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  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Homeschooling legal status: Legal status of homeschooling.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Teachers as percentage of labor force: The percentage share of the total labor force who are classroom, academic staff, and other teachers. Data for 1999.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall: Overall.

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  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • 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.
  • Student attitude > Dislike of school: Percentage of schoolgoing children who do not like going to school (2000).
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Class size > Age 13: The average number of 13-year-old students per class.
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11: Intended hours of instruction per year for 11 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12: Intended hours of instruction per year for 12 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret: Integrate and interpret.

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  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Spending per secondary school student: Secondary school spending per pupil in 1998, converted into US dollars by purchasing power parity.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts: Continuous texts.

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

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  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Expected duration of education for all students: Expected years of schooling for a 5-year-old under current conditions, excluding education for children under 5. Data for 2000.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Educational attainment > Senior secondary: Percentage of adult population (aged 25-64) educated till senior secondary level (year 2000).
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate: Reflect and evaluate.

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  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Student attitude > Find school boring: Percentage of students who do find school boring (2000).
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Universities > Top 200: Number of universities in the top 200
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary teacher salary > Starting: Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary education, in equivalent US dollars converted using PPPs. Data for 1999.
  • Research and Development > RandD > 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • 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.
  • Student attitude > Report class disorder: Percentage of students who report high noise level and disorder in classes (2000).
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Universities > Top 200 per million: Number of universities in the top 200. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology: Intended instruction time spent studying technology, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' 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."
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Spending per primary school student: Primary school spending per pupil in 1998, converted into US dollars by purchasing power parity.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13: Intended hours of instruction per year for 14 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9: Intended hours of instruction per year for 9 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64: For each age group shown, those who have completed tertiary education are shown as a percentage of all persons in that age group. Tertiary education includes both tertiary-type "A programmes”, which are largely theoretically-based and designed to provide qualifications for entry to advanced research programmes and professions with high skill requirements, as well as tertiary-type "B programmes” which are classified at the same level of competencies as tertiary-type A programmes but are more occupationally-oriented and lead to direct labour market access. The tertiary attainment profiles are based on the percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 that has completed that level of education.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning science: Intended instruction time spent studying science, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 13: Of those teachers who teach students aged 13, the percentage who have specialised teacher training.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 15 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Students from households with study desk > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one study desk.
  • Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 20 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills: Intended instruction time spent studying vocational skills, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 200 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • 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.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Students from households with calculator > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households containing at least one calculator.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million: Research and development (R&D) comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. R&D is a term covering three activities: basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view. Applied research is also original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective. Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and/or practical experience, which is directed to producing new materials, products or devices, to installing new processes, systems and services, or to improving substantially those already produced or installed.

    The main aggregate used for international comparisons is gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD). This consists of the total expenditure (current and capital) on R&D by all resident companies, research institutes, university and government laboratories, etc. It excludes R&D expenditures financed by domestic firms but performed abroad. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Young shorttext readers: Share of 15-year-olds who are frequent shorttext (particularly comics) readers (2000)
  • Share of university qualifications awarded to females: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
  • Young longtext readers: Share of 15-year-olds who are frequent longtext readers(2000)
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Spending per secondary school student > Per $ GDP: Secondary school spending per pupil in 1998, converted into US dollars by purchasing power parity. Per $ GDP figures expressed per $1,000 of Gross Domestic Product.
  • Library employees per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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 living with mother > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who live with their mother.
  • Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students whose mothers have at least secondary education.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed post-secondary > Post-secondary and tertiary education > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Compares countries by the percentage of its population 25 years or older that has completed post-secondary education, as defined by the levels 4, 5 and 6 of ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education), and index developed by UNESCO. The data was compiled by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), which elaborates statistics to provide a global perspective on education, science, culture, and communication
  • 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.
  • Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Tertiary is the total public expenditure per student in tertiary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with primary education > % of total: Labor force with primary education (% of total). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with secondary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with secondary education > % of total: Labor force with secondary education (% of total). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education (% of total unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Primary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with primary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • 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.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Researchers in R&D > Per million people: Researchers in R&D (per million people). Researchers in R&D are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods, or systems and in the management of the projects concerned. Postgraduate PhD students (ISCED97 level 6) engaged in R&D are included.
  • 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
  • Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Secondary is the total public expenditure per student in secondary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Repeaters, secondary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total male enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female: Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. Technical/vocational programmes is the number of female students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the total male enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male 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.
  • Progression to secondary school > %: Progression to secondary school (%). Transition from primary (ISCED 1) to secondary (ISCED 2), general programmes (%). Total is the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary education (general programmes only) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous year.
  • Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total female enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Male: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% 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 > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % of relevant age group: 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 enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning social studies: Intended instruction time spent studying socail studies, or equivalent, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of relevant age group: 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.
  • 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.
  • High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's high school, or secondary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary teacher salary per hour > After 15 years: Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary level education, per hour after 15 years experience and typical training. Expressed in equivalent US dollars converted using Purchasing Power Parities (PPP's). Data for 1999.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • 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.
  • 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).
STAT France Sweden HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 7.9
Ranked 29th.
11.4
Ranked 5th. 44% more than France
Children out of school, primary 40,088
Ranked 46th. 13 times more than Sweden
3,027
Ranked 93th.

Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.613
Ranked 99th. 91% more than Sweden
0.32
Ranked 108th.

Children out of school, primary, female 10,089
Ranked 57th. 5 times more than Sweden
2,155
Ranked 76th.

College and university > Gender parity index 1.26
Ranked 39th.
1.52
Ranked 16th. 20% more than France

Compulsary education duration 11
Ranked 46th. 10% more than Sweden
10
Ranked 52nd.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.86%
Ranked 31st.
6.98%
Ranked 12th. 19% more than France

High school enrolment rate 98.87
Ranked 18th.
99.91
Ranked 6th. 1% more than France

Homeschooling legal status Legal as alternative to the mandatory public school system. Inspections are mandatory every year. Illegal, as of June 2010; supposedly allowed under special circumstances such as student health reasons or family travel, but virtually never approved. Officials often ignore legally permitted appeals.
Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 27th. The same as Sweden
99%
Ranked 19th.
Primary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 173th.
6
Ranked 52nd. 20% more than France

Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.64
Ranked 93th.
6.61
Ranked 27th. 81% more than France

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 17.52
Ranked 72nd. 89% more than Sweden
9.27
Ranked 125th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 12.69
Ranked 64th. 33% more than Sweden
9.51
Ranked 84th.

Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 76th. 17% more than Sweden
6
Ranked 101st.

College and university > Share of total education spending 22.63%
Ranked 39th.
29.02%
Ranked 14th. 28% more than France

Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 26th. The same as Sweden
99%
Ranked 16th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.154
Ranked 98th.
0.228
Ranked 93th. 48% more than France

College and university > Gender ratio 127.69
Ranked 41st.
159.23
Ranked 15th. 25% more than France

Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 116th.
4
Ranked 12th. 33% more than France

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 8.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 1% more than Sweden
8.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th.

Duration of compulsory education 11 years
Ranked 31st. 10% more than Sweden
10 years
Ranked 41st.
Secondary education, pupils 5.89 million
Ranked 13th. 8 times more than Sweden
698,968
Ranked 62nd.

College and university > Private school share 20.07%
Ranked 60th. 2 times more than Sweden
8.81%
Ranked 91st.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 59th.
1
Ranked 26th. 1% more than France

School life expectancy > Total 15.4 years
Ranked 11th.
16 years
Ranked 6th. 4% more than France
Primary education, pupils 4.17 million
Ranked 24th. 7 times more than Sweden
578,486
Ranked 77th.

Primary education, teachers 238,141
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Sweden
62,429
Ranked 42nd.

Tertiary enrollment 53.6%
Ranked 17th.
70%
Ranked 2nd. 31% more than France
Spending per student > College and university 33.51
Ranked 34th.
38.99
Ranked 16th. 16% more than France

High school > Gender ratio 100.25
Ranked 56th. 1% more than Sweden
99.24
Ranked 62nd.

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 132nd.
7
Ranked 12th. 17% more than France

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.194
Ranked 91st.
1.01
Ranked 70th. 5 times more than France

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 Sweden
3
Ranked 72nd.

Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 36th. The same as Sweden
99%
Ranked 27th.
Spending > USD 145.67 billion
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Sweden
31.41 billion
Ranked 17th.

High school > Private school share 26.15%
Ranked 32nd. 35% more than Sweden
19.39%
Ranked 45th.

Spending > Proportion 5.05
Ranked 49th.
6.41
Ranked 17th. 27% more than France

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 18.64
Ranked 94th. 84% more than Sweden
10.11
Ranked 143th.

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 191st. The same as Sweden
3
Ranked 102nd.

High school repeaters > Male 7.29
Ranked 36th.
0.0
Ranked 94th.

Preschool enrollment rate 109.78
Ranked 41st. 16% more than Sweden
94.9
Ranked 110th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 58,805.58
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Sweden
16,287.14
Ranked 50th.

Primary completion rate 99
Ranked 35th. 3% more than Sweden
96
Ranked 22nd.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 2.12 million
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Sweden
414,657
Ranked 40th.

Teachers as percentage of labor force 4.5%
Ranked 13th. 7% more than Sweden
4.2%
Ranked 16th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 496
Ranked 19th.
497
Ranked 18th. About the same as France
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 5
Ranked 183th.
6
Ranked 58th. 20% more than France

Children out of school > Primary 14,290
Ranked 67th. 50% more than Sweden
9,536
Ranked 78th.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 7.1
Ranked 38th.
7.78
Ranked 28th. 10% more than France

Secondary education, teachers 463,976
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Sweden
73,492
Ranked 33th.

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 20.06
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Sweden
9.88
Ranked 114th.

Mathematical literacy 517
Ranked 10th. 1% more than Sweden
510
Ranked 14th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 69th. 33% more than Sweden
3
Ranked 104th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.459
Ranked 86th. 5 times more than Sweden
0.0923
Ranked 101st.

Scientific literacy 500
Ranked 13th.
512
Ranked 10th. 2% more than France
Spending per student > High school 26.63
Ranked 20th.
31.19
Ranked 9th. 17% more than France

Secondary education, general pupils 4.71 million
Ranked 14th. 10 times more than Sweden
472,309
Ranked 70th.

Reading literacy 505
Ranked 14th.
516
Ranked 9th. 2% more than France
High school > Gender parity index 1.01
Ranked 48th. 2% more than Sweden
0.989
Ranked 57th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 496
Ranked 19th.
497
Ranked 18th. About the same as France
Scientific and technical journal articles 31,971
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Sweden
10,237
Ranked 15th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 492
Ranked 23th.
505
Ranked 14th. 3% more than France
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 39%
Ranked 3rd.
43%
Ranked 30th. 10% more than France
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 2.6%
Ranked 85th.
3.51%
Ranked 76th. 35% more than France

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 34.29
Ranked 39th.
46.46
Ranked 19th. 35% more than France

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 166th.
7
Ranked 19th. 17% more than France

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 10.9%
Ranked 63th.
12.9%
Ranked 51st. 18% more than France

Children out of school, primary, male 29,999
Ranked 41st. 34 times more than Sweden
872
Ranked 90th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5.8%
Ranked 28th.
7.3%
Ranked 9th. 26% more than France

High school > Students per teacher 12.69
Ranked 66th. 33% more than Sweden
9.51
Ranked 85th.

Secondary education > General pupils 4.3 million
Ranked 18th. 8 times more than Sweden
519,183
Ranked 64th.

Spending per student > Elementary school 17.13
Ranked 34th.
25.44
Ranked 8th. 49% more than France

Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 178th.
13
Ranked 15th. 18% more than France

High school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 157th.
13
Ranked 15th. 18% more than France

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 3.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 109th.
7.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than France

Educational attainment > Tertiary 23%
Ranked 14th.
32%
Ranked 5th. 39% more than France
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 3.79 million
Ranked 33th. 5 times more than Sweden
774,888
Ranked 83th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 75.9%
Ranked 43th.
84.4%
Ranked 31st. 11% more than France

Elementary school graduate rate 97.96
Ranked 22nd.
99.93
Ranked 1st. 2% more than France

Schools connected to the Internet 94%
Ranked 9th.
99%
Ranked 10th. 5% more than France
Public spending per student > Primary level 18
Ranked 20th.
23.5
Ranked 9th. 31% more than France
Primary education, pupils per 1000 63.82
Ranked 115th. 4% more than Sweden
61.22
Ranked 120th.

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 90.08
Ranked 47th. 22% more than Sweden
73.97
Ranked 94th.

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.29
Ranked 30th.
1.55
Ranked 13th. 20% more than France

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1
Ranked 69th. The same as Sweden
1
Ranked 64th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 35.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th.
46.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 31% more than France

Student attitude > Dislike of school 37%
Ranked 4th. 85% more than Sweden
20%
Ranked 16th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.9
Ranked 117th.
1.72
Ranked 89th. 92% more than France

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 66th. 17% more than Sweden
6
Ranked 85th.

Teacher student ratio > High school 12.28
Ranked 62nd. 27% more than Sweden
9.68
Ranked 84th.

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 0.228
Ranked 114th.
1.06
Ranked 98th. 5 times more than France

Inequality adjusted index 0.788
Ranked 29th.
0.878
Ranked 13th. 11% more than France
High school repeaters > Female 6.18
Ranked 35th.
0.0
Ranked 95th.

Class size > Age 13 21.6 students
Ranked 9th. 59% more than Sweden
13.6 students
Ranked 25th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 19.04
Ranked 66th. Twice as much as Sweden
9.55
Ranked 124th.

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11 837 hours
Ranked 21st. 13% more than Sweden
741 hours
Ranked 34th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 98%
Ranked 20th.
99.8%
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than France

Elementary school > Enrolled students 4.14 million
Ranked 26th. 7 times more than Sweden
584,726
Ranked 73th.

Primary education > Duration > Years 5 years
Ranked 164th.
6 years
Ranked 53th. 20% more than France

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $23,749.33
Ranked 12th.
$27,094.66
Ranked 8th. 14% more than France

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 97.78
Ranked 102nd.
103.26
Ranked 55th. 6% more than France

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 72.06
Ranked 64th. 44% more than Sweden
49.98
Ranked 123th.

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12 960 hours
Ranked 19th. 30% more than Sweden
741 hours
Ranked 37th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 497
Ranked 18th. 1% more than Sweden
494
Ranked 21st.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 14.78%
Ranked 52nd. 46% more than Sweden
10.15%
Ranked 70th.

High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 185th.
13
Ranked 16th. 18% more than France

Elementary school > Gender ratio 98.59
Ranked 62nd.
99.32
Ranked 46th. 1% more than France

High school enrolment rate > Female 98.26
Ranked 31st.
99.82
Ranked 10th. 2% more than France

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 99%
Ranked 23th. 3% more than Sweden
96%
Ranked 52nd.

Duration of education > Secondary level 7
Ranked 61st. 17% more than Sweden
6
Ranked 80th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 30.3
Ranked 50th.
53.5
Ranked 28th. 77% more than France
Secondary education > Pupils 5.83 million
Ranked 13th. 8 times more than Sweden
711,798
Ranked 58th.

Primary education > Pupils 3.78 million
Ranked 32nd. 5 times more than Sweden
690,758
Ranked 83th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 81.3%
Ranked 42nd.
85.5%
Ranked 33th. 5% more than France

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 55.03%
Ranked 47th.
59.59%
Ranked 21st. 8% more than France

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 98.31 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th.
102.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 5% more than France

Secondary education, vocational pupils 1.18 million
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Sweden
226,659
Ranked 34th.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 17.52
Ranked 72nd. 89% more than Sweden
9.27
Ranked 127th.

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 80.79%
Ranked 24th. 21% more than Sweden
66.89%
Ranked 60th.

Secondary education > Teachers 511,278
Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Sweden
75,243
Ranked 43th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 16 years
Ranked 22nd. The same as Sweden
16 years
Ranked 14th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 97.96
Ranked 14th.
99.84
Ranked 1st. 2% more than France

Spending per secondary school student $6,605.00 per student
Ranked 6th. 17% more than Sweden
$5,648.00 per student
Ranked 11th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 5.86 million
Ranked 17th. 6 times more than Sweden
917,978
Ranked 61st.

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 513.65
Ranked 18th.
1,142.75
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than France

Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 492
Ranked 23th.
499
Ranked 14th. 1% more than France
Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 498
Ranked 18th. The same as Sweden
498
Ranked 19th.
Duration of education > Primary level 5
Ranked 145th.
6
Ranked 50th. 20% more than France
Expected duration of education for all students 16.5 years
Ranked 15th.
20.2 years
Ranked 2nd. 22% more than France
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 99.56%
Ranked 59th. About the same as Sweden
99.28%
Ranked 64th.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 33,007
Ranked 53th.
33,098
Ranked 52nd. About the same as France

Public spending per student > Secondary level 29.3
Ranked 13th. 4% more than Sweden
28.3
Ranked 16th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.58%
Ranked 73th.
49.36%
Ranked 18th. 2% more than France

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 0.236 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th.
1.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 99th. 4 times more than France

Educational attainment > Senior secondary 41%
Ranked 11th.
49%
Ranked 7th. 20% more than France
Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 495
Ranked 21st.
502
Ranked 14th. 1% more than France
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 100%
Ranked 11th. 4% more than Sweden
96%
Ranked 50th.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 158th.
16
Ranked 29th. 7% more than France

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 145th.
7
Ranked 19th. 17% more than France

Student attitude > Find school boring 32%
Ranked 17th.
58%
Ranked 6th. 81% more than France
Elementary school repeaters > All 4.17
Ranked 69th.
0.0
Ranked 115th.

School life expectancy > Male 15.2 years
Ranked 12th. 1% more than Sweden
15.1 years
Ranked 14th.
Universities > Top 200 9
Ranked 6th. 80% more than Sweden
5
Ranked 11th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 71.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 77th. 23% more than Sweden
57.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.064 per capita
Ranked 141st.
0.087 per capita
Ranked 117th. 36% more than France

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 61.35
Ranked 144th.
86.82
Ranked 117th. 42% more than France

Primary teacher salary > Starting $19,761.00
Ranked 12th. 6% more than Sweden
$18,581.00
Ranked 16th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 99%
Ranked 35th. 3% more than Sweden
96%
Ranked 48th.

Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge per million 0.0643%
Ranked 12th.
0.745%
Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than France
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD 2.08%
Ranked 11th.
3.63%
Ranked 1st. 75% more than France
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 18.7
Ranked 96th. 64% more than Sweden
11.4
Ranked 129th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 83%
Ranked 36th. 1% more than Sweden
82%
Ranked 37th.
Primary education > Teachers 202,954
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Sweden
68,325
Ranked 43th.

Secondary education > Vocational pupils 1.53 million
Ranked 8th. 8 times more than Sweden
192,615
Ranked 39th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 49.12%
Ranked 83th.
52.87%
Ranked 10th. 8% more than France

Students from households with computer > Age 13 47%
Ranked 14th.
58%
Ranked 12th. 23% more than France
Expenditure on education > Change in expenditure on education > Expenditure in tertiary education 107.49 Index of change, year 200
Ranked 24th.
115.52 Index of change, year 200
Ranked 20th. 7% more than France
Private school enrolment > Primary level 14.6
Ranked 29th. 4 times more than Sweden
3.9
Ranked 60th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 153th.
6
Ranked 48th. 20% more than France

Library employees 1,254
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Sweden
284
Ranked 23th.
Educational attainment > Junior secondary 36%
Ranked 7th. 89% more than Sweden
19%
Ranked 12th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10 802 hours
Ranked 20th. 8% more than Sweden
741 hours
Ranked 31st.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 92.93
Ranked 55th. 17% more than Sweden
79.15
Ranked 75th.

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 3.24
Ranked 110th.
7.6
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than France

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 0.061 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.
0.576 per 1,000 people
Ranked 95th. 9 times more than France

Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.6%
Ranked 63th.
49.3%
Ranked 16th. 1% more than France
Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge 4.16%
Ranked 7th.
6.93%
Ranked 1st. 67% more than France
Student attitude > Report class disorder 42%
Ranked 2nd. 11% more than Sweden
38%
Ranked 5th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $1.54 trillion
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Sweden
$254.10 billion
Ranked 16th.

Universities > Top 200 per million 0.142
Ranked 18th.
0.554
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than France
Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology 7 x
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 164th.
7
Ranked 18th. 17% more than France

Scouting > Members 75,547
Ranked 19th. 73% more than Sweden
43,729
Ranked 31st.
High school > Share of total education spending 45.03%
Ranked 15th. 27% more than Sweden
35.59%
Ranked 49th.

High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 59.6%
Ranked 35th. 21% more than Sweden
49.24%
Ranked 43th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 76.82%
Ranked 62nd. 11% more than Sweden
69.38%
Ranked 71st.

Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 56.68%
Ranked 39th. 14% more than Sweden
49.66%
Ranked 43th.

Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 92.4%
Ranked 6th.
96.1%
Ranked 2nd. 4% more than France
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 4.72 million
Ranked 13th. 9 times more than Sweden
531,393
Ranked 59th.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.21
Ranked 57th.
99.79
Ranked 31st. 1% more than France

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 68.55
Ranked 82nd. 19% more than Sweden
57.73
Ranked 113th.

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 8.15
Ranked 29th.
8.37
Ranked 26th. 3% more than France

Children out of school > Primary > Male 10,611
Ranked 58th. 2 times more than Sweden
4,358
Ranked 73th.

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.995
Ranked 39th.
0.996
Ranked 35th. About the same as France

Spending per primary school student $3,752.00 per student
Ranked 12th.
$5,579.00 per student
Ranked 7th. 49% more than France
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13 1,066 hours
Ranked 11th. 44% more than Sweden
741 hours
Ranked 35th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9 802 hours
Ranked 17th. 8% more than Sweden
741 hours
Ranked 29th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 49%
Ranked 74th.
54.4%
Ranked 4th. 11% more than France
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 1,832
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Sweden
457
Ranked 14th.

Private school enrolment > Secondary level 20.9
Ranked 37th. 8 times more than Sweden
2.7
Ranked 75th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 94.8
Ranked 60th.
102.86
Ranked 43th. 8% more than France

Scouting > Members per thousand people 1.15
Ranked 84th.
4.6
Ranked 32nd. 4 times more than France
Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64 15.95%
Ranked 18th.
25.21%
Ranked 7th. 58% more than France
Primary completion rate > Women 98
Ranked 40th. 2% more than Sweden
96
Ranked 18th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning science 12%
Ranked 13th. The same as Sweden
12%
Ranked 16th.
School life expectancy > Female 15.7 years
Ranked 13th.
17 years
Ranked 3rd. 8% more than France
Elementary school repeaters > Male 4.17
Ranked 70th.
0.0
Ranked 112th.

Elementary school repeaters > Female 4.17
Ranked 63th.
0.0
Ranked 111th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 98.4%
Ranked 17th.
99.6%
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than France

Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.175 per 1,000 people
Ranked 105th.
0.485 per 1,000 people
Ranked 96th. 3 times more than France

Elementary school teachers 217,428
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Sweden
61,220
Ranked 45th.

High school teachers 480,564
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Sweden
78,978
Ranked 31st.

Primary teacher salary > After 15 years $26,599.00
Ranked 11th. 9% more than Sweden
$24,364.00
Ranked 15th.
Students from households with computer > Age 13 per million 0.76%
Ranked 24th.
6.5%
Ranked 11th. 9 times more than France
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 73%
Ranked 20th.
87%
Ranked 6th. 19% more than France
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13 29.5 years experience
Ranked 7th. 13% more than Sweden
26.2 years experience
Ranked 12th.
Homeschooling prevalance 5 063 200 families—half legally
Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 13 53%
Ranked 22nd.
68%
Ranked 19th. 28% more than France
High school enrolment rate > Male 99.05
Ranked 17th.
100
Ranked 5th. 1% more than France

Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education 97%
Ranked 15th.
98%
Ranked 13th. 1% more than France
Students from households with study desk > Age 13 92%
Ranked 13th.
98%
Ranked 1st. 7% more than France
Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education 42%
Ranked 3rd. 83% more than Sweden
23%
Ranked 18th.
Primary completion rate > Men 99
Ranked 37th. 3% more than Sweden
96
Ranked 18th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 6.04 million
Ranked 13th. 8 times more than Sweden
735,494
Ranked 54th.

Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills n n
Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP 0.004 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 21st.
0.014 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than France
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 96.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 22% more than Sweden
79.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th.

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 60.34
Ranked 144th.
76.81
Ranked 126th. 27% more than France

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 100.52
Ranked 72nd.
103.84
Ranked 45th. 3% more than France

Students from households with calculator > Age 13 95%
Ranked 18th.
98%
Ranked 6th. 3% more than France
Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 12
Ranked 98th.
15.3
Ranked 77th. 28% more than France
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million 0.0321%
Ranked 21st.
0.39%
Ranked 5th. 12 times more than France
Young shorttext readers 31.7%
Ranked 8th.
37.3%
Ranked 7th. 18% more than France
Share of university qualifications awarded to females 57%
Ranked 10th.
60%
Ranked 6th. 5% more than France
Young longtext readers 16.6%
Ranked 20th.
21.4%
Ranked 16th. 29% more than France
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 30-39 29%
Ranked 9th. 93% more than Sweden
15%
Ranked 24th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages 11 12
Primary teacher salary > Starting per 1000 $0.33
Ranked 19th.
$2.10
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than France
Spending per secondary school student > Per $ GDP $0.00 per student per $1,000
Ranked 16th.
$0.00 per student per $1,000
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than France
Library employees per million 20.91
Ranked 3rd.
32.06
Ranked 24th. 53% more than France
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 per million 1.18%
Ranked 23th.
9.75%
Ranked 12th. 8 times more than France
Students from households with dictionary > Age 13 95%
Ranked 13th. 3% more than Sweden
92%
Ranked 21st.
Students living with mother > Age 13 92%
Ranked 21st.
94%
Ranked 17th. 2% more than France
Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13 29% 45%
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education 96%
Ranked 5th. 8% more than Sweden
89%
Ranked 21st.
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree 57%
Ranked 10th.
60%
Ranked 6th. 5% more than France
Female teachers > Lower secondary 64.1%
Ranked 10th. 3% more than Sweden
62.1%
Ranked 13th.
Expected duration of education for males 16.3 years
Ranked 15th.
18.6 years
Ranked 2nd. 14% more than France
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education 38%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Sweden
12%
Ranked 22nd.
School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 14.71%
Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Sweden
6.12%
Ranked 75th.

Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed post-secondary > Post-secondary and tertiary education > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 26.06%
Ranked 14th.
34.67%
Ranked 9th. 33% more than France
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 109.74%
Ranked 10th. 16% more than Sweden
95.01%
Ranked 30th.

School enrollment, primary > % net 98.3%
Ranked 18th.
99.47%
Ranked 8th. 1% more than France

School enrollment, secondary > % gross 109.93%
Ranked 10th. 13% more than Sweden
96.91%
Ranked 45th.

School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 26.15%
Ranked 32nd. 35% more than Sweden
19.39%
Ranked 45th.

School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 63.53%
Ranked 35th.
89.46%
Ranked 14th. 41% more than France

Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 38.44%
Ranked 35th.
41.77%
Ranked 30th. 9% more than France

Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 104.82%
Ranked 40th.
112.09%
Ranked 7th. 7% more than France

Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group 98.17%
Ranked 33th.
105.02%
Ranked 1st. 7% more than France

Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group 99.27%
Ranked 33th.
102.91%
Ranked 2nd. 4% more than France

School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 105.2% gross
Ranked 79th. 6% more than Sweden
99.17% gross
Ranked 120th.

School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross 113.61% gross
Ranked 5th. 34% more than Sweden
84.71% gross
Ranked 35th.

Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort 97.96%
Ranked 17th.
99.8%
Ranked 6th. 2% more than France
Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force 36.9%
Ranked 14th.
40.4%
Ranked 10th. 9% more than France

Labor force with primary education > % of total 22.8%
Ranked 18th. 34% more than Sweden
17%
Ranked 32nd.

Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force 45.5%
Ranked 27th.
53.5%
Ranked 20th. 18% more than France

Labor force with secondary education > % of total 43.6%
Ranked 29th.
48.9%
Ranked 25th. 12% more than France

Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 18.3%
Ranked 44th. 12% more than Sweden
16.4%
Ranked 53th.

Primary education > Pupils > % female 48.62% female
Ranked 60th.
48.63% female
Ranked 56th. The same as France

Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force 23.8%
Ranked 18th. 31% more than Sweden
18.1%
Ranked 29th.

Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.063 per capita
Ranked 145th.
0.077 per capita
Ranked 127th. 22% more than France

Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort 97.48%
Ranked 16th.
100%
Ranked 6th. 3% more than France
Researchers in R&D > Per million people 3,750.53
Ranked 15th.
5,257.32
Ranked 5th. 40% more than France

Primary teacher salary > Starting, % of GDP 1.36e-06%
Ranked 21st.
7.18e-06%
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than France
Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita 29.24%
Ranked 20th.
31.87%
Ranked 16th. 9% more than France

Repeaters, secondary, male > % of male enrollment 5.82%
Ranked 45th.
0.0
Ranked 107th.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 113.2%
Ranked 7th. 9% more than Sweden
103.5%
Ranked 18th.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 113.06%
Ranked 7th. 9% more than Sweden
103.88%
Ranked 16th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female 43.45%
Ranked 55th.
43.88%
Ranked 51st. 1% more than France

School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross 109.42%
Ranked 9th. 12% more than Sweden
97.4%
Ranked 40th.

Progression to secondary school > % 98.87%
Ranked 16th.
99.85%
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than France

Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment 11.08%
Ranked 27th.
0.0
Ranked 122nd.

Elementary school graduate rate > Male 98.42
Ranked 17th.
99.85
Ranked 5th. 1% more than France

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total > % of relevant age group 96.45%
Ranked 99th.
101.16%
Ranked 69th. 5% more than France

School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 97.04% net
Ranked 5th.
100% net
Ranked 1st. 3% more than France

Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 48.48%
Ranked 71st.
48.57%
Ranked 66th. About the same as France

Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % of relevant age group 98.72%
Ranked 89th. 7% more than Sweden
92.6%
Ranked 123th.

School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 63.14% gross
Ranked 28th.
102.34% gross
Ranked 2nd. 62% more than France

Elementary school teachers > % female 82.36%
Ranked 47th. 2% more than Sweden
81.01%
Ranked 52nd.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net 98.49%
Ranked 2nd.
99.21%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than France

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 113.34%
Ranked 9th. 10% more than Sweden
103.09%
Ranked 17th.

Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female 50.51%
Ranked 54th. About the same as Sweden
50.45%
Ranked 57th.

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female 48.89%
Ranked 62nd. 1% more than Sweden
48.55%
Ranked 73th.

Proportion of primary education time spent learning social studies 12%
Ranked 16th.
13%
Ranked 15th. 8% more than France
School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 56.02% gross
Ranked 29th.
83.73% gross
Ranked 4th. 49% more than France

Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of relevant age group 98.13%
Ranked 84th. 6% more than Sweden
92.96%
Ranked 119th.

Total expenditure as % of GDP 6.1% of GDP
Ranked 5th.
6.5% of GDP
Ranked 3rd. 7% more than France
High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher 11.18
Ranked 57th. 17% more than Sweden
9.54
Ranked 66th.

High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 59%
Ranked 31st. The same as Sweden
59%
Ranked 32nd.
Primary teacher salary per hour > After 15 years $30.00 per hour
Ranked 16th.
0.0
Ranked 22nd.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 99.11% net
Ranked 6th. 1% more than Sweden
98.47% net
Ranked 13th.

School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 98.79% net
Ranked 14th. The same as Sweden
98.78% net
Ranked 15th.

Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 79.17%
Ranked 12th. 10% more than Sweden
71.84%
Ranked 31st.

School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 50.79%
Ranked 37th.
59.12%
Ranked 22nd. 16% more than France

Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 40.8%
Ranked 52nd.
46.1%
Ranked 42nd. 13% more than France

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