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Education Stats: compare key data on Honduras & United States

Definitions

  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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. 
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • 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.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with secondary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • 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.
  • Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Participation > 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 organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • 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.
  • Participation > 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."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > 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. 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."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net: Total 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."
  • 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).
  • Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with primary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education (% of total). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI: 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.
  • Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • School enrollment > 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % 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.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total 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."
  • High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for lower secondary (middle school) education.
STAT Honduras United States HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 4.8
Ranked 70th.
12
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Honduras
Children out of school, primary 66,576
Ranked 25th.
1.76 million
Ranked 3rd. 26 times more than Honduras

Children out of school, primary per 1000 8.39
Ranked 29th. 49% more than United States
5.64
Ranked 47th.

Children out of school, primary, female 28,188
Ranked 23th.
780,465
Ranked 3rd. 28 times more than Honduras

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 3.55
Ranked 30th. 42% more than United States
2.5
Ranked 48th.

College and university > Gender parity index 1.15
Ranked 70th.
1.41
Ranked 33th. 23% more than Honduras

Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 47th.
12
Ranked 14th. 33% more than Honduras

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 3.58%
Ranked 52nd.
5.62%
Ranked 39th. 57% more than Honduras

Literacy > Female 76.3%
Ranked 104th.
99%
Ranked 17th. 30% more than Honduras

Literacy > Total population 76.2%
Ranked 117th.
99%
Ranked 20th. 30% more than Honduras

Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 28th. The same as United States
6
Ranked 53th.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 5
Ranked 60th.
5.49
Ranked 49th. 10% more than Honduras

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 33.88
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than United States
14.29
Ranked 98th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 19.91
Ranked 21st. 37% more than United States
14.49
Ranked 56th.

Secondary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 166th.
6
Ranked 102nd. 20% more than Honduras

College and university > Gender ratio 151.48
Ranked 19th. 8% more than United States
140.06
Ranked 29th.

Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 27th. The same as United States
3
Ranked 47th.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 104th.
5.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th. 2 times more than Honduras

Duration of compulsory education 6 years
Ranked 10th.
12 years
Ranked 10th. Twice as much as Honduras
Secondary education, pupils 659,558
Ranked 30th.
24.21 million
Ranked 4th. 37 times more than Honduras

College and university > Private school share 40.13%
Ranked 35th. 44% more than United States
27.95%
Ranked 46th.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 19th. 1% more than United States
0.99
Ranked 49th.

School life expectancy > Total 8.7 years
Ranked 88th.
15.2 years
Ranked 14th. 75% more than Honduras
Primary education, teachers 37,370
Ranked 64th.
1.71 million
Ranked 5th. 46 times more than Honduras

Primary education, pupils 1.22 million
Ranked 37th.
24.43 million
Ranked 5th. 20 times more than Honduras

Tertiary enrollment 14.7%
Ranked 62nd.
72.6%
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Honduras
High school > Gender ratio 126.94
Ranked 3rd. 28% more than United States
99.5
Ranked 59th.

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 18th. The same as United States
6
Ranked 66th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 3.74
Ranked 26th. 80 times more than United States
0.0465
Ranked 96th.

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 2
Ranked 142nd.
3
Ranked 73th. 50% more than Honduras

Literacy > Male 76.1%
Ranked 120th.
99%
Ranked 28th. 30% more than Honduras

Spending > USD 461.48 million
Ranked 95th.
684.04 billion
Ranked 1st. 1482 times more than Honduras

High school > Private school share 28.28%
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than United States
8.27%
Ranked 86th.

Spending > Proportion 3.55
Ranked 105th.
4.79
Ranked 54th. 35% more than Honduras

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 32.9
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than United States
14.21
Ranked 120th.

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 67th. The same as United States
3
Ranked 103th.

Preschool enrollment rate 115.96
Ranked 21st. 17% more than United States
98.77
Ranked 94th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 2,240.21
Ranked 147th.
56,943.33
Ranked 6th. 25 times more than Honduras

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 96,612
Ranked 77th.
16.61 million
Ranked 1st. 172 times more than Honduras

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 32nd. The same as United States
6
Ranked 59th.

Children out of school > Primary 70,026
Ranked 41st.
1.62 million
Ranked 2nd. 23 times more than Honduras

Secondary education, teachers 16,667
Ranked 63th.
1.67 million
Ranked 4th. 100 times more than Honduras

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 2.46
Ranked 91st.
5.36
Ranked 56th. 2 times more than Honduras

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 26.58
Ranked 15th. 78% more than United States
14.96
Ranked 64th.

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 79th. The same as United States
3
Ranked 105th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 4.84
Ranked 27th. 54% more than United States
3.14
Ranked 43th.

Spending per student > High school 1.08
Ranked 32nd.
24.56
Ranked 18th. 23 times more than Honduras

Secondary education, general pupils 310,053
Ranked 83th.
24.21 million
Ranked 3rd. 78 times more than Honduras

High school > Gender parity index 1.22
Ranked 3rd. 21% more than United States
1.01
Ranked 68th.

Scientific and technical journal articles 11
Ranked 127th.
211,233
Ranked 1st. 19203 times more than Honduras

College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 39%
Ranked 18th.
47%
Ranked 7th. 21% more than Honduras
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 1.73%
Ranked 108th. 6 times more than United States
0.271%
Ranked 124th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 15.18
Ranked 79th.
57.75
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Honduras

Scouting > Genders admitted both both for Venturing, boys only for non-Venturing
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 47th. The same as United States
6
Ranked 77th.

Children out of school, primary, male 38,388
Ranked 23th.
976,866
Ranked 3rd. 25 times more than Honduras

High school > Students per teacher 19.91
Ranked 21st. 37% more than United States
14.49
Ranked 57th.

Secondary education > General pupils 347,485
Ranked 87th.
24.19 million
Ranked 3rd. 70 times more than Honduras

Spending per student > Elementary school 1.07
Ranked 39th.
22.35
Ranked 18th. 21 times more than Honduras

Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 40th. The same as United States
12
Ranked 59th.

High school starting age > Years 13
Ranked 5th. 8% more than United States
12
Ranked 55th.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th.
5.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 9% more than Honduras

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 1.12 million
Ranked 67th.
24.85 million
Ranked 4th. 22 times more than Honduras

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 20.7%
Ranked 127th.
94.7%
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Honduras

Elementary school graduate rate 76.19
Ranked 66th.
95.34
Ranked 40th. 25% more than Honduras

Primary education, pupils per 1000 153.32
Ranked 27th. 96% more than United States
78.41
Ranked 97th.

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 83.11
Ranked 29th. 7% more than United States
77.71
Ranked 76th.

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.46
Ranked 26th. 4% more than United States
1.4
Ranked 22nd.

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.24
Ranked 3rd. 22% more than United States
1.02
Ranked 54th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 14.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 81st.
57.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Honduras

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.288
Ranked 167th. 58% more than United States
0.183
Ranked 178th.

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 72nd. The same as United States
6
Ranked 86th.

Teacher student ratio > High school 19.91
Ranked 2nd. 38% more than United States
14.38
Ranked 51st.

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 10.36
Ranked 38th. 87% more than United States
5.54
Ranked 58th.

Inequality adjusted index 0.413
Ranked 84th.
0.941
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Honduras
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 33.34
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than United States
13.69
Ranked 102nd.

Elementary school > Enrolled students 1.28 million
Ranked 60th.
24.68 million
Ranked 3rd. 19 times more than Honduras

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 28th. The same as United States
6 years
Ranked 54th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $876.55
Ranked 65th.
$33,005.49
Ranked 3rd. 38 times more than Honduras

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 124.02
Ranked 19th. 17% more than United States
105.99
Ranked 46th.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 49.72
Ranked 119th.
77.71
Ranked 47th. 56% more than Honduras

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 9.14%
Ranked 47th. 5% more than United States
8.72%
Ranked 80th.

High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 40th. The same as United States
12
Ranked 61st.

Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.78
Ranked 34th.
100.68
Ranked 17th. 1% more than Honduras

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 94%
Ranked 68th. The same as United States
94%
Ranked 71st.

Duration of education > Secondary level 5
Ranked 138th.
6
Ranked 81st. 20% more than Honduras
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 59.4
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than United States
23.9
Ranked 8th.
Primary education > Pupils 1.26 million
Ranked 64th.
24.56 million
Ranked 4th. 20 times more than Honduras

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 18.8%
Ranked 143th.
94.3%
Ranked 22nd. 5 times more than Honduras

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 56.11%
Ranked 38th.
56.64%
Ranked 34th. 1% more than Honduras

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 38.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 111th.
82.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th. 2 times more than Honduras

Secondary education, vocational pupils 67,501
Ranked 48th.
0.0
Ranked 96th.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 33.88
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than United States
14.29
Ranked 100th.

Secondary education > Teachers 16,667
Ranked 74th.
1.62 million
Ranked 3rd. 97 times more than Honduras

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 11 years
Ranked 8th.
16 years
Ranked 15th. 45% more than Honduras
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 77.82
Ranked 58th.
94.45
Ranked 30th. 21% more than Honduras

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 203,192
Ranked 97th.
23.85 million
Ranked 4th. 117 times more than Honduras

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 1.8
Ranked 139th.
728.12
Ranked 13th. 404 times more than Honduras

Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 27th. The same as United States
6
Ranked 51st.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 107.29%
Ranked 4th. 7% more than United States
100.09%
Ranked 51st.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 30,968
Ranked 55th.
1.71 million
Ranked 4th. 55 times more than Honduras

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 49.61%
Ranked 8th. 2% more than United States
48.86%
Ranked 40th.

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 9.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th. 80% more than United States
5.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 95%
Ranked 57th. 1% more than United States
94%
Ranked 66th.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 66th. The same as United States
15
Ranked 90th.

Elementary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 3rd. 17% more than United States
6
Ranked 73th.

Elementary school repeaters > All 5.3
Ranked 49th.
0.0
Ranked 116th.

Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 49.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 125th.
82.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 67% more than Honduras

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.169 per capita
Ranked 26th. 97% more than United States
0.086 per capita
Ranked 119th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 175.27
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than United States
86.39
Ranked 118th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 92%
Ranked 72nd.
93%
Ranked 66th. 1% more than Honduras

Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 34.1
Ranked 43th. 2 times more than United States
15.4
Ranked 115th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 73%
Ranked 8th.
87%
Ranked 8th. 19% more than Honduras
Primary education > Teachers 38,212
Ranked 63th.
1.73 million
Ranked 3rd. 45 times more than Honduras

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 54.88%
Ranked 9th. 13% more than United States
48.72%
Ranked 92nd.

Private school enrolment > Primary level 5.5
Ranked 3rd.
11.6
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Honduras
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 26th. The same as United States
6
Ranked 49th.

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 5.65
Ranked 48th.
5.9
Ranked 45th. 4% more than Honduras

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 3.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 10% more than United States
3.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th.

Female enrolment share > Primary level 49.6%
Ranked 9th. 2% more than United States
48.7%
Ranked 42nd.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $6.96 billion
Ranked 51st.
$10.28 trillion
Ranked 1st. 1478 times more than Honduras

Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 47th. The same as United States
6
Ranked 77th.

Scouting > Members 1,473
Ranked 132nd.
2.99 million
Ranked 3rd. 2029 times more than Honduras
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 99.86%
Ranked 2nd. 22% more than United States
81.55%
Ranked 48th.

Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 98.95%
Ranked 1st. 81% more than United States
54.76%
Ranked 41st.

Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 306,092
Ranked 80th.
24.69 million
Ranked 2nd. 81 times more than Honduras

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 2.46
Ranked 102nd.
5.52
Ranked 66th. 2 times more than Honduras

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 51.38
Ranked 123th.
82.6
Ranked 48th. 61% more than Honduras

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.79
Ranked 30th. 3% more than United States
97.22
Ranked 93th.

Children out of school > Primary > Male 42,802
Ranked 35th.
593,372
Ranked 5th. 14 times more than Honduras

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.997
Ranked 31st. 1% more than United States
0.991
Ranked 69th.

Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 0.0
Ranked 36th.
25,000
Ranked 1st.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 38.2
Ranked 113th.
82.94
Ranked 90th. 2 times more than Honduras

Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.186
Ranked 143th.
9.52
Ranked 14th. 51 times more than Honduras
Elementary school repeaters > Male 6.03
Ranked 48th.
0.0
Ranked 113th.

Elementary school repeaters > Female 4.53
Ranked 50th.
0.0
Ranked 112th.

Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 6.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than United States
2.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th.

High school teachers 16,667
Ranked 76th.
1.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 103 times more than Honduras

Elementary school teachers 38,283
Ranked 55th.
1.8 million
Ranked 2nd. 47 times more than Honduras

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 565,535
Ranked 65th.
24.43 million
Ranked 3rd. 43 times more than Honduras

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 124.4
Ranked 2nd. 22% more than United States
101.63
Ranked 58th.

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 185.93
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than United States
83.88
Ranked 115th.

School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 89.67% net
Ranked 82nd.
94.25% net
Ranked 51st. 5% more than Honduras

Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 4.24%
Ranked 43th.
40.66%
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Honduras
Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 29%
Ranked 55th.
51.6%
Ranked 23th. 78% more than Honduras

Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 50.5%
Ranked 13th. 53% more than United States
33%
Ranked 70th.

School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 32.88% gross
Ranked 95th.
61.93% gross
Ranked 62nd. 88% more than Honduras

Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 146.22
Ranked 24th. 5% more than United States
139.19
Ranked 29th.

Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 128.69%
Ranked 16th. 29% more than United States
99.85%
Ranked 91st.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 26.32%
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than United States
8.78%
Ranked 68th.

School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 13.38% gross
Ranked 79th.
69.19% gross
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Honduras

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 18.65%
Ranked 61st.
82.92%
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Honduras

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 22.49%
Ranked 60th.
97.14%
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Honduras

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 97.19%
Ranked 37th. 4% more than United States
93.14%
Ranked 64th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 12 years
Ranked 7th.
16 years
Ranked 25th. 33% more than Honduras
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 106.84%
Ranked 1st. 6% more than United States
100.42%
Ranked 47th.

School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 42.84%
Ranked 35th.
72.28%
Ranked 62nd. 69% more than Honduras

School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 41.68%
Ranked 35th.
74.31%
Ranked 60th. 78% more than Honduras

Secondary education, pupils > % female 54.01%
Ranked 2nd. 11% more than United States
48.86%
Ranked 62nd.

Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 18.26%
Ranked 42nd.
22.93%
Ranked 23th. 26% more than Honduras

Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force 43.7%
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than United States
11.8%
Ranked 48th.

Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 6.1%
Ranked 70th.
35.7%
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Honduras

Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita $1,238.45
Ranked 76th.
$36,945.60
Ranked 5th. 30 times more than Honduras

Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP 53.04%
Ranked 51st.
76.79%
Ranked 5th. 45% more than Honduras

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 121.8%
Ranked 2nd. 21% more than United States
100.45%
Ranked 56th.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 99.6%
Ranked 23th.
100.37%
Ranked 26th. 1% more than Honduras

Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 3.55% of GNI
Ranked 104th.
4.79% of GNI
Ranked 58th. 35% more than Honduras

Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 3.8%
Ranked 76th.
5.85%
Ranked 34th. 54% more than Honduras

Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment 63.1%
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than United States
18.4%
Ranked 49th.

Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment 22.4%
Ranked 63th.
34.3%
Ranked 47th. 53% more than Honduras

School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 58.48% gross
Ranked 114th.
93.94% gross
Ranked 43th. 61% more than Honduras

School enrollment > Primary > % net 90.59% net
Ranked 72nd.
92.41% net
Ranked 62nd. 2% more than Honduras

School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 65.49% gross
Ranked 108th.
94.68% gross
Ranked 44th. 45% more than Honduras

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 37.54%
Ranked 39th.
68.6%
Ranked 6th. 83% more than Honduras

Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 114.74%
Ranked 69th.
138.98%
Ranked 35th. 21% more than Honduras

School enrollment, primary, female > % net 94.82%
Ranked 17th. 3% more than United States
92.48%
Ranked 52nd.

Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 75.05%
Ranked 36th.
93.68%
Ranked 44th. 25% more than Honduras

School enrollment > Primary > % gross 112.96% gross
Ranked 31st. 14% more than United States
98.98% gross
Ranked 115th.

Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 66.34%
Ranked 41st.
98.33%
Ranked 21st. 48% more than Honduras

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 98.26%
Ranked 23th. 5% more than United States
93.68%
Ranked 53th.

High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher 27.58
Ranked 16th. 90% more than United States
14.52
Ranked 47th.

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