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  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • 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.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public education funding for all levels that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • 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. 
  • 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.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > 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.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Education spending > % of GDP: Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP, 2000-2002)
  • Grade 1 intake rate: Total number of new entrants in first grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population at the official primary school-entrance age
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • 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."
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above: Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above). Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Total is the percentage of the population age 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education (%). Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Primary is the total public expenditure per student in primary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > 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. 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 > % 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.
  • Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • School enrollment, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Repitition rate > Primary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of primary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % net: School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Female is the ratio of female children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the female population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. 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.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • 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.
  • Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total female enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • 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.
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STAT Grenada Jamaica HISTORY
Children out of school, primary 345
Ranked 126th. 		29,266
Ranked 60th. 85 times more than Grenada
Children out of school, primary per 1000 3.31
Ranked 72nd. 		11.09
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Grenada
Children out of school, primary, female 49
Ranked 113th. 		14,564
Ranked 56th. 297 times more than Grenada
College and university > Gender parity index 1.36
Ranked 41st. 		2.29
Ranked 5th. 69% more than Grenada
College and university > Share of total education spending 9.77%
Ranked 71st. 		21.84%
Ranked 46th. 2 times more than Grenada
Compulsary education duration 12
Ranked 9th. Twice as much as Jamaica 		6
Ranked 98th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 3.9%
Ranked 75th. 		6.35%
Ranked 24th. 63% more than Grenada
High school enrolment rate 90.7
Ranked 26th. 		98.63
Ranked 29th. 9% more than Grenada
Literacy > Female 98%
Ranked 3rd. 7% more than Jamaica 		91.6%
Ranked 68th.
Literacy > Total population 96%
Ranked 53th. 9% more than Jamaica 		87.9%
Ranked 86th.
Primary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 8th. 17% more than Jamaica 		6
Ranked 69th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 8.13
Ranked 13th. 78% more than Jamaica 		4.56
Ranked 71st.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 16.06
Ranked 87th. 		27.53
Ranked 52nd. 71% more than Grenada
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 15.46
Ranked 39th. 		19.77
Ranked 37th. 28% more than Grenada
Secondary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 172nd. The same as Jamaica 		5
Ranked 181st.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.47
Ranked 95th. 		5.52
Ranked 34th. 12 times more than Grenada
College and university > Gender ratio 143.72
Ranked 7th. 		221.75
Ranked 4th. 54% more than Grenada
Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 138th. 		3
Ranked 69th. 50% more than Grenada
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 8.32 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 71% more than Jamaica 		4.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th.
Duration of compulsory education 12 years
Ranked 8th. 71% more than Jamaica 		7 years
Ranked 120th.
Secondary education, pupils 11,500
Ranked 137th. 		265,175
Ranked 104th. 23 times more than Grenada
College and university > Private school share 100%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Jamaica 		38.41%
Ranked 37th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.96
Ranked 89th. 		1
Ranked 30th. 4% more than Grenada
Primary education, pupils 13,663
Ranked 155th. 		299,344
Ranked 107th. 22 times more than Grenada
Primary education, teachers 851
Ranked 127th. 		12,032
Ranked 92nd. 14 times more than Grenada
High school > Gender ratio 91.61
Ranked 90th. 		103.96
Ranked 33th. 13% more than Grenada
Compulsary education starting age 5
Ranked 80th. 		6
Ranked 49th. 20% more than Grenada
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 147.66
Ranked 5th. 20 times more than Jamaica 		7.39
Ranked 30th.
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over has ever attended school
High school > Upper secondary school duration 2
Ranked 153th. The same as Jamaica 		2
Ranked 171st.
Literacy > Male 98%
Ranked 4th. 17% more than Jamaica 		84.1%
Ranked 106th.
Spending > USD 31.11 million
Ranked 142nd. 		737.45 million
Ranked 84th. 24 times more than Grenada
High school > Private school share 62.27%
Ranked 8th. 11 times more than Jamaica 		5.66%
Ranked 95th.
Spending > Proportion 5.14
Ranked 44th. 		5.28
Ranked 41st. 3% more than Grenada
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 17.68
Ranked 77th. 		27.53
Ranked 55th. 56% more than Grenada
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 81st. The same as Jamaica 		3
Ranked 128th.
High school repeaters > Male 6.17
Ranked 42nd. 4 times more than Jamaica 		1.61
Ranked 72nd.
Preschool enrollment rate 102.57
Ranked 75th. 10% more than Jamaica 		93.29
Ranked 115th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 513.39
Ranked 186th. 		5,114.37
Ranked 109th. 10 times more than Grenada
Primary completion rate 93
Ranked 58th. 13% more than Jamaica 		82
Ranked 79th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 535
Ranked 121st. 		45,770
Ranked 92nd. 86 times more than Grenada
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 7
Ranked 9th. 17% more than Jamaica 		6
Ranked 75th.
Children out of school > Primary 2,352
Ranked 58th. 		29,931
Ranked 53th. 13 times more than Grenada
Secondary education, teachers 744
Ranked 87th. 		13,006
Ranked 78th. 17 times more than Grenada
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 7.11
Ranked 39th. 46% more than Jamaica 		4.86
Ranked 68th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 14.48
Ranked 68th. 		24.69
Ranked 24th. 71% more than Grenada
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 90th. The same as Jamaica 		3
Ranked 122nd.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 2.83
Ranked 58th. 		5.57
Ranked 32nd. 97% more than Grenada
Spending per student > High school 12.84
Ranked 66th. 		26.79
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Grenada
Secondary education, general pupils 11,050
Ranked 144th. 		265,175
Ranked 102nd. 24 times more than Grenada
High school > Gender parity index 1.03
Ranked 44th. 		1.03
Ranked 42nd. About the same as Grenada
Scientific and technical journal articles 1
Ranked 162nd. 		44
Ranked 93th. 44 times more than Grenada
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 9.15%
Ranked 40th. 3% more than Jamaica 		8.87%
Ranked 44th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 5.57
Ranked 69th. 		17.49
Ranked 79th. 3 times more than Grenada
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 5
Ranked 185th. 		6
Ranked 101st. 20% more than Grenada
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 12.9%
Ranked 38th. 47% more than Jamaica 		8.8%
Ranked 44th.
Children out of school, primary, male 295
Ranked 108th. 		14,702
Ranked 51st. 50 times more than Grenada
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 6%
Ranked 30th. 7% more than Jamaica 		5.6%
Ranked 16th.
High school > Students per teacher 15.46
Ranked 41st. 		19.77
Ranked 39th. 28% more than Grenada
Secondary education > General pupils 13,000
Ranked 91st. 		245,533
Ranked 101st. 19 times more than Grenada
Spending per student > Elementary school 11.69
Ranked 64th. 		15.83
Ranked 16th. 35% more than Grenada
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 48th. The same as Jamaica 		12
Ranked 77th.
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 45th. The same as Jamaica 		12
Ranked 72nd.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 8.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 87% more than Jamaica 		4.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 16,598
Ranked 161st. 		325,302
Ranked 116th. 20 times more than Grenada
Elementary school graduate rate 82.62
Ranked 56th. 		87.21
Ranked 57th. 6% more than Grenada
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 109.86
Ranked 19th. 12% more than Jamaica 		98.17
Ranked 36th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 130.53
Ranked 52nd. 18% more than Jamaica 		110.82
Ranked 74th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.03
Ranked 45th. The same as Jamaica 		1.03
Ranked 47th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 5.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th. 		17.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 77th. 3 times more than Grenada
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 4.89
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Jamaica 		1.89
Ranked 83th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 152nd. The same as Jamaica 		5
Ranked 161st.
Teacher student ratio > High school 16.6
Ranked 35th. 		19.77
Ranked 34th. 19% more than Grenada
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 22.85
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Jamaica 		11.35
Ranked 37th.
High school repeaters > Female 4.2
Ranked 44th. 8 times more than Jamaica 		0.53
Ranked 81st.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 22.56
Ranked 59th. 		27.68
Ranked 51st. 23% more than Grenada
Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 79.6%
Ranked 4th. 9% more than Jamaica 		73.21%
Ranked 9th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 82.6%
Ranked 59th. 		87.2%
Ranked 58th. 6% more than Grenada
Elementary school > Enrolled students 13,873
Ranked 134th. 		315,129
Ranked 92nd. 23 times more than Grenada
Primary education > Duration > Years 7 years
Ranked 7th. 17% more than Jamaica 		6 years
Ranked 68th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $4,526.95
Ranked 19th. 77% more than Jamaica 		$2,551.12
Ranked 39th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 98.54
Ranked 83th. 12% more than Jamaica 		88.06
Ranked 134th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 105.56
Ranked 12th. 8% more than Jamaica 		98.17
Ranked 20th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 49th. The same as Jamaica 		12
Ranked 78th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 77.3%
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Jamaica 		10.89%
Ranked 67th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 94.6
Ranked 101st. 		96.95
Ranked 92nd. 2% more than Grenada
High school enrolment rate > Female 91.98
Ranked 13th. 		97.27
Ranked 41st. 6% more than Grenada
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 86%
Ranked 104th. 		91%
Ranked 86th. 6% more than Grenada
Duration of education > Secondary level 5
Ranked 144th. The same as Jamaica 		5
Ranked 156th.
Secondary education > Pupils 13,675
Ranked 84th. 		229,701
Ranked 103th. 17 times more than Grenada
Primary education > Pupils 16,072
Ranked 99th. 		331,286
Ranked 109th. 21 times more than Grenada
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 55.04%
Ranked 8th. 		69.92%
Ranked 3rd. 27% more than Grenada
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 143.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 64% more than Jamaica 		87.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 450
Ranked 118th. 		0.0
Ranked 132nd.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 16.06
Ranked 87th. 		27.53
Ranked 52nd. 71% more than Grenada
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 90.78%
Ranked 3rd. 		93.03%
Ranked 4th. 2% more than Grenada
Secondary education > Teachers 886
Ranked 62nd. 		12,828
Ranked 81st. 14 times more than Grenada
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 12 years
Ranked 16th. The same as Jamaica 		12 years
Ranked 4th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 79.01
Ranked 48th. 		90.29
Ranked 38th. 14% more than Grenada
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 14,860
Ranked 149th. 		229,701
Ranked 111th. 15 times more than Grenada
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 9.86
Ranked 93th. 		17.09
Ranked 78th. 73% more than Grenada
Duration of education > Primary level 7
Ranked 6th. 17% more than Jamaica 		6
Ranked 65th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 93.19%
Ranked 94th. 		100.08%
Ranked 52nd. 7% more than Grenada
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 207
Ranked 107th. 		65,823
Ranked 40th. 318 times more than Grenada
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 49.61%
Ranked 10th. 1% more than Jamaica 		48.89%
Ranked 39th.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 22.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 95% more than Jamaica 		11.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 87%
Ranked 96th. 		91%
Ranked 84th. 5% more than Grenada
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 76th. The same as Jamaica 		15
Ranked 111th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 5
Ranked 159th. 		6
Ranked 92nd. 20% more than Grenada
Elementary school repeaters > All 2.88
Ranked 69th. 		3.05
Ranked 66th. 6% more than Grenada
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 122.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 31% more than Jamaica 		92.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 162.57
Ranked 37th. 31% more than Jamaica 		124.28
Ranked 74th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.16 per capita
Ranked 33th. 29% more than Jamaica 		0.124 per capita
Ranked 73th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 86%
Ranked 100th. 		90%
Ranked 85th. 5% more than Grenada
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 20.9
Ranked 82nd. 		35.5
Ranked 38th. 70% more than Grenada
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 79%
Ranked 23th. 		91%
Ranked 6th. 15% more than Grenada
Primary education > Teachers 909
Ranked 83th. 		12,032
Ranked 95th. 13 times more than Grenada
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 675
Ranked 75th. 80% more than Jamaica 		376
Ranked 137th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 48.94%
Ranked 86th. 		50.09%
Ranked 53th. 2% more than Grenada
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 7th. 17% more than Jamaica 		6
Ranked 62nd.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 8.83
Ranked 6th. 94% more than Jamaica 		4.56
Ranked 74th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 132.83
Ranked 6th. 52% more than Jamaica 		87.48
Ranked 70th.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 10.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Jamaica 		5.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.4%
Ranked 80th. 		48.9%
Ranked 25th. 1% more than Grenada
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $477.52 million
Ranked 92nd. 		$6.92 billion
Ranked 53th. 14 times more than Grenada
Primary school starting age > Years 5
Ranked 181st. 		6
Ranked 102nd. 20% more than Grenada
Scouting > Members 1,367
Ranked 135th. 		2,235
Ranked 120th. 63% more than Grenada
High school > Share of total education spending 35.78%
Ranked 42nd. 		36.57%
Ranked 44th. 2% more than Grenada
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 68.51%
Ranked 20th. 		79.78%
Ranked 13th. 16% more than Grenada
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 96.12%
Ranked 4th. 8% more than Jamaica 		89.3%
Ranked 22nd.
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 93.45%
Ranked 2nd. 17% more than Jamaica 		79.54%
Ranked 21st.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 45.5%
Ranked 69th. 		74.4%
Ranked 36th. 64% more than Grenada
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 12,469
Ranked 122nd. 		262,608
Ranked 87th. 21 times more than Grenada
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 8.61
Ranked 11th. 77% more than Jamaica 		4.86
Ranked 76th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 126.27
Ranked 8th. 36% more than Jamaica 		93.07
Ranked 36th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 95.86
Ranked 58th. 		100.27
Ranked 20th. 5% more than Grenada
Children out of school > Primary > Male 1,201
Ranked 55th. 		16,146
Ranked 51st. 13 times more than Grenada
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.966
Ranked 109th. 1% more than Jamaica 		0.953
Ranked 120th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 32%
Ranked 124th. 		50.5%
Ranked 37th. 58% more than Grenada
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 145.55
Ranked 9th. 66% more than Jamaica 		87.76
Ranked 80th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 12.96
Ranked 10th. 16 times more than Jamaica 		0.824
Ranked 97th.
Primary completion rate > Women 92
Ranked 63th. 10% more than Jamaica 		84
Ranked 73th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 1.96
Ranked 70th. 		2.64
Ranked 63th. 35% more than Grenada
Elementary school repeaters > Male 3.71
Ranked 64th. 8% more than Jamaica 		3.44
Ranked 68th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 11.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 85% more than Jamaica 		6.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th.
High school teachers 751
Ranked 86th. 		13,006
Ranked 78th. 17 times more than Grenada
Elementary school teachers 615
Ranked 122nd. 		11,793
Ranked 90th. 19 times more than Grenada
High school enrolment rate > Male 89.5
Ranked 17th. 		100
Ranked 2nd. 12% more than Grenada
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 13,675
Ranked 132nd. 		246,332
Ranked 95th. 18 times more than Grenada
Primary completion rate > Men 93
Ranked 53th. 15% more than Jamaica 		81
Ranked 76th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 156.11
Ranked 36th. 24% more than Jamaica 		125.58
Ranked 72nd.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 128.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 47% more than Jamaica 		87.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 103.18
Ranked 33th. 1% more than Jamaica 		101.9
Ranked 57th.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
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School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 82.93% net
Ranked 53th. 		91.06% net
Ranked 67th. 10% more than Grenada
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 84.12% net
Ranked 54th. 		90.23% net
Ranked 79th. 7% more than Grenada
Primary education, teachers > % female 79.44%
Ranked 57th. 		89.28%
Ranked 18th. 12% more than Grenada
Tertiary education, teachers > % female 30.19%
Ranked 11th. 		60.3%
Ranked 1st. Twice as much as Grenada
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 12.86%
Ranked 55th. 12% more than Jamaica 		11.48%
Ranked 68th.
Education spending > % of GDP 5.1%
Ranked 55th. 		6.1%
Ranked 28th. 20% more than Grenada
Grade 1 intake rate 65.1
Ranked 33th. 		82.2
Ranked 15th. 26% more than Grenada
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 80.57% gross
Ranked 17th. 		92.48% gross
Ranked 23th. 15% more than Grenada
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 102.18%
Ranked 51st. 10% more than Jamaica 		92.7%
Ranked 122nd.
Government spending on education > % of GDP 3.9%
Ranked 75th. 		6.35%
Ranked 24th. 63% more than Grenada
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 92.61%
Ranked 53th. 17% more than Jamaica 		78.88%
Ranked 92nd.
Government spending on education > % of government spending 12.86%
Ranked 43th. 47% more than Jamaica 		8.76%
Ranked 77th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 99.67%
Ranked 84th. 9% more than Jamaica 		91.84%
Ranked 115th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 12 years
Ranked 18th. The same as Jamaica 		12 years
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 96%
Ranked 1st. 10% more than Jamaica 		87.04%
Ranked 55th.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 99.47%
Ranked 65th. 		100.23%
Ranked 53th. 1% more than Grenada
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 102.27%
Ranked 17th. 		112.84%
Ranked 5th. 10% more than Grenada
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 95.04%
Ranked 35th. 		113.39%
Ranked 6th. 19% more than Grenada
Secondary education, pupils > % female 50.27%
Ranked 31st. About the same as Jamaica 		50.12%
Ranked 34th.
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 8.72%
Ranked 71st. 		20.78%
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Grenada
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 4.3
Ranked 90th. 		0.0
Ranked 132nd.
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 4.43
Ranked 38th. 33% more than Jamaica 		3.34
Ranked 54th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 102.96%
Ranked 43th. 		103.16%
Ranked 39th. About the same as Grenada
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 96.58%
Ranked 113th. 		99%
Ranked 55th. 3% more than Grenada
Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 103.14%
Ranked 10th. 20% more than Jamaica 		86.16%
Ranked 34th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net 93.39%
Ranked 51st. 16% more than Jamaica 		80.23%
Ranked 92nd.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 105.36%
Ranked 64th. 11% more than Jamaica 		94.72%
Ranked 121st.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 94.14%
Ranked 50th. 15% more than Jamaica 		81.55%
Ranked 91st.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 78.51%
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Jamaica 		11.74%
Ranked 49th.
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 5.26% of GNI
Ranked 45th. 4% more than Jamaica 		5.05% of GNI
Ranked 51st.
Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 5.21%
Ranked 47th. 17% more than Jamaica 		4.45%
Ranked 33th.
Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita 11.81%
Ranked 64th. 2% more than Jamaica 		11.54%
Ranked 31st.
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 98.56% gross
Ranked 6th. 13% more than Jamaica 		87.3% gross
Ranked 67th.
School enrollment > Primary > % net 83.53% net
Ranked 57th. 		90.63% net
Ranked 71st. 8% more than Grenada
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 3.75%
Ranked 99th. 		5.77%
Ranked 29th. 54% more than Grenada
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 60.48%
Ranked 7th. 30% more than Jamaica 		46.62%
Ranked 20th.
School enrollment, primary > % gross 103.37%
Ranked 82nd. 8% more than Jamaica 		95.52%
Ranked 140th.
Repitition rate > Primary level 12.2
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Jamaica 		5
Ranked 61st.
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 86.67%
Ranked 82nd. 		90.64%
Ranked 58th. 5% more than Grenada
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 83.04%
Ranked 67th. 		96.11%
Ranked 28th. 16% more than Grenada
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 4.38%
Ranked 64th. 61% more than Jamaica 		2.71%
Ranked 77th.
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 12.86%
Ranked 39th. 35% more than Jamaica 		9.54%
Ranked 61st.
High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher 12.91
Ranked 53th. 		19.37
Ranked 36th. 50% more than Grenada
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 109.39%
Ranked 13th. 16% more than Jamaica 		94.19%
Ranked 69th.
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 76.62%
Ranked 51st. 		80.42%
Ranked 49th. 5% more than Grenada
Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 6.02%
Ranked 35th. 8 times more than Jamaica 		0.801%
Ranked 90th.
Secondary education, teachers, female 464
Ranked 82nd. 		8,932
Ranked 67th. 19 times more than Grenada

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