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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.
  • Homeschooling legal status: Legal status of homeschooling.
  • 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.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • 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.
  • Spending per student > College and university: 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)."
  • 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.
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall: Overall.

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

  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • 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.
  • Mathematical literacy: Mathematical literacy mean value of performance scale 15 years old 2000
  • 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.
  • Scientific literacy: Scientific literacy mean value of performance scale 15 years old (2000)
  • 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.
  • Reading literacy: Reading literacy mean value of performance scale (15 years old, 2000)
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills: Overall.

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

  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve: Access and retrieve.

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

  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Schools connected to the Internet: Schools connected to the Internet are the share of primary and secondary schools in the country that have access to the Internet.
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • Class size > Age 13: The average number of 13-year-old students per class.
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret: Integrate and interpret.

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

  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Spending per secondary school student: Secondary school spending per pupil in 1998, converted into US dollars by purchasing power parity.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts: Non-continuous texts.

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

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

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

  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Expected duration of education for all students: Expected years of schooling for a 5-year-old under current conditions, excluding education for children under 5. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate: Reflect and evaluate.

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

  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • 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.
  • Primary teacher salary > Starting: Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary education, in equivalent US dollars converted using PPPs. Data for 1999.
  • Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge per million: Investment in knowledge is defined and calculated as the sum of expenditure on R&D, on total higher education (public and private) and on software. Simple summation of the three components would lead to overestimation of the investment in knowledge owing to overlaps (R&D and software, R&D and education, software and education). Therefore, data reported here have been adjusted to exclude the overlaps between components.

    Note that as the term is used here, "investment” has a broader connotation than its usual meaning in economic statistics. It includes current expenditures, such as on education and R&D, as well as capital outlays, such as purchases of software and construction of school buildings. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD: Research and development (R&D) comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. R&D is a term covering three activities: basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view. Applied research is also original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective. Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and/or practical experience, which is directed to producing new materials, products or devices, to installing new processes, systems and services, or to improving substantially those already produced or installed.

    The main aggregate used for international comparisons is gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD). This consists of the total expenditure (current and capital) on R&D by all resident companies, research institutes, university and government laboratories, etc. It excludes R&D expenditures financed by domestic firms but performed abroad.
  • 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.
  • Students from households with computer > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one computer.
  • Expenditure on education > Change in expenditure on education > Expenditure in tertiary education: The indicator shows direct public and private expenditure on educational institutions in relation to the number of full-time equivalent students enrolled in these institutions. Public subsidies for students’ living expenses have been excluded to ensure international comparability of the data.

    Expenditure on education per student is obtained by dividing the total expenditure on educational institutions by the number of full-time equivalents students. Only those educational institutions and programmes are taken into account for which both enrolment and expenditure data are available.
  • 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge: Investment in knowledge is defined and calculated as the sum of expenditure on R&D, on total higher education (public and private) and on software. Simple summation of the three components would lead to overestimation of the investment in knowledge owing to overlaps (R&D and software, R&D and education, software and education). Therefore, data reported here have been adjusted to exclude the overlaps between components.

    Note that as the term is used here, "investment” has a broader connotation than its usual meaning in economic statistics. It includes current expenditures, such as on education and R&D, as well as capital outlays, such as purchases of software and construction of school buildings.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology: Intended instruction time spent studying technology, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Spending per primary school student: Primary school spending per pupil in 1998, converted into US dollars by purchasing power parity.
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Class size > Age 9: The average number of children in every class of nine-year-olds.
  • 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.
  • Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64: For each age group shown, those who have completed tertiary education are shown as a percentage of all persons in that age group. Tertiary education includes both tertiary-type "A programmes”, which are largely theoretically-based and designed to provide qualifications for entry to advanced research programmes and professions with high skill requirements, as well as tertiary-type "B programmes” which are classified at the same level of competencies as tertiary-type A programmes but are more occupationally-oriented and lead to direct labour market access. The tertiary attainment profiles are based on the percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 that has completed that level of education.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning science: Intended instruction time spent studying science, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • Primary teacher salary > After 15 years: Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary education, in equivalent US dollars converted using PPPs. Data for 1999.
  • Students from households with computer > Age 13 per million: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one computer. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 13: Of those teachers who teach students aged 13, the percentage who have specialised teacher training.
  • Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13: The average number of years of teaching experience, for teachers of students aged 13.
  • Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13: Percentage of 13 year-old students who come from households owning more than 25 books.
  • Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 15 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Students from households with study desk > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one study desk.
  • Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 20 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills: Intended instruction time spent studying vocational skills, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • 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.
  • Teacher qualifications > Share with degree > Age 9: Of those teachers who teach students aged 9, the percentage who have one or more university degrees.
  • Students from households with calculator > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households containing at least one calculator.
  • Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 9: Of those teachers who teach students aged 9, the percentage who have specialised teacher training.
  • 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.
  • Young shorttext readers: Share of 15-year-olds who are frequent shorttext (particularly comics) readers (2000)
  • Young longtext readers: Share of 15-year-olds who are frequent longtext readers(2000)
  • Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million: Research and development (R&D) comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. R&D is a term covering three activities: basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view. Applied research is also original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective. Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and/or practical experience, which is directed to producing new materials, products or devices, to installing new processes, systems and services, or to improving substantially those already produced or installed.

    The main aggregate used for international comparisons is gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD). This consists of the total expenditure (current and capital) on R&D by all resident companies, research institutes, university and government laboratories, etc. It excludes R&D expenditures financed by domestic firms but performed abroad. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages: Intended instruction time spent studying modern foreign languages, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Primary teacher salary > Starting per 1000: Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary education, in equivalent US dollars converted using PPPs. Data for 1999. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per secondary school student > Per $ GDP: Secondary school spending per pupil in 1998, converted into US dollars by purchasing power parity. Per $ GDP figures expressed per $1,000 of Gross Domestic Product.
  • Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 per million: Percentage of 13 year-old students who come from households owning more than 25 books. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students whose mothers have at least secondary education.
  • Students living with mother > Age 9: Percentage of nine-year-old students who live with their mother.
  • Students living with mother > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who live with their mother.
  • Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 9: The average number of years of experience of teachers who teach children aged 9.
  • Students from households with dictionary > Age 13: The percentage of 13-year-old students who come from a household with a dictionary.
  • Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 16 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 19 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Expected duration of education for males: Expected years of schooling for a male 5-year-old under current conditions, excluding education for children under 5. Data for 2000.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Students from households with computer > Age 9: Percentage of nine-year-old students who come from households with at least one computer.
  • 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."
  • 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).
  • Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning arts: Intended instruction time spent studying arts, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Proportion of 17 year olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 17 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Students from households with study desk > Age 9: Percentage of nine-year-old students who come from households where there is at least one study desk.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent in physical education: Intended instruction time spent studying physical education, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • 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.
  • Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with primary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education (% of total). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Students from households with calculator > Age 9: Percentage of nine-year-old students who come from households with at least one calculator.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning religion: Intended instruction time spent studying religion, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, secondary, male > % net: School enrollment, secondary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the ratio of male children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the male population of the official secondary school age.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female: 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.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education, teachers > % female: Secondary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Secondary is the number of female teachers at the secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the secondary 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.
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STAT Greece United States HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 8.7
Ranked 23th. 		12
Ranked 1st. 38% more than Greece
Children out of school, primary 2,787
Ranked 94th. 		1.76 million
Ranked 3rd. 631 times more than Greece
Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.246
Ranked 115th. 		5.64
Ranked 47th. 23 times more than Greece
Children out of school, primary, female 571
Ranked 99th. 		780,465
Ranked 3rd. 1367 times more than Greece
College and university > Gender parity index 1.1
Ranked 74th. 		1.41
Ranked 33th. 28% more than Greece
College and university > Share of total education spending 36.1%
Ranked 3rd. 41% more than United States 		25.65%
Ranked 26th.
Compulsary education duration 10
Ranked 59th. 		12
Ranked 14th. 20% more than Greece
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 4.09%
Ranked 66th. 		5.62%
Ranked 39th. 37% more than Greece
Homeschooling legal status Illegal, public education is mandatory without known exceptions. Legal under regulating conditions, varies by state.
Literacy > Total population 97.5%
Ranked 45th. 		99%
Ranked 20th. 2% more than Greece
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 89th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 53th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 5.55
Ranked 51st. 1% more than United States 		5.49
Ranked 49th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 10.29
Ranked 140th. 		14.29
Ranked 98th. 39% more than Greece
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 7.88
Ranked 114th. 		14.49
Ranked 56th. 84% more than Greece
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 124th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 102nd.
Literacy > Female 96.5%
Ranked 48th. 		99%
Ranked 17th. 3% more than Greece
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.0505
Ranked 107th. 		2.5
Ranked 48th. 50 times more than Greece
College and university > Gender ratio 110.32
Ranked 62nd. 		140.06
Ranked 29th. 27% more than Greece
Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 163th. 		3
Ranked 47th. 50% more than Greece
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 7.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th. 38% more than United States 		5.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th.
Duration of compulsory education 9 years
Ranked 83th. 		12 years
Ranked 10th. 33% more than Greece
Secondary education, pupils 716,601
Ranked 65th. 		24.21 million
Ranked 4th. 34 times more than Greece
College and university > Private school share 0.0
Ranked 107th. 		27.95%
Ranked 46th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 36th. 1% more than United States 		0.99
Ranked 49th.
School life expectancy > Total 14.3 years
Ranked 26th. 		15.2 years
Ranked 14th. 6% more than Greece
Primary education, teachers 62,114
Ranked 55th. 		1.71 million
Ranked 5th. 28 times more than Greece
Primary education, pupils 642,639
Ranked 82nd. 		24.43 million
Ranked 5th. 38 times more than Greece
Tertiary enrollment 42.3%
Ranked 2nd. 		72.6%
Ranked 1st. 72% more than Greece
Spending per student > College and university 24.65
Ranked 49th. 12% more than United States 		22.04
Ranked 37th.
High school > Gender ratio 94.67
Ranked 104th. 		99.5
Ranked 59th. 5% more than Greece
Compulsary education starting age 5
Ranked 165th. 		6
Ranked 66th. 20% more than Greece
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.704
Ranked 83th. 15 times more than United States 		0.0465
Ranked 96th.
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 96th. The same as United States 		3
Ranked 73th.
Literacy > Male 98.6%
Ranked 43th. 		99%
Ranked 28th. About the same as Greece
Spending > USD 9.53 billion
Ranked 34th. 		684.04 billion
Ranked 1st. 72 times more than Greece
High school > Private school share 4.81%
Ranked 99th. 		8.27%
Ranked 86th. 72% more than Greece
Spending > Proportion 2.75
Ranked 129th. 		4.79
Ranked 54th. 74% more than Greece
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 11.26
Ranked 136th. 		14.21
Ranked 120th. 26% more than Greece
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 40th. 33% more than United States 		3
Ranked 103th.
Preschool enrollment rate 101.21
Ranked 93th. 2% more than United States 		98.77
Ranked 94th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 29,265.68
Ranked 26th. 		56,943.33
Ranked 6th. 95% more than Greece
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 561,468
Ranked 35th. 		16.61 million
Ranked 1st. 30 times more than Greece
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 483
Ranked 30th. 		500
Ranked 15th. 4% more than Greece
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 94th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 59th.
Children out of school > Primary 2,536
Ranked 95th. 		1.62 million
Ranked 2nd. 639 times more than Greece
Secondary education, teachers 86,513
Ranked 35th. 		1.67 million
Ranked 4th. 19 times more than Greece
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 7.73
Ranked 29th. 44% more than United States 		5.36
Ranked 56th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 11.92
Ranked 98th. 		14.96
Ranked 64th. 26% more than Greece
Mathematical literacy 447
Ranked 25th. 		493
Ranked 18th. 10% more than Greece
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 137th. The same as United States 		3
Ranked 105th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.196
Ranked 101st. 		3.14
Ranked 43th. 16 times more than Greece
Scientific literacy 461
Ranked 24th. 		499
Ranked 14th. 8% more than Greece
Spending per student > High school 20.95
Ranked 44th. 		24.56
Ranked 18th. 17% more than Greece
Secondary education, general pupils 604,863
Ranked 65th. 		24.21 million
Ranked 3rd. 40 times more than Greece
Reading literacy 474
Ranked 24th. 		504
Ranked 15th. 6% more than Greece
High school > Gender parity index 0.956
Ranked 107th. 		1.01
Ranked 68th. 6% more than Greece
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 483
Ranked 30th. 		500
Ranked 15th. 4% more than Greece
Scientific and technical journal articles 3,770
Ranked 25th. 		211,233
Ranked 1st. 56 times more than Greece
Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 468
Ranked 38th. 		492
Ranked 25th. 5% more than Greece
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 35%
Ranked 2nd. 		47%
Ranked 7th. 34% more than Greece
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 4.55%
Ranked 77th. 17 times more than United States 		0.271%
Ranked 124th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 51.1
Ranked 10th. 		57.75
Ranked 4th. 13% more than Greece
Scouting > Genders admitted both both for Venturing, boys only for non-Venturing
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 117th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 77th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 8.5%
Ranked 73th. 		15.3%
Ranked 38th. 80% more than Greece
Children out of school, primary, male 2,216
Ranked 81st. 		976,866
Ranked 3rd. 441 times more than Greece
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 4.3%
Ranked 66th. 		5.9%
Ranked 23th. 37% more than Greece
High school > Students per teacher 7.88
Ranked 118th. 		14.49
Ranked 57th. 84% more than Greece
Secondary education > General pupils 571,242
Ranked 63th. 		24.19 million
Ranked 3rd. 42 times more than Greece
Spending per student > Elementary school 16.18
Ranked 42nd. 		22.35
Ranked 18th. 38% more than Greece
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 91st. The same as United States 		12
Ranked 59th.
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 84th. The same as United States 		12
Ranked 55th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 58th. 		5.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 11% more than Greece
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 652,052
Ranked 90th. 		24.85 million
Ranked 4th. 38 times more than Greece
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 57.7%
Ranked 72nd. 		94.7%
Ranked 14th. 64% more than Greece
Elementary school graduate rate 98.24
Ranked 20th. 3% more than United States 		95.34
Ranked 40th.
Schools connected to the Internet 59%
Ranked 22nd. 		100%
Ranked 2nd. 69% more than Greece
Public spending per student > Primary level 16
Ranked 30th. 		17.9
Ranked 21st. 12% more than Greece
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 63.37
Ranked 124th. 		77.71
Ranked 76th. 23% more than Greece
Primary education, pupils per 1000 56.83
Ranked 133th. 		78.41
Ranked 97th. 38% more than Greece
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.14
Ranked 50th. 		1.4
Ranked 22nd. 23% more than Greece
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.98
Ranked 82nd. 		1.02
Ranked 54th. 4% more than Greece
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 51.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 		57.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 13% more than Greece
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 2.59
Ranked 72nd. 14 times more than United States 		0.183
Ranked 178th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 108th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 86th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 7.88
Ranked 111th. 		14.38
Ranked 51st. 82% more than Greece
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 0.229
Ranked 113th. 		5.54
Ranked 58th. 24 times more than Greece
Inequality adjusted index 0.759
Ranked 35th. 		0.941
Ranked 3rd. 24% more than Greece
Class size > Age 13 24.8 students
Ranked 4th. 36% more than United States 		18.3 students
Ranked 15th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 10.29
Ranked 134th. 		13.69
Ranked 102nd. 33% more than Greece
Elementary school > Enrolled students 639,083
Ranked 83th. 		24.68 million
Ranked 3rd. 39 times more than Greece
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 87th. The same as United States 		6 years
Ranked 54th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 102.45
Ranked 75th. 		105.99
Ranked 46th. 3% more than Greece
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 53.49
Ranked 122nd. 		77.71
Ranked 47th. 45% more than Greece
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 484
Ranked 30th. 		495
Ranked 20th. 2% more than Greece
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 7.24%
Ranked 87th. 		8.72%
Ranked 80th. 21% more than Greece
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 92nd. The same as United States 		12
Ranked 61st.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 100.17
Ranked 21st. 		100.68
Ranked 17th. 1% more than Greece
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 99%
Ranked 19th. 5% more than United States 		94%
Ranked 71st.
Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 104th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 81st.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 26.7
Ranked 54th. 12% more than United States 		23.9
Ranked 8th.
Primary education > Pupils 657,492
Ranked 85th. 		24.56 million
Ranked 4th. 37 times more than Greece
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 66.6%
Ranked 66th. 		94.3%
Ranked 22nd. 42% more than Greece
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 64.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 121st. 		82.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th. 27% more than Greece
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 50.95%
Ranked 75th. 		56.64%
Ranked 34th. 11% more than Greece
Secondary education, vocational pupils 111,738
Ranked 59th. 		0.0
Ranked 96th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 10.29
Ranked 142nd. 		14.29
Ranked 100th. 39% more than Greece
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 85.92%
Ranked 15th. 11% more than United States 		77.19%
Ranked 38th.
Secondary education > Teachers 83,848
Ranked 38th. 		1.62 million
Ranked 3rd. 19 times more than Greece
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 17 years
Ranked 6th. 6% more than United States 		16 years
Ranked 15th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 98.48
Ranked 16th. 4% more than United States 		94.45
Ranked 30th.
Spending per secondary school student $3,287.00 per student
Ranked 18th. 		$7,764.00 per student
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Greece
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 713,850
Ranked 68th. 		23.85 million
Ranked 4th. 33 times more than Greece
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 342
Ranked 24th. 		728.12
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Greece
Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 472
Ranked 32nd. 		503
Ranked 14th. 7% more than Greece
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 487
Ranked 28th. 		500
Ranked 13th. 3% more than Greece
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 83th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 51st.
Expected duration of education for all students 16.1 years
Ranked 20th. 		16.7 years
Ranked 14th. 4% more than Greece
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 2,409
Ranked 108th. 		1.71 million
Ranked 4th. 712 times more than Greece
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 97.29%
Ranked 100th. 		100.09%
Ranked 51st. 3% more than Greece
Public spending per student > Secondary level 17.9
Ranked 41st. 		22.4
Ranked 28th. 25% more than Greece
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.36%
Ranked 88th. 		48.86%
Ranked 40th. 1% more than Greece
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 0.229 per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th. 		5.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 24 times more than Greece
Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 489
Ranked 26th. 		512
Ranked 8th. 5% more than Greece
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 99%
Ranked 18th. 5% more than United States 		94%
Ranked 66th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 125th. The same as United States 		15
Ranked 90th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 106th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 73th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.67
Ranked 107th. 		0.0
Ranked 116th.
School life expectancy > Male 14.2 years
Ranked 23th. 		14.8 years
Ranked 17th. 4% more than Greece
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 51.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 121st. 		82.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 59% more than Greece
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 59.34
Ranked 148th. 		86.39
Ranked 118th. 46% more than Greece
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.059 per capita
Ranked 144th. 		0.086 per capita
Ranked 119th. 46% more than Greece
Primary teacher salary > Starting $19,327.00
Ranked 13th. 		$25,707.00
Ranked 5th. 33% more than Greece
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 99%
Ranked 24th. 6% more than United States 		93%
Ranked 66th.
Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge per million 0.167%
Ranked 10th. 8 times more than United States 		0.0212%
Ranked 18th.
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD 0.57%
Ranked 28th. 		2.68%
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Greece
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 12.7
Ranked 123th. 		15.4
Ranked 115th. 21% more than Greece
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 65%
Ranked 5th. 		87%
Ranked 8th. 34% more than Greece
Primary education > Teachers 58,395
Ranked 53th. 		1.73 million
Ranked 3rd. 30 times more than Greece
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 48.53%
Ranked 97th. 		48.72%
Ranked 92nd. About the same as Greece
Students from households with computer > Age 13 28%
Ranked 24th. 		54%
Ranked 13th. 93% more than Greece
Expenditure on education > Change in expenditure on education > Expenditure in tertiary education 235.52 Index of change, year 200
Ranked 1st. Twice as much as United States 		117.74 Index of change, year 200
Ranked 15th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 6.3
Ranked 48th. 		11.6
Ranked 33th. 84% more than Greece
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 81st. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 49th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 5.28
Ranked 56th. 		5.9
Ranked 45th. 12% more than Greece
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 0.229 per 1,000 people
Ranked 104th. 		3.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 15 times more than Greece
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.4%
Ranked 84th. 		48.7%
Ranked 42nd. 1% more than Greece
Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge 1.88%
Ranked 17th. 		6.49%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Greece
Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology 5 3
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 118th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 77th.
Scouting > Members 15,218
Ranked 59th. 		2.99 million
Ranked 3rd. 196 times more than Greece
High school > Share of total education spending 33.94%
Ranked 53th. 		35.42%
Ranked 52nd. 4% more than Greece
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 87.4%
Ranked 20th. 		88.1%
Ranked 17th. 1% more than Greece
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 572,981
Ranked 64th. 		24.69 million
Ranked 2nd. 43 times more than Greece
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 7.58
Ranked 32nd. 37% more than United States 		5.52
Ranked 66th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 51.64
Ranked 122nd. 		82.6
Ranked 48th. 60% more than Greece
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 98.88
Ranked 64th. 2% more than United States 		97.22
Ranked 93th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male 2,053
Ranked 81st. 		593,372
Ranked 5th. 289 times more than Greece
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 1
Ranked 38th. 1% more than United States 		0.991
Ranked 69th.
Spending per primary school student $2,368.00 per student
Ranked 18th. 		$6,043.00 per student
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Greece
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 49.1%
Ranked 71st. About the same as United States 		49%
Ranked 73th.
Class size > Age 9 20 students
Ranked 11th. 		23.5 students
Ranked 6th. 18% more than Greece
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 5,822
Ranked 5th. 		25,000
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Greece
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 5.6
Ranked 66th. 		9.6
Ranked 12th. 71% more than Greece
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 64.97
Ranked 122nd. 		82.94
Ranked 90th. 28% more than Greece
Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64 12.74%
Ranked 22nd. 		37.67%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Greece
Scouting > Members per thousand people 1.35
Ranked 78th. 		9.52
Ranked 14th. 7 times more than Greece
Proportion of primary education time spent learning science 10%
Ranked 25th. 		14%
Ranked 9th. 40% more than Greece
School life expectancy > Female 14.4 years
Ranked 27th. 		15.7 years
Ranked 11th. 9% more than Greece
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.57
Ranked 106th. 		0.0
Ranked 112th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.76
Ranked 108th. 		0.0
Ranked 113th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.186 per 1,000 people
Ranked 104th. 		2.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th. 11 times more than Greece
High school teachers 86,513
Ranked 36th. 		1.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 20 times more than Greece
Elementary school teachers 62,114
Ranked 50th. 		1.8 million
Ranked 2nd. 29 times more than Greece
Primary teacher salary > After 15 years $23,619.00
Ranked 16th. 		$34,705.00
Ranked 5th. 47% more than Greece
Students from households with computer > Age 13 per million 2.55%
Ranked 19th. 14 times more than United States 		0.188%
Ranked 27th.
Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 13 13%
Ranked 23th. 		97%
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Greece
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13 13.5 years experience
Ranked 27th. 		27 years experience
Ranked 10th. Twice as much as Greece
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 71%
Ranked 23th. 		75%
Ranked 16th. 6% more than Greece
Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education 93%
Ranked 22nd. 2% more than United States 		91%
Ranked 23th.
Students from households with study desk > Age 13 92%
Ranked 16th. 6% more than United States 		87%
Ranked 21st.
Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education 56%
Ranked 1st. 47% more than United States 		38%
Ranked 5th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 715,537
Ranked 56th. 		24.43 million
Ranked 3rd. 34 times more than Greece
Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills 1 5
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 100.54
Ranked 71st. 		101.63
Ranked 58th. 1% more than Greece
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 59.44
Ranked 145th. 		83.88
Ranked 115th. 41% more than Greece
Teacher qualifications > Share with degree > Age 9 14%
Ranked 11th. 		100%
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Greece
Students from households with calculator > Age 13 83%
Ranked 26th. 		96%
Ranked 17th. 16% more than Greece
Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 9 100%
Ranked 1st. 4% more than United States 		96%
Ranked 8th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 10.3
Ranked 108th. 		14.9
Ranked 79th. 45% more than Greece
Young shorttext readers 21.5%
Ranked 14th. 95% more than United States 		11%
Ranked 24th.
Young longtext readers 21.8%
Ranked 15th. 		28.4%
Ranked 6th. 30% more than Greece
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million 0.0505%
Ranked 20th. 6 times more than United States 		0.00874%
Ranked 28th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages 15 7
Primary teacher salary > Starting per 1000 $1.78
Ranked 11th. 19 times more than United States 		$0.09
Ranked 22nd.
Spending per secondary school student > Per $ GDP $0.00 per student per $1,000
Ranked 10th. 22 times more than United States 		$0.00 per student per $1,000
Ranked 21st.
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 per million 6.46%
Ranked 17th. 25 times more than United States 		0.261%
Ranked 28th.
Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13 37% 75%
Students living with mother > Age 9 95%
Ranked 5th. 2% more than United States 		93%
Ranked 8th.
Students living with mother > Age 13 96%
Ranked 6th. 7% more than United States 		90%
Ranked 26th.
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 9 16.8 years experience
Ranked 11th. 2% more than United States 		16.4 years experience
Ranked 12th.
Students from households with dictionary > Age 13 96%
Ranked 10th. 1% more than United States 		95%
Ranked 17th.
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education 94%
Ranked 10th. 8% more than United States 		87%
Ranked 22nd.
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education 68%
Ranked 1st. 66% more than United States 		41%
Ranked 3rd.
Expected duration of education for males 15.9 years
Ranked 20th. 		16.2 years
Ranked 18th. 2% more than Greece
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male 98.69
Ranked 9th. 3% more than United States 		95.67
Ranked 24th.
Students from households with computer > Age 9 21%
Ranked 13th. 		51%
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Greece
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 86.55%
Ranked 1st. 25% more than United States 		69.36%
Ranked 5th.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 47.9%
Ranked 37th. 27% more than United States 		37.6%
Ranked 57th.
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 29.8%
Ranked 52nd. 48% more than United States 		20.2%
Ranked 66th.
Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 25.6%
Ranked 20th. 		35%
Ranked 4th. 37% more than Greece
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 23.2%
Ranked 38th. 		51.9%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Greece
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 21.1%
Ranked 20th. 		42.2%
Ranked 2nd. Twice as much as Greece
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 100.97% gross
Ranked 89th. 4% more than United States 		97.55% gross
Ranked 117th.
Primary education > Teachers > % female 62.24% female
Ranked 95th. 		88.58% female
Ranked 21st. 42% more than Greece
Proportion of primary education time spent learning arts 6 7
Proportion of 17 year olds in secondary education 66%
Ranked 26th. 		79%
Ranked 17th. 20% more than Greece
Students from households with study desk > Age 9 82%
Ranked 6th. 1% more than United States 		81%
Ranked 8th.
Proportion of primary education time spent in physical education 8 12
Government spending on education > % of GDP 4.09%
Ranked 66th. 		5.62%
Ranked 39th. 37% more than Greece
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 99.65%
Ranked 2nd. 8% more than United States 		92.61%
Ranked 54th.
Government spending on education > % of government spending 9.2%
Ranked 75th. 		14.13%
Ranked 35th. 54% more than Greece
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 101.3%
Ranked 87th. 2% more than United States 		99.11%
Ranked 89th.
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 7.24%
Ranked 85th. 		8.72%
Ranked 78th. 21% more than Greece
Primary education, pupils > % female 48.54%
Ranked 79th. 		49.01%
Ranked 26th. 1% more than Greece
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 102.94%
Ranked 76th. 4% more than United States 		98.97%
Ranked 97th.
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 100.27%
Ranked 35th. 3% more than United States 		97.83%
Ranked 54th.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 105.18%
Ranked 54th. 5% more than United States 		99.82%
Ranked 86th.
Secondary education, general pupils > % female 49.68%
Ranked 86th. 2% more than United States 		48.86%
Ranked 96th.
Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 99.31%
Ranked 11th. 8% more than United States 		92.27%
Ranked 66th.
Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force 23.8%
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than United States 		11.8%
Ranked 48th.
Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 29.1%
Ranked 21st. 		35.7%
Ranked 3rd. 23% more than Greece
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 95.58%
Ranked 110th. 		100.45%
Ranked 56th. 5% more than Greece
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 100.12%
Ranked 33th. 		100.37%
Ranked 26th. About the same as Greece
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 3.25%
Ranked 115th. 		4.79%
Ranked 59th. 47% more than Greece
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 110.01%
Ranked 73th. 		138.98%
Ranked 35th. 26% more than Greece
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 97.36%
Ranked 29th. 5% more than United States 		93.08%
Ranked 58th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 96.55% gross
Ranked 41st. 1% more than United States 		95.47% gross
Ranked 47th.
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 99.3%
Ranked 5th. 9% more than United States 		91.29%
Ranked 62nd.
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 97.15%
Ranked 27th. 11% more than United States 		87.88%
Ranked 62nd.
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 0.796%
Ranked 102nd. 		0.0
Ranked 136th.
Students from households with calculator > Age 9 56%
Ranked 14th. 		91%
Ranked 2nd. 63% more than Greece
Proportion of primary education time spent learning religion 6 1
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 108.22%
Ranked 16th. 15% more than United States 		93.76%
Ranked 61st.
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 99.37%
Ranked 1st. 14% more than United States 		86.8%
Ranked 32nd.
Secondary education, teachers, female 49,777
Ranked 33th. 		1.02 million
Ranked 4th. 21 times more than Greece
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people 520.16
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than United States 		80.23
Ranked 14th.
Secondary education, teachers > % female 57.54%
Ranked 50th. 		61.15%
Ranked 36th. 6% more than Greece

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