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  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • 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.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • 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.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Teachers' Day date: Date when Teacher's Day is celebrated around the world.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Repitition rate > Secondary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of secondary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
  • Progression to secondary level: Progression to secondary level is the number of new entrants to the first grade of general secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Secondary is the total public expenditure per student in secondary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Repeaters, secondary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total male enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Total enrollment, primary > % net: Total enrollment, primary (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • Total enrollment, primary, female > % net: Total enrollment, primary, female (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Total is the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • 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 > 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.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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).
  • Progression to secondary school > 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.
  • 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.
  • High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for upper secondary (high school) education.
  • High school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's high school, or secondary, teachers that are female.
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Male: 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.
  • 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.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Percentage of population older than 24 years that has completed tertiary education.
  • 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).
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • 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.
  • 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, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
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STAT El Salvador Germany HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 5.2
Ranked 64th. 		10.2
Ranked 8th. 96% more than El Salvador
Children out of school, primary 39,400
Ranked 47th. 5 times more than Germany 		7,230
Ranked 76th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 6.3
Ranked 43th. 71 times more than Germany 		0.0884
Ranked 114th.
Children out of school, primary, female 18,681
Ranked 47th. 15% more than Germany 		16,194
Ranked 55th.
College and university > Gender parity index 1.14
Ranked 48th. 29% more than Germany 		0.885
Ranked 47th.
Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 76th. 		13
Ranked 4th. 44% more than El Salvador
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 3.42%
Ranked 39th. 		5.08%
Ranked 54th. 49% more than El Salvador
High school enrolment rate 91.72
Ranked 58th. 		98.86
Ranked 25th. 8% more than El Salvador
Homeschooling legal status Illegal, public education is mandatory without known exceptions. Illegal, public or approved private education is mandatory with the only exception being where continued school attendance would create undue hardship for an individual child.
Literacy > Total population 81.1%
Ranked 3rd. 		99%
Ranked 15th. 22% more than El Salvador
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 114th. 50% more than Germany 		4
Ranked 181st.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.92
Ranked 57th. 59% more than Germany 		3.09
Ranked 109th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 29.29
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Germany 		11.82
Ranked 113th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 24.35
Ranked 23th. 89% more than Germany 		12.88
Ranked 62nd.
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 143th. 		9
Ranked 1st. 50% more than El Salvador
College and university > Share of total education spending 8.39%
Ranked 52nd. 		27.16%
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than El Salvador
Literacy > Female 79.6%
Ranked 3rd. 		99%
Ranked 12th. 24% more than El Salvador
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 2.99
Ranked 44th. 15 times more than Germany 		0.196
Ranked 104th.
College and university > Gender ratio 108.77
Ranked 58th. 23% more than Germany 		88.74
Ranked 44th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 99th. The same as Germany 		3
Ranked 28th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 3.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 		7.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than El Salvador
Duration of compulsory education 9 years
Ranked 92nd. 		13 years
Ranked 1st. 44% more than El Salvador
Secondary education, pupils 597,823
Ranked 68th. 		7.53 million
Ranked 10th. 13 times more than El Salvador
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.96
Ranked 95th. 		1
Ranked 20th. 4% more than El Salvador
School life expectancy > Total 9.8 years
Ranked 79th. 		15.3 years
Ranked 12th. 56% more than El Salvador
Primary education, teachers 30,755
Ranked 67th. 		252,845
Ranked 15th. 8 times more than El Salvador
Primary education, pupils 900,681
Ranked 67th. 		2.99 million
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than El Salvador
Tertiary enrollment 17.5%
Ranked 56th. 		46.3%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than El Salvador
High school > Gender ratio 101.54
Ranked 46th. 4% more than Germany 		97.54
Ranked 74th.
Compulsary education starting age 7
Ranked 11th. 17% more than Germany 		6
Ranked 38th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 3.89
Ranked 38th. 25 times more than Germany 		0.157
Ranked 92nd.
Literacy > Definition age 5 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 3
Ranked 116th. The same as Germany 		3
Ranked 53th.
Literacy > Male 82.8%
Ranked 3rd. 		99%
Ranked 23th. 20% more than El Salvador
Spending > USD 713.36 million
Ranked 86th. 		157.95 billion
Ranked 3rd. 221 times more than El Salvador
High school > Private school share 16.32%
Ranked 54th. 86% more than Germany 		8.76%
Ranked 81st.
Spending > Proportion 3.31
Ranked 115th. 		4.28
Ranked 79th. 29% more than El Salvador
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 29.6
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Germany 		14.19
Ranked 121st.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 49th. 33% more than Germany 		3
Ranked 73th.
High school repeaters > Male 6.02
Ranked 44th. 89% more than Germany 		3.19
Ranked 56th.
Preschool enrollment rate 115.02
Ranked 23th. 10% more than Germany 		104.77
Ranked 65th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 2,288.88
Ranked 146th. 		113,236.01
Ranked 4th. 49 times more than El Salvador
Primary completion rate 87
Ranked 75th. 		94
Ranked 52nd. 8% more than El Salvador
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 113,366
Ranked 77th. 		2.33 million
Ranked 10th. 21 times more than El Salvador
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 120th. 50% more than Germany 		4
Ranked 191st.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 3.93
Ranked 71st. 		7.15
Ranked 36th. 82% more than El Salvador
Secondary education, teachers 24,556
Ranked 55th. 		584,535
Ranked 8th. 24 times more than El Salvador
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 24.05
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Germany 		10.2
Ranked 99th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 158th. 		6
Ranked 1st. Twice as much as El Salvador
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 3.31
Ranked 41st. 11 times more than Germany 		0.298
Ranked 102nd.
Spending per student > High school 9.09
Ranked 28th. 		20.66
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than El Salvador
Secondary education, general pupils 504,955
Ranked 64th. 		6.07 million
Ranked 12th. 12 times more than El Salvador
High school > Gender parity index 1
Ranked 50th. 6% more than Germany 		0.947
Ranked 110th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 2
Ranked 158th. 		44,305
Ranked 4th. 22153 times more than El Salvador
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 36%
Ranked 49th. 		39%
Ranked 19th. 8% more than El Salvador
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 1.43%
Ranked 102nd. 		4.1%
Ranked 72nd. 3 times more than El Salvador
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 18.87
Ranked 76th. 		28.3
Ranked 55th. 50% more than El Salvador
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 7
Ranked 34th. 17% more than Germany 		6
Ranked 50th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 20%
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Germany 		9.8%
Ranked 68th.
Children out of school, primary, male 20,719
Ranked 44th. 		24,606
Ranked 48th. 19% more than El Salvador
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 2.8%
Ranked 39th. 		4.6%
Ranked 58th. 64% more than El Salvador
High school > Students per teacher 24.35
Ranked 23th. 89% more than Germany 		12.88
Ranked 64th.
Secondary education > General pupils 416,339
Ranked 41st. 		6.59 million
Ranked 12th. 16 times more than El Salvador
Spending per student > Elementary school 8.5
Ranked 30th. 		16.08
Ranked 40th. 89% more than El Salvador
Secondary school starting age > Years 13
Ranked 28th. 30% more than Germany 		10
Ranked 186th.
High school starting age > Years 13
Ranked 28th. 30% more than Germany 		10
Ranked 162nd.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th. 82% more than Germany 		2.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 125th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 987,676
Ranked 74th. 		3.3 million
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than El Salvador
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 34.8%
Ranked 106th. 		96.2%
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than El Salvador
Elementary school graduate rate 75.7
Ranked 68th. 		95.63
Ranked 31st. 26% more than El Salvador
Public spending per student > Primary level 2
Ranked 67th. 		17.8
Ranked 22nd. 9 times more than El Salvador
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 95.56
Ranked 40th. 4% more than Germany 		92.04
Ranked 43th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 143.97
Ranked 40th. 4 times more than Germany 		36.55
Ranked 152nd.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.23
Ranked 40th. 19% more than Germany 		1.03
Ranked 60th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.03
Ranked 52nd. 5% more than Germany 		0.98
Ranked 80th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 17.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th. 		28.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 63% more than El Salvador
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.366
Ranked 155th. 		1.38
Ranked 98th. 4 times more than El Salvador
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 127th. 		9
Ranked 1st. 50% more than El Salvador
Teacher student ratio > High school 26.33
Ranked 14th. 99% more than Germany 		13.24
Ranked 55th.
Inequality adjusted index 0.429
Ranked 83th. 		0.927
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than El Salvador
High school repeaters > Female 3.44
Ranked 49th. 52% more than Germany 		2.26
Ranked 57th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 32.61
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Germany 		13.5
Ranked 103th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 66.4%
Ranked 78th. 		99.2%
Ranked 12th. 49% more than El Salvador
Elementary school > Enrolled students 993,795
Ranked 62nd. 		3.24 million
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than El Salvador
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 112th. 50% more than Germany 		4 years
Ranked 170th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $1,678.14
Ranked 52nd. 		$23,804.70
Ranked 11th. 14 times more than El Salvador
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 121.09
Ranked 23th. 22% more than Germany 		99.13
Ranked 79th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 80.71
Ranked 45th. 9% more than Germany 		74.21
Ranked 58th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 13
Ranked 28th. 30% more than Germany 		10
Ranked 193th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 10.11%
Ranked 71st. 2 times more than Germany 		4.34%
Ranked 98th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 97.28
Ranked 86th. 		99.62
Ranked 37th. 2% more than El Salvador
High school enrolment rate > Female 91.79
Ranked 56th. 		98.61
Ranked 27th. 7% more than El Salvador
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 95%
Ranked 64th. 		96%
Ranked 50th. 1% more than El Salvador
Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 121st. 		9
Ranked 1st. 50% more than El Salvador
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 10.4
Ranked 68th. 		42.5
Ranked 38th. 4 times more than El Salvador
Secondary education > Pupils 524,202
Ranked 37th. 		8.38 million
Ranked 9th. 16 times more than El Salvador
Primary education > Pupils 1.05 million
Ranked 43th. 		3.31 million
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than El Salvador
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 40.8%
Ranked 110th. 		96.9%
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than El Salvador
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 54.38%
Ranked 50th. 11% more than Germany 		49%
Ranked 81st.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 70.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 116th. 		102.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 44% more than El Salvador
Secondary education, vocational pupils 92,868
Ranked 55th. 		1.46 million
Ranked 8th. 16 times more than El Salvador
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 70.25%
Ranked 26th. 		78.06%
Ranked 35th. 11% more than El Salvador
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 29.29
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Germany 		11.82
Ranked 115th.
Secondary education > Teachers 21,083
Ranked 32nd. 		597,681.1
Ranked 7th. 28 times more than El Salvador
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 12 years
Ranked 69th. 		16 years
Ranked 11th. 33% more than El Salvador
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 462,501
Ranked 84th. 		8.45 million
Ranked 12th. 18 times more than El Salvador
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 0.342
Ranked 160th. 		536.81
Ranked 17th. 1572 times more than El Salvador
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 106th. 50% more than Germany 		4
Ranked 150th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 38,077
Ranked 49th. 9 times more than Germany 		4,196
Ranked 97th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 98.28%
Ranked 74th. About the same as Germany 		98.14%
Ranked 77th.
Public spending per student > Secondary level 26.4
Ranked 20th. 29% more than Germany 		20.5
Ranked 32nd.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 47.82%
Ranked 124th. 		48.6%
Ranked 70th. 2% more than El Salvador
Progression to secondary school 92.89%
Ranked 30th. 		98.71%
Ranked 25th. 6% more than El Salvador
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 95%
Ranked 62nd. 		96%
Ranked 47th. 1% more than El Salvador
High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 47th. The same as Germany 		16
Ranked 17th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 36th. 17% more than Germany 		6
Ranked 49th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 6.1
Ranked 44th. 5 times more than Germany 		1.27
Ranked 82nd.
School life expectancy > Male 9.7 years
Ranked 76th. 		15.5 years
Ranked 9th. 60% more than El Salvador
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 60.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th. 		79.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 58th. 32% more than El Salvador
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.151 per capita
Ranked 45th. 4 times more than Germany 		0.04 per capita
Ranked 162nd.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 164.39
Ranked 33th. 4 times more than Germany 		40.05
Ranked 166th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 94%
Ranked 64th. 		96%
Ranked 44th. 2% more than El Salvador
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 25.6
Ranked 62nd. 73% more than Germany 		14.8
Ranked 117th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 73%
Ranked 55th. 		86%
Ranked 9th. 18% more than El Salvador
Primary education > Teachers 35,315
Ranked 32nd. 		232,936.5
Ranked 17th. 7 times more than El Salvador
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 107,863
Ranked 18th. 		1.79 million
Ranked 5th. 17 times more than El Salvador
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 49.55%
Ranked 69th. 3% more than Germany 		48.25%
Ranked 106th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 11
Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Germany 		2.4
Ranked 64th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 105th. 50% more than Germany 		4
Ranked 157th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 5.82
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Germany 		2.82
Ranked 126th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 86.32
Ranked 31st. 		101.58
Ranked 33th. 18% more than El Salvador
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.1%
Ranked 100th. 		48.5%
Ranked 66th. 1% more than El Salvador
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $10.57 billion
Ranked 45th. 		$1.95 trillion
Ranked 3rd. 184 times more than El Salvador
Primary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 34th. 17% more than Germany 		6
Ranked 50th.
Scouting > Members 4,477
Ranked 100th. 		112,503
Ranked 14th. 25 times more than El Salvador
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 67.46%
Ranked 69th. 		82.97%
Ranked 41st. 23% more than El Salvador
High school > Share of total education spending 30.09%
Ranked 67th. 		45.55%
Ranked 13th. 51% more than El Salvador
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 39.3%
Ranked 18th. 		87.7%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than El Salvador
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 434,996
Ranked 66th. 		6.17 million
Ranked 11th. 14 times more than El Salvador
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 68.56
Ranked 51st. 		79.87
Ranked 57th. 16% more than El Salvador
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 3.47
Ranked 44th. 		7.24
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than El Salvador
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 96.44
Ranked 53th. 		99.78
Ranked 32nd. 3% more than El Salvador
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.954
Ranked 83th. 		0.995
Ranked 57th. 4% more than El Salvador
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 49.1%
Ranked 15th. 1% more than Germany 		48.4%
Ranked 82nd.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 0.0
Ranked 59th. 		15,897
Ranked 4th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 24.9
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Germany 		7.2
Ranked 56th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 76.98
Ranked 99th. 		102.4
Ranked 44th. 33% more than El Salvador
Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.711
Ranked 104th. 		1.37
Ranked 75th. 93% more than El Salvador
Primary completion rate > Women 87
Ranked 70th. 		94
Ranked 52nd. 8% more than El Salvador
School life expectancy > Female 9.9 years
Ranked 68th. 		15.2 years
Ranked 17th. 54% more than El Salvador
Elementary school repeaters > Male 7.12
Ranked 41st. 5 times more than Germany 		1.34
Ranked 82nd.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 5.01
Ranked 47th. 4 times more than Germany 		1.2
Ranked 80th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 64.6%
Ranked 68th. 		98.7%
Ranked 14th. 53% more than El Salvador
High school teachers 20,484
Ranked 55th. 		597,269
Ranked 8th. 29 times more than El Salvador
Elementary school teachers 30,474
Ranked 68th. 		239,761
Ranked 15th. 8 times more than El Salvador
High school enrolment rate > Male 91.65
Ranked 52nd. 		99.1
Ranked 23th. 8% more than El Salvador
Teachers' Day date 6/22/2011 10/5/2011
Primary completion rate > Men 86
Ranked 71st. 		94
Ranked 46th. 9% more than El Salvador
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 524,202
Ranked 67th. 		8.27 million
Ranked 8th. 16 times more than El Salvador
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 102.94
Ranked 35th. 5% more than Germany 		98.32
Ranked 92nd.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 76.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 		101.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 33% more than El Salvador
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 172.16
Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Germany 		40.06
Ranked 163th.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 29.1
Ranked 14th. 89% more than Germany 		15.4
Ranked 75th.
Repitition rate > Secondary level 0.9
Ranked 41st. 		2.1
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than El Salvador
Progression to secondary level 42
Ranked 23th. 		99.6
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than El Salvador
Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita 11.31%
Ranked 78th. 		24.68%
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than El Salvador
Secondary education > Vocational pupils per 1000 17.76
Ranked 6th. 		21.71
Ranked 26th. 22% more than El Salvador
Repeaters, secondary, male > % of male enrollment 5.88%
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than Germany 		2.66%
Ranked 67th.
School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 9.75%
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Germany 		2.86%
Ranked 96th.
School enrollment, tertiary > % gross 24.52%
Ranked 74th. 		56.53%
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than El Salvador
Repeaters, secondary, total > % of total enrollment 4.62%
Ranked 46th. 2 times more than Germany 		2.25%
Ranked 69th.
Progression to secondary school, female > % 93.49%
Ranked 59th. 		98.61%
Ranked 34th. 5% more than El Salvador
Total enrollment, primary > % net 95.03%
Ranked 66th. 		99.76%
Ranked 6th. 5% more than El Salvador
Total enrollment, primary, female > % net 95.19%
Ranked 49th. 		98.98%
Ranked 11th. 4% more than El Salvador
Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment 5.76%
Ranked 45th. 12 times more than Germany 		0.496%
Ranked 100th.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group 111.08%
Ranked 38th. 12% more than Germany 		99.3%
Ranked 87th.
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 116.03%
Ranked 24th. 15% more than Germany 		101.03%
Ranked 99th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross 49.71% gross
Ranked 36th. 		97.37% gross
Ranked 17th. 96% more than El Salvador
Secondary education > Teachers > % female 49.42% female
Ranked 44th. 		55.6% female
Ranked 62nd. 13% more than El Salvador
Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 32.2%
Ranked 6th. 4% more than Germany 		30.9%
Ranked 38th.
Progression to secondary school > Male 92.78%
Ranked 27th. 		98.79%
Ranked 20th. 6% more than El Salvador
Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.152 per capita
Ranked 36th. 4 times more than Germany 		0.04 per capita
Ranked 163th.
High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher 23.03
Ranked 12th. 53% more than Germany 		15.02
Ranked 35th.
High school teachers > % female 51.95%
Ranked 60th. 		57.6%
Ranked 46th. 11% more than El Salvador
High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 53%
Ranked 43th. 		59%
Ranked 21st. 11% more than El Salvador
Elementary school graduate rate > Male 73.85
Ranked 61st. 		95.19
Ranked 27th. 29% more than El Salvador
Secondary education, teachers > % female 52.83%
Ranked 58th. 		59.78%
Ranked 38th. 13% more than El Salvador
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people 0.0
Ranked 58th. 		194.35
Ranked 9th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 48.16%
Ranked 95th. 		48.61%
Ranked 63th. 1% more than El Salvador
Elementary school teachers > % female 72.84%
Ranked 70th. 		85.2%
Ranked 34th. 17% more than El Salvador
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males None
None

Secondary education, teachers, female 12,973
Ranked 50th. 		349,459
Ranked 6th. 27 times more than El Salvador
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 23.48%
Ranked 55th. 		49.91%
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than El Salvador
Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 3.31%
Ranked 52nd. 80% more than Germany 		1.84%
Ranked 69th.
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 67.3%
Ranked 97th. 		99.13%
Ranked 38th. 47% more than El Salvador
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 11.22%
Ranked 38th. 		25.6%
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than El Salvador
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 13.13%
Ranked 58th. 23% more than Germany 		10.69%
Ranked 78th.
Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 45.6%
Ranked 21st. 		57.4%
Ranked 21st. 26% more than El Salvador
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 50.62% gross
Ranked 36th. 		96.77% gross
Ranked 19th. 91% more than El Salvador
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 96.48%
Ranked 36th. 		99.28%
Ranked 9th. 3% more than El Salvador
Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 82.11%
Ranked 64th. 		96.3%
Ranked 31st. 17% more than El Salvador
School enrollment > Primary > % gross 113.14% gross
Ranked 26th. 13% more than Germany 		100.18% gross
Ranked 103th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 86.11%
Ranked 62nd. 		96.96%
Ranked 28th. 13% more than El Salvador
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 93.58%
Ranked 45th. 		97.55%
Ranked 20th. 4% more than El Salvador
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 63.7% gross
Ranked 56th. 		99.43% gross
Ranked 30th. 56% more than El Salvador
School enrollment, primary > % gross 113.53%
Ranked 29th. 13% more than Germany 		100.76%
Ranked 92nd.
Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group 86.56%
Ranked 52nd. 		95.81%
Ranked 60th. 11% more than El Salvador
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 17.96%
Ranked 46th. 2 times more than Germany 		8.62%
Ranked 69th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 24.56%
Ranked 56th. 		47.17%
Ranked 10th. 92% more than El Salvador
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 25.54%
Ranked 57th. 		44.29%
Ranked 18th. 73% more than El Salvador
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 95.59%
Ranked 52nd. 		99.87%
Ranked 2nd. 4% more than El Salvador
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 54.24%
Ranked 62nd. 		88.95%
Ranked 5th. 64% more than El Salvador

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