11.2 years
Ranked 59th.
15.6 years
Ranked 7th. 39% more than Egypt
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 79.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 52% more than Switzerland
52.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 120th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 115.29
Ranked 84th. 57% more than Switzerland
73.52
Ranked 139th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.113 per capita
Ranked 86th. 53% more than Switzerland
0.074 per capita
Ranked 133th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 100%
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Switzerland
97%
Ranked 39th.

Library books per 1000 15.62
Ranked 6th.
435.23
Ranked 22nd. 28 times more than Egypt
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 2.53 million
Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than Switzerland
175,978
Ranked 40th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 47.3%
Ranked 119th. About the same as Switzerland
47.25%
Ranked 120th.

Library employees 558
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Switzerland
105
Ranked 31st.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 118
Ranked 20th. 55% more than Switzerland
76.28
Ranked 85th.

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 2.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th. 4 times more than Switzerland
0.569 per 1,000 people
Ranked 96th.

Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 57th.
7
Ranked 8th. 17% more than Egypt

Scouting > Members 82,940
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Switzerland
23,263
Ranked 45th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 82.23
Ranked 50th. 57% more than Switzerland
52.47
Ranked 118th.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 95.73
Ranked 109th.
99.32
Ranked 54th. 4% more than Egypt

Children out of school > Primary > Male 58,051
Ranked 31st. 12 times more than Switzerland
5,028
Ranked 69th.

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.943
Ranked 87th.
0.996
Ranked 33th. 6% more than Egypt

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 122.75
Ranked 19th. 61% more than Switzerland
76.26
Ranked 101st.

Scouting > Members per thousand people 1.03
Ranked 89th.
2.91
Ranked 47th. 3 times more than Egypt
Primary completion rate > Women 93
Ranked 56th.
96
Ranked 46th. 3% more than Egypt

School life expectancy > Female 9.3 years
Ranked 70th.
14.5 years
Ranked 24th. 56% more than Egypt
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 98.3%
Ranked 14th. 22% more than Switzerland
80.4%
Ranked 37th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.799 per 1,000 people
Ranked 89th. 18% more than Switzerland
0.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th.

Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education 66%
Ranked 31st.
97%
Ranked 17th. 47% more than Egypt
Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education 0.0
Ranked 29th.
14%
Ranked 25th.
Primary completion rate > Men 102
Ranked 20th. 9% more than Switzerland
94
Ranked 47th.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 93.77
Ranked 111th. 2% more than Switzerland
92.03
Ranked 117th.

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 114.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 50% more than Switzerland
76.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th.

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 112.31
Ranked 83th. 56% more than Switzerland
72.01
Ranked 134th.

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Library members per 1000 7.12
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Switzerland
1.74
Ranked 31st.
Library members 456,000
Ranked 3rd. 37 times more than Switzerland
12,466
Ranked 32nd.
Library employees per million 8.71
Ranked 5th.
14.7
Ranked 37th. 69% more than Egypt
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education 0.0
Ranked 29th.
6%
Ranked 24th.
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education 57%
Ranked 31st.
90%
Ranked 20th. 58% more than Egypt
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 11.93%
Ranked 84th.
15.94%
Ranked 38th. 34% more than Egypt

Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 3.76%
Ranked 88th.
5.22%
Ranked 52nd. 39% more than Egypt

Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 35.4%
Ranked 48th.
53%
Ranked 14th. 50% more than Egypt

Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 53.7%
Ranked 8th.
56.3%
Ranked 24th. 5% more than Egypt

Proportion of 18 year olds in secondary education 0.0
Ranked 33th.
78%
Ranked 5th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 14.37% gross
Ranked 117th.
94.51% gross
Ranked 21st. 7 times more than Egypt

Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 54.66
Ranked 73th.
79.67
Ranked 88th. 46% more than Egypt

Secondary education > Pupils > % female 47.39% female
Ranked 99th. About the same as Switzerland
47.17% female
Ranked 104th.

Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group 94.62%
Ranked 65th.
96.94%
Ranked 53th. 2% more than Egypt

School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 20.34% gross
Ranked 40th.
52.38% gross
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Egypt

Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 96.08%
Ranked 109th.
98.38%
Ranked 77th. 2% more than Egypt

School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 26.68%
Ranked 99th.
100.16%
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Egypt

School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 28.02%
Ranked 98th.
99.17%
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Egypt

Secondary education, pupils > % female 48.06%
Ranked 107th. About the same as Switzerland
47.97%
Ranked 91st.

Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 20.02
Ranked 30th.
26.18
Ranked 16th. 31% more than Egypt

Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 3.18
Ranked 55th. 1% more than Switzerland
3.16
Ranked 6th.

Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 2.7%
Ranked 31st.
27.5%
Ranked 42nd. 10 times more than Egypt

Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 4.41% of GNI
Ranked 67th.
5.03% of GNI
Ranked 53th. 14% more than Egypt

Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 3.89%
Ranked 72nd.
6.06%
Ranked 29th. 56% more than Egypt

School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 89.81% gross
Ranked 60th.
97.24% gross
Ranked 29th. 8% more than Egypt

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 99%
Ranked 13th. 25% more than Switzerland
79%
Ranked 39th.
School enrollment > Primary > % net 95.39% net
Ranked 40th. 2% more than Switzerland
93.87% net
Ranked 54th.

Proportion of 17 year olds in tertiary education 0.0
Ranked 21st.
0.0
Ranked 23th.
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 87.07% gross
Ranked 72nd.
93.42% gross
Ranked 50th. 7% more than Egypt

Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 90.19%
Ranked 83th.
99.17%
Ranked 77th. 10% more than Egypt

School enrollment, primary > % gross 108.62%
Ranked 40th. 6% more than Switzerland
102.87%
Ranked 77th.

School enrollment, primary, female > % net 95.64%
Ranked 33th. 2% more than Switzerland
93.43%
Ranked 45th.

Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 99.32%
Ranked 6th. 14% more than Switzerland
87.15%
Ranked 9th.

School enrollment > Primary > % gross 100.7% gross
Ranked 99th.
102.35% gross
Ranked 84th. 2% more than Egypt

Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 98.91%
Ranked 13th. 43% more than Switzerland
69.02%
Ranked 22nd.

Proportion of 18 year olds in tertiary education 0.0
Ranked 26th.
1%
Ranked 21st.
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 70.53%
Ranked 19th.
84.1%
Ranked 41st. 19% more than Egypt

Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 6.15%
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Switzerland
2.23%
Ranked 62nd.

Secondary education, teachers, female 244,444
Ranked 10th. 11 times more than Switzerland
22,500
Ranked 10th.

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males None
None

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