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  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • 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.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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 > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff 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 > 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.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • School enrollment, secondary > % net: School enrollment, secondary (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Total is the ratio of children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the population of the official secondary school age.
  • Total enrollment, primary > % net: Total enrollment, primary (% 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.
  • Total enrollment, primary, female > % net: Total enrollment, primary, female (% 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.
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed post-secondary > Post-secondary and tertiary education > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Compares countries by the percentage of its population 25 years or older that has completed post-secondary education, as defined by the levels 4, 5 and 6 of ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education), and index developed by UNESCO. The data was compiled by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), which elaborates statistics to provide a global perspective on education, science, culture, and communication
  • Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Total is the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.
  • Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Male is the share of male 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.
  • Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Female is the share of female 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.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to primary education.
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). 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 local currency.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). 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 local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for upper secondary (high school) education.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > 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. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.
  • Progression to secondary school > 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.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's high school, or secondary, teachers that are female.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % 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."
  • Participation > 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."
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Female: 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.
  • Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > 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."
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Male is the total male enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • 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.
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Percentage of population older than 24 years that has completed tertiary education.
  • 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.
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STAT Guyana Netherlands HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 6.2
Ranked 48th. 		9.4
Ranked 16th. 52% more than Guyana
Children out of school, primary 25,072
Ranked 59th. 32 times more than Netherlands 		776
Ranked 107th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 31.7
Ranked 16th. 682 times more than Netherlands 		0.0465
Ranked 115th.
Children out of school, primary, female 8,693
Ranked 59th. 		11,924
Ranked 61st. 37% more than Guyana
College and university > Gender parity index 2.39
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Netherlands 		1.12
Ranked 71st.
College and university > Share of total education spending 5.06%
Ranked 17th. 		28.05%
Ranked 17th. 6 times more than Guyana
Compulsary education duration 11
Ranked 20th. 		13
Ranked 9th. 18% more than Guyana
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 3.19%
Ranked 14th. 		5.96%
Ranked 29th. 87% more than Guyana
High school enrolment rate 93.17
Ranked 56th. 		98.12
Ranked 32nd. 5% more than Guyana
Literacy > Total population 98.8%
Ranked 31st. 		99%
Ranked 29th. About the same as Guyana
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 29th. The same as Netherlands 		6
Ranked 139th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 5.07
Ranked 54th. 22% more than Netherlands 		4.15
Ranked 69th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 24.59
Ranked 53th. 34% more than Netherlands 		18.36
Ranked 99th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 20.86
Ranked 29th. 54% more than Netherlands 		13.57
Ranked 59th.
Secondary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 167th. 		6
Ranked 160th. 20% more than Guyana
Literacy > Female 98.5%
Ranked 31st. 		99%
Ranked 28th. 1% more than Guyana
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 10.99
Ranked 21st. 15 times more than Netherlands 		0.729
Ranked 86th.
College and university > Gender ratio 141.91
Ranked 27th. 28% more than Netherlands 		110.84
Ranked 57th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 128th. The same as Netherlands 		2
Ranked 186th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 69th. 		6.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 26% more than Guyana
Duration of compulsory education 10 years
Ranked 34th. 		13 years
Ranked 5th. 30% more than Guyana
Secondary education, pupils 86,540
Ranked 108th. 		1.54 million
Ranked 40th. 18 times more than Guyana
College and university > Private school share 0.0
Ranked 42nd. 		100%
Ranked 5th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.98
Ranked 62nd. The same as Netherlands 		0.98
Ranked 76th.
School life expectancy > Total 9.9 years
Ranked 77th. 		15.9 years
Ranked 7th. 61% more than Guyana
Primary education, teachers 4,012
Ranked 110th. 		63,872
Ranked 43th. 16 times more than Guyana
Primary education, pupils 98,662
Ranked 122nd. 		1.29 million
Ranked 62nd. 13 times more than Guyana
Tertiary enrollment 9.7%
Ranked 7th. 		55%
Ranked 16th. 6 times more than Guyana
Spending per student > College and university 36.29
Ranked 20th. 		43.92
Ranked 26th. 21% more than Guyana
High school > Gender ratio 100.78
Ranked 55th. 3% more than Netherlands 		98.2
Ranked 69th.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 19th. 20% more than Netherlands 		5
Ranked 178th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 26.38
Ranked 20th. 32 times more than Netherlands 		0.813
Ranked 74th.
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over has ever attended school age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 2
Ranked 144th. 		3
Ranked 135th. 50% more than Guyana
Literacy > Male 99.1%
Ranked 19th. About the same as Netherlands 		99%
Ranked 38th.
Spending > USD 64.91 million
Ranked 133th. 		42.53 billion
Ranked 14th. 655 times more than Guyana
High school > Private school share 8.71%
Ranked 82nd. 		82.79%
Ranked 5th. 10 times more than Guyana
Spending > Proportion 5.69
Ranked 30th. 17% more than Netherlands 		4.85
Ranked 53th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 28.04
Ranked 52nd. 63% more than Netherlands 		17.17
Ranked 120th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 16th. The same as Netherlands 		4
Ranked 58th.
High school repeaters > Male 13.74
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Netherlands 		5.53
Ranked 46th.
Preschool enrollment rate 108.68
Ranked 45th. 2% more than Netherlands 		106.9
Ranked 53th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 1,656.8
Ranked 160th. 		13,388.96
Ranked 60th. 8 times more than Guyana
Primary completion rate 126
Ranked 3rd. 26% more than Netherlands 		100
Ranked 41st.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 4,848
Ranked 118th. 		526,767
Ranked 36th. 109 times more than Guyana
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 33th. The same as Netherlands 		6
Ranked 147th.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 5.24
Ranked 57th. 		6.79
Ranked 40th. 29% more than Guyana
Secondary education, teachers 4,148
Ranked 81st. 		113,370
Ranked 24th. 27 times more than Guyana
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 15.48
Ranked 61st. 3% more than Netherlands 		15
Ranked 72nd.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 80th. The same as Netherlands 		3
Ranked 180th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 20.71
Ranked 9th. 77 times more than Netherlands 		0.27
Ranked 96th.
Spending per student > High school 17.06
Ranked 40th. 		25.41
Ranked 23th. 49% more than Guyana
Secondary education, general pupils 82,718
Ranked 113th. 		790,048
Ranked 50th. 10 times more than Guyana
High school > Gender parity index 1.1
Ranked 15th. 11% more than Netherlands 		0.988
Ranked 86th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 4
Ranked 142nd. 		13,475
Ranked 13th. 3369 times more than Guyana
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 59%
Ranked 5th. 48% more than Netherlands 		40%
Ranked 17th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 19.8%
Ranked 16th. 12 times more than Netherlands 		1.72%
Ranked 98th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 6.46
Ranked 99th. 		32.62
Ranked 42nd. 5 times more than Guyana
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 48th. The same as Netherlands 		6
Ranked 171st.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 14.5%
Ranked 28th. 29% more than Netherlands 		11.2%
Ranked 60th.
Children out of school, primary, male 16,379
Ranked 48th. 4 times more than Netherlands 		4,421
Ranked 78th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 9.1%
Ranked 4th. 65% more than Netherlands 		5.5%
Ranked 39th.
High school > Students per teacher 20.86
Ranked 29th. 54% more than Netherlands 		13.57
Ranked 61st.
Secondary education > General pupils 65,229
Ranked 125th. 		672,103
Ranked 56th. 10 times more than Guyana
Spending per student > Elementary school 14.42
Ranked 43th. 		17.76
Ranked 31st. 23% more than Guyana
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 41st. The same as Netherlands 		12
Ranked 129th.
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 39th. The same as Netherlands 		12
Ranked 117th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 33% more than Netherlands 		4.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 111,854
Ranked 133th. 		1.29 million
Ranked 65th. 12 times more than Guyana
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 61.5%
Ranked 69th. 		87.5%
Ranked 30th. 42% more than Guyana
Elementary school graduate rate 58.85
Ranked 92nd. 		98.34
Ranked 19th. 67% more than Guyana
Public spending per student > Primary level 1
Ranked 69th. 		15.4
Ranked 31st. 15 times more than Guyana
Primary education, pupils per 1000 124.75
Ranked 57th. 61% more than Netherlands 		77.38
Ranked 98th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 109.42
Ranked 18th. 19% more than Netherlands 		92.19
Ranked 42nd.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 2.13
Ranked 7th. 97% more than Netherlands 		1.08
Ranked 55th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.02
Ranked 53th. 4% more than Netherlands 		0.98
Ranked 84th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 6.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 98th. 		32.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 5 times more than Guyana
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 2.09
Ranked 79th. 3 times more than Netherlands 		0.802
Ranked 124th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 147th. 		6
Ranked 141st. 20% more than Guyana
Teacher student ratio > High school 20.89
Ranked 24th. 57% more than Netherlands 		13.32
Ranked 72nd.
Inequality adjusted index 0.559
Ranked 66th. 		0.897
Ranked 8th. 60% more than Guyana
High school repeaters > Female 9.69
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Netherlands 		3.92
Ranked 46th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 25.56
Ranked 47th. 49% more than Netherlands 		17.17
Ranked 108th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 58.8%
Ranked 95th. 		98.3%
Ranked 18th. 67% more than Guyana
Elementary school > Enrolled students 107,456
Ranked 112th. 		1.29 million
Ranked 59th. 12 times more than Guyana
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 29th. The same as Netherlands 		6 years
Ranked 138th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $559.43
Ranked 76th. 		$27,461.55
Ranked 7th. 49 times more than Guyana
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 99.65
Ranked 72nd. 		101.07
Ranked 64th. 1% more than Guyana
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 104.59
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Netherlands 		47.33
Ranked 130th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 41st. The same as Netherlands 		12
Ranked 132nd.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 6.45%
Ranked 88th. 		68.91%
Ranked 6th. 11 times more than Guyana
Elementary school > Gender ratio 98.92
Ranked 56th. 1% more than Netherlands 		98.18
Ranked 71st.
High school enrolment rate > Female 91.29
Ranked 59th. 		100
Ranked 11th. 10% more than Guyana
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 95%
Ranked 43th. 		99%
Ranked 24th. 4% more than Guyana
Duration of education > Secondary level 5
Ranked 139th. 		6
Ranked 135th. 20% more than Guyana
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 21.4
Ranked 18th. 		43
Ranked 37th. Twice as much as Guyana
Primary education > Pupils 116,756
Ranked 127th. 		1.28 million
Ranked 61st. 11 times more than Guyana
Secondary education > Pupils 72,259
Ranked 117th. 		1.4 million
Ranked 40th. 19 times more than Guyana
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 48.8%
Ranked 92nd. 		90.4%
Ranked 29th. 85% more than Guyana
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 92.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th. 6% more than Netherlands 		87.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 60.95%
Ranked 18th. 19% more than Netherlands 		51.01%
Ranked 74th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 4,541
Ranked 96th. 		748,850
Ranked 15th. 165 times more than Guyana
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 73.69%
Ranked 7th. 		78.97%
Ranked 29th. 7% more than Guyana
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 24.59
Ranked 53th. 34% more than Netherlands 		18.36
Ranked 97th.
Secondary education > Teachers 4,014
Ranked 99th. 		109,661
Ranked 31st. 27 times more than Guyana
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 13 years
Ranked 6th. 		16 years
Ranked 23th. 23% more than Guyana
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 64.25
Ranked 74th. 		99.52
Ranked 7th. 55% more than Guyana
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 69,426
Ranked 126th. 		1.42 million
Ranked 45th. 20 times more than Guyana
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 5.4
Ranked 109th. 		830.49
Ranked 6th. 154 times more than Guyana
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 28th. The same as Netherlands 		6
Ranked 127th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 1,481
Ranked 95th. 		12,705
Ranked 67th. 9 times more than Guyana
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 99.61%
Ranked 58th. 1% more than Netherlands 		98.19%
Ranked 76th.
Public spending per student > Secondary level 1.3
Ranked 64th. 		21.8
Ranked 29th. 17 times more than Guyana
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.89%
Ranked 37th. 1% more than Netherlands 		48.22%
Ranked 103th.
Progression to secondary school 67.61%
Ranked 89th. 		98.12%
Ranked 35th. 45% more than Guyana
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 95%
Ranked 43th. 		98%
Ranked 36th. 3% more than Guyana
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 67th. The same as Netherlands 		15
Ranked 162nd.
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 48th. The same as Netherlands 		6
Ranked 149th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.73
Ranked 87th. 		2.18
Ranked 67th. 3 times more than Guyana
School life expectancy > Male 9.8 years
Ranked 75th. 		16 years
Ranked 5th. 63% more than Guyana
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 86.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Netherlands 		41.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 136th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.15 per capita
Ranked 46th. 88% more than Netherlands 		0.08 per capita
Ranked 125th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 149.01
Ranked 48th. 86% more than Netherlands 		79.92
Ranked 125th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 95%
Ranked 45th. 		99%
Ranked 30th. 4% more than Guyana
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 26.2
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Netherlands 		9.8
Ranked 135th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 7,030
Ranked 99th. 		724,593
Ranked 16th. 103 times more than Guyana
Primary education > Teachers 4,164
Ranked 114th. 		63,022
Ranked 49th. 15 times more than Guyana
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 50.37%
Ranked 46th. 4% more than Netherlands 		48.55%
Ranked 96th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 27th. The same as Netherlands 		6
Ranked 127th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 5.5
Ranked 52nd. 32% more than Netherlands 		4.18
Ranked 82nd.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 95.46
Ranked 44th. 11% more than Netherlands 		85.78
Ranked 65th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.6%
Ranked 7th. 1% more than Netherlands 		48.3%
Ranked 91st.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $444.95 million
Ranked 93th. 		$456.28 billion
Ranked 14th. 1025 times more than Guyana
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 48th. The same as Netherlands 		6
Ranked 169th.
Scouting > Members 399
Ranked 154th. 		47,655
Ranked 27th. 119 times more than Guyana
High school > Share of total education spending 33.25%
Ranked 10th. 		40.68%
Ranked 27th. 22% more than Guyana
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 84.62%
Ranked 10th. 1% more than Netherlands 		84%
Ranked 38th.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 65.7%
Ranked 4th. 		89.9%
Ranked 11th. 37% more than Guyana
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 69,612
Ranked 106th. 		775,682
Ranked 49th. 11 times more than Guyana
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 86.17
Ranked 43th. 2 times more than Netherlands 		41.28
Ranked 134th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 5.3
Ranked 68th. 		6.74
Ranked 46th. 27% more than Guyana
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 98.17
Ranked 81st. 1% more than Netherlands 		97.43
Ranked 90th.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 1.04
Ranked 4th. 5% more than Netherlands 		0.991
Ranked 71st.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 51.4%
Ranked 2nd. 7% more than Netherlands 		48.1%
Ranked 90th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 92.49
Ranked 66th. 6% more than Netherlands 		87.63
Ranked 81st.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.502
Ranked 121st. 		2.84
Ranked 50th. 6 times more than Guyana
Primary completion rate > Women 127
Ranked 1st. 28% more than Netherlands 		99
Ranked 43th.
School life expectancy > Female 9.9 years
Ranked 67th. 		15.8 years
Ranked 10th. 60% more than Guyana
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.62
Ranked 86th. 		1.77
Ranked 55th. 3 times more than Guyana
Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.84
Ranked 87th. 		2.58
Ranked 54th. 3 times more than Guyana
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 62%
Ranked 77th. 		98.8%
Ranked 10th. 59% more than Guyana
Elementary school teachers 4,204
Ranked 103th. 		79,000
Ranked 22nd. 19 times more than Guyana
High school teachers 3,574
Ranked 79th. 		108,440
Ranked 29th. 30 times more than Guyana
High school enrolment rate > Male 95.03
Ranked 41st. 		96.36
Ranked 38th. 1% more than Guyana
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 70,615
Ranked 113th. 		1.41 million
Ranked 37th. 20 times more than Guyana
Primary completion rate > Men 125
Ranked 3rd. 24% more than Netherlands 		101
Ranked 33th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 154.25
Ranked 45th. 96% more than Netherlands 		78.8
Ranked 120th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 98.12
Ranked 94th. 		98.37
Ranked 90th. About the same as Guyana
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 96.32 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. 12% more than Netherlands 		85.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
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School enrollment, secondary > % net 92.56%
Ranked 16th. 4% more than Netherlands 		89.19%
Ranked 28th.
Total enrollment, primary > % net 79.68%
Ranked 102nd. 		99.94%
Ranked 2nd. 25% more than Guyana
Total enrollment, primary, female > % net 84.69%
Ranked 82nd. 		97.95%
Ranked 24th. 16% more than Guyana
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed post-secondary > Post-secondary and tertiary education > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 2.27%
Ranked 5th. 		31.77%
Ranked 10th. 14 times more than Guyana
Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment 0.54%
Ranked 107th. 		2.18%
Ranked 69th. 4 times more than Guyana
School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 1.79%
Ranked 102nd. 		82.79%
Ranked 5th. 46 times more than Guyana
Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort 87.17%
Ranked 53th. 		98.01%
Ranked 17th. 12% more than Guyana
Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort 86.17%
Ranked 54th. 		100%
Ranked 3rd. 16% more than Guyana
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 68.63% net
Ranked 24th. 		89.64% net
Ranked 24th. 31% more than Guyana
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % of relevant age group 139.67%
Ranked 7th. 40% more than Netherlands 		99.91%
Ranked 85th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending 30.56%
Ranked 10th. 26% more than Netherlands 		24.31%
Ranked 79th.
School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 9.86% gross
Ranked 36th. 		59.19% gross
Ranked 25th. 6 times more than Guyana
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of relevant age group 139.05%
Ranked 5th. 40% more than Netherlands 		99.37%
Ranked 81st.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ $1.12 billion
Ranked 93th. 		$510.74 billion
Ranked 15th. 458 times more than Guyana
Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU 160.63 billion
Ranked 54th. 		366.91 billion
Ranked 62nd. 2 times more than Guyana
School enrollment > Secondary > % net 66.63% net
Ranked 25th. 		89.17% net
Ranked 23th. 34% more than Guyana
Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita 201,951.55
Ranked 17th. 9 times more than Netherlands 		22,082.38
Ranked 69th.
High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher 20.13
Ranked 20th. 		20.51
Ranked 4th. 2% more than Guyana
School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross 107.42% gross
Ranked 10th. 20% more than Netherlands 		89.76% gross
Ranked 30th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 64.6% net
Ranked 24th. 		88.72% net
Ranked 19th. 37% more than Guyana
Secondary education > Teachers > % female 63.5% female
Ranked 31st. 43% more than Netherlands 		44.28% female
Ranked 91st.
Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 98.91%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Netherlands 		97.53%
Ranked 3rd.
Progression to secondary school > Male 64.69%
Ranked 88th. 		96.36%
Ranked 39th. 49% more than Guyana
Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita 9.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th. 		44.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Guyana
High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 69%
Ranked 12th. 41% more than Netherlands 		49%
Ranked 30th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 102.07%
Ranked 19th. 		120.67%
Ranked 2nd. 18% more than Guyana
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 101.67%
Ranked 22nd. 		121.74%
Ranked 2nd. 20% more than Guyana
Elementary school graduate rate > Female 55.55
Ranked 84th. 		97.82
Ranked 22nd. 76% more than Guyana
Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female 2,458
Ranked 66th. 		50,293
Ranked 32nd. 20 times more than Guyana
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male 758
Ranked 89th. 		4,164
Ranked 72nd. 5 times more than Guyana
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female 723
Ranked 91st. 		8,541
Ranked 59th. 12 times more than Guyana
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net 61.33%
Ranked 9th. 		88.34%
Ranked 21st. 44% more than Guyana
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 102.46%
Ranked 19th. 		119.54%
Ranked 5th. 17% more than Guyana
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female 50.82%
Ranked 46th. 1% more than Netherlands 		50.54%
Ranked 52nd.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female 50.28%
Ranked 28th. 4% more than Netherlands 		48.38%
Ranked 79th.
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 8.32%
Ranked 40th. 		72.45%
Ranked 6th. 9 times more than Guyana
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 63.25%
Ranked 7th. 		88.97%
Ranked 22nd. 41% more than Guyana
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 9.51%
Ranked 70th. 		57.54%
Ranked 14th. 6 times more than Guyana
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 88.84% net
Ranked 57th. 		97.97% net
Ranked 19th. 10% more than Guyana
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 89.07% net
Ranked 66th. 		99.39% net
Ranked 8th. 12% more than Guyana
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 0.199%
Ranked 8th. 		29.02%
Ranked 12th. 146 times more than Guyana
Primary education, teachers > % female 88.09%
Ranked 23th. 36% more than Netherlands 		64.54%
Ranked 57th.
Tertiary education, teachers > % female 52.66%
Ranked 9th. 33% more than Netherlands 		39.54%
Ranked 53th.

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