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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.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall: Overall.

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

  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills: Overall.

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

  • Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts: Continuous texts.

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

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

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

  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • 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.
  • Library books per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 200 per million: Number of universities in the top 200. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > 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. 
  • Spending per primary school student: Primary school spending per pupil in 1998, converted into US dollars by purchasing power parity.
  • 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.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Universities > Top 100 per million: Number of universities in the top 100. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 200 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Spending per secondary school student > Per $ GDP: Secondary school spending per pupil in 1998, converted into US dollars by purchasing power parity. Per $ GDP figures expressed per $1,000 of Gross Domestic Product.
  • Library members per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Universities > Top 100 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 100 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 14.1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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).
  • Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary 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).
  • Spending per primary school student > Per $ GDP: Primary 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.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • 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)."
  • Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Percentage of private enrolment. Primary is the enrolment in private primary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in primary 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.
  • Primary education, pupils > % female: Primary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Primary is the number of female students at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % gross: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Female is the total female enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Primary completion rate. Total is the total number of new entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as percentage of the total population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade of primary. This indicator is also known as "gross intake rate to the last grade of primary." The ratio can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% 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.
  • Secondary education, general pupils > % female: Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. General programmes is the number of female students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Total enrollment, primary, male > % net: Total enrollment, primary, male (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with primary education, female (% of female 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.
  • Labor force with tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education (% of total). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • 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.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • 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.
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STAT Germany Israel HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 10.2
Ranked 8th. 6% more than Israel 		9.6
Ranked 12th.
Children out of school, primary 7,230
Ranked 76th. 		20,236
Ranked 67th. 3 times more than Germany
Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.0884
Ranked 114th. 		2.65
Ranked 72nd. 30 times more than Germany
Children out of school, primary, female 16,194
Ranked 55th. 92% more than Israel 		8,413
Ranked 69th.
College and university > Gender parity index 0.885
Ranked 47th. 		1.3
Ranked 52nd. 47% more than Germany
College and university > Share of total education spending 27.16%
Ranked 21st. 61% more than Israel 		16.88%
Ranked 69th.
Compulsary education duration 13
Ranked 4th. 18% more than Israel 		11
Ranked 40th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.08%
Ranked 54th. 		5.59%
Ranked 40th. 10% more than Germany
High school enrolment rate 98.86
Ranked 25th. 40% more than Israel 		70.53
Ranked 80th.
Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 15th. 2% more than Israel 		97.1%
Ranked 3rd.
Primary education, duration > Years 4
Ranked 181st. 		6
Ranked 97th. 50% more than Germany
Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.09
Ranked 109th. 		8.46
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Germany
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 11.82
Ranked 113th. 		13.06
Ranked 109th. 10% more than Germany
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 12.88
Ranked 62nd. 32% more than Israel 		9.76
Ranked 88th.
Secondary education, duration > Years 9
Ranked 1st. 50% more than Israel 		6
Ranked 129th.
Average IQ 102
Ranked 4th. 9% more than Israel 		94
Ranked 20th.
Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 12th. 3% more than Israel 		95.9%
Ranked 3rd.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.196
Ranked 104th. 		1.1
Ranked 74th. 6 times more than Germany
College and university > Gender ratio 88.74
Ranked 44th. 		131.09
Ranked 36th. 48% more than Germany
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 28th. The same as Israel 		3
Ranked 87th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 7.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 		8.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 24% more than Germany
Duration of compulsory education 13 years
Ranked 1st. 18% more than Israel 		11 years
Ranked 1st.
Secondary education, pupils 7.53 million
Ranked 10th. 11 times more than Israel 		708,340
Ranked 67th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 20th. 		1.01
Ranked 16th. 1% more than Germany
School life expectancy > Total 15.3 years
Ranked 12th. 5% more than Israel 		14.6 years
Ranked 21st.
Primary education, teachers 252,845
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Israel 		65,704.88
Ranked 40th.
Primary education, pupils 2.99 million
Ranked 36th. 4 times more than Israel 		807,424
Ranked 77th.
Tertiary enrollment 46.3%
Ranked 4th. 		52.7%
Ranked 18th. 14% more than Germany
High school > Gender ratio 97.54
Ranked 74th. 		101.37
Ranked 48th. 4% more than Germany
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 38th. 20% more than Israel 		5
Ranked 167th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.157
Ranked 92nd. 		1.3
Ranked 66th. 8 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. The same as Israel 		3
Ranked 101st.
Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 23th. 1% more than Israel 		98.5%
Ranked 3rd.
Spending > USD 157.95 billion
Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than Israel 		11.74 billion
Ranked 31st.
High school > Private school share 8.76%
Ranked 81st. 		10.52%
Ranked 77th. 20% more than Germany
Spending > Proportion 4.28
Ranked 79th. 		5.91
Ranked 24th. 38% more than Germany
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 14.19
Ranked 121st. 14% more than Israel 		12.42
Ranked 132nd.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 73th. The same as Israel 		3
Ranked 154th.
High school repeaters > Male 3.19
Ranked 56th. 37% more than Israel 		2.33
Ranked 64th.
Preschool enrollment rate 104.77
Ranked 65th. 		110.66
Ranked 37th. 6% more than Germany
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 113,236.01
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Israel 		14,074.87
Ranked 57th.
Primary completion rate 94
Ranked 52nd. 		101
Ranked 23th. 7% more than Germany
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 2.33 million
Ranked 10th. 8 times more than Israel 		301,326
Ranked 49th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 497
Ranked 17th. 5% more than Israel 		474
Ranked 35th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 4
Ranked 191st. 		6
Ranked 102nd. 50% more than Germany
Secondary education, teachers 584,535
Ranked 8th. 11 times more than Israel 		55,218.77
Ranked 39th.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 7.15
Ranked 36th. 1% more than Israel 		7.11
Ranked 37th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 10.2
Ranked 99th. 		30.02
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Germany
High school > Lower secondary school duration 6
Ranked 1st. Twice as much as Israel 		3
Ranked 142nd.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.298
Ranked 102nd. 		1.55
Ranked 70th. 5 times more than Germany
Spending per student > High school 20.66
Ranked 38th. 1% more than Israel 		20.5
Ranked 30th.
Secondary education, general pupils 6.07 million
Ranked 12th. 11 times more than Israel 		575,551
Ranked 66th.
High school > Gender parity index 0.947
Ranked 110th. 		1.02
Ranked 49th. 8% more than Germany
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 497
Ranked 17th. 5% more than Israel 		474
Ranked 35th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 44,305
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Israel 		6,941
Ranked 18th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 501
Ranked 17th. 8% more than Israel 		463
Ranked 40th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 4.1%
Ranked 72nd. 8% more than Israel 		3.78%
Ranked 82nd.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 28.3
Ranked 55th. 		45.86
Ranked 22nd. 62% more than Germany
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 50th. The same as Israel 		6
Ranked 126th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 9.8%
Ranked 68th. 		13.7%
Ranked 34th. 40% more than Germany
Children out of school, primary, male 24,606
Ranked 48th. 2 times more than Israel 		11,823
Ranked 60th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 4.6%
Ranked 58th. 		7.1%
Ranked 12th. 54% more than Germany
High school > Students per teacher 12.88
Ranked 64th. 32% more than Israel 		9.76
Ranked 89th.
Secondary education > General pupils 6.59 million
Ranked 12th. 14 times more than Israel 		482,534
Ranked 69th.
Spending per student > Elementary school 16.08
Ranked 40th. 		21.25
Ranked 20th. 32% more than Germany
Secondary school starting age > Years 10
Ranked 186th. 		12
Ranked 97th. 20% more than Germany
High school starting age > Years 10
Ranked 162nd. 		12
Ranked 91st. 20% more than Germany
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 125th. 		9.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Germany
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 3.3 million
Ranked 35th. 4 times more than Israel 		769,856
Ranked 84th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 96.2%
Ranked 11th. 16% more than Israel 		82.7%
Ranked 35th.
Elementary school graduate rate 95.63
Ranked 31st. 		99.63
Ranked 4th. 4% more than Germany
Schools connected to the Internet 99%
Ranked 8th. 4% more than Israel 		95%
Ranked 11th.
Public spending per student > Primary level 17.8
Ranked 22nd. 		21.2
Ranked 13th. 19% more than Germany
Primary education, pupils per 1000 36.55
Ranked 152nd. 		105.91
Ranked 81st. 3 times more than Germany
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 92.04
Ranked 43th. 		92.91
Ranked 42nd. 1% more than Germany
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.03
Ranked 60th. 		1.34
Ranked 28th. 30% more than Germany
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.98
Ranked 80th. 		0.99
Ranked 77th. 1% more than Germany
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 28.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 		45.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 62% more than Germany
Universities > Top 100 2
Ranked 14th. Twice as much as Israel 		1
Ranked 19th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 1.38
Ranked 98th. 		1.81
Ranked 87th. 31% more than Germany
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 9
Ranked 1st. 50% more than Israel 		6
Ranked 115th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 13.24
Ranked 55th. 13% more than Israel 		11.69
Ranked 65th.
Inequality adjusted index 0.927
Ranked 5th. 10% more than Israel 		0.84
Ranked 18th.
High school repeaters > Female 2.26
Ranked 57th. 3 times more than Israel 		0.78
Ranked 74th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 13.5
Ranked 103th. 2% more than Israel 		13.24
Ranked 106th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 99.2%
Ranked 12th. 		99.9%
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than Germany
Elementary school > Enrolled students 3.24 million
Ranked 34th. 4 times more than Israel 		841,394
Ranked 68th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 4 years
Ranked 170th. 		6 years
Ranked 95th. 50% more than Germany
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 99.13
Ranked 79th. 2% more than Israel 		96.87
Ranked 91st.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 74.21
Ranked 58th. 		75.5
Ranked 60th. 2% more than Germany
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 501
Ranked 14th. 6% more than Israel 		473
Ranked 35th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 10
Ranked 193th. 		12
Ranked 98th. 20% more than Germany
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 4.34%
Ranked 98th. 		21.64%
Ranked 41st. 5 times more than Germany
Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.62
Ranked 37th. 		101.43
Ranked 12th. 2% more than Germany
High school enrolment rate > Female 98.61
Ranked 27th. 40% more than Israel 		70.22
Ranked 76th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 96%
Ranked 50th. 		97%
Ranked 44th. 1% more than Germany
Duration of education > Secondary level 9
Ranked 1st. 50% more than Israel 		6
Ranked 112th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 42.5
Ranked 38th. 34% more than Israel 		31.6
Ranked 46th.
Primary education > Pupils 3.31 million
Ranked 36th. 4 times more than Israel 		775,021
Ranked 79th.
Secondary education > Pupils 8.38 million
Ranked 9th. 14 times more than Israel 		607,224
Ranked 66th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 96.9%
Ranked 12th. 13% more than Israel 		85.5%
Ranked 34th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 102.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 11% more than Israel 		91.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 69th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 49%
Ranked 81st. 		55.67%
Ranked 43th. 14% more than Germany
Secondary education, vocational pupils 1.46 million
Ranked 8th. 11 times more than Israel 		132,789
Ranked 52nd.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 78.06%
Ranked 35th. 		79.6%
Ranked 28th. 2% more than Germany
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 11.82
Ranked 115th. 		13.06
Ranked 111th. 10% more than Germany
Secondary education > Teachers 597,681.1
Ranked 7th. 10 times more than Israel 		61,132
Ranked 51st.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 16 years
Ranked 11th. 7% more than Israel 		15 years
Ranked 33th.
Spending per secondary school student $6,209.00 per student
Ranked 8th. 21% more than Israel 		$5,115.00 per student
Ranked 14th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 8.45 million
Ranked 12th. 14 times more than Israel 		603,321
Ranked 75th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 536.81
Ranked 17th. 		1,037.57
Ranked 3rd. 93% more than Germany
Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 497
Ranked 20th. 6% more than Israel 		467
Ranked 37th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 496
Ranked 19th. 4% more than Israel 		477
Ranked 35th.
Duration of education > Primary level 4
Ranked 150th. 		6
Ranked 92nd. 50% more than Germany
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 4,196
Ranked 97th. 		21,914
Ranked 57th. 5 times more than Germany
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 98.14%
Ranked 77th. 		101.37%
Ranked 32nd. 3% more than Germany
Public spending per student > Secondary level 20.5
Ranked 32nd. 		22.5
Ranked 27th. 10% more than Germany
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.6%
Ranked 70th. 		48.65%
Ranked 63th. About the same as Germany
Progression to secondary school 98.71%
Ranked 25th. 33% more than Israel 		74.12%
Ranked 82nd.
Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 491
Ranked 25th. 2% more than Israel 		483
Ranked 29th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 96%
Ranked 47th. 		98%
Ranked 28th. 2% more than Germany
High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 17th. 7% more than Israel 		15
Ranked 134th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 49th. The same as Israel 		6
Ranked 113th.
Library books 34.69 million
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than Israel 		3 million
Ranked 3rd.
Elementary school repeaters > All 1.27
Ranked 82nd. 		1.48
Ranked 81st. 17% more than Germany
School life expectancy > Male 15.5 years
Ranked 9th. 9% more than Israel 		14.2 years
Ranked 24th.
Universities > Top 200 9
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Israel 		3
Ranked 17th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 79.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 58th. 13% more than Israel 		70.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.04 per capita
Ranked 162nd. 		0.117 per capita
Ranked 81st. 3 times more than Germany
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 40.05
Ranked 166th. 		117.18
Ranked 81st. 3 times more than Germany
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 96%
Ranked 44th. 		97%
Ranked 40th. 1% more than Germany
Library books per 1000 422.78
Ranked 2nd. 		541.03
Ranked 5th. 28% more than Germany
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 14.8
Ranked 117th. 21% more than Israel 		12.2
Ranked 125th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 86%
Ranked 9th. 1% more than Israel 		85%
Ranked 13th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 1.79 million
Ranked 5th. 14 times more than Israel 		124,690
Ranked 47th.
Primary education > Teachers 232,936.5
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Israel 		62,387
Ranked 50th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 48.25%
Ranked 106th. 		48.32%
Ranked 103th. About the same as Germany
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 4
Ranked 157th. 		6
Ranked 90th. 50% more than Germany
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 2.82
Ranked 126th. 		9.16
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Germany
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 101.58
Ranked 33th. 14% more than Israel 		89.18
Ranked 61st.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.5%
Ranked 66th. 		48.7%
Ranked 45th. About the same as Germany
Universities > Top 200 per million 0.109
Ranked 19th. 		0.433
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Germany
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 50th. The same as Israel 		6
Ranked 126th.
Scouting > Members 112,503
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Israel 		25,684
Ranked 44th.
High school > Share of total education spending 45.55%
Ranked 13th. 78% more than Israel 		25.65%
Ranked 77th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 82.97%
Ranked 41st. 		83.25%
Ranked 39th. About the same as Germany
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 87.7%
Ranked 4th. 		88.4%
Ranked 15th. 1% more than Germany
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 6.17 million
Ranked 11th. 13 times more than Israel 		489,869
Ranked 61st.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 79.87
Ranked 57th. 13% more than Israel 		70.87
Ranked 79th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 7.24
Ranked 39th. 		8.98
Ranked 22nd. 24% more than Germany
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.78
Ranked 32nd. 		100.57
Ranked 15th. 1% more than Germany
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.995
Ranked 57th. 		1
Ranked 30th. 1% more than Germany
Spending per primary school student $3,531.00 per student
Ranked 13th. 		$4,135.00 per student
Ranked 9th. 17% more than Germany
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 48.4%
Ranked 82nd. 		48.6%
Ranked 81st. About the same as Germany
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 102.4
Ranked 44th. 12% more than Israel 		91.83
Ranked 68th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 1.37
Ranked 75th. 		3.25
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than Germany
Primary completion rate > Women 94
Ranked 52nd. 		101
Ranked 27th. 7% more than Germany
School life expectancy > Female 15.2 years
Ranked 17th. 1% more than Israel 		15.1 years
Ranked 19th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 1.34
Ranked 82nd. 		1.94
Ranked 80th. 45% more than Germany
Elementary school repeaters > Female 1.2
Ranked 80th. 20% more than Israel 		1
Ranked 82nd.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 98.7%
Ranked 14th. 		100%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Germany
High school teachers 597,269
Ranked 8th. 11 times more than Israel 		52,580
Ranked 38th.
Elementary school teachers 239,761
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Israel 		63,550
Ranked 44th.
High school enrolment rate > Male 99.1
Ranked 23th. 40% more than Israel 		70.83
Ranked 75th.
Universities > Top 100 per million 0.0243
Ranked 16th. 		0.144
Ranked 12th. 6 times more than Germany
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 8.27 million
Ranked 8th. 14 times more than Israel 		610,341
Ranked 63th.
Primary completion rate > Men 94
Ranked 46th. 		101
Ranked 23th. 7% more than Germany
Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP 0.003 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 24th. 		0.026 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Germany
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 98.32
Ranked 92nd. 		99.75
Ranked 81st. 1% more than Germany
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 101.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 14% more than Israel 		89.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 40.06
Ranked 163th. 		113.82
Ranked 82nd. 3 times more than Germany
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
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Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 15.4
Ranked 75th. 48% more than Israel 		10.4
Ranked 104th.
Spending per secondary school student > Per $ GDP $0.00 per student per $1,000
Ranked 18th. 		$0.00 per student per $1,000
Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than Germany
Library members 168,723
Ranked 5th. 78 times more than Israel 		2,176
Ranked 11th.
Library members per 1000 2.06
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Israel 		0.392
Ranked 12th.
Universities > Top 100 > Per $ GDP 0.01 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 21st. 		0.12 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 7th. 12 times more than Germany
Elementary school graduate rate > Male 95.19
Ranked 27th. 		100
Ranked 2nd. 5% more than Germany
Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 48.61%
Ranked 63th. 		48.93%
Ranked 35th. 1% more than Germany
Elementary school teachers > % female 85.2%
Ranked 34th. 		86.01%
Ranked 29th. 1% more than Germany
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 41.85%
Ranked 56th. 		43.54%
Ranked 44th. 4% more than Germany
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils 1.74 million
Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Israel 		124,842
Ranked 41st.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 98.94%
Ranked 17th. 2% more than Israel 		96.58%
Ranked 32nd.
Preschool enrollment rate > Female 108.32
Ranked 7th. 11% more than Israel 		97.49
Ranked 21st.
Preschool enrollment rate > Male 109.87
Ranked 7th. 14% more than Israel 		96.8
Ranked 22nd.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 98.54
Ranked 77th. About the same as Israel 		98.11
Ranked 84th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 99.7
Ranked 77th. 4% more than Israel 		95.7
Ranked 100th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 89.01%
Ranked 5th. 2% more than Israel 		87.53%
Ranked 25th.
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 25.6%
Ranked 17th. 		44.46%
Ranked 1st. 74% more than Germany
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 55.6%
Ranked 28th. 32% more than Israel 		42.2%
Ranked 49th.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 5.08%
Ranked 56th. 		5.59%
Ranked 42nd. 10% more than Germany
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 33.6%
Ranked 45th. 11% more than Israel 		30.3%
Ranked 51st.
Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 29.3%
Ranked 12th. 		40.1%
Ranked 4th. 37% more than Germany
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 11.2%
Ranked 69th. 		30.5%
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Germany
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 10.6%
Ranked 60th. 		25.8%
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Germany
Spending per primary school student > Per $ GDP $0.00 per student per $1,000
Ranked 19th. 		$0.00 per student per $1,000
Ranked 2nd. 21 times more than Germany
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 96.77% gross
Ranked 19th. 		111.99% gross
Ranked 7th. 16% more than Germany
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 100.07% gross
Ranked 97th. 		110.52% gross
Ranked 36th. 10% more than Germany
Primary education > Teachers > % female 82.92% female
Ranked 38th. 		85.35% female
Ranked 28th. 3% more than Germany
Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita 22.34%
Ranked 38th. 		23.42%
Ranked 34th. 5% more than Germany
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 105.28%
Ranked 59th. 6% more than Israel 		99.21%
Ranked 97th.
Government spending on education > % of GDP 5.08%
Ranked 54th. 		5.59%
Ranked 40th. 10% more than Germany
Government spending on education > % of government spending 9.73%
Ranked 77th. 		13.84%
Ranked 38th. 42% more than Germany
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 104.57%
Ranked 58th. 		111.47%
Ranked 27th. 7% more than Germany
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 4.34%
Ranked 96th. 		21.64%
Ranked 39th. 5 times more than Germany
Primary education, pupils > % female 48.6%
Ranked 67th. 		48.79%
Ranked 50th. About the same as Germany
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 100.48%
Ranked 84th. 		104.37%
Ranked 68th. 4% more than Germany
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 100.37%
Ranked 35th. 		101.6%
Ranked 26th. 1% more than Germany
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 98.11%
Ranked 89th. 		108.47%
Ranked 45th. 11% more than Germany
Secondary education, general pupils > % female 49.66%
Ranked 74th. 		50.2%
Ranked 70th. 1% more than Germany
Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 98.53%
Ranked 19th. 2% more than Israel 		97.03%
Ranked 39th.
Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force 14.3%
Ranked 31st. 96% more than Israel 		7.3%
Ranked 73th.
Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 28.1%
Ranked 24th. 		45.1%
Ranked 3rd. 60% more than Germany
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 17.82
Ranked 35th. 2% more than Israel 		17.42
Ranked 36th.
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 4.27
Ranked 36th. 		5.22
Ranked 25th. 22% more than Germany
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 98.15%
Ranked 14th. 1% more than Israel 		97.62%
Ranked 20th.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 4.39%
Ranked 76th. 		5.64%
Ranked 31st. 28% more than Germany
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 16 years
Ranked 9th. 7% more than Israel 		15 years
Ranked 29th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 96.62%
Ranked 31st. 		98.92%
Ranked 14th. 2% more than Germany
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 99.43% gross
Ranked 30th. 7% more than Israel 		92.6% gross
Ranked 57th.
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 97.55%
Ranked 20th. 1% more than Israel 		96.52%
Ranked 28th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 96.96%
Ranked 28th. 		97.74%
Ranked 27th. 1% more than Germany
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 0.528%
Ranked 96th. 		1.7%
Ranked 88th. 3 times more than Germany
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 99.13%
Ranked 38th. 		103.19%
Ranked 30th. 4% more than Germany

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