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Education Stats: compare key data on Germany & Rwanda

Definitions

  • 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).
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Primary education, 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 per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • 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.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Library employees per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Female: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Male: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Government spending on education > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education (%). Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Primary is the total public expenditure per student in primary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (current 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 current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • 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.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %: 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.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %: 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.
  • 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.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
STAT Germany Rwanda HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 10.2
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Rwanda
2.6
Ranked 87th.
Children out of school, primary 7,230
Ranked 76th.
23,118
Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Germany

Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.0884
Ranked 114th.
2.02
Ranked 47th. 23 times more than Germany

Children out of school, primary, female 16,194
Ranked 55th.
94,943
Ranked 25th. 6 times more than Germany

College and university > Gender parity index 0.885
Ranked 47th. 19% more than Rwanda
0.746
Ranked 68th.

College and university > Share of total education spending 27.16%
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Rwanda
13.27%
Ranked 12th.

Compulsary education duration 13
Ranked 4th. 44% more than Rwanda
9
Ranked 75th.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.08%
Ranked 54th. 21% more than Rwanda
4.19%
Ranked 6th.

High school enrolment rate 98.86
Ranked 25th. 8 times more than Rwanda
11.96
Ranked 59th.
Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 15th. 41% more than Rwanda
70.4%
Ranked 121st.
Primary education, duration > Years 4
Ranked 181st.
6
Ranked 112th. 50% more than Germany

Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.09
Ranked 109th.
3.53
Ranked 55th. 14% more than Germany

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 11.82
Ranked 113th.
59.28
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Germany

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 12.88
Ranked 62nd.
22.91
Ranked 17th. 78% more than Germany

Secondary education, duration > Years 9
Ranked 1st. 50% more than Rwanda
6
Ranked 141st.

Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 12th. 53% more than Rwanda
64.7%
Ranked 115th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.196
Ranked 104th.
8.76
Ranked 27th. 45 times more than Germany

College and university > Gender ratio 88.74
Ranked 44th. 44% more than Rwanda
61.83
Ranked 92nd.

Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 28th. The same as Rwanda
3
Ranked 97th.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 7.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 8 times more than Rwanda
0.859 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th.

Duration of compulsory education 13 years
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Rwanda
6 years
Ranked 146th.
Secondary education, pupils 7.53 million
Ranked 10th. 14 times more than Rwanda
534,712
Ranked 32nd.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 20th.
1.02
Ranked 11th. 2% more than Germany

Primary education, pupils 2.99 million
Ranked 36th. 25% more than Rwanda
2.39 million
Ranked 23th.

Primary education, teachers 252,845
Ranked 15th. 6 times more than Rwanda
40,397
Ranked 32nd.

Tertiary enrollment 46.3%
Ranked 4th. 27 times more than Rwanda
1.7%
Ranked 90th.
High school > Gender ratio 97.54
Ranked 74th. 8% more than Rwanda
90.08
Ranked 92nd.

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 38th.
7
Ranked 10th. 17% more than Germany

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.157
Ranked 92nd.
2
Ranked 27th. 13 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 Rwanda
3
Ranked 115th.

Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 23th. 30% more than Rwanda
76.3%
Ranked 118th.
Spending > USD 157.95 billion
Ranked 3rd. 712 times more than Rwanda
221.87 million
Ranked 111th.

High school > Private school share 8.76%
Ranked 81st.
18.98%
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Germany

Spending > Proportion 4.28
Ranked 79th.
4.61
Ranked 67th. 8% more than Germany

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 14.19
Ranked 121st.
62.03
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Germany

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 73th.
4
Ranked 48th. 33% more than Germany

High school repeaters > Male 3.19
Ranked 56th.
6.9
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Germany

Preschool enrollment rate 104.77
Ranked 65th.
150.92
Ranked 2nd. 44% more than Germany

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 113,236.01
Ranked 4th. 31 times more than Rwanda
3,657.26
Ranked 127th.

Primary completion rate 94
Ranked 52nd. 2 times more than Rwanda
39
Ranked 116th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 2.33 million
Ranked 10th. 114 times more than Rwanda
20,393
Ranked 100th.

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 4
Ranked 191st.
6
Ranked 118th. 50% more than Germany

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 7.15
Ranked 36th. 4 times more than Rwanda
2.04
Ranked 32nd.

Secondary education, teachers 584,535
Ranked 8th. 25 times more than Rwanda
23,335
Ranked 18th.

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 10.2
Ranked 99th.
40.16
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Germany

High school > Lower secondary school duration 6
Ranked 1st. Twice as much as Rwanda
3
Ranked 157th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.298
Ranked 102nd.
11.08
Ranked 21st. 37 times more than Germany

Spending per student > High school 20.66
Ranked 38th.
34.32
Ranked 6th. 66% more than Germany

Secondary education, general pupils 6.07 million
Ranked 12th. 13 times more than Rwanda
476,281
Ranked 41st.

High school > Gender parity index 0.947
Ranked 110th.
1.05
Ranked 26th. 11% more than Germany

Scientific and technical journal articles 44,305
Ranked 4th. 11076 times more than Rwanda
4
Ranked 144th.

College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 39%
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Rwanda
16%
Ranked 28th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 4.1%
Ranked 72nd.
4.96%
Ranked 66th. 21% more than Germany

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 28.3
Ranked 55th. 12 times more than Rwanda
2.27
Ranked 117th.

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 50th.
7
Ranked 33th. 17% more than Germany

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 9.8%
Ranked 68th.
12.2%
Ranked 35th. 24% more than Germany
Children out of school, primary, male 24,606
Ranked 48th.
120,058
Ranked 20th. 5 times more than Germany

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 4.6%
Ranked 58th. 18% more than Rwanda
3.9%
Ranked 31st.

High school > Students per teacher 12.88
Ranked 64th.
22.91
Ranked 17th. 78% more than Germany

Secondary education > General pupils 6.59 million
Ranked 12th. 50 times more than Rwanda
131,139
Ranked 68th.

Spending per student > Elementary school 16.08
Ranked 40th. 95% more than Rwanda
8.24
Ranked 32nd.

Secondary school starting age > Years 10
Ranked 186th.
13
Ranked 27th. 30% more than Germany

High school starting age > Years 10
Ranked 162nd.
13
Ranked 27th. 30% more than Germany

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 125th.
3.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 9% more than Germany

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 3.3 million
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Rwanda
1.64 million
Ranked 61st.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 96.2%
Ranked 11th. 13 times more than Rwanda
7.4%
Ranked 147th.

Elementary school graduate rate 95.63
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Rwanda
30.9
Ranked 97th.

Public spending per student > Primary level 17.8
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Rwanda
6.9
Ranked 27th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 36.55
Ranked 152nd.
209
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Germany

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 92.04
Ranked 43th. 97% more than Rwanda
46.67
Ranked 62nd.

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.03
Ranked 60th. 66% more than Rwanda
0.62
Ranked 79th.

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.98
Ranked 80th. 10% more than Rwanda
0.89
Ranked 107th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 28.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 12 times more than Rwanda
2.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 1.38
Ranked 98th. 4 times more than Rwanda
0.328
Ranked 161st.

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 9
Ranked 1st. 50% more than Rwanda
6
Ranked 126th.

Teacher student ratio > High school 13.24
Ranked 55th.
22.02
Ranked 30th. 66% more than Germany

Inequality adjusted index 0.927
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Rwanda
0.285
Ranked 107th.
High school repeaters > Female 2.26
Ranked 57th.
8.45
Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Germany

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 13.5
Ranked 103th.
67.73
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Germany

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 99.2%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Rwanda
30.9%
Ranked 98th.

Elementary school > Enrolled students 3.24 million
Ranked 34th. 48% more than Rwanda
2.19 million
Ranked 44th.

Primary education > Duration > Years 4 years
Ranked 170th.
6 years
Ranked 111th. 50% more than Germany

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $23,804.70
Ranked 11th. 112 times more than Rwanda
$212.56
Ranked 94th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 99.13
Ranked 79th.
210
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Germany

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 74.21
Ranked 58th. 79% more than Rwanda
41.57
Ranked 75th.

High school > Lower secondary starting age 10
Ranked 193th.
13
Ranked 27th. 30% more than Germany

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 4.34%
Ranked 98th. 84% more than Rwanda
2.37%
Ranked 67th.

Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.62
Ranked 37th.
101.48
Ranked 10th. 2% more than Germany

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 96%
Ranked 50th. 30% more than Rwanda
74%
Ranked 122nd.

Duration of education > Secondary level 9
Ranked 1st. 50% more than Rwanda
6
Ranked 120th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 42.5
Ranked 38th.
571.6
Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than Germany
Secondary education > Pupils 8.38 million
Ranked 9th. 41 times more than Rwanda
203,822
Ranked 61st.

Primary education > Pupils 3.31 million
Ranked 36th. 92% more than Rwanda
1.72 million
Ranked 33th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 96.9%
Ranked 12th. 12 times more than Rwanda
8%
Ranked 152nd.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 49%
Ranked 81st. 33% more than Rwanda
36.76%
Ranked 106th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 102.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 5 times more than Rwanda
21.96 per 1,000 people
Ranked 152nd.

Secondary education, vocational pupils 1.46 million
Ranked 8th. 25 times more than Rwanda
58,431
Ranked 24th.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 11.82
Ranked 115th.
59.28
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Germany

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 78.06%
Ranked 35th. 20% more than Rwanda
64.89%
Ranked 30th.

Secondary education > Teachers 597,681.1
Ranked 7th. 77 times more than Rwanda
7,764
Ranked 42nd.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 16 years
Ranked 11th. 78% more than Rwanda
9 years
Ranked 30th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 8.45 million
Ranked 12th. 45 times more than Rwanda
189,153
Ranked 114th.

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 536.81
Ranked 17th. 1054 times more than Rwanda
0.509
Ranked 160th.

Duration of education > Primary level 4
Ranked 150th.
6
Ranked 105th. 50% more than Germany
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 4,196
Ranked 97th.
60,070
Ranked 43th. 14 times more than Germany

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 98.14%
Ranked 77th.
100.15%
Ranked 49th. 2% more than Germany

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.6%
Ranked 70th.
50.47%
Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Germany

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 96%
Ranked 47th. 26% more than Rwanda
76%
Ranked 113th.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 17th. The same as Rwanda
16
Ranked 45th.

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 49th.
7
Ranked 35th. 17% more than Germany

Library books 34.69 million
Ranked 1st. 28979 times more than Rwanda
1,197
Ranked 46th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 1.27
Ranked 82nd.
17.7
Ranked 10th. 14 times more than Germany

Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 79.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 58th. 6 times more than Rwanda
14.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 100th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 40.05
Ranked 166th.
182.09
Ranked 17th. 5 times more than Germany

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.04 per capita
Ranked 162nd.
0.19 per capita
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Germany

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 96%
Ranked 44th. 33% more than Rwanda
72%
Ranked 121st.

Library books per 1000 422.78
Ranked 2nd. 2774 times more than Rwanda
0.152
Ranked 46th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 14.8
Ranked 117th.
51.4
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Germany
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 86%
Ranked 9th. 65% more than Rwanda
52%
Ranked 74th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 1.79 million
Ranked 5th. 25 times more than Rwanda
72,683
Ranked 23th.

Primary education > Teachers 232,936.5
Ranked 17th. 8 times more than Rwanda
27,793
Ranked 40th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 48.25%
Ranked 106th. 2% more than Rwanda
47.49%
Ranked 115th.

Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 4
Ranked 157th.
6
Ranked 104th. 50% more than Germany

Library employees 2,190
Ranked 1st. 365 times more than Rwanda
6
Ranked 50th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 101.58
Ranked 33th. 5 times more than Rwanda
21.62
Ranked 87th.

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 2.82
Ranked 126th.
2.95
Ranked 73th. 4% more than Germany

Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.5%
Ranked 66th.
50%
Ranked 5th. 3% more than Germany
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $1.95 trillion
Ranked 3rd. 799 times more than Rwanda
$2.44 billion
Ranked 75th.

Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 50th.
7
Ranked 33th. 17% more than Germany

Scouting > Members 112,503
Ranked 14th. 6 times more than Rwanda
18,859
Ranked 52nd.
High school > Share of total education spending 45.55%
Ranked 13th. 25% more than Rwanda
36.49%
Ranked 6th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 82.97%
Ranked 41st. 36% more than Rwanda
61.19%
Ranked 39th.

Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 6.17 million
Ranked 11th. 28 times more than Rwanda
223,169
Ranked 106th.

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 7.24
Ranked 39th. 9 times more than Rwanda
0.823
Ranked 70th.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.78
Ranked 32nd.
101.66
Ranked 9th. 2% more than Germany

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 79.87
Ranked 57th. 6 times more than Rwanda
13.91
Ranked 99th.

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.995
Ranked 57th.
1.03
Ranked 13th. 3% more than Germany

Female enrolment share > Secondary level 48.4%
Ranked 82nd.
49.1%
Ranked 14th. 1% more than Germany
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 15,897
Ranked 4th. 171 times more than Rwanda
93
Ranked 8th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 7.2
Ranked 56th.
46.4
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Germany
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 102.4
Ranked 44th. 5 times more than Rwanda
21.05
Ranked 157th.

Scouting > Members per thousand people 1.37
Ranked 75th.
1.65
Ranked 71st. 20% more than Germany
Primary completion rate > Women 94
Ranked 52nd. 2 times more than Rwanda
38
Ranked 110th.

Elementary school repeaters > Male 1.34
Ranked 82nd.
17.6
Ranked 12th. 13 times more than Germany

Elementary school repeaters > Female 1.2
Ranked 80th.
17.8
Ranked 9th. 15 times more than Germany

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 98.7%
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Rwanda
29.7%
Ranked 89th.

High school teachers 597,269
Ranked 8th. 49 times more than Rwanda
12,103
Ranked 80th.

Elementary school teachers 239,761
Ranked 15th. 7 times more than Rwanda
32,338
Ranked 64th.

Primary completion rate > Men 94
Ranked 46th. 2 times more than Rwanda
40
Ranked 115th.

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 8.27 million
Ranked 8th. 41 times more than Rwanda
203,822
Ranked 99th.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 98.32
Ranked 92nd. 10% more than Rwanda
89.21
Ranked 66th.

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 40.06
Ranked 163th.
182.83
Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Germany

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 101.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 5 times more than Rwanda
22.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th.

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Library employees per million 26.69
Ranked 1st. 35 times more than Rwanda
0.764
Ranked 50th.
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 41.85%
Ranked 56th.
49.88%
Ranked 24th. 19% more than Germany

Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils 1.74 million
Ranked 4th. 40 times more than Rwanda
43,349
Ranked 68th.

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 98.94%
Ranked 17th. 5% more than Rwanda
94.66%
Ranked 50th.

Preschool enrollment rate > Female 108.32
Ranked 7th. 40 times more than Rwanda
2.72
Ranked 128th.

Preschool enrollment rate > Male 109.87
Ranked 7th. 40 times more than Rwanda
2.78
Ranked 128th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 98.54
Ranked 77th.
206.66
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Germany

School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 99.7
Ranked 77th.
213.42
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Germany

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 89.01%
Ranked 5th. 14 times more than Rwanda
6.45%
Ranked 12th.

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 85.62% net
Ranked 75th. 14% more than Rwanda
75.3% net
Ranked 63th.

Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 55.6%
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Rwanda
23%
Ranked 59th.

Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 5.08%
Ranked 56th. 21% more than Rwanda
4.19%
Ranked 6th.

Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 33.6%
Ranked 45th.
62.8%
Ranked 10th. 87% more than Germany

Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 29.3%
Ranked 12th. 59 times more than Rwanda
0.5%
Ranked 48th.
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 11.2%
Ranked 69th. 19% more than Rwanda
9.4%
Ranked 50th.

Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 10.6%
Ranked 60th. 21 times more than Rwanda
0.5%
Ranked 72nd.

Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita 22.34%
Ranked 38th. 20% more than Rwanda
18.58%
Ranked 20th.

Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 105.28%
Ranked 59th.
177.75%
Ranked 2nd. 69% more than Germany

Secondary education > Pupils > % female 48.24% female
Ranked 84th. 1% more than Rwanda
47.63% female
Ranked 52nd.

Government spending on education > % of GDP 5.08%
Ranked 54th. 21% more than Rwanda
4.19%
Ranked 6th.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 8.62%
Ranked 69th.
37.14%
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Germany

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 47.17%
Ranked 10th. 12 times more than Rwanda
3.97%
Ranked 80th.

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 44.29%
Ranked 18th. 22 times more than Rwanda
2.02%
Ranked 97th.

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 99.87%
Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Rwanda
95.86%
Ranked 49th.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 88.95%
Ranked 5th. 10 times more than Rwanda
8.75%
Ranked 12th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 16 years
Ranked 21st. 78% more than Rwanda
9 years
Ranked 28th.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 96.36%
Ranked 95th.
102.33%
Ranked 10th. 6% more than Germany

School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 110.82%
Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Rwanda
13.66%
Ranked 49th.

School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 112.24%
Ranked 8th. 9 times more than Rwanda
12.89%
Ranked 49th.

Secondary education, pupils > % female 47.45%
Ranked 101st.
52.22%
Ranked 5th. 10% more than Germany

Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 18.26%
Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Rwanda
7.26%
Ranked 14th.

Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita $25,604.15
Ranked 16th. 81 times more than Rwanda
$316.91
Ranked 98th.

Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP 63.75%
Ranked 29th. 25% more than Rwanda
51.12%
Ranked 61st.

Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 17.82
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Rwanda
5.1
Ranked 30th.

Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 4.27
Ranked 36th. 8 times more than Rwanda
0.558
Ranked 28th.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 95.15%
Ranked 95th.
106.53%
Ranked 10th. 12% more than Germany

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 99.46%
Ranked 51st.
102.1%
Ranked 9th. 3% more than Germany

Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 4.39%
Ranked 76th. 5% more than Rwanda
4.17%
Ranked 84th.

Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 96.62%
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Rwanda
35.6%
Ranked 61st.

School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 99.43% gross
Ranked 30th. 7 times more than Rwanda
13.43% gross
Ranked 90th.

School enrollment, primary, male > % net 97.55%
Ranked 20th. 12% more than Rwanda
87.21%
Ranked 83th.

Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 96.96%
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Rwanda
37.56%
Ranked 56th.

Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 0.528%
Ranked 96th.
12.74%
Ranked 16th. 24 times more than Germany

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 99.28%
Ranked 9th. 2% more than Rwanda
97.04%
Ranked 33th.

Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 9.72%
Ranked 60th.
12.25%
Ranked 35th. 26% more than Germany

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