Education Stats: compare key data on Germany & Virgin Islands

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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.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
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.
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).
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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."
Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
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.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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).
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.
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.
Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.
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."
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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.
High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
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.
Secondary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Primary education > Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
High school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to primary education.

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STAT	Germany	Virgin Islands
Child care (preschool) > Duration	3 Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Virgin Islands	1 Ranked 211th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age	3 Ranked 73th.	5 Ranked 14th. 67% more than Germany
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher	10.2 Ranked 99th.	21.54 Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Germany
College and university > Share of total education spending	27.16% Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Virgin Islands	11% Ranked 1st.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	2.33 million Ranked 10th. 798 times more than Virgin Islands	2,924 Ranked 109th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration	4 Ranked 191st.	6 Ranked 141st. 50% more than Germany
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age	6 Ranked 50th. The same as Virgin Islands	6 Ranked 159th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration	6 Ranked 1st. Twice as much as Virgin Islands	3 Ranked 178th.
High school > Students per teacher	12.88 Ranked 64th.	18.07 Ranked 16th. 40% more than Germany
High school > Upper secondary school duration	3 Ranked 53th. The same as Virgin Islands	3 Ranked 130th.
Literacy > Definition	age 15 and over can read and write	age 15 and over can read and write
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary	14.19 Ranked 121st. The same as Virgin Islands	14.18 Ranked 130th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita	7.24 per 1,000 people Ranked 40th. 8% more than Virgin Islands	6.7 per 1,000 people Ranked 29th.
Spending > Proportion	4.28 Ranked 79th.	9.36 Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Germany
Spending > USD	157.95 billion Ranked 3rd. 3935 times more than Virgin Islands	40.14 million Ranked 80th.
Secondary education > General pupils	6.59 million Ranked 12th. 519 times more than Virgin Islands	12,700 Ranked 156th.
High school starting age > Years	10 Ranked 162nd.	12 Ranked 120th. 20% more than Germany
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita	2.82 per 1,000 people Ranked 125th.	9.6 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Germany
Education enrolment by level > Primary level	3.3 million Ranked 35th. 227 times more than Virgin Islands	14,544 Ranked 156th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita	28.3 per 1,000 people Ranked 54th. 3% more than Virgin Islands	27.59 per 1,000 people Ranked 22nd.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years	9 Ranked 1st. 50% more than Virgin Islands	6 Ranked 145th.
Teacher student ratio > High school	13.24 Ranked 55th.	18.01 Ranked 53th. 36% more than Germany
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school	13.5 Ranked 103th.	14.18 Ranked 115th. 5% more than Germany
Elementary school > Enrolled students	3.24 million Ranked 34th. 223 times more than Virgin Islands	14,544 Ranked 146th.
Primary education > Duration > Years	4 years Ranked 170th.	6 years Ranked 131st. 50% more than Germany
High school > Lower secondary starting age	10 Ranked 193th.	12 Ranked 131st. 20% more than Germany
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share	4.34% Ranked 98th.	22.35% Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Germany
Primary education > Pupils	3.31 million Ranked 36th. 231 times more than Virgin Islands	14,319 Ranked 166th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level	49% Ranked 81st.	74.05% Ranked 1st. 51% more than Germany
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita	102.37 per 1,000 people Ranked 42nd.	117.97 per 1,000 people Ranked 11th. 15% more than Germany
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher	11.82 Ranked 115th.	14.19 Ranked 107th. 20% more than Germany
Secondary education > Teachers	597,681.1 Ranked 7th. 848 times more than Virgin Islands	705 Ranked 123th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level	8.45 million Ranked 12th. 676 times more than Virgin Islands	12,502 Ranked 143th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level	48.6% Ranked 70th. 4% more than Virgin Islands	46.6% Ranked 116th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age	16 Ranked 17th. 7% more than Virgin Islands	15 Ranked 154th.
Elementary school starting age > Years	6 Ranked 49th. The same as Virgin Islands	6 Ranked 140th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita	79.87 per 1,000 people Ranked 58th.	120.73 per 1,000 people Ranked 8th. 51% more than Germany
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita	0.04 per capita Ranked 162nd.	0.137 per capita Ranked 62nd. 3 times more than Germany
Primary education > Teachers	232,936.5 Ranked 17th. 231 times more than Virgin Islands	1,010 Ranked 134th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level	48.25% Ranked 106th.	49.52% Ranked 56th. 3% more than Germany
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years	4 Ranked 157th.	6 Ranked 121st. 50% more than Germany
High school > Share of total education spending	45.55% Ranked 13th.	0.0 Ranked 2nd.
High school teachers	597,269 Ranked 8th. 837 times more than Virgin Islands	714 Ranked 58th.
Elementary school teachers	239,761 Ranked 15th. 234 times more than Virgin Islands	1,025 Ranked 113th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils	8.27 million Ranked 8th. 651 times more than Virgin Islands	12,700 Ranked 142nd.
Secondary education > Teachers > % female	55.6% female Ranked 62nd.	56.74% female Ranked 28th. 2% more than Germany
Primary education > Pupils > Per capita	0.04 per capita Ranked 163th.	0.136 per capita Ranked 71st. 3 times more than Germany
High school teachers > % female	57.6% Ranked 46th. 2% more than Virgin Islands	56.74% Ranked 18th.
Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female	344,020 Ranked 5th. 860 times more than Virgin Islands	400 Ranked 54th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending	13.48% Ranked 96th.	89% Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Germany

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