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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.
Average IQ: Average IQ of different countries according to the controversial book "IQ and the Wealth of Nations".
Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
Teachers as percentage of labor force: The percentage share of the total labor force who are classroom, academic staff, and other teachers. Data for 1999.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall: Overall.
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Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
Mathematical literacy: Mathematical literacy mean value of performance scale 15 years old 2000
High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Scientific literacy: Scientific literacy mean value of performance scale 15 years old (2000)
Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
Reading literacy: Reading literacy mean value of performance scale (15 years old, 2000)
High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills: Overall.
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Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve: Access and retrieve.
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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.
Educational attainment > Tertiary: Percentage of adult population (aged 25-64) educated till tertiary level (year 2000).
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
Schools connected to the Internet: Schools connected to the Internet are the share of primary and secondary schools in the country that have access to the Internet.
Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
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.
Universities > Top 100: Number of universities in the top 100
Student attitude > Dislike of school: Percentage of schoolgoing children who do not like going to school (2000).
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
Class size > Age 13: The average number of 13-year-old students per class.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11: Intended hours of instruction per year for 11 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12: Intended hours of instruction per year for 12 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret: Integrate and interpret.
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Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
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.
Spending per secondary school student: Secondary school spending per pupil in 1998, converted into US dollars by purchasing power parity.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts: Continuous texts.
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Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts: Non-continuous texts.
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Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
Expected duration of education for all students: Expected years of schooling for a 5-year-old under current conditions, excluding education for children under 5. Data for 2000.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
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.
Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate: Reflect and evaluate.
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Educational attainment > Senior secondary: Percentage of adult population (aged 25-64) educated till senior secondary level (year 2000).
High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
Student attitude > Find school boring: Percentage of students who do find school boring (2000).
Teaching weeks per year > Primary: Average number of weeks taught per year by primary level teachers. Data for 2000.
Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
Universities > Top 200: Number of universities in the top 200
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Primary teacher salary > Starting: Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary education, in equivalent US dollars converted using PPPs. Data for 1999.
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD: Research and development (R&D) comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. R&D is a term covering three activities: basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view. Applied research is also original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective. Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and/or practical experience, which is directed to producing new materials, products or devices, to installing new processes, systems and services, or to improving substantially those already produced or installed.
The main aggregate used for international comparisons is gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD). This consists of the total expenditure (current and capital) on R&D by all resident companies, research institutes, university and government laboratories, etc. It excludes R&D expenditures financed by domestic firms but performed abroad.
Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge per million: Investment in knowledge is defined and calculated as the sum of expenditure on R&D, on total higher education (public and private) and on software. Simple summation of the three components would lead to overestimation of the investment in knowledge owing to overlaps (R&D and software, R&D and education, software and education). Therefore, data reported here have been adjusted to exclude the overlaps between components.
Note that as the term is used here, "investment” has a broader connotation than its usual meaning in economic statistics. It includes current expenditures, such as on education and R&D, as well as capital outlays, such as purchases of software and construction of school buildings. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
Students from households with computer > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one computer.
Expenditure on education > Change in expenditure on education > Expenditure in tertiary education: The indicator shows direct public and private expenditure on educational institutions in relation to the number of full-time equivalent students enrolled in these institutions. Public subsidies for students’ living expenses have been excluded to ensure international comparability of the data.
Expenditure on education per student is obtained by dividing the total expenditure on educational institutions by the number of full-time equivalents students. Only those educational institutions and programmes are taken into account for which both enrolment and expenditure data are available.
Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
Educational attainment > Junior secondary: Percentage of adult population (aged 25-64) educated till junior secondary level (year 2000).
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10: Intended hours of instruction per year for 10 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
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.
Student attitude > Report class disorder: Percentage of students who report high noise level and disorder in classes (2000).
Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge: Investment in knowledge is defined and calculated as the sum of expenditure on R&D, on total higher education (public and private) and on software. Simple summation of the three components would lead to overestimation of the investment in knowledge owing to overlaps (R&D and software, R&D and education, software and education). Therefore, data reported here have been adjusted to exclude the overlaps between components.
Note that as the term is used here, "investment” has a broader connotation than its usual meaning in economic statistics. It includes current expenditures, such as on education and R&D, as well as capital outlays, such as purchases of software and construction of school buildings.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
Universities > Top 50 per million: Number of universities in the top 50. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Universities > Top 200 per million: Number of universities in the top 200. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology: Intended instruction time spent studying technology, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
Spending per primary school student: Primary school spending per pupil in 1998, converted into US dollars by purchasing power parity.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13: Intended hours of instruction per year for 14 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9: Intended hours of instruction per year for 9 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
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.
Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64: For each age group shown, those who have completed tertiary education are shown as a percentage of all persons in that age group. Tertiary education includes both tertiary-type "A programmes”, which are largely theoretically-based and designed to provide qualifications for entry to advanced research programmes and professions with high skill requirements, as well as tertiary-type "B programmes” which are classified at the same level of competencies as tertiary-type A programmes but are more occupationally-oriented and lead to direct labour market access. The tertiary attainment profiles are based on the percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 that has completed that level of education.
Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning science: Intended instruction time spent studying science, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
Universities > Top 50 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 50 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 14.1 billion $ gross domestic product.
Universities > Top 50: Number of universities in the top 50
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."
High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Primary teacher salary > After 15 years: Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary education, in equivalent US dollars converted using PPPs. Data for 1999.
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13: The average number of years of teaching experience, for teachers of students aged 13.
Homeschooling prevalance: Prevalence of homeschooling.
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13: Percentage of 13 year-old students who come from households owning more than 25 books.
Students from households with computer > Age 13 per million: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one computer. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
Universities > Top 100 per million: Number of universities in the top 100. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 15 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
Students from households with study desk > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one study desk.
Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 20 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills: Intended instruction time spent studying vocational skills, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 200 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
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.
Students from households with calculator > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households containing at least one calculator.
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.
Share of university qualifications awarded to females: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million: Research and development (R&D) comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. R&D is a term covering three activities: basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view. Applied research is also original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective. Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and/or practical experience, which is directed to producing new materials, products or devices, to installing new processes, systems and services, or to improving substantially those already produced or installed.
The main aggregate used for international comparisons is gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD). This consists of the total expenditure (current and capital) on R&D by all resident companies, research institutes, university and government laboratories, etc. It excludes R&D expenditures financed by domestic firms but performed abroad. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Young longtext readers: Share of 15-year-olds who are frequent longtext readers(2000)
Young shorttext readers: Share of 15-year-olds who are frequent shorttext (particularly comics) readers (2000)
Primary teacher salary > Starting per 1000: Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary education, in equivalent US dollars converted using PPPs. Data for 1999. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 30-39: Percentage of primary teachers who are aged 30-39. Data for 1999.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages: Intended instruction time spent studying modern foreign languages, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
Spending per secondary school student > Per $ GDP: Secondary school spending per pupil in 1998, converted into US dollars by purchasing power parity. Per $ GDP figures expressed per $1,000 of Gross Domestic Product.
Library members per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Library employees per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Universities > Top 100 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 100 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 14.1 billion $ gross domestic product.
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 per million: Percentage of 13 year-old students who come from households owning more than 25 books. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Students from households with dictionary > Age 13: The percentage of 13-year-old students who come from a household with a dictionary.
Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students whose mothers have at least secondary education.
Students living with mother > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who live with their mother.
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 19 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 16 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
Female teachers > Lower secondary: Percentage share of lower secondary level teachers at who are female. Data for 2000.
Expected duration of education for males: Expected years of schooling for a male 5-year-old under current conditions, excluding education for children under 5. Data for 2000.
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.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning social studies: Intended instruction time spent studying socail studies, or equivalent, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to school staff salaries.
Total expenditure as % of GDP: Total expenditure on education per year per country as % of GDP (Year 2000).
High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for upper secondary (high school) education.
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Total is the total enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total 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, primary > % net: School enrollment, primary (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Total is the ratio of children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the total population of the official primary school age.
School enrollment, secondary > % gross: School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Total is the total enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the 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.
School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary: School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary). Percentage of private enrolment. Secondary is the enrolment in private secondary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in secondary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Female is the total female enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
Primary completion rate > Female > % 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.
Primary completion rate > Male > % 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.
Repetition rate > Primary > % of total enrollment: 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.
Progression to secondary school > 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.
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.
School enrollment > Preprimary > 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. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment: 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.
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).
Primary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
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.
Researchers in R&D > Per million people: Researchers in R&D (per million people). Researchers in R&D are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods, or systems and in the management of the projects concerned. Postgraduate PhD students (ISCED97 level 6) engaged in R&D are included.
Primary teacher salary > Starting, % of GDP: Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary education, in equivalent US dollars converted using PPPs. Data for 1999. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Male is the total male enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
Elementary school graduate rate > Female: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
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.
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % 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."
Preschool enrollment rate > Female: 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."
Preschool enrollment rate > Male: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: 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."
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: 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."
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > Advanced research degree: Percentage share of advanced research degrees awarded to females. Data for 2000.
Share of vocational tertiary qualifications awarded to females > First degree: Percentage share of tertiary level B qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
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.
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.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning religion: Intended instruction time spent studying religion, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
Proportion of 18 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 18 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
Expected duration of education for females: Expected years of schooling for a female 5-year-old under current conditions, excluding education for children under 5. Data for 2000.
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.

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STAT	France	Germany
Average years of schooling of adults	7.9 Ranked 29th.	10.2 Ranked 8th. 29% more than France
Children out of school, primary	40,088 Ranked 46th. 6 times more than Germany	7,230 Ranked 76th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000	0.613 Ranked 99th. 7 times more than Germany	0.0884 Ranked 114th.
Children out of school, primary, female	10,089 Ranked 57th.	16,194 Ranked 55th. 61% more than France
College and university > Gender parity index	1.26 Ranked 39th. 43% more than Germany	0.885 Ranked 47th.
Compulsary education duration	11 Ranked 46th.	13 Ranked 4th. 18% more than France
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP	5.86% Ranked 31st. 15% more than Germany	5.08% Ranked 54th.
High school enrolment rate	98.87 Ranked 18th. The same as Germany	98.86 Ranked 25th.
Homeschooling legal status	Legal as alternative to the mandatory public school system. Inspections are mandatory every year.	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	99% Ranked 27th. The same as Germany	99% Ranked 15th.
Primary education, duration > Years	5 Ranked 173th. 25% more than Germany	4 Ranked 181st.
Primary education, teachers per 1000	3.64 Ranked 93th. 18% more than Germany	3.09 Ranked 109th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	17.52 Ranked 72nd. 48% more than Germany	11.82 Ranked 113th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary	12.69 Ranked 64th.	12.88 Ranked 62nd. 1% more than France
Secondary education, duration > Years	7 Ranked 76th.	9 Ranked 1st. 29% more than France
College and university > Share of total education spending	22.63% Ranked 39th.	27.16% Ranked 21st. 20% more than France
Average IQ	98 Ranked 12th.	102 Ranked 4th. 4% more than France
Literacy > Female	99% Ranked 26th. The same as Germany	99% Ranked 12th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000	0.154 Ranked 98th.	0.196 Ranked 104th. 27% more than France
College and university > Gender ratio	127.69 Ranked 41st. 44% more than Germany	88.74 Ranked 44th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration	3 Ranked 116th. The same as Germany	3 Ranked 28th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita	8.45 per 1,000 people Ranked 25th. 17% more than Germany	7.24 per 1,000 people Ranked 40th.
Duration of compulsory education	11 years Ranked 31st.	13 years Ranked 1st. 18% more than France
Secondary education, pupils	5.89 million Ranked 13th.	7.53 million Ranked 10th. 28% more than France
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment	0.99 Ranked 59th.	1 Ranked 20th. 1% more than France
School life expectancy > Total	15.4 years Ranked 11th. 1% more than Germany	15.3 years Ranked 12th.
Primary education, pupils	4.17 million Ranked 24th. 40% more than Germany	2.99 million Ranked 36th.
Primary education, teachers	238,141 Ranked 16th.	252,845 Ranked 15th. 6% more than France
Tertiary enrollment	53.6% Ranked 17th. 16% more than Germany	46.3% Ranked 4th.
High school > Gender ratio	100.25 Ranked 56th. 3% more than Germany	97.54 Ranked 74th.
Compulsary education starting age	6 Ranked 132nd. The same as Germany	6 Ranked 38th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million	0.194 Ranked 91st. 23% more than Germany	0.157 Ranked 92nd.
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 130th. The same as Germany	3 Ranked 53th.
Literacy > Male	99% Ranked 36th. The same as Germany	99% Ranked 23th.
Spending > USD	145.67 billion Ranked 4th.	157.95 billion Ranked 3rd. 8% more than France
High school > Private school share	26.15% Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Germany	8.76% Ranked 81st.
Spending > Proportion	5.05 Ranked 49th. 18% more than Germany	4.28 Ranked 79th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary	18.64 Ranked 94th. 31% more than Germany	14.19 Ranked 121st.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age	3 Ranked 191st. The same as Germany	3 Ranked 73th.
High school repeaters > Male	7.29 Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Germany	3.19 Ranked 56th.
Preschool enrollment rate	109.78 Ranked 41st. 5% more than Germany	104.77 Ranked 65th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad	58,805.58 Ranked 5th.	113,236.01 Ranked 4th. 93% more than France
Primary completion rate	99 Ranked 35th. 5% more than Germany	94 Ranked 52nd.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	2.12 million Ranked 16th.	2.33 million Ranked 10th. 10% more than France
Teachers as percentage of labor force	4.5% Ranked 13th. 15% more than Germany	3.9% Ranked 19th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall	496 Ranked 19th.	497 Ranked 17th. About the same as France
Elementary (primary school) > Duration	5 Ranked 183th. 25% more than Germany	4 Ranked 191st.
Secondary education, teachers	463,976 Ranked 9th.	584,535 Ranked 8th. 26% more than France
Secondary education, teachers per 1000	7.1 Ranked 38th.	7.15 Ranked 36th. 1% more than France
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher	20.06 Ranked 38th. 97% more than Germany	10.2 Ranked 99th.
Mathematical literacy	517 Ranked 10th. 6% more than Germany	490 Ranked 19th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration	4 Ranked 69th.	6 Ranked 1st. 50% more than France
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000	0.459 Ranked 86th. 54% more than Germany	0.298 Ranked 102nd.
Scientific literacy	500 Ranked 13th. 3% more than Germany	487 Ranked 20th.
Spending per student > High school	26.63 Ranked 20th. 29% more than Germany	20.66 Ranked 38th.
Secondary education, general pupils	4.71 million Ranked 14th.	6.07 million Ranked 12th. 29% more than France
Reading literacy	505 Ranked 14th. 4% more than Germany	484 Ranked 21st.
High school > Gender parity index	1.01 Ranked 48th. 6% more than Germany	0.947 Ranked 110th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills	496 Ranked 19th.	497 Ranked 17th. About the same as France
Scientific and technical journal articles	31,971 Ranked 5th.	44,305 Ranked 4th. 39% more than France
Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve	492 Ranked 23th.	501 Ranked 17th. 2% more than France
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female	39% Ranked 3rd. The same as Germany	39% Ranked 19th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion	2.6% Ranked 85th.	4.1% Ranked 72nd. 57% more than France
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000	34.29 Ranked 39th. 21% more than Germany	28.3 Ranked 55th.
Scouting > Genders admitted	both	both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age	6 Ranked 166th. The same as Germany	6 Ranked 50th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government	10.9% Ranked 63th. 11% more than Germany	9.8% Ranked 68th.
Children out of school, primary, male	29,999 Ranked 41st. 22% more than Germany	24,606 Ranked 48th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI	5.8% Ranked 28th. 26% more than Germany	4.6% Ranked 58th.
High school > Students per teacher	12.69 Ranked 66th.	12.88 Ranked 64th. 1% more than France
Secondary education > General pupils	4.3 million Ranked 18th.	6.59 million Ranked 12th. 53% more than France
Spending per student > Elementary school	17.13 Ranked 34th. 7% more than Germany	16.08 Ranked 40th.
Secondary school starting age > Years	11 Ranked 178th. 10% more than Germany	10 Ranked 186th.
High school starting age > Years	11 Ranked 157th. 10% more than Germany	10 Ranked 162nd.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita	3.35 per 1,000 people Ranked 109th. 19% more than Germany	2.82 per 1,000 people Ranked 125th.
Educational attainment > Tertiary	23% Ranked 14th. The same as Germany	23% Ranked 15th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level	3.79 million Ranked 33th. 15% more than Germany	3.3 million Ranked 35th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women	75.9% Ranked 43th.	96.2% Ranked 11th. 27% more than France
Elementary school graduate rate	97.96 Ranked 22nd. 2% more than Germany	95.63 Ranked 31st.
Schools connected to the Internet	94% Ranked 9th.	99% Ranked 8th. 5% more than France
Public spending per student > Primary level	18 Ranked 20th. 1% more than Germany	17.8 Ranked 22nd.
Primary education, pupils per 1000	63.82 Ranked 115th. 75% more than Germany	36.55 Ranked 152nd.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000	90.08 Ranked 47th.	92.04 Ranked 43th. 2% more than France
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment	1.29 Ranked 30th. 25% more than Germany	1.03 Ranked 60th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment	1 Ranked 69th. 2% more than Germany	0.98 Ranked 80th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita	35.56 per 1,000 people Ranked 37th. 26% more than Germany	28.3 per 1,000 people Ranked 54th.
Universities > Top 100	5 Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Germany	2 Ranked 14th.
Student attitude > Dislike of school	37% Ranked 4th. 48% more than Germany	25% Ranked 14th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people	0.9 Ranked 117th.	1.38 Ranked 98th. 54% more than France
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years	7 Ranked 66th.	9 Ranked 1st. 29% more than France
Teacher student ratio > High school	12.28 Ranked 62nd.	13.24 Ranked 55th. 8% more than France
Inequality adjusted index	0.788 Ranked 29th.	0.927 Ranked 5th. 18% more than France
High school repeaters > Female	6.18 Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Germany	2.26 Ranked 57th.
Class size > Age 13	21.6 students Ranked 9th. 36% more than Germany	15.9 students Ranked 21st.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school	19.04 Ranked 66th. 41% more than Germany	13.5 Ranked 103th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11	837 hours Ranked 21st.	862 hours Ranked 19th. 3% more than France
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5	98% Ranked 20th.	99.2% Ranked 12th. 1% more than France
Elementary school > Enrolled students	4.14 million Ranked 26th. 28% more than Germany	3.24 million Ranked 34th.
Primary education > Duration > Years	5 years Ranked 164th. 25% more than Germany	4 years Ranked 170th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita	$23,749.33 Ranked 12th.	$23,804.70 Ranked 11th. About the same as France
School enrolment rate > 1st grade	97.78 Ranked 102nd.	99.13 Ranked 79th. 1% more than France
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000	72.06 Ranked 64th.	74.21 Ranked 58th. 3% more than France
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12	960 hours Ranked 19th. 10% more than Germany	874 hours Ranked 26th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret	497 Ranked 18th.	501 Ranked 14th. 1% more than France
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share	14.78% Ranked 52nd. 3 times more than Germany	4.34% Ranked 98th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age	11 Ranked 185th. 10% more than Germany	10 Ranked 193th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio	98.59 Ranked 62nd.	99.62 Ranked 37th. 1% more than France
High school enrolment rate > Female	98.26 Ranked 31st.	98.61 Ranked 27th. About the same as France
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level	99% Ranked 23th. 3% more than Germany	96% Ranked 50th.
Duration of education > Secondary level	7 Ranked 61st.	9 Ranked 1st. 29% more than France
Public spending per student > Tertiary level	30.3 Ranked 50th.	42.5 Ranked 38th. 40% more than France
Secondary education > Pupils	5.83 million Ranked 13th.	8.38 million Ranked 9th. 44% more than France
Primary education > Pupils	3.78 million Ranked 32nd. 14% more than Germany	3.31 million Ranked 36th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men	81.3% Ranked 42nd.	96.9% Ranked 12th. 19% more than France
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level	55.03% Ranked 47th. 12% more than Germany	49% Ranked 81st.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita	98.31 per 1,000 people Ranked 53th.	102.37 per 1,000 people Ranked 42nd. 4% more than France
Secondary education, vocational pupils	1.18 million Ranked 9th.	1.46 million Ranked 8th. 24% more than France
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries	80.79% Ranked 24th. 4% more than Germany	78.06% Ranked 35th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher	17.52 Ranked 72nd. 48% more than Germany	11.82 Ranked 115th.
Secondary education > Teachers	511,278 Ranked 9th.	597,681.1 Ranked 7th. 17% more than France
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary	16 years Ranked 22nd. The same as Germany	16 years Ranked 11th.
Spending per secondary school student	$6,605.00 per student Ranked 6th. 6% more than Germany	$6,209.00 per student Ranked 8th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level	5.86 million Ranked 17th.	8.45 million Ranked 12th. 44% more than France
Scientific and technical journal articles per million	513.65 Ranked 18th.	536.81 Ranked 17th. 5% more than France
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts	492 Ranked 23th.	496 Ranked 19th. 1% more than France
Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts	498 Ranked 18th. About the same as Germany	497 Ranked 20th.
Duration of education > Primary level	5 Ranked 145th. 25% more than Germany	4 Ranked 150th.
Expected duration of education for all students	16.5 years Ranked 15th.	17.2 years Ranked 11th. 4% more than France
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education	99.56% Ranked 59th. 1% more than Germany	98.14% Ranked 77th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary	33,007 Ranked 53th. 8 times more than Germany	4,196 Ranked 97th.
Public spending per student > Secondary level	29.3 Ranked 13th. 43% more than Germany	20.5 Ranked 32nd.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level	48.58% Ranked 73th.	48.6% Ranked 70th. The same as France
Progression to secondary school	98.87% Ranked 18th. About the same as Germany	98.71% Ranked 25th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate	495 Ranked 21st. 1% more than Germany	491 Ranked 25th.
Educational attainment > Senior secondary	41% Ranked 11th.	59% Ranked 3rd. 44% more than France
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women	100% Ranked 11th. 4% more than Germany	96% Ranked 47th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age	15 Ranked 158th.	16 Ranked 17th. 7% more than France
Elementary school starting age > Years	6 Ranked 145th. The same as Germany	6 Ranked 49th.
Library books	12.51 million Ranked 1st.	34.69 million Ranked 1st. 3 times more than France
Student attitude > Find school boring	32% Ranked 17th.	49% Ranked 12th. 53% more than France
Teaching weeks per year > Primary	35 weeks per year Ranked 31st.	39 weeks per year Ranked 17th. 11% more than France
Elementary school repeaters > All	4.17 Ranked 69th. 3 times more than Germany	1.27 Ranked 82nd.
School life expectancy > Male	15.2 years Ranked 12th.	15.5 years Ranked 9th. 2% more than France
Universities > Top 200	9 Ranked 6th. The same as Germany	9 Ranked 7th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita	71.02 per 1,000 people Ranked 77th.	79.87 per 1,000 people Ranked 58th. 12% more than France
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000	61.35 Ranked 144th. 53% more than Germany	40.05 Ranked 166th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita	0.064 per capita Ranked 141st. 60% more than Germany	0.04 per capita Ranked 162nd.
Primary teacher salary > Starting	$19,761.00 Ranked 12th.	$29,697.00 Ranked 2nd. 50% more than France
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men	99% Ranked 35th. 3% more than Germany	96% Ranked 44th.
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD	2.08% Ranked 11th.	2.53% Ranked 10th. 22% more than France
Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge per million	0.0643% Ranked 12th. 38% more than Germany	0.0466% Ranked 15th.
Library books per 1000	208.61 Ranked 4th.	422.78 Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than France
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level	18.7 Ranked 96th. 26% more than Germany	14.8 Ranked 117th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female	83% Ranked 36th.	86% Ranked 9th. 4% more than France
Primary education > Teachers	202,954 Ranked 21st.	232,936.5 Ranked 17th. 15% more than France
Secondary education > Vocational pupils	1.53 million Ranked 8th.	1.79 million Ranked 5th. 17% more than France
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level	49.12% Ranked 83th. 2% more than Germany	48.25% Ranked 106th.
Students from households with computer > Age 13	47% Ranked 14th.	69% Ranked 5th. 47% more than France
Expenditure on education > Change in expenditure on education > Expenditure in tertiary education	107.49 Index of change, year 200 Ranked 24th. 1% more than Germany	106 Index of change, year 200 Ranked 26th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level	14.6 Ranked 29th. 6 times more than Germany	2.4 Ranked 64th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years	5 Ranked 153th. 25% more than Germany	4 Ranked 157th.
Library employees	1,254 Ranked 1st.	2,190 Ranked 1st. 75% more than France
Educational attainment > Junior secondary	36% Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Germany	17% Ranked 15th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10	802 hours Ranked 20th. 4% more than Germany	774 hours Ranked 25th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000	3.24 Ranked 110th. 15% more than Germany	2.82 Ranked 126th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000	92.93 Ranked 55th.	101.58 Ranked 33th. 9% more than France
Female enrolment share > Primary level	48.6% Ranked 63th. About the same as Germany	48.5% Ranked 66th.
Student attitude > Report class disorder	42% Ranked 2nd. 91% more than Germany	22% Ranked 14th.
Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge	4.16% Ranked 7th. 9% more than Germany	3.82% Ranked 9th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$	$1.54 trillion Ranked 5th.	$1.95 trillion Ranked 3rd. 27% more than France
Universities > Top 50 per million	0.0317 Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Germany	0.0121 Ranked 10th.
Universities > Top 200 per million	0.142 Ranked 18th. 31% more than Germany	0.109 Ranked 19th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology	7	4
Primary school starting age > Years	6 Ranked 164th. The same as Germany	6 Ranked 50th.
Scouting > Members	75,547 Ranked 19th.	112,503 Ranked 14th. 49% more than France
High school > Share of total education spending	45.03% Ranked 15th.	45.55% Ranked 13th. 1% more than France
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries	76.82% Ranked 62nd.	82.97% Ranked 41st. 8% more than France
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	92.4% Ranked 6th. 5% more than Germany	87.7% Ranked 4th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils	4.72 million Ranked 13th.	6.17 million Ranked 11th. 31% more than France
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000	8.15 Ranked 29th. 13% more than Germany	7.24 Ranked 39th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000	68.55 Ranked 82nd.	79.87 Ranked 57th. 17% more than France
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment	99.21 Ranked 57th.	99.78 Ranked 32nd. 1% more than France
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index	0.995 Ranked 39th.	0.995 Ranked 57th. The same as France
Spending per primary school student	$3,752.00 per student Ranked 12th. 6% more than Germany	$3,531.00 per student Ranked 13th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13	1,066 hours Ranked 11th. 16% more than Germany	918 hours Ranked 23th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9	802 hours Ranked 17th. 7% more than Germany	752 hours Ranked 27th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	49% Ranked 74th. 1% more than Germany	48.4% Ranked 82nd.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women	1,832 Ranked 8th.	15,897 Ranked 4th. 9 times more than France
Private school enrolment > Secondary level	20.9 Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Germany	7.2 Ranked 56th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000	94.8 Ranked 60th.	102.4 Ranked 44th. 8% more than France
Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64	15.95% Ranked 18th.	22.66% Ranked 13th. 42% more than France
Scouting > Members per thousand people	1.15 Ranked 84th.	1.37 Ranked 75th. 19% more than France
Primary completion rate > Women	98 Ranked 40th. 4% more than Germany	94 Ranked 52nd.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning science	12% Ranked 13th. 20% more than Germany	10% Ranked 24th.
School life expectancy > Female	15.7 years Ranked 13th. 3% more than Germany	15.2 years Ranked 17th.
Universities > Top 50 > Per $ GDP	0.014 per $14.1 billion of GDP Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Germany	0.005 per $14.1 billion of GDP Ranked 12th.
Universities > Top 50	2 Ranked 6th. Twice as much as Germany	1 Ranked 12th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female	4.17 Ranked 63th. 3 times more than Germany	1.2 Ranked 80th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male	4.17 Ranked 70th. 3 times more than Germany	1.34 Ranked 82nd.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men	98.4% Ranked 17th.	98.7% Ranked 14th. About the same as France
High school teachers	480,564 Ranked 9th.	597,269 Ranked 8th. 24% more than France
Elementary school teachers	217,428 Ranked 16th.	239,761 Ranked 15th. 10% more than France
Primary teacher salary > After 15 years	$26,599.00 Ranked 11th.	$36,046.00 Ranked 3rd. 36% more than France
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13	29.5 years experience Ranked 7th.	43.5 years experience Ranked 3rd. 47% more than France
Homeschooling prevalance	5 063	400
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13	73% Ranked 20th.	74% Ranked 18th. 1% more than France
Students from households with computer > Age 13 per million	0.76% Ranked 24th.	0.836% Ranked 22nd. 10% more than France
High school enrolment rate > Male	99.05 Ranked 17th.	99.1 Ranked 23th. The same as France
Universities > Top 100 per million	0.0791 Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Germany	0.0243 Ranked 16th.
Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education	97% Ranked 15th.	98% Ranked 11th. 1% more than France
Students from households with study desk > Age 13	92% Ranked 13th. The same as Germany	92% Ranked 15th.
Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education	42% Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Germany	15% Ranked 22nd.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils	6.04 million Ranked 13th.	8.27 million Ranked 8th. 37% more than France
Primary completion rate > Men	99 Ranked 37th. 5% more than Germany	94 Ranked 46th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills	n	1
Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP	0.004 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 21st. 33% more than Germany	0.003 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 24th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment	100.52 Ranked 72nd. 2% more than Germany	98.32 Ranked 92nd.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita	96.28 per 1,000 people Ranked 44th.	101.58 per 1,000 people Ranked 34th. 6% more than France
Primary education > Pupils per 1000	60.34 Ranked 144th. 51% more than Germany	40.06 Ranked 163th.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females	None	None
Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level	12 Ranked 98th.	15.4 Ranked 75th. 28% more than France
Students from households with calculator > Age 13	95% Ranked 18th.	98% Ranked 2nd. 3% more than France
Repitition rate > Secondary level	8.1 Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Germany	2.1 Ranked 32nd.
Share of university qualifications awarded to females	57% Ranked 10th. 24% more than Germany	46% Ranked 27th.
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million	0.0321% Ranked 21st. 4% more than Germany	0.0309% Ranked 22nd.
Young longtext readers	16.6% Ranked 20th.	26.3% Ranked 8th. 58% more than France
Young shorttext readers	31.7% Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Germany	11.7% Ranked 22nd.
Primary teacher salary > Starting per 1000	$0.33 Ranked 19th.	$0.36 Ranked 17th. 11% more than France
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 30-39	29% Ranked 9th. 93% more than Germany	15% Ranked 23th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages	11	16
Spending per secondary school student > Per $ GDP	$0.00 per student per $1,000 Ranked 16th. 45% more than Germany	$0.00 per student per $1,000 Ranked 18th.
Library members	1.37 million Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Germany	168,723 Ranked 5th.
Library members per 1000	22.85 Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than Germany	2.06 Ranked 4th.
Library employees per million	20.91 Ranked 3rd.	26.69 Ranked 1st. 28% more than France
Progression to secondary level	98.7 Ranked 7th.	99.6 Ranked 5th. 1% more than France
Universities > Top 100 > Per $ GDP	0.035 per $14.1 billion of GDP Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Germany	0.01 per $14.1 billion of GDP Ranked 21st.
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 per million	1.18% Ranked 23th. 32% more than Germany	0.897% Ranked 25th.
Students from households with dictionary > Age 13	95% Ranked 13th.	96% Ranked 8th. 1% more than France
Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13	29%	24%
Students living with mother > Age 13	92% Ranked 21st.	94% Ranked 14th. 2% more than France
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree	57% Ranked 10th. 24% more than Germany	46% Ranked 27th.
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education	38% Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Germany	8% Ranked 23th.
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education	96% Ranked 5th.	97% Ranked 4th. 1% more than France
Female teachers > Lower secondary	64.1% Ranked 10th. 9% more than Germany	58.7% Ranked 16th.
Expected duration of education for males	16.3 years Ranked 15th.	17.3 years Ranked 9th. 6% more than France
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group	103.94% Ranked 28th. 5% more than Germany	99.3% Ranked 87th.
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross	108.1% Ranked 52nd. 7% more than Germany	101.03% Ranked 99th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning social studies	12% Ranked 16th. The same as Germany	12% Ranked 17th.
High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries	84.5% Ranked 33th. 2% more than Germany	83.24% Ranked 36th.
Total expenditure as % of GDP	6.1% of GDP Ranked 5th. 15% more than Germany	5.3% of GDP Ranked 14th.
High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher	11.18 Ranked 57th.	15.02 Ranked 35th. 34% more than France
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross	109.74% Ranked 10th.	111.55% Ranked 8th. 2% more than France
School enrollment, primary > % net	98.3% Ranked 18th. About the same as Germany	97.85% Ranked 23th.
School enrollment, secondary > % gross	109.93% Ranked 10th. 8% more than Germany	101.72% Ranked 26th.
School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary	26.15% Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Germany	8.76% Ranked 80th.
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross	63.53% Ranked 35th. 9% more than Germany	58.55% Ranked 40th.
Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group	98.17% Ranked 33th. 3% more than Germany	95.56% Ranked 60th.
Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group	99.27% Ranked 33th. 3% more than Germany	96.05% Ranked 54th.
Repetition rate > Primary > % of total enrollment	4.17% Ranked 74th. 3 times more than Germany	1.45% Ranked 100th.
Progression to secondary school > Female	98.26% Ranked 31st.	98.64% Ranked 30th. About the same as France
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross	105.2% gross Ranked 79th. 5% more than Germany	100.28% gross Ranked 112th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross	113.61% gross Ranked 5th. 18% more than Germany	96.15% gross Ranked 19th.
Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment	4.17% Ranked 66th. 3 times more than Germany	1.34% Ranked 97th.
Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment	36.8% Ranked 21st. 19% more than Germany	30.9% Ranked 38th.
Primary education > Pupils > % female	48.62% female Ranked 60th. The same as Germany	48.62% female Ranked 57th.
Primary education > Pupils > Per capita	0.063 per capita Ranked 145th. 58% more than Germany	0.04 per capita Ranked 163th.
Researchers in R&D > Per million people	3,750.53 Ranked 15th.	3,979.22 Ranked 9th. 6% more than France
Primary teacher salary > Starting, % of GDP	1.36e-06% Ranked 21st.	1.39e-06% Ranked 20th. 3% more than France
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross	50.79% Ranked 37th.	54.6% Ranked 28th. 7% more than France
Elementary school graduate rate > Female	97.48 Ranked 20th. 1% more than Germany	96.09 Ranked 29th.
Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female	283,070 Ranked 8th.	344,020 Ranked 5th. 22% more than France
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male	18,320 Ranked 51st. 3% more than Germany	17,720 Ranked 52nd.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female	14,687 Ranked 52nd. 29% more than Germany	11,373 Ranked 57th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people	30.08 Ranked 33th.	194.35 Ranked 9th. 6 times more than France
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female	42.39% Ranked 55th. 1% more than Germany	41.85% Ranked 56th.
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils	1.18 million Ranked 7th.	1.74 million Ranked 4th. 48% more than France
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net	99.05% Ranked 15th. About the same as Germany	98.94% Ranked 17th.
Preschool enrollment rate > Female	110.05 Ranked 5th. 2% more than Germany	108.32 Ranked 7th.
Preschool enrollment rate > Male	110.75 Ranked 5th. 1% more than Germany	109.87 Ranked 7th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female	97.3 Ranked 98th.	98.54 Ranked 77th. 1% more than France
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male	98.24 Ranked 101st.	99.7 Ranked 77th. 1% more than France
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > Advanced research degree	41% Ranked 11th. 21% more than Germany	34% Ranked 22nd.
Scouting > Membership > Scouting introduced	1910	1910
Share of vocational tertiary qualifications awarded to females > First degree	54% awarded to females Ranked 18th.	62% awarded to females Ranked 12th. 15% more than France
Secondary education, teachers, female	275,822 Ranked 8th.	349,459 Ranked 6th. 27% more than France
Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment	4.75% Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Germany	1.84% Ranked 69th.
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross	110.47% Ranked 10th. 11% more than Germany	99.13% Ranked 38th.
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds	25.95% Ranked 15th. 1% more than Germany	25.6% Ranked 17th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning religion	n	5
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment	40.8% Ranked 52nd.	55.6% Ranked 28th. 36% more than France
Proportion of 18 year olds in tertiary education	25% Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Germany	3% Ranked 19th.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP	5.86% Ranked 32nd. 15% more than Germany	5.08% Ranked 56th.
Expected duration of education for females	16.7 years Ranked 17th.	17 years Ranked 13th. 2% more than France
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment	42.2% Ranked 27th. 26% more than Germany	33.6% Ranked 45th.
Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force	30.7% Ranked 11th. 5% more than Germany	29.3% Ranked 12th.

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