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Education Stats: compare key data on Germany & Namibia

Definitions

  • 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 > 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.
  • 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).
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Repitition rate > Secondary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of secondary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
  • Progression to secondary level: Progression to secondary level is the number of new entrants to the first grade of general secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • 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."
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • School enrollment, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the 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.
  • Repitition rate > Primary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of primary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % net: School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Female is the ratio of female children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the female population of the official primary school age.
  • 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.
STAT Germany Namibia HISTORY
Children out of school, primary 7,230
Ranked 76th.
43,474
Ranked 29th. 6 times more than Germany

Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.0884
Ranked 114th.
19.24
Ranked 20th. 218 times more than Germany

Children out of school, primary, female 16,194
Ranked 55th.
18,706
Ranked 29th. 16% more than Germany

College and university > Gender parity index 0.885
Ranked 47th.
1.32
Ranked 46th. 49% more than Germany

College and university > Share of total education spending 27.16%
Ranked 21st. 18% more than Namibia
23.09%
Ranked 34th.

Compulsary education duration 13
Ranked 4th. 18% more than Namibia
11
Ranked 19th.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.08%
Ranked 54th.
8.37%
Ranked 5th. 65% more than Germany

High school enrolment rate 98.86
Ranked 25th. 27% more than Namibia
77.68
Ranked 77th.

Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 12th. 18% more than Namibia
83.7%
Ranked 89th.

Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 15th. 18% more than Namibia
84%
Ranked 100th.

Primary education, duration > Years 4
Ranked 181st.
7
Ranked 3rd. 75% more than Germany

Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.09
Ranked 109th.
4.52
Ranked 37th. 46% more than Germany

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 11.82
Ranked 113th.
40.68
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Germany

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 12.88
Ranked 62nd.
24.62
Ranked 24th. 91% more than Germany

Secondary education, duration > Years 9
Ranked 1st. 80% more than Namibia
5
Ranked 165th.

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.196
Ranked 104th.
8.28
Ranked 21st. 42 times more than Germany

College and university > Gender ratio 88.74
Ranked 44th.
131.59
Ranked 35th. 48% more than Germany

Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 28th. 50% more than Namibia
2
Ranked 126th.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 7.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Namibia
3.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 45th.

Duration of compulsory education 13 years
Ranked 1st. 30% more than Namibia
10 years
Ranked 33th.
Secondary education, pupils 7.53 million
Ranked 10th. 48 times more than Namibia
158,162
Ranked 117th.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 20th.
1.01
Ranked 13th. 1% more than Germany

School life expectancy > Total 15.3 years
Ranked 12th. 28% more than Namibia
12 years
Ranked 44th.
Primary education, pupils 2.99 million
Ranked 36th. 7 times more than Namibia
415,454
Ranked 49th.

Primary education, teachers 252,845
Ranked 15th. 25 times more than Namibia
10,213
Ranked 52nd.

Tertiary enrollment 46.3%
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Namibia
5.9%
Ranked 27th.
High school > Gender ratio 97.54
Ranked 74th.
116.83
Ranked 6th. 20% more than Germany

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 38th. The same as Namibia
6
Ranked 16th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.157
Ranked 92nd.
11.83
Ranked 25th. 75 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. 50% more than Namibia
2
Ranked 140th.

Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 23th. 17% more than Namibia
84.4%
Ranked 105th.

Spending > USD 157.95 billion
Ranked 3rd. 251 times more than Namibia
628.17 million
Ranked 88th.

High school > Private school share 8.76%
Ranked 81st. 78% more than Namibia
4.92%
Ranked 88th.

Spending > Proportion 4.28
Ranked 79th.
7.28
Ranked 6th. 70% more than Germany

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 14.19
Ranked 121st.
33.09
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Germany

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 73th.
5
Ranked 3rd. 67% more than Germany

High school repeaters > Male 3.19
Ranked 56th.
8.55
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Germany

Preschool enrollment rate 104.77
Ranked 65th.
112.36
Ranked 31st. 7% more than Germany

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 113,236.01
Ranked 4th. 15 times more than Namibia
7,456.6
Ranked 89th.

Primary completion rate 94
Ranked 52nd. 27% more than Namibia
74
Ranked 93th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 2.33 million
Ranked 10th. 172 times more than Namibia
13,536
Ranked 105th.

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 4
Ranked 191st.
7
Ranked 3rd. 75% more than Germany

Secondary education, teachers 584,535
Ranked 8th. 91 times more than Namibia
6,423
Ranked 88th.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 7.15
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Namibia
3.09
Ranked 87th.

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 10.2
Ranked 99th.
29.46
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Germany

High school > Lower secondary school duration 6
Ranked 1st. Twice as much as Namibia
3
Ranked 77th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.298
Ranked 102nd.
10.96
Ranked 17th. 37 times more than Germany

Spending per student > High school 20.66
Ranked 38th. 29% more than Namibia
15.96
Ranked 19th.

Secondary education, general pupils 6.07 million
Ranked 12th. 33 times more than Namibia
182,945
Ranked 60th.

High school > Gender parity index 0.947
Ranked 110th.
1.18
Ranked 6th. 24% more than Germany

Scientific and technical journal articles 44,305
Ranked 4th. 3408 times more than Namibia
13
Ranked 124th.

College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 39%
Ranked 19th.
41%
Ranked 3rd. 5% more than Germany
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 4.1%
Ranked 72nd.
42.52%
Ranked 15th. 10 times more than Germany

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 28.3
Ranked 55th. 4 times more than Namibia
6.91
Ranked 97th.

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 50th.
7
Ranked 1st. 17% more than Germany

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 9.8%
Ranked 68th.
21%
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Germany
Children out of school, primary, male 24,606
Ranked 48th.
24,768
Ranked 27th. 1% more than Germany

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 4.6%
Ranked 58th.
6.8%
Ranked 20th. 48% more than Germany

High school > Students per teacher 12.88
Ranked 64th.
24.62
Ranked 25th. 91% more than Germany

Secondary education > General pupils 6.59 million
Ranked 12th. 41 times more than Namibia
159,249
Ranked 65th.

Spending per student > Elementary school 16.08
Ranked 40th. 2% more than Namibia
15.71
Ranked 17th.

Secondary school starting age > Years 10
Ranked 186th.
14
Ranked 1st. 40% more than Germany

High school starting age > Years 10
Ranked 162nd.
14
Ranked 1st. 40% more than Germany

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 125th.
5.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Germany

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 3.3 million
Ranked 35th. 8 times more than Namibia
404,783
Ranked 107th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 96.2%
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Namibia
33%
Ranked 108th.

Elementary school graduate rate 95.63
Ranked 31st. 25% more than Namibia
76.56
Ranked 73th.

Schools connected to the Internet 99%
Ranked 8th. 8 times more than Namibia
12.5%
Ranked 34th.
Public spending per student > Primary level 17.8
Ranked 22nd.
20.7
Ranked 15th. 16% more than Germany
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 92.04
Ranked 43th. 21% more than Namibia
76.01
Ranked 103th.

Primary education, pupils per 1000 36.55
Ranked 152nd.
183.88
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Germany

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.03
Ranked 60th.
1.15
Ranked 70th. 12% more than Germany

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.98
Ranked 80th.
1.15
Ranked 9th. 17% more than Germany

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 28.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 4 times more than Namibia
6.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 96th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 1.38
Ranked 98th.
3.36
Ranked 56th. 2 times more than Germany

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 9
Ranked 1st. 80% more than Namibia
5
Ranked 146th.

Teacher student ratio > High school 13.24
Ranked 55th.
24.48
Ranked 16th. 85% more than Germany

Inequality adjusted index 0.927
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Namibia
0.402
Ranked 87th.
High school repeaters > Female 2.26
Ranked 57th.
8.61
Ranked 28th. 4 times more than Germany

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 13.5
Ranked 103th.
29.41
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Germany

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 99.2%
Ranked 12th. 30% more than Namibia
76.2%
Ranked 63th.

Elementary school > Enrolled students 3.24 million
Ranked 34th. 8 times more than Namibia
407,402
Ranked 85th.

Primary education > Duration > Years 4 years
Ranked 170th.
7 years
Ranked 2nd. 75% more than Germany

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $23,804.70
Ranked 11th. 11 times more than Namibia
$2,240.96
Ranked 73th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 99.13
Ranked 79th.
101.02
Ranked 65th. 2% more than Germany

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 74.21
Ranked 58th.
80.97
Ranked 29th. 9% more than Germany

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 4.34%
Ranked 98th.
5.92%
Ranked 50th. 36% more than Germany

High school > Lower secondary starting age 10
Ranked 193th.
14
Ranked 1st. 40% more than Germany

Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.62
Ranked 37th. 1% more than Namibia
98.78
Ranked 58th.

High school enrolment rate > Female 98.61
Ranked 27th. 24% more than Namibia
79.27
Ranked 68th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 96%
Ranked 50th. 33% more than Namibia
72%
Ranked 124th.

Duration of education > Secondary level 9
Ranked 1st. 80% more than Namibia
5
Ranked 137th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 42.5
Ranked 38th.
147.1
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Germany
Primary education > Pupils 3.31 million
Ranked 36th. 8 times more than Namibia
402,812
Ranked 61st.

Secondary education > Pupils 8.38 million
Ranked 9th. 114 times more than Namibia
73,409
Ranked 119th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 96.9%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Namibia
34%
Ranked 125th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 49%
Ranked 81st. 4% more than Namibia
47.16%
Ranked 85th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 102.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 45% more than Namibia
70.46 per 1,000 people
Ranked 118th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils 1.46 million
Ranked 8th. 16199 times more than Namibia
90
Ranked 26th.

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 78.06%
Ranked 35th. About the same as Namibia
77.69%
Ranked 37th.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 11.82
Ranked 115th.
40.68
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Germany

Secondary education > Teachers 597,681.1
Ranked 7th. 90 times more than Namibia
6,665
Ranked 45th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 16 years
Ranked 11th. 45% more than Namibia
11 years
Ranked 70th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 8.45 million
Ranked 12th. 61 times more than Namibia
138,099
Ranked 118th.

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 536.81
Ranked 17th. 77 times more than Namibia
7
Ranked 102nd.

Duration of education > Primary level 4
Ranked 150th.
7
Ranked 1st. 75% more than Germany
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 4,196
Ranked 97th.
33,682
Ranked 51st. 8 times more than Germany

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 98.14%
Ranked 77th.
103.59%
Ranked 8th. 6% more than Germany

Public spending per student > Secondary level 20.5
Ranked 32nd.
34
Ranked 6th. 66% more than Germany
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.6%
Ranked 70th.
50.07%
Ranked 4th. 3% more than Germany

Progression to secondary school 98.71%
Ranked 25th. 8% more than Namibia
91.34%
Ranked 31st.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 96%
Ranked 47th. 30% more than Namibia
74%
Ranked 115th.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 17th.
17
Ranked 2nd. 6% more than Germany

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 49th.
7
Ranked 2nd. 17% more than Germany

Elementary school repeaters > All 1.27
Ranked 82nd.
18.11
Ranked 8th. 14 times more than Germany

School life expectancy > Male 15.5 years
Ranked 9th. 31% more than Namibia
11.8 years
Ranked 47th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 79.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 58th. 2% more than Namibia
78.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.04 per capita
Ranked 162nd.
0.207 per capita
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Germany

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 40.05
Ranked 166th.
206.7
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Germany

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 96%
Ranked 44th. 39% more than Namibia
69%
Ranked 123th.

Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 14.8
Ranked 117th.
31.6
Ranked 50th. 2 times more than Germany
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 86%
Ranked 9th. 26% more than Namibia
68%
Ranked 32nd.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 1.79 million
Ranked 5th. 2047 times more than Namibia
875
Ranked 140th.
Primary education > Teachers 232,936.5
Ranked 17th. 19 times more than Namibia
12,173
Ranked 55th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 48.25%
Ranked 106th.
52.7%
Ranked 11th. 9% more than Germany

Private school enrolment > Primary level 2.4
Ranked 64th.
4.1
Ranked 30th. 71% more than Germany
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 4
Ranked 157th.
7
Ranked 2nd. 75% more than Germany

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 2.82
Ranked 126th.
6.01
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Germany

Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 101.58
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Namibia
50.07
Ranked 97th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.5%
Ranked 66th.
50%
Ranked 4th. 3% more than Germany
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $1.95 trillion
Ranked 3rd. 412 times more than Namibia
$4.73 billion
Ranked 91st.

Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 50th.
7
Ranked 1st. 17% more than Germany

Scouting > Members 112,503
Ranked 14th. 40 times more than Namibia
2,836
Ranked 114th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 82.97%
Ranked 41st.
88.96%
Ranked 26th. 7% more than Germany

High school > Share of total education spending 45.55%
Ranked 13th. 93% more than Namibia
23.54%
Ranked 86th.

Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 87.7%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Namibia
37.7%
Ranked 75th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 6.17 million
Ranked 11th. 38 times more than Namibia
163,873
Ranked 95th.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.78
Ranked 32nd.
101.56
Ranked 10th. 2% more than Germany

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 7.24
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Namibia
3.29
Ranked 47th.

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 79.87
Ranked 57th. 2% more than Namibia
78.56
Ranked 40th.

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.995
Ranked 57th. 1% more than Namibia
0.986
Ranked 87th.

Female enrolment share > Secondary level 48.4%
Ranked 82nd.
52.8%
Ranked 11th. 9% more than Germany
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 15,897
Ranked 4th. 318 times more than Namibia
50
Ranked 28th.

Private school enrolment > Secondary level 7.2
Ranked 56th. 64% more than Namibia
4.4
Ranked 68th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 102.4
Ranked 44th. 45% more than Namibia
70.52
Ranked 118th.

Scouting > Members per thousand people 1.37
Ranked 75th. 9% more than Namibia
1.26
Ranked 80th.
Primary completion rate > Women 94
Ranked 52nd. 22% more than Namibia
77
Ranked 83th.

School life expectancy > Female 15.2 years
Ranked 17th. 25% more than Namibia
12.2 years
Ranked 44th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 1.2
Ranked 80th.
14.37
Ranked 17th. 12 times more than Germany

Elementary school repeaters > Male 1.34
Ranked 82nd.
21.79
Ranked 6th. 16 times more than Germany

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 98.7%
Ranked 14th. 34% more than Namibia
73.5%
Ranked 56th.

High school teachers 597,269
Ranked 8th. 89 times more than Namibia
6,695
Ranked 73th.

Elementary school teachers 239,761
Ranked 15th. 17 times more than Namibia
13,854
Ranked 85th.

High school enrolment rate > Male 99.1
Ranked 23th. 30% more than Namibia
75.95
Ranked 73th.

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 8.27 million
Ranked 8th. 56 times more than Namibia
148,104
Ranked 104th.

Primary completion rate > Men 94
Ranked 46th. 34% more than Namibia
70
Ranked 94th.

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 101.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. Twice as much as Namibia
50.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 98th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 40.06
Ranked 163th.
198.72
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Germany

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 98.32
Ranked 92nd.
100.56
Ranked 41st. 2% more than Germany

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 15.4
Ranked 75th.
21.6
Ranked 41st. 40% more than Germany
Repitition rate > Secondary level 2.1
Ranked 32nd.
13.5
Ranked 12th. 6 times more than Germany
Progression to secondary level 99.6
Ranked 5th. 19% more than Namibia
83.6
Ranked 25th.
Elementary school graduate rate > Male 95.19
Ranked 27th. 30% more than Namibia
72.95
Ranked 68th.

Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 48.61%
Ranked 63th.
49.49%
Ranked 14th. 2% more than Germany

Elementary school teachers > % female 85.2%
Ranked 34th. 27% more than Namibia
66.86%
Ranked 82nd.

Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 41.85%
Ranked 56th.
0.0
Ranked 102nd.

Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils 1.74 million
Ranked 4th.
0.0
Ranked 104th.

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 98.94%
Ranked 17th. 12% more than Namibia
88.14%
Ranked 76th.

Preschool enrollment rate > Female 108.32
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Namibia
31.51
Ranked 91st.

Preschool enrollment rate > Male 109.87
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Namibia
31.37
Ranked 89th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 98.54
Ranked 77th.
100.87
Ranked 66th. 2% more than Germany

School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 99.7
Ranked 77th.
101.17
Ranked 66th. 1% more than Germany

Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 71.19%
Ranked 34th. 20% more than Namibia
59.43%
Ranked 48th.

Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 10.69%
Ranked 78th.
22.4%
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Germany

Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 33.6%
Ranked 45th.
65.1%
Ranked 1st. 94% more than Germany

Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 29.3%
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Namibia
6.8%
Ranked 45th.

Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 11.2%
Ranked 69th. 12 times more than Namibia
0.9%
Ranked 14th.

Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 10.6%
Ranked 60th. 7 times more than Namibia
1.5%
Ranked 14th.

School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 96.77% gross
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Namibia
28.86% gross
Ranked 102nd.

Primary education > Teachers > % female 82.92% female
Ranked 38th. 29% more than Namibia
64.22% female
Ranked 49th.

Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita 22.34%
Ranked 38th.
24.12%
Ranked 29th. 8% more than Germany

Secondary education > Pupils > % female 48.24% female
Ranked 84th.
55.12% female
Ranked 6th. 14% more than Germany
Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group 95.81%
Ranked 60th. 27% more than Namibia
75.32%
Ranked 63th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 98.15%
Ranked 14th. 8% more than Namibia
91.11%
Ranked 61st.

Government spending on education > % of government spending 9.73%
Ranked 77th.
22.4%
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Germany

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 104.57%
Ranked 58th.
111.67%
Ranked 26th. 7% more than Germany

School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 4.34%
Ranked 96th.
5.92%
Ranked 50th. 36% more than Germany

Primary education, pupils > % female 48.6%
Ranked 67th.
49.12%
Ranked 20th. 1% more than Germany

School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 100.48%
Ranked 84th.
107.72%
Ranked 29th. 7% more than Germany

Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 100.37%
Ranked 35th. 18% more than Namibia
85.37%
Ranked 44th.

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 98.11%
Ranked 89th.
106.09%
Ranked 37th. 8% more than Germany

Secondary education, general pupils > % female 49.66%
Ranked 74th.
52.94%
Ranked 5th. 7% more than Germany

Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 98.53%
Ranked 19th. 13% more than Namibia
86.97%
Ranked 37th.

Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force 14.3%
Ranked 31st.
59.8%
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Germany

Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 28.1%
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Namibia
6.7%
Ranked 48th.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 4.39%
Ranked 76th.
7.97%
Ranked 7th. 81% more than Germany

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 59.27%
Ranked 14th. 11% more than Namibia
53.57%
Ranked 30th.

School enrollment, primary > % gross 100.76%
Ranked 92nd.
109.46%
Ranked 30th. 9% more than Germany

Repitition rate > Primary level 1.8
Ranked 81st.
13.2
Ranked 26th. 7 times more than Germany
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 97.46%
Ranked 15th. 10% more than Namibia
88.99%
Ranked 31st.

Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 0.528%
Ranked 96th.
17.29%
Ranked 11th. 33 times more than Germany

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