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  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Homeschooling legal status: Legal status of homeschooling.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall: Overall.

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  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills: Overall.

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  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve: Access and retrieve.

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  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Schools connected to the Internet: Schools connected to the Internet are the share of primary and secondary schools in the country that have access to the Internet.
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret: Integrate and interpret.

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  • 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.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts: Continuous texts.

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  • Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts: Non-continuous texts.

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  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate: Reflect and evaluate.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • 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.
  • Library books 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.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion 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 > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Homeschooling prevalance: Prevalence of homeschooling.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 employees per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • 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).
  • Education spending > % of GDP: Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP, 2000-2002)
  • 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.
  • Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita: 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education 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)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • 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.
  • Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Primary is the total public expenditure per student in primary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • 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.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Participation > 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 > 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."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > 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. 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."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > 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 organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • 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.
  • Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita: 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.
  • 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.
  • Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita: 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). 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 as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • 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.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • School enrollment > 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, 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.
  • 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 > % 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.
  • Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. 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 primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for lower secondary (middle school) education.
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STAT Estonia Netherlands HISTORY
Children out of school, primary 2,112
Ranked 98th. 3 times more than Netherlands 		776
Ranked 107th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 1.58
Ranked 86th. 34 times more than Netherlands 		0.0465
Ranked 115th.
Children out of school, primary, female 994
Ranked 92nd. 		11,924
Ranked 61st. 12 times more than Estonia
College and university > Gender parity index 1.63
Ranked 13th. 45% more than Netherlands 		1.12
Ranked 71st.
College and university > Share of total education spending 21.74%
Ranked 47th. 		28.05%
Ranked 17th. 29% more than Estonia
Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 120th. 		13
Ranked 9th. 44% more than Estonia
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.68%
Ranked 36th. 		5.96%
Ranked 29th. 5% more than Estonia
High school enrolment rate 98.14
Ranked 35th. The same as Netherlands 		98.12
Ranked 32nd.
Homeschooling legal status Legal under restrictive conditions, only allowed for exceptional cases. public education is mandatory, with some exceptions.
Literacy > Total population 99.8%
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than Netherlands 		99%
Ranked 29th.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 103th. The same as Netherlands 		6
Ranked 139th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.63
Ranked 66th. 11% more than Netherlands 		4.15
Ranked 69th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 11.72
Ranked 118th. 		18.36
Ranked 99th. 57% more than Estonia
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 8.76
Ranked 89th. 		13.57
Ranked 59th. 55% more than Estonia
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 133th. The same as Netherlands 		6
Ranked 160th.
Literacy > Female 99.8%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Netherlands 		99%
Ranked 28th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.742
Ranked 84th. 2% more than Netherlands 		0.729
Ranked 86th.
College and university > Gender ratio 168.59
Ranked 12th. 52% more than Netherlands 		110.84
Ranked 57th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 4
Ranked 17th. Twice as much as Netherlands 		2
Ranked 186th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 9.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 34% more than Netherlands 		6.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th.
Duration of compulsory education 9 years
Ranked 87th. 		13 years
Ranked 5th. 44% more than Estonia
Secondary education, pupils 95,331
Ranked 115th. 		1.54 million
Ranked 40th. 16 times more than Estonia
College and university > Private school share 83.85%
Ranked 11th. 		100%
Ranked 5th. 19% more than Estonia
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.97
Ranked 109th. 		0.98
Ranked 76th. 1% more than Estonia
School life expectancy > Total 14.1 years
Ranked 29th. 		15.9 years
Ranked 7th. 13% more than Estonia
Primary education, teachers 6,200
Ranked 101st. 		63,872
Ranked 43th. 10 times more than Estonia
Primary education, pupils 72,955
Ranked 136th. 		1.29 million
Ranked 62nd. 18 times more than Estonia
Tertiary enrollment 57.5%
Ranked 13th. 5% more than Netherlands 		55%
Ranked 16th.
Spending per student > College and university 21.28
Ranked 38th. 		43.92
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Estonia
High school > Gender ratio 102.94
Ranked 39th. 5% more than Netherlands 		98.2
Ranked 69th.
Compulsary education starting age 7
Ranked 25th. 40% more than Netherlands 		5
Ranked 178th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 6.54
Ranked 28th. 8 times more than Netherlands 		0.813
Ranked 74th.
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 107th. The same as Netherlands 		3
Ranked 135th.
Literacy > Male 99.8%
Ranked 5th. 1% more than Netherlands 		99%
Ranked 38th.
Spending > USD 993.84 million
Ranked 75th. 		42.53 billion
Ranked 14th. 43 times more than Estonia
High school > Private school share 3.31%
Ranked 107th. 		82.79%
Ranked 5th. 25 times more than Estonia
Spending > Proportion 4.61
Ranked 66th. 		4.85
Ranked 53th. 5% more than Estonia
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 14.11
Ranked 136th. 		17.17
Ranked 120th. 22% more than Estonia
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 163th. 		4
Ranked 58th. 33% more than Estonia
High school repeaters > Male 4.2
Ranked 49th. 		5.53
Ranked 46th. 32% more than Estonia
Preschool enrollment rate 100.16
Ranked 87th. 		106.9
Ranked 53th. 7% more than Estonia
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 4,126.64
Ranked 120th. 		13,388.96
Ranked 60th. 3 times more than Estonia
Primary completion rate 104
Ranked 16th. 4% more than Netherlands 		100
Ranked 41st.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 63,625
Ranked 90th. 		526,767
Ranked 36th. 8 times more than Estonia
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 501
Ranked 12th. 		508
Ranked 8th. 1% more than Estonia
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 108th. The same as Netherlands 		6
Ranked 147th.
Children out of school > Primary 3,221
Ranked 93th. 		13,817
Ranked 69th. 4 times more than Estonia
Secondary education, teachers 10,344
Ranked 68th. 		113,370
Ranked 24th. 11 times more than Estonia
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 7.72
Ranked 29th. 14% more than Netherlands 		6.79
Ranked 40th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 5.67
Ranked 119th. 		15
Ranked 72nd. 3 times more than Estonia
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 149th. The same as Netherlands 		3
Ranked 180th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.834
Ranked 82nd. 3 times more than Netherlands 		0.27
Ranked 96th.
Spending per student > High school 24.42
Ranked 19th. 		25.41
Ranked 23th. 4% more than Estonia
Secondary education, general pupils 76,645
Ranked 122nd. 		790,048
Ranked 50th. 10 times more than Estonia
High school > Gender parity index 1
Ranked 79th. 1% more than Netherlands 		0.988
Ranked 86th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 501
Ranked 12th. 		508
Ranked 8th. 1% more than Estonia
Scientific and technical journal articles 368
Ranked 55th. 		13,475
Ranked 13th. 37 times more than Estonia
Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 503
Ranked 15th. 		519
Ranked 6th. 3% more than Estonia
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 48%
Ranked 1st. 20% more than Netherlands 		40%
Ranked 17th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 5.76%
Ranked 63th. 3 times more than Netherlands 		1.72%
Ranked 98th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 46.83
Ranked 16th. 44% more than Netherlands 		32.62
Ranked 42nd.
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 7
Ranked 30th. 17% more than Netherlands 		6
Ranked 171st.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 14.9%
Ranked 39th. 33% more than Netherlands 		11.2%
Ranked 60th.
Children out of school, primary, male 1,118
Ranked 92nd. 		4,421
Ranked 78th. 4 times more than Estonia
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5.6%
Ranked 33th. 2% more than Netherlands 		5.5%
Ranked 39th.
High school > Students per teacher 8.76
Ranked 90th. 		13.57
Ranked 61st. 55% more than Estonia
Secondary education > General pupils 106,986
Ranked 116th. 		672,103
Ranked 56th. 6 times more than Estonia
Spending per student > Elementary school 20.44
Ranked 23th. 15% more than Netherlands 		17.76
Ranked 31st.
Secondary school starting age > Years 13
Ranked 25th. 8% more than Netherlands 		12
Ranked 129th.
High school starting age > Years 13
Ranked 25th. 8% more than Netherlands 		12
Ranked 117th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th. 36% more than Netherlands 		4.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 100,171
Ranked 136th. 		1.29 million
Ranked 65th. 13 times more than Estonia
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 94.4%
Ranked 15th. 8% more than Netherlands 		87.5%
Ranked 30th.
Elementary school graduate rate 98.26
Ranked 18th. 		98.34
Ranked 19th. The same as Estonia
Schools connected to the Internet 75%
Ranked 15th. 		92%
Ranked 17th. 23% more than Estonia
Public spending per student > Primary level 24.5
Ranked 8th. 59% more than Netherlands 		15.4
Ranked 31st.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 54.44
Ranked 137th. 		77.38
Ranked 98th. 42% more than Estonia
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 71.13
Ranked 111th. 		92.19
Ranked 42nd. 30% more than Estonia
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.68
Ranked 14th. 56% more than Netherlands 		1.08
Ranked 55th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.02
Ranked 68th. 4% more than Netherlands 		0.98
Ranked 84th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 46.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 44% more than Netherlands 		32.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 3.08
Ranked 64th. 4 times more than Netherlands 		0.802
Ranked 124th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 119th. The same as Netherlands 		6
Ranked 141st.
Teacher student ratio > High school 9.41
Ranked 86th. 		13.32
Ranked 72nd. 42% more than Estonia
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 2.39
Ranked 77th. 3 times more than Netherlands 		0.849
Ranked 100th.
Inequality adjusted index 0.894
Ranked 9th. 		0.897
Ranked 8th. About the same as Estonia
High school repeaters > Female 3.44
Ranked 48th. 		3.92
Ranked 46th. 14% more than Estonia
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 12.15
Ranked 113th. 		17.17
Ranked 108th. 41% more than Estonia
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 98.8%
Ranked 15th. 1% more than Netherlands 		98.3%
Ranked 18th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 74,629
Ranked 119th. 		1.29 million
Ranked 59th. 17 times more than Estonia
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 101st. The same as Netherlands 		6 years
Ranked 138th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $6,228.96
Ranked 33th. 		$27,461.55
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Estonia
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 102.22
Ranked 61st. 1% more than Netherlands 		101.07
Ranked 64th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 57.19
Ranked 107th. 21% more than Netherlands 		47.33
Ranked 130th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 500
Ranked 15th. 		504
Ranked 8th. 1% more than Estonia
High school > Lower secondary starting age 13
Ranked 25th. 8% more than Netherlands 		12
Ranked 132nd.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 4.07%
Ranked 106th. 		68.91%
Ranked 6th. 17 times more than Estonia
Elementary school > Gender ratio 98.72
Ranked 61st. 1% more than Netherlands 		98.18
Ranked 71st.
High school enrolment rate > Female 99
Ranked 21st. 		100
Ranked 11th. 1% more than Estonia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 97%
Ranked 45th. 		99%
Ranked 24th. 2% more than Estonia
Duration of education > Secondary level 5
Ranked 166th. 		6
Ranked 135th. 20% more than Estonia
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 33
Ranked 44th. 		43
Ranked 37th. 30% more than Estonia
Primary education > Pupils 92,098
Ranked 132nd. 		1.28 million
Ranked 61st. 14 times more than Estonia
Secondary education > Pupils 124,382
Ranked 109th. 		1.4 million
Ranked 40th. 11 times more than Estonia
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 94.6%
Ranked 20th. 5% more than Netherlands 		90.4%
Ranked 29th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 90.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 3% more than Netherlands 		87.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 61.54%
Ranked 14th. 21% more than Netherlands 		51.01%
Ranked 74th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 18,686
Ranked 86th. 		748,850
Ranked 15th. 40 times more than Estonia
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 11.72
Ranked 120th. 		18.36
Ranked 97th. 57% more than Estonia
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 66.19%
Ranked 57th. 		78.97%
Ranked 29th. 19% more than Estonia
Secondary education > Teachers 12,259
Ranked 80th. 		109,661
Ranked 31st. 9 times more than Estonia
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 16 years
Ranked 21st. The same as Netherlands 		16 years
Ranked 23th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 98.57
Ranked 12th. 		99.52
Ranked 7th. 1% more than Estonia
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 123,074
Ranked 121st. 		1.42 million
Ranked 45th. 11 times more than Estonia
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 271.88
Ranked 27th. 		830.49
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Estonia
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 497
Ranked 17th. 		506
Ranked 8th. 2% more than Estonia
Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 512
Ranked 9th. 		514
Ranked 8th. About the same as Estonia
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 97th. The same as Netherlands 		6
Ranked 127th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 101.17%
Ranked 36th. 3% more than Netherlands 		98.19%
Ranked 76th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 2,592
Ranked 90th. 		12,705
Ranked 67th. 5 times more than Estonia
Public spending per student > Secondary level 30.8
Ranked 8th. 41% more than Netherlands 		21.8
Ranked 29th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 47.72%
Ranked 127th. 		48.22%
Ranked 103th. 1% more than Estonia
Progression to secondary school 96.3%
Ranked 47th. 		98.12%
Ranked 35th. 2% more than Estonia
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 2.39 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th. 3 times more than Netherlands 		0.849 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd.
Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 503
Ranked 13th. 		510
Ranked 9th. 1% more than Estonia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 98%
Ranked 31st. The same as Netherlands 		98%
Ranked 36th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 42nd. 7% more than Netherlands 		15
Ranked 162nd.
Elementary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 32nd. 17% more than Netherlands 		6
Ranked 149th.
Library books 2.28 million
Ranked 24th. 		2.66 million
Ranked 6th. 16% more than Estonia
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.89
Ranked 84th. 		2.18
Ranked 67th. 2 times more than Estonia
School life expectancy > Male 13.6 years
Ranked 30th. 		16 years
Ranked 5th. 18% more than Estonia
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 79.31 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th. 92% more than Netherlands 		41.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 136th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.074 per capita
Ranked 135th. 		0.08 per capita
Ranked 125th. 8% more than Estonia
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 73.73
Ranked 137th. 		79.92
Ranked 125th. 8% more than Estonia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 97%
Ranked 41st. 		99%
Ranked 30th. 2% more than Estonia
Library books per 1000 1,660.87
Ranked 6th. 10 times more than Netherlands 		169.09
Ranked 4th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 14.1
Ranked 120th. 44% more than Netherlands 		9.8
Ranked 135th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 17,396
Ranked 85th. 		724,593
Ranked 16th. 42 times more than Estonia
Primary education > Teachers 7,702
Ranked 112th. 		63,022
Ranked 49th. 8 times more than Estonia
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 49.72%
Ranked 63th. 2% more than Netherlands 		48.55%
Ranked 96th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 1.8
Ranked 72nd. 		68.4
Ranked 3rd. 38 times more than Estonia
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 95th. The same as Netherlands 		6
Ranked 127th.
Library employees 522
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Netherlands 		250
Ranked 6th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 5.67
Ranked 50th. 36% more than Netherlands 		4.18
Ranked 82nd.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 92.18
Ranked 57th. 7% more than Netherlands 		85.78
Ranked 65th.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 0.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 85th. 46% more than Netherlands 		0.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 92nd.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 47.7%
Ranked 108th. 		48.3%
Ranked 91st. 1% more than Estonia
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $8.35 billion
Ranked 73th. 		$456.28 billion
Ranked 14th. 55 times more than Estonia
Primary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 30th. 17% more than Netherlands 		6
Ranked 169th.
Scouting > Members 1,423
Ranked 134th. 		47,655
Ranked 27th. 33 times more than Estonia
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 71.31%
Ranked 55th. 		84%
Ranked 38th. 18% more than Estonia
High school > Share of total education spending 40.13%
Ranked 29th. 		40.68%
Ranked 27th. 1% more than Estonia
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 82.8%
Ranked 25th. 		89.9%
Ranked 11th. 9% more than Estonia
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 87,298
Ranked 103th. 		775,682
Ranked 49th. 9 times more than Estonia
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 9.02
Ranked 20th. 34% more than Netherlands 		6.74
Ranked 46th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 79.29
Ranked 59th. 92% more than Netherlands 		41.28
Ranked 134th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 97.06
Ranked 95th. 		97.43
Ranked 90th. About the same as Estonia
Children out of school > Primary > Male 1,886
Ranked 86th. 		2,740
Ranked 81st. 45% more than Estonia
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.988
Ranked 81st. 		0.991
Ranked 71st. About the same as Estonia
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 49.5%
Ranked 64th. 3% more than Netherlands 		48.1%
Ranked 90th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 0.7
Ranked 23th. 		75.1
Ranked 5th. 107 times more than Estonia
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 90.59
Ranked 71st. 3% more than Netherlands 		87.63
Ranked 81st.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 1.06
Ranked 87th. 		2.84
Ranked 50th. 3 times more than Estonia
Primary completion rate > Women 103
Ranked 22nd. 4% more than Netherlands 		99
Ranked 43th.
School life expectancy > Female 14.5 years
Ranked 25th. 		15.8 years
Ranked 10th. 9% more than Estonia
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.46
Ranked 93th. 		1.77
Ranked 55th. 4 times more than Estonia
Elementary school repeaters > Male 1.29
Ranked 83th. 		2.58
Ranked 54th. Twice as much as Estonia
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 98.6%
Ranked 16th. 		98.8%
Ranked 10th. About the same as Estonia
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 1.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 74th. 8 times more than Netherlands 		0.168 per 1,000 people
Ranked 106th.
Elementary school teachers 6,141
Ranked 98th. 		79,000
Ranked 22nd. 13 times more than Estonia
High school teachers 11,272
Ranked 67th. 		108,440
Ranked 29th. 10 times more than Estonia
Homeschooling prevalance fewer than 100 Around 400 children exempt*
High school enrolment rate > Male 97.35
Ranked 35th. 1% more than Netherlands 		96.36
Ranked 38th.
Primary completion rate > Men 106
Ranked 12th. 5% more than Netherlands 		101
Ranked 33th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 124,493
Ranked 106th. 		1.41 million
Ranked 37th. 11 times more than Estonia
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 68.26
Ranked 140th. 		78.8
Ranked 120th. 15% more than Estonia
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 102.19
Ranked 56th. 4% more than Netherlands 		98.37
Ranked 90th.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 92.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th. 7% more than Netherlands 		85.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Library employees per million 379.46
Ranked 3rd. 24 times more than Netherlands 		15.92
Ranked 2nd.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 94.06% net
Ranked 48th. 		97.97% net
Ranked 19th. 4% more than Estonia
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 94.21% net
Ranked 53th. 		99.39% net
Ranked 8th. 5% more than Estonia
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 67.74%
Ranked 47th. 		74.06%
Ranked 22nd. 9% more than Estonia
Primary education, teachers > % female 92.94%
Ranked 13th. 44% more than Netherlands 		64.54%
Ranked 57th.
Tertiary education, teachers > % female 48.47%
Ranked 15th. 23% more than Netherlands 		39.54%
Ranked 53th.
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 14%
Ranked 48th. 20% more than Netherlands 		11.65%
Ranked 65th.
Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 46.9%
Ranked 24th. 11% more than Netherlands 		42.2%
Ranked 28th.
Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 56.9%
Ranked 23th. 49% more than Netherlands 		38.3%
Ranked 61st.
Education spending > % of GDP 5.7%
Ranked 39th. 12% more than Netherlands 		5.1%
Ranked 57th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 114.35% gross
Ranked 5th. 29% more than Netherlands 		88.88% gross
Ranked 31st.
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 167.75
Ranked 12th. 55% more than Netherlands 		108.07
Ranked 72nd.
Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita 27.66%
Ranked 19th. 17% more than Netherlands 		23.6%
Ranked 32nd.
Secondary education > Pupils > % female 49.37% female
Ranked 52nd. 2% more than Netherlands 		48.5% female
Ranked 80th.
Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group 101.47%
Ranked 28th. 2% more than Netherlands 		99.9%
Ranked 39th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 93.99%
Ranked 45th. 		98.37%
Ranked 13th. 5% more than Estonia
Government spending on education > % of government spending 13.94%
Ranked 37th. 16% more than Netherlands 		11.98%
Ranked 62nd.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 99.49%
Ranked 86th. 		105.89%
Ranked 53th. 6% more than Estonia
Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort 98.52%
Ranked 14th. 		100%
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Estonia
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 17 years
Ranked 16th. 6% more than Netherlands 		16 years
Ranked 30th.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 99.74%
Ranked 63th. 1% more than Netherlands 		98.89%
Ranked 68th.
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 88.72%
Ranked 40th. 		89.54%
Ranked 34th. 1% more than Estonia
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 90.42%
Ranked 40th. About the same as Netherlands 		90.01%
Ranked 35th.
Secondary education, pupils > % female 48.63%
Ranked 85th. About the same as Netherlands 		48.47%
Ranked 72nd.
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 25.64%
Ranked 13th. 38% more than Netherlands 		18.6%
Ranked 41st.
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 13.94
Ranked 47th. 		44.86
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Estonia
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 5.94
Ranked 13th. 78% more than Netherlands 		3.34
Ranked 50th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 99.78%
Ranked 73th. 1% more than Netherlands 		98.79%
Ranked 70th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 99.61%
Ranked 51st. 1% more than Netherlands 		99.05%
Ranked 63th.
Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 95.16%
Ranked 23th. 		100.3%
Ranked 17th. 5% more than Estonia
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net 94.33%
Ranked 47th. 		98.75%
Ranked 10th. 5% more than Estonia
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 100.79%
Ranked 89th. 		107.85%
Ranked 54th. 7% more than Estonia
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 94.66%
Ranked 44th. 		99.11%
Ranked 10th. 5% more than Estonia
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 3.04%
Ranked 94th. 		68.91%
Ranked 5th. 23 times more than Estonia
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 5.14% of GNI
Ranked 50th. 5% more than Netherlands 		4.91% of GNI
Ranked 55th.
Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 5.67%
Ranked 38th. 7% more than Netherlands 		5.32%
Ranked 45th.
Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment 20.9%
Ranked 25th. 		46.3%
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Estonia
Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment 62.1%
Ranked 10th. 77% more than Netherlands 		35.1%
Ranked 51st.
Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita 20.14%
Ranked 26th. 8% more than Netherlands 		18.66%
Ranked 30th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 97.1% gross
Ranked 30th. 		119.71% gross
Ranked 4th. 23% more than Estonia
Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita 23.22%
Ranked 51st. 		42.96%
Ranked 25th. 85% more than Estonia
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 98.9%
Ranked 14th. 1% more than Netherlands 		97.8%
Ranked 21st.
School enrollment > Primary > % net 94.14% net
Ranked 49th. 		98.7% net
Ranked 11th. 5% more than Estonia
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 98.14% gross
Ranked 30th. 		118.75% gross
Ranked 4th. 21% more than Estonia
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 44.3%
Ranked 56th. 		58.9%
Ranked 16th. 33% more than Estonia
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 15 years
Ranked 30th. 		17 years
Ranked 8th. 13% more than Estonia
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 164.79%
Ranked 13th. 48% more than Netherlands 		111.14%
Ranked 64th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 97.5%
Ranked 30th. 		98.22%
Ranked 17th. 1% more than Estonia
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 99.23% gross
Ranked 31st. 		117.76% gross
Ranked 5th. 19% more than Estonia
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 95.15%
Ranked 36th. 		99.08%
Ranked 9th. 4% more than Estonia
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 97.63%
Ranked 28th. 		98.19%
Ranked 17th. 1% more than Estonia
School enrollment > Primary > % gross 99.91% gross
Ranked 104th. 		107.42% gross
Ranked 52nd. 8% more than Estonia
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 0.824%
Ranked 101st. 		2.58%
Ranked 55th. 3 times more than Estonia
High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher 8.4
Ranked 76th. 		15.22
Ranked 15th. 81% more than Estonia

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  • Over the years, Africa has had some of the worst literacy rates on Earth; up to 50% of the population is illiterate in some countries.

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