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  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • 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.
  • 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 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > 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.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • 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.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. 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."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. 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 education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • Participation > 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."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % 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."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • School enrollment > 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.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people: 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. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
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STAT Germany Swaziland HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 10.2
Ranked 8th. 70% more than Swaziland 		6
Ranked 54th.
Children out of school, primary 7,230
Ranked 76th. 		31,857
Ranked 59th. 4 times more than Germany
Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.0884
Ranked 114th. 		28.07
Ranked 20th. 318 times more than Germany
Children out of school, primary, female 16,194
Ranked 55th. 10% more than Swaziland 		14,735
Ranked 57th.
College and university > Gender parity index 0.885
Ranked 47th. 		1.04
Ranked 55th. 18% more than Germany
College and university > Share of total education spending 27.16%
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Swaziland 		12.84%
Ranked 43th.
Compulsary education duration 13
Ranked 4th. 86% more than Swaziland 		7
Ranked 156th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.08%
Ranked 54th. 		8.25%
Ranked 3rd. 63% more than Germany
High school enrolment rate 98.86
Ranked 25th. 12% more than Swaziland 		88.51
Ranked 68th.
Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 15th. 21% more than Swaziland 		81.6%
Ranked 105th.
Primary education, duration > Years 4
Ranked 181st. 		7
Ranked 24th. 75% more than Germany
Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.09
Ranked 109th. 		6.76
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Germany
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 11.82
Ranked 113th. 		29.26
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Germany
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 12.88
Ranked 62nd. 		16.4
Ranked 40th. 27% more than Germany
Secondary education, duration > Years 9
Ranked 1st. 80% more than Swaziland 		5
Ranked 195th.
Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 12th. 23% more than Swaziland 		80.8%
Ranked 96th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.196
Ranked 104th. 		12.98
Ranked 21st. 66 times more than Germany
College and university > Gender ratio 88.74
Ranked 44th. 		97.36
Ranked 71st. 10% more than Germany
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 28th. The same as Swaziland 		3
Ranked 124th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 7.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Swaziland 		3.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 93th.
Duration of compulsory education 13 years
Ranked 1st. 86% more than Swaziland 		7 years
Ranked 129th.
Secondary education, pupils 7.53 million
Ranked 10th. 83 times more than Swaziland 		90,605
Ranked 107th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 20th. 8% more than Swaziland 		0.93
Ranked 117th.
School life expectancy > Total 15.3 years
Ranked 12th. 32% more than Swaziland 		11.6 years
Ranked 52nd.
Primary education, teachers 252,845
Ranked 15th. 31 times more than Swaziland 		8,193
Ranked 95th.
Primary education, pupils 2.99 million
Ranked 36th. 12 times more than Swaziland 		239,721
Ranked 105th.
Tertiary enrollment 46.3%
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Swaziland 		5.2%
Ranked 75th.
High school > Gender ratio 97.54
Ranked 74th. 8% more than Swaziland 		90.05
Ranked 108th.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 38th. The same as Swaziland 		6
Ranked 141st.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.157
Ranked 92nd. 		13.53
Ranked 26th. 86 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 Swaziland 		2
Ranked 201st.
Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 23th. 20% more than Swaziland 		82.6%
Ranked 110th.
Spending > USD 157.95 billion
Ranked 3rd. 861 times more than Swaziland 		183.55 million
Ranked 116th.
High school > Private school share 8.76%
Ranked 81st. 3 times more than Swaziland 		2.85%
Ranked 103th.
Spending > Proportion 4.28
Ranked 79th. 		6.38
Ranked 19th. 49% more than Germany
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 14.19
Ranked 121st. 		32.31
Ranked 43th. 2 times more than Germany
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 73th. The same as Swaziland 		3
Ranked 202nd.
High school repeaters > Male 3.19
Ranked 56th. 		7.55
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Germany
Preschool enrollment rate 104.77
Ranked 65th. 		107.9
Ranked 56th. 3% more than Germany
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 113,236.01
Ranked 4th. 27 times more than Swaziland 		4,272.38
Ranked 116th.
Primary completion rate 94
Ranked 52nd. 47% more than Swaziland 		64
Ranked 120th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 2.33 million
Ranked 10th. 435 times more than Swaziland 		5,369
Ranked 117th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 4
Ranked 191st. 		7
Ranked 28th. 75% more than Germany
Secondary education, teachers 584,535
Ranked 8th. 106 times more than Swaziland 		5,526
Ranked 75th.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 7.15
Ranked 36th. 57% more than Swaziland 		4.56
Ranked 65th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 10.2
Ranked 99th. 		12.47
Ranked 78th. 22% more than Germany
High school > Lower secondary school duration 6
Ranked 1st. Twice as much as Swaziland 		3
Ranked 183th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.298
Ranked 102nd. 		15.09
Ranked 17th. 51 times more than Germany
Spending per student > High school 20.66
Ranked 38th. 		41.13
Ranked 5th. Twice as much as Germany
Secondary education, general pupils 6.07 million
Ranked 12th. 67 times more than Swaziland 		90,605
Ranked 111th.
High school > Gender parity index 0.947
Ranked 110th. 		0.973
Ranked 69th. 3% more than Germany
Scientific and technical journal articles 44,305
Ranked 4th. 7384 times more than Swaziland 		6
Ranked 140th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 39%
Ranked 19th. 		55%
Ranked 11th. 41% more than Germany
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 4.1%
Ranked 72nd. 		47.98%
Ranked 10th. 12 times more than Germany
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 28.3
Ranked 55th. 6 times more than Swaziland 		4.96
Ranked 104th.
Scouting > Genders admitted both boys only
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 50th. The same as Swaziland 		6
Ranked 177th.
Children out of school, primary, male 24,606
Ranked 48th. 44% more than Swaziland 		17,122
Ranked 52nd.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 4.6%
Ranked 58th. 		6.2%
Ranked 20th. 35% more than Germany
High school > Students per teacher 12.88
Ranked 64th. 		16.4
Ranked 41st. 27% more than Germany
Secondary education > General pupils 6.59 million
Ranked 12th. 97 times more than Swaziland 		67,696
Ranked 124th.
Spending per student > Elementary school 16.08
Ranked 40th. 		16.33
Ranked 38th. 2% more than Germany
Secondary school starting age > Years 10
Ranked 186th. 		13
Ranked 35th. 30% more than Germany
High school starting age > Years 10
Ranked 162nd. 		13
Ranked 35th. 30% more than Germany
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 125th. 		6.04 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Germany
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 3.3 million
Ranked 35th. 16 times more than Swaziland 		209,037
Ranked 125th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 96.2%
Ranked 11th. 93% more than Swaziland 		49.9%
Ranked 87th.
Elementary school graduate rate 95.63
Ranked 31st. 30% more than Swaziland 		73.7
Ranked 71st.
Public spending per student > Primary level 17.8
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Swaziland 		8.5
Ranked 57th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 92.04
Ranked 43th. 23% more than Swaziland 		74.75
Ranked 90th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 36.55
Ranked 152nd. 		197.76
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Germany
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.03
Ranked 60th. 		1.06
Ranked 57th. 3% more than Germany
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.98
Ranked 80th. 2% more than Swaziland 		0.96
Ranked 94th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 28.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 6 times more than Swaziland 		4.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 1.38
Ranked 98th. 		3.52
Ranked 55th. 3 times more than Germany
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 9
Ranked 1st. 80% more than Swaziland 		5
Ranked 176th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 13.24
Ranked 55th. 		19.06
Ranked 37th. 44% more than Germany
Inequality adjusted index 0.927
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Swaziland 		0.409
Ranked 85th.
High school repeaters > Female 2.26
Ranked 57th. 		7.86
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Germany
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 13.5
Ranked 103th. 		32.44
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Germany
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 99.2%
Ranked 12th. 63% more than Swaziland 		61%
Ranked 89th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 3.24 million
Ranked 34th. 14 times more than Swaziland 		232,572
Ranked 116th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 4 years
Ranked 170th. 		7 years
Ranked 24th. 75% more than Germany
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $23,804.70
Ranked 11th. 23 times more than Swaziland 		$1,035.81
Ranked 68th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 99.13
Ranked 79th. 		103.32
Ranked 68th. 4% more than Germany
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 74.21
Ranked 58th. 		74.75
Ranked 54th. 1% more than Germany
High school > Lower secondary starting age 10
Ranked 193th. 		13
Ranked 35th. 30% more than Germany
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 4.34%
Ranked 98th. 4 times more than Swaziland 		1.05%
Ranked 126th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.62
Ranked 37th. 7% more than Swaziland 		92.77
Ranked 135th.
High school enrolment rate > Female 98.61
Ranked 27th. 13% more than Swaziland 		86.97
Ranked 66th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 96%
Ranked 50th. 20% more than Swaziland 		80%
Ranked 116th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 9
Ranked 1st. 80% more than Swaziland 		5
Ranked 174th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 42.5
Ranked 38th. 		358.8
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Germany
Secondary education > Pupils 8.38 million
Ranked 9th. 124 times more than Swaziland 		67,696
Ranked 119th.
Primary education > Pupils 3.31 million
Ranked 36th. 15 times more than Swaziland 		218,352
Ranked 118th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 96.9%
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Swaziland 		46.1%
Ranked 99th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 102.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 78% more than Swaziland 		57.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 125th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 49%
Ranked 81st. 		54.44%
Ranked 49th. 11% more than Germany
Secondary education, vocational pupils 1.46 million
Ranked 8th. 		0.0
Ranked 126th.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 78.06%
Ranked 35th. 		79.58%
Ranked 28th. 2% more than Germany
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 11.82
Ranked 115th. 		29.26
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Germany
Secondary education > Teachers 597,681.1
Ranked 7th. 160 times more than Swaziland 		3,746
Ranked 100th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 16 years
Ranked 11th. 60% more than Swaziland 		10 years
Ranked 25th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 8.45 million
Ranked 12th. 135 times more than Swaziland 		62,676
Ranked 129th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 536.81
Ranked 17th. 94 times more than Swaziland 		5.72
Ranked 107th.
Duration of education > Primary level 4
Ranked 150th. 		7
Ranked 23th. 75% more than Germany
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 4,196
Ranked 97th. 		36,840
Ranked 57th. 9 times more than Germany
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 98.14%
Ranked 77th. 7% more than Swaziland 		92.1%
Ranked 117th.
Public spending per student > Secondary level 20.5
Ranked 32nd. 		24
Ranked 24th. 17% more than Germany
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.6%
Ranked 70th. 1% more than Swaziland 		48.06%
Ranked 114th.
Progression to secondary school 98.71%
Ranked 25th. 10% more than Swaziland 		89.63%
Ranked 62nd.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 96%
Ranked 47th. 19% more than Swaziland 		81%
Ranked 107th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 17th. The same as Swaziland 		16
Ranked 64th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 49th. The same as Swaziland 		6
Ranked 152nd.
Elementary school repeaters > All 1.27
Ranked 82nd. 		18.04
Ranked 14th. 14 times more than Germany
School life expectancy > Male 15.5 years
Ranked 9th. 29% more than Swaziland 		12 years
Ranked 44th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 79.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 58th. 32% more than Swaziland 		60.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 40.05
Ranked 166th. 		193.16
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Germany
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.04 per capita
Ranked 162nd. 		0.192 per capita
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Germany
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 96%
Ranked 44th. 20% more than Swaziland 		80%
Ranked 110th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 14.8
Ranked 117th. 		33.2
Ranked 45th. 2 times more than Germany
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 86%
Ranked 9th. 21% more than Swaziland 		71%
Ranked 59th.
Primary education > Teachers 232,936.5
Ranked 17th. 34 times more than Swaziland 		6,758
Ranked 108th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 1.79 million
Ranked 5th. 2611 times more than Swaziland 		686
Ranked 132nd.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 48.25%
Ranked 106th. 		50.45%
Ranked 45th. 5% more than Germany
Private school enrolment > Primary level 2.4
Ranked 64th. 60% more than Swaziland 		1.5
Ranked 35th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 4
Ranked 157th. 		7
Ranked 23th. 75% more than Germany
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 2.82
Ranked 126th. 		6.17
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Germany
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 101.58
Ranked 33th. 64% more than Swaziland 		61.84
Ranked 112th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.5%
Ranked 66th. 		48.6%
Ranked 64th. About the same as Germany
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $1.95 trillion
Ranked 3rd. 1550 times more than Swaziland 		$1.26 billion
Ranked 94th.
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 50th. The same as Swaziland 		6
Ranked 174th.
Scouting > Members 112,503
Ranked 14th. 16 times more than Swaziland 		6,843
Ranked 87th.
High school > Share of total education spending 45.55%
Ranked 13th. 24% more than Swaziland 		36.71%
Ranked 15th.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 87.7%
Ranked 4th. Twice as much as Swaziland 		43.7%
Ranked 17th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 6.17 million
Ranked 11th. 74 times more than Swaziland 		83,049
Ranked 123th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 7.24
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Swaziland 		3.42
Ranked 91st.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 79.87
Ranked 57th. 29% more than Swaziland 		61.84
Ranked 97th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.78
Ranked 32nd. 7% more than Swaziland 		93.37
Ranked 132nd.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.995
Ranked 57th. 11% more than Swaziland 		0.898
Ranked 102nd.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 48.4%
Ranked 82nd. 		50.1%
Ranked 6th. 4% more than Germany
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 15,897
Ranked 4th. 		0.0
Ranked 94th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 102.4
Ranked 44th. 77% more than Swaziland 		57.92
Ranked 129th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 1.37
Ranked 75th. 		5.56
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Germany
Primary completion rate > Women 94
Ranked 52nd. 42% more than Swaziland 		66
Ranked 109th.
School life expectancy > Female 15.2 years
Ranked 17th. 35% more than Swaziland 		11.3 years
Ranked 56th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 1.34
Ranked 82nd. 		20.55
Ranked 13th. 15 times more than Germany
Elementary school repeaters > Female 1.2
Ranked 80th. 		15.31
Ranked 17th. 13 times more than Germany
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 98.7%
Ranked 14th. 88% more than Swaziland 		52.6%
Ranked 93th.
Elementary school teachers 239,761
Ranked 15th. 33 times more than Swaziland 		7,169
Ranked 104th.
High school teachers 597,269
Ranked 8th. 137 times more than Swaziland 		4,358
Ranked 97th.
High school enrolment rate > Male 99.1
Ranked 23th. 10% more than Swaziland 		90.15
Ranked 60th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 8.27 million
Ranked 8th. 122 times more than Swaziland 		67,849
Ranked 114th.
Primary completion rate > Men 94
Ranked 46th. 52% more than Swaziland 		62
Ranked 115th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 40.06
Ranked 163th. 		199.45
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Germany
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 98.32
Ranked 92nd. 2% more than Swaziland 		96.5
Ranked 102nd.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 101.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 68% more than Swaziland 		60.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 15.4
Ranked 75th. 		17.8
Ranked 60th. 16% more than Germany
Repitition rate > Secondary level 2.1
Ranked 32nd. 		10.2
Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Germany
Progression to secondary level 99.6
Ranked 5th. 29% more than Swaziland 		77
Ranked 24th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 49.91%
Ranked 7th. 11 times more than Swaziland 		4.45%
Ranked 92nd.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 85.62% net
Ranked 75th. 6% more than Swaziland 		80.47% net
Ranked 106th.
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 71.19%
Ranked 34th. 59% more than Swaziland 		44.83%
Ranked 105th.
Primary education, teachers > % female 84.43%
Ranked 42nd. 19% more than Swaziland 		70.78%
Ranked 77th.
Tertiary education, teachers > % female 39.32%
Ranked 54th. 		55.23%
Ranked 12th. 40% more than Germany
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 96.77% gross
Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Swaziland 		18.17% gross
Ranked 113th.
Primary education > Teachers > % female 82.92% female
Ranked 38th. 14% more than Swaziland 		72.82% female
Ranked 77th.
Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita 22.34%
Ranked 38th. 		30.9%
Ranked 6th. 38% more than Germany
Secondary education > Pupils > % female 48.24% female
Ranked 84th. 		49.06% female
Ranked 64th. 2% more than Germany
Government spending on education > % of GDP 5.08%
Ranked 54th. 		8.25%
Ranked 3rd. 63% more than Germany
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 98.15%
Ranked 14th. 17% more than Swaziland 		83.65%
Ranked 100th.
Government spending on education > % of government spending 9.73%
Ranked 77th. 		21.65%
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Germany
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 104.57%
Ranked 58th. 1% more than Swaziland 		103.84%
Ranked 68th.
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 4.34%
Ranked 96th. 4 times more than Swaziland 		1.05%
Ranked 124th.
Primary education, pupils > % female 48.6%
Ranked 67th. 3% more than Swaziland 		47%
Ranked 134th.
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 100.48%
Ranked 84th. 		108.78%
Ranked 37th. 8% more than Germany
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 100.37%
Ranked 35th. 31% more than Swaziland 		76.84%
Ranked 92nd.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 98.11%
Ranked 89th. About the same as Swaziland 		97.63%
Ranked 92nd.
Secondary education, general pupils > % female 49.66%
Ranked 74th. 1% more than Swaziland 		48.98%
Ranked 93th.
Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 98.53%
Ranked 19th. 18% more than Swaziland 		83.85%
Ranked 95th.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita $25,604.15
Ranked 16th. 22 times more than Swaziland 		$1,143.27
Ranked 90th.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP 63.75%
Ranked 29th. 83% more than Swaziland 		34.92%
Ranked 119th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 17.82
Ranked 35th. 		0.0
Ranked 126th.
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 4.27
Ranked 36th. 97% more than Swaziland 		2.17
Ranked 64th.
Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 109.12%
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Swaziland 		15.77%
Ranked 109th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net 98.25%
Ranked 16th. 19% more than Swaziland 		82.78%
Ranked 105th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 104.97%
Ranked 66th. 		111.93%
Ranked 43th. 7% more than Germany
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 98.34%
Ranked 15th. 20% more than Swaziland 		81.91%
Ranked 101st.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 3.61%
Ranked 92nd. 		0.0
Ranked 144th.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 4.39%
Ranked 76th. 		6.93%
Ranked 13th. 58% more than Germany
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 107.23%
Ranked 68th. 3% more than Swaziland 		104.16%
Ranked 71st.
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 96.62%
Ranked 31st. 44% more than Swaziland 		67.31%
Ranked 79th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 99.43% gross
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Swaziland 		44.19% gross
Ranked 118th.
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 97.55%
Ranked 20th. 17% more than Swaziland 		83.62%
Ranked 95th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 96.96%
Ranked 28th. 12% more than Swaziland 		86.71%
Ranked 66th.
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 0.528%
Ranked 96th. 		17.67%
Ranked 12th. 33 times more than Germany
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people 194.35
Ranked 9th. 		0.0
Ranked 85th.

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