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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.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • 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).
  • Average IQ: Average IQ of different countries according to the controversial book "IQ and the Wealth of Nations".
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • 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.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > 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.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • 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.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Female: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Male: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Participation > 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."
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Percentage of population older than 24 years that has completed tertiary education.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % 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.
  • Government spending on education > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education (%). Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Primary is the total public expenditure per student in primary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total female enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
STAT Germany Ghana HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 10.2
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Ghana
3.9
Ranked 76th.
Children out of school, primary 7,230
Ranked 76th.
652,518
Ranked 7th. 90 times more than Germany

Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.0884
Ranked 114th.
25.72
Ranked 16th. 291 times more than Germany

Children out of school, primary, female 16,194
Ranked 55th.
342,260
Ranked 8th. 21 times more than Germany

College and university > Gender parity index 0.885
Ranked 47th. 40% more than Ghana
0.633
Ranked 3rd.

College and university > Share of total education spending 27.16%
Ranked 21st. 5% more than Ghana
25.95%
Ranked 25th.

Compulsary education duration 13
Ranked 4th. 18% more than Ghana
11
Ranked 24th.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.08%
Ranked 54th.
8.14%
Ranked 4th. 60% more than Germany

High school enrolment rate 98.86
Ranked 25th. 1% more than Ghana
97.81
Ranked 37th.

Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 15th. 32% more than Ghana
74.8%
Ranked 118th.

Primary education, duration > Years 4
Ranked 181st.
6
Ranked 81st. 50% more than Germany

Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.09
Ranked 109th.
4.85
Ranked 31st. 57% more than Germany

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 11.82
Ranked 113th.
32.98
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Germany

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 12.88
Ranked 62nd.
17.8
Ranked 21st. 38% more than Germany

Secondary education, duration > Years 9
Ranked 1st. 29% more than Ghana
7
Ranked 58th.

Average IQ 102
Ranked 4th. 44% more than Ghana
71
Ranked 46th.
Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 12th. 48% more than Ghana
67.1%
Ranked 114th.

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.196
Ranked 104th.
13.49
Ranked 16th. 69 times more than Germany

College and university > Gender ratio 88.74
Ranked 44th. 64% more than Ghana
54.05
Ranked 89th.

Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 28th. 50% more than Ghana
2
Ranked 160th.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 7.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Ghana
3.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th.

Duration of compulsory education 13 years
Ranked 1st. 63% more than Ghana
8 years
Ranked 109th.
Secondary education, pupils 7.53 million
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Ghana
2.22 million
Ranked 14th.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 20th. 2% more than Ghana
0.98
Ranked 4th.

Primary education, teachers 252,845
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Ghana
123,153
Ranked 12th.

Primary education, pupils 2.99 million
Ranked 36th.
4.06 million
Ranked 12th. 36% more than Germany

Tertiary enrollment 46.3%
Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Ghana
3.3%
Ranked 81st.
High school > Gender ratio 97.54
Ranked 74th. 10% more than Ghana
88.98
Ranked 93th.

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 38th. 50% more than Ghana
4
Ranked 104th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.157
Ranked 92nd.
0.702
Ranked 37th. 4 times more than Germany

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 53th.
4
Ranked 30th. 33% more than Germany

Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 23th. 20% more than Ghana
82.7%
Ranked 109th.

Spending > USD 157.95 billion
Ranked 3rd. 221 times more than Ghana
713.11 million
Ranked 87th.

High school > Private school share 8.76%
Ranked 81st.
15.97%
Ranked 30th. 82% more than Germany

Spending > Proportion 4.28
Ranked 79th.
4.74
Ranked 60th. 11% more than Germany

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 14.19
Ranked 121st.
32.81
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Germany

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 73th.
4
Ranked 37th. 33% more than Germany

High school repeaters > Male 3.19
Ranked 56th. 20% more than Ghana
2.65
Ranked 63th.

Preschool enrollment rate 104.77
Ranked 65th.
105.44
Ranked 61st. 1% more than Germany

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 113,236.01
Ranked 4th. 13 times more than Ghana
8,615.23
Ranked 83th.

Primary completion rate 94
Ranked 52nd. 31% more than Ghana
72
Ranked 96th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 2.33 million
Ranked 10th. 33 times more than Ghana
69,968
Ranked 5th.

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 4
Ranked 191st.
6
Ranked 87th. 50% more than Germany

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 7.15
Ranked 36th. 46% more than Ghana
4.91
Ranked 18th.

Secondary education, teachers 584,535
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Ghana
124,436
Ranked 5th.

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 10.2
Ranked 99th.
36.38
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Germany

High school > Lower secondary school duration 6
Ranked 1st. Twice as much as Ghana
3
Ranked 131st.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.298
Ranked 102nd.
12.23
Ranked 15th. 41 times more than Germany

Spending per student > High school 20.66
Ranked 38th.
28.29
Ranked 17th. 37% more than Germany

Secondary education, general pupils 6.07 million
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Ghana
2.14 million
Ranked 16th.

High school > Gender parity index 0.947
Ranked 110th. 5% more than Ghana
0.902
Ranked 6th.

Scientific and technical journal articles 44,305
Ranked 4th. 534 times more than Ghana
83
Ranked 87th.

College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 39%
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Ghana
18%
Ranked 4th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 4.1%
Ranked 72nd. 36% more than Ghana
3.01%
Ranked 81st.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 28.3
Ranked 55th. 8 times more than Ghana
3.45
Ranked 5th.

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 50th. The same as Ghana
6
Ranked 109th.

Children out of school, primary, male 24,606
Ranked 48th.
310,258
Ranked 6th. 13 times more than Germany

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 4.6%
Ranked 58th.
5.5%
Ranked 18th. 20% more than Germany

High school > Students per teacher 12.88
Ranked 64th.
17.8
Ranked 21st. 38% more than Germany

Secondary education > General pupils 6.59 million
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Ghana
1.33 million
Ranked 22nd.

Spending per student > Elementary school 16.08
Ranked 40th.
17.92
Ranked 29th. 11% more than Germany

Secondary school starting age > Years 10
Ranked 186th.
12
Ranked 84th. 20% more than Germany

High school starting age > Years 10
Ranked 162nd.
12
Ranked 78th. 20% more than Germany

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 125th.
4.04 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 43% more than Germany

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 3.3 million
Ranked 35th. 23% more than Ghana
2.68 million
Ranked 5th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 96.2%
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Ghana
45.7%
Ranked 93th.

Elementary school graduate rate 95.63
Ranked 31st. 59% more than Ghana
59.99
Ranked 85th.

Schools connected to the Internet 99%
Ranked 8th. 71 times more than Ghana
1.4%
Ranked 15th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 36.55
Ranked 152nd.
160.13
Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Germany

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 92.04
Ranked 43th. 5% more than Ghana
87.34
Ranked 26th.

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.03
Ranked 60th. 94% more than Ghana
0.53
Ranked 3rd.

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.98
Ranked 80th. 11% more than Ghana
0.88
Ranked 6th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 28.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 9 times more than Ghana
3.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 1.38
Ranked 98th. 4 times more than Ghana
0.347
Ranked 158th.

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 9
Ranked 1st. 50% more than Ghana
6
Ranked 102nd.

Teacher student ratio > High school 13.24
Ranked 55th.
17.41
Ranked 32nd. 31% more than Germany

Inequality adjusted index 0.927
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Ghana
0.352
Ranked 93th.
High school repeaters > Female 2.26
Ranked 57th.
2.9
Ranked 51st. 28% more than Germany

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 13.5
Ranked 103th.
32.24
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Germany

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 99.2%
Ranked 12th. 65% more than Ghana
60%
Ranked 90th.

Elementary school > Enrolled students 3.24 million
Ranked 34th.
3.63 million
Ranked 32nd. 12% more than Germany

Primary education > Duration > Years 4 years
Ranked 170th.
6 years
Ranked 79th. 50% more than Germany

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $23,804.70
Ranked 11th. 164 times more than Ghana
$145.11
Ranked 161st.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 99.13
Ranked 79th.
114.7
Ranked 32nd. 16% more than Germany

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 74.21
Ranked 58th.
84.19
Ranked 25th. 13% more than Germany

High school > Lower secondary starting age 10
Ranked 193th.
12
Ranked 85th. 20% more than Germany

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 4.34%
Ranked 98th.
22.09%
Ranked 21st. 5 times more than Germany

Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.62
Ranked 37th. 1% more than Ghana
99.03
Ranked 54th.

High school enrolment rate > Female 98.61
Ranked 27th. About the same as Ghana
98.27
Ranked 31st.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 96%
Ranked 50th. 37% more than Ghana
70%
Ranked 6th.

Duration of education > Secondary level 9
Ranked 1st. 50% more than Ghana
6
Ranked 97th.
Primary education > Pupils 3.31 million
Ranked 36th. 13% more than Ghana
2.93 million
Ranked 25th.

Secondary education > Pupils 8.38 million
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Ghana
1.35 million
Ranked 21st.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 96.9%
Ranked 12th. 57% more than Ghana
61.8%
Ranked 70th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 102.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 70% more than Ghana
60.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 49%
Ranked 81st. 55% more than Ghana
31.53%
Ranked 6th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils 1.46 million
Ranked 8th. 18 times more than Ghana
79,986
Ranked 23th.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 11.82
Ranked 115th.
32.98
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Germany

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 78.06%
Ranked 35th.
82.83%
Ranked 20th. 6% more than Germany

Secondary education > Teachers 597,681.1
Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Ghana
71,763
Ranked 19th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 16 years
Ranked 11th. 78% more than Ghana
9 years
Ranked 5th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 8.45 million
Ranked 12th. 7 times more than Ghana
1.28 million
Ranked 6th.

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 536.81
Ranked 17th. 131 times more than Ghana
4.09
Ranked 81st.

Duration of education > Primary level 4
Ranked 150th.
6
Ranked 75th. 50% more than Germany
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 98.14%
Ranked 77th. 3% more than Ghana
95.65%
Ranked 91st.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 4,196
Ranked 97th.
791,961
Ranked 10th. 189 times more than Germany

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.6%
Ranked 70th. 2% more than Ghana
47.43%
Ranked 6th.

Progression to secondary school 98.71%
Ranked 25th. 14% more than Ghana
86.83%
Ranked 77th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 96%
Ranked 47th. 35% more than Ghana
71%
Ranked 5th.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 17th. 7% more than Ghana
15
Ranked 120th.

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 49th. The same as Ghana
6
Ranked 99th.

Elementary school repeaters > All 1.27
Ranked 82nd.
6.51
Ranked 41st. 5 times more than Germany

Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 79.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 58th. 33% more than Ghana
60.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 40.05
Ranked 166th.
131.96
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Germany

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.04 per capita
Ranked 162nd.
0.126 per capita
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Germany

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 96%
Ranked 44th. 37% more than Ghana
70%
Ranked 6th.

Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 14.8
Ranked 117th.
33
Ranked 46th. 2 times more than Germany
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 86%
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Ghana
37%
Ranked 11th.
Primary education > Teachers 232,936.5
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Ghana
89,278
Ranked 19th.

Secondary education > Vocational pupils 1.79 million
Ranked 5th. 84 times more than Ghana
21,424
Ranked 40th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 48.25%
Ranked 106th. 8% more than Ghana
44.51%
Ranked 6th.

Private school enrolment > Primary level 2.4
Ranked 64th.
17.1
Ranked 25th. 7 times more than Germany
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 4
Ranked 157th.
6
Ranked 73th. 50% more than Germany

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 2.82
Ranked 126th.
4.17
Ranked 54th. 48% more than Germany

Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 101.58
Ranked 33th. 61% more than Ghana
63.15
Ranked 62nd.

Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.5%
Ranked 66th. 2% more than Ghana
47.4%
Ranked 115th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $1.95 trillion
Ranked 3rd. 627 times more than Ghana
$3.10 billion
Ranked 112th.
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 50th. The same as Ghana
6
Ranked 110th.

Scouting > Members 112,503
Ranked 14th. 29 times more than Ghana
3,818
Ranked 104th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 82.97%
Ranked 41st.
93.55%
Ranked 8th. 13% more than Germany

High school > Share of total education spending 45.55%
Ranked 13th. 23% more than Ghana
37.12%
Ranked 38th.

Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 87.7%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Ghana
30.8%
Ranked 79th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 6.17 million
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Ghana
1.66 million
Ranked 33th.

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 79.87
Ranked 57th. 29% more than Ghana
62.15
Ranked 61st.

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 7.24
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Ghana
3.36
Ranked 46th.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.78
Ranked 32nd. 4% more than Ghana
96.23
Ranked 55th.

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.995
Ranked 57th. 5% more than Ghana
0.945
Ranked 8th.

Female enrolment share > Secondary level 48.4%
Ranked 82nd. 8% more than Ghana
44.7%
Ranked 107th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 15,897
Ranked 4th. 49 times more than Ghana
324
Ranked 18th.

Private school enrolment > Secondary level 7.2
Ranked 56th. 1% more than Ghana
7.1
Ranked 57th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 102.4
Ranked 44th. 63% more than Ghana
62.88
Ranked 5th.

Scouting > Members per thousand people 1.37
Ranked 75th. 9 times more than Ghana
0.151
Ranked 148th.
Primary completion rate > Women 94
Ranked 52nd. 36% more than Ghana
69
Ranked 90th.

Elementary school repeaters > Male 1.34
Ranked 82nd.
7.02
Ranked 42nd. 5 times more than Germany

Elementary school repeaters > Female 1.2
Ranked 80th.
5.97
Ranked 39th. 5 times more than Germany

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 98.7%
Ranked 14th. 78% more than Ghana
55.3%
Ranked 88th.

High school teachers 597,269
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Ghana
99,001
Ranked 23th.

Elementary school teachers 239,761
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Ghana
112,443
Ranked 33th.

High school enrolment rate > Male 99.1
Ranked 23th. 2% more than Ghana
97.4
Ranked 34th.

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 8.27 million
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Ghana
1.45 million
Ranked 4th.

Primary completion rate > Men 94
Ranked 46th. 25% more than Ghana
75
Ranked 87th.

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 40.06
Ranked 163th.
137
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Germany

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 98.32
Ranked 92nd. 15% more than Ghana
85.25
Ranked 68th.

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 101.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 66% more than Ghana
61.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th.

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Elementary school graduate rate > Male 95.19
Ranked 27th. 72% more than Ghana
55.34
Ranked 82nd.

Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 48.61%
Ranked 63th. About the same as Ghana
48.56%
Ranked 67th.

Elementary school teachers > % female 85.2%
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Ghana
33.03%
Ranked 113th.

Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 41.85%
Ranked 56th.
46.31%
Ranked 30th. 11% more than Germany

Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils 1.74 million
Ranked 4th. 26 times more than Ghana
67,360
Ranked 49th.

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 98.94%
Ranked 17th. 29% more than Ghana
76.47%
Ranked 91st.

Preschool enrollment rate > Female 108.32
Ranked 7th. 57% more than Ghana
69.01
Ranked 55th.

Preschool enrollment rate > Male 109.87
Ranked 7th. 65% more than Ghana
66.54
Ranked 56th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 98.54
Ranked 77th.
116.03
Ranked 31st. 18% more than Germany

School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 99.7
Ranked 77th.
113.43
Ranked 36th. 14% more than Germany

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 89.01%
Ranked 5th. 96% more than Ghana
45.35%
Ranked 67th.

Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 25.6%
Ranked 17th. 8 times more than Ghana
3.13%
Ranked 15th.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 5.08%
Ranked 56th.
8.14%
Ranked 4th. 60% more than Germany

Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 29.3%
Ranked 12th.
42.7%
Ranked 1st. 46% more than Germany
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 100.07% gross
Ranked 97th. 16% more than Ghana
86.63% gross
Ranked 84th.

Primary education > Teachers > % female 82.92% female
Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Ghana
31.08% female
Ranked 80th.

Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita 22.34%
Ranked 38th.
34.53%
Ranked 6th. 55% more than Germany
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 105.28%
Ranked 59th. 12% more than Ghana
94.28%
Ranked 71st.

Government spending on education > % of GDP 5.08%
Ranked 54th.
8.14%
Ranked 4th. 60% more than Germany

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 8.62%
Ranked 69th.
15.97%
Ranked 47th. 85% more than Germany

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 47.17%
Ranked 10th. 8 times more than Ghana
6.2%
Ranked 91st.

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 44.29%
Ranked 18th. 10 times more than Ghana
4.33%
Ranked 90th.

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 99.87%
Ranked 2nd. 30% more than Ghana
76.97%
Ranked 97th.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 88.95%
Ranked 5th. 80% more than Ghana
49.45%
Ranked 65th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 16 years
Ranked 21st. 78% more than Ghana
9 years
Ranked 5th.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 96.36%
Ranked 95th. 4% more than Ghana
92.23%
Ranked 45th.

School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 110.82%
Ranked 7th.
115.46%
Ranked 3rd. 4% more than Germany

School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 112.24%
Ranked 8th.
112.46%
Ranked 4th. About the same as Germany

Secondary education, pupils > % female 47.45%
Ranked 101st. 3% more than Ghana
46.22%
Ranked 57th.

Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 18.26%
Ranked 43th. 60% more than Ghana
11.41%
Ranked 72nd.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 4.39%
Ranked 76th.
4.66%
Ranked 62nd. 6% more than Germany

Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 107.23%
Ranked 68th. 76% more than Ghana
61.08%
Ranked 41st.

Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 96.62%
Ranked 31st. 34% more than Ghana
72.23%
Ranked 89th.

School enrollment, primary, male > % net 97.55%
Ranked 20th. 18% more than Ghana
83.01%
Ranked 39th.

Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 96.96%
Ranked 28th. 41% more than Ghana
68.7%
Ranked 85th.

School enrollment > Primary > % gross 100.18% gross
Ranked 103th. 13% more than Ghana
88.37% gross
Ranked 87th.

Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 96.3%
Ranked 31st. 27% more than Ghana
75.66%
Ranked 72nd.

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 99.28%
Ranked 9th. 28% more than Ghana
77.49%
Ranked 88th.

School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 99.13%
Ranked 38th. 81% more than Ghana
54.91%
Ranked 41st.

Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 1.84%
Ranked 69th.
2.88%
Ranked 43th. 56% more than Germany

Secondary education, teachers, female 349,459
Ranked 6th. 13 times more than Ghana
27,807
Ranked 39th.

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