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Education Stats: compare key data on Hong Kong & Singapore

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  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • 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.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • 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.
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Schools connected to the Internet: Schools connected to the Internet are the share of primary and secondary schools in the country that have access to the Internet.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Universities > Top 100: Number of universities in the top 100
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes: Percentage of all primary teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the primary level.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Universities > Top 200: Number of universities in the top 200
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 50 per million: Number of universities in the top 50. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Universities > Top 200 per million: Number of universities in the top 200. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 50: Number of universities in the top 50
  • Universities > Top 50 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 50 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 14.1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Universities > Top 100 per million: Number of universities in the top 100. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 200 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 100 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 100 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 14.1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Unemployment with primary 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).
  • Repeaters, secondary, total > % of total enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, total (% of total enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. 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 secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Progression to secondary school, female > %: Progression to secondary school, female (%). Transition from primary (ISCED 1) to secondary (ISCED 2), general programmes (%). Female is the number of new female entrants to the first grade of secondary education (general programmes only) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the number of female pupils enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous year.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female: Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. Technical/vocational programmes is the number of female students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Progression to secondary school > %: Progression to secondary school (%). Transition from primary (ISCED 1) to secondary (ISCED 2), general programmes (%). Total is the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary education (general programmes only) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous year.
  • 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.
  • Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total female enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with primary 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).
  • Trained teachers in primary education, male > % of male teachers: Trained teachers in primary education, male (% of male teachers). Percentage of trained teachers. Primary. Male is the number of male teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the primary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of male teachers at the primary level.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Men: Percentage of male primary teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the primary level.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education, teachers > % female: Secondary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Secondary is the number of female teachers at the secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
STAT Hong Kong Singapore HISTORY
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 95th. The same as Singapore
3
Ranked 25th.

College and university > Private school share 16.56%
Ranked 27th.
65.31%
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Hong Kong

College and university > Share of total education spending 33.02%
Ranked 3rd.
38.04%
Ranked 1st. 15% more than Hong Kong

Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 74th. 50% more than Singapore
6
Ranked 157th.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.94
Ranked 113th.
1
Ranked 18th. 6% more than Hong Kong

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 3.51%
Ranked 9th. 9% more than Singapore
3.23%
Ranked 13th.

Literacy > Female 90.5%
Ranked 73th. 1% more than Singapore
89.7%
Ranked 75th.

Literacy > Total population 94%
Ranked 63th. 1% more than Singapore
93.2%
Ranked 68th.

Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 109th. The same as Singapore
6
Ranked 26th.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.16
Ranked 60th.
3.39
Ranked 107th. 7% more than Hong Kong

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 14.43
Ranked 63th.
17.44
Ranked 81st. 21% more than Hong Kong

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 20.13
Ranked 17th. 35% more than Singapore
14.91
Ranked 47th.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.05 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 6% more than Singapore
3.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th.
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 138th. 50% more than Singapore
4
Ranked 196th.

Secondary education, pupils 486,942
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Singapore
232,003
Ranked 109th.

Primary education, pupils 326,208
Ranked 55th. 11% more than Singapore
294,602
Ranked 117th.

Primary education, teachers 22,599
Ranked 42nd. 34% more than Singapore
16,893
Ranked 91st.

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 67th. The same as Singapore
6
Ranked 32nd.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 3.13
Ranked 29th. 5% more than Singapore
2.99
Ranked 43th.

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over has ever attended school age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 3
Ranked 113th. 50% more than Singapore
2
Ranked 141st.

Literacy > Male 97.1%
Ranked 52nd. About the same as Singapore
96.7%
Ranked 53th.

High school > Private school share 16.47%
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Singapore
6.37%
Ranked 87th.

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 18.35
Ranked 72nd.
26.44
Ranked 72nd. 44% more than Hong Kong
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 168th. The same as Singapore
3
Ranked 65th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 97%
Ranked 39th.
99.5%
Ranked 5th. 3% more than Hong Kong

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 31,645.48
Ranked 23th. 50% more than Singapore
21,121.5
Ranked 43th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 159,254
Ranked 65th. 73% more than Singapore
92,140
Ranked 48th.

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 114th. The same as Singapore
6
Ranked 30th.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 3.66
Ranked 45th. 17% more than Singapore
3.12
Ranked 85th.

Secondary education, teachers 23,536
Ranked 39th. 51% more than Singapore
15,560
Ranked 71st.

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 19.99
Ranked 34th.
23.01
Ranked 37th. 15% more than Hong Kong

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 155th. 50% more than Singapore
2
Ranked 185th.

Secondary education, general pupils 480,642
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Singapore
205,171
Ranked 114th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 6%
Ranked 96th.
6.9%
Ranked 91st. 15% more than Hong Kong

Scientific and technical journal articles 1,817
Ranked 35th.
3,122
Ranked 28th. 72% more than Hong Kong

Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 11.7%
Ranked 27th. 31% more than Singapore
8.92%
Ranked 36th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 23.61
Ranked 67th.
25.1
Ranked 27th. 6% more than Hong Kong

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 139th. The same as Singapore
6
Ranked 45th.

High school > Students per teacher 20.13
Ranked 17th. 35% more than Singapore
14.91
Ranked 48th.

Secondary education > General pupils 488,005
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Singapore
185,713
Ranked 94th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 107th. The same as Singapore
12
Ranked 38th.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 3.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th. 13% more than Singapore
3.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 107th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 487,465
Ranked 96th. 81% more than Singapore
269,668
Ranked 94th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 68.7%
Ranked 59th.
71.3%
Ranked 54th. 4% more than Hong Kong

Schools connected to the Internet 100%
Ranked 6th. The same as Singapore
100%
Ranked 3rd.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 68.06
Ranked 48th. 46% more than Singapore
46.52
Ranked 139th.

Primary education, pupils per 1000 45.59
Ranked 81st.
59.07
Ranked 141st. 30% more than Hong Kong

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.95
Ranked 64th. 34% more than Singapore
0.71
Ranked 63th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 359,400
Ranked 80th. 55% more than Singapore
231,400
Ranked 88th.

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.96
Ranked 93th.
1.03
Ranked 44th. 7% more than Hong Kong

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 23.46 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th.
25.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 7% more than Hong Kong

Universities > Top 100 3
Ranked 11th. 50% more than Singapore
2
Ranked 13th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 4.48
Ranked 43th. 10% more than Singapore
4.07
Ranked 47th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 282,600
Ranked 76th. 61% more than Singapore
175,000
Ranked 85th.

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 107th. The same as Singapore
6 years
Ranked 26th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $29,578.23
Ranked 2nd. 36% more than Singapore
$21,703.68
Ranked 4th.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 67.18
Ranked 46th. 63% more than Singapore
41.14
Ranked 153th.

High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 109th. The same as Singapore
12
Ranked 38th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 17.57%
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Singapore
7.59%
Ranked 88th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 9.5%
Ranked 84th.
10.4%
Ranked 81st. 9% more than Hong Kong

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 97%
Ranked 46th. 1% more than Singapore
96%
Ranked 33th.
Secondary education > Pupils 498,354
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Singapore
214,584
Ranked 88th.
Primary education > Pupils 451,171
Ranked 56th. 73% more than Singapore
260,286
Ranked 124th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 76.4%
Ranked 53th.
78.9%
Ranked 46th. 3% more than Hong Kong

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 71.79 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th. 22% more than Singapore
58.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 50.14%
Ranked 78th. 13% more than Singapore
44.28%
Ranked 69th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils 6,300
Ranked 42nd.
26,832
Ranked 79th. 4 times more than Hong Kong

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 14.43
Ranked 63th.
17.44
Ranked 79th. 21% more than Hong Kong

Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes 95.79%
Ranked 19th. 2% more than Singapore
94.35%
Ranked 30th.

Secondary education > Teachers 28,116
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Singapore
12,000
Ranked 80th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 487,218
Ranked 82nd. 2 times more than Singapore
215,952
Ranked 74th.

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 275.03
Ranked 26th.
758.72
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Hong Kong

Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 0.98
Ranked 65th.
1
Ranked 8th. 2% more than Hong Kong

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.09%
Ranked 111th. 1% more than Singapore
47.58%
Ranked 81st.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 53.4
Ranked 87th.
56.24
Ranked 82nd. 5% more than Hong Kong

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 95.8%
Ranked 47th.
99.6%
Ranked 5th. 4% more than Hong Kong

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 94%
Ranked 68th.
96%
Ranked 31st. 2% more than Hong Kong
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 143th. 7% more than Singapore
14
Ranked 169th.

Universities > Top 200 4
Ranked 12th. Twice as much as Singapore
2
Ranked 21st.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 70.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th. 19% more than Singapore
59.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 72.28
Ranked 141st.
73.47
Ranked 100th. 2% more than Hong Kong

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 2.9%
Ranked 105th.
3.4%
Ranked 101st. 17% more than Hong Kong

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.072 per capita
Ranked 137th.
0.073 per capita
Ranked 100th. 1% more than Hong Kong

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 100%
Ranked 14th. 3% more than Singapore
97%
Ranked 31st.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 98%
Ranked 35th.
99.4%
Ranked 5th. 1% more than Hong Kong

Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 78%
Ranked 44th.
81%
Ranked 4th. 4% more than Hong Kong
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 10,349
Ranked 48th.
28,871
Ranked 83th. 3 times more than Hong Kong
Primary education > Teachers 24,591
Ranked 45th. 2 times more than Singapore
9,843
Ranked 97th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 48.8%
Ranked 91st. 2% more than Singapore
47.94%
Ranked 75th.

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 3.61
Ranked 62nd. 15% more than Singapore
3.14
Ranked 109th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 73.15
Ranked 46th. 7% more than Singapore
68.45
Ranked 72nd.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $211.62 billion
Ranked 9th. 84% more than Singapore
$115.30 billion
Ranked 13th.

Universities > Top 50 per million 0.294
Ranked 3rd.
0.469
Ranked 1st. 60% more than Hong Kong
Universities > Top 200 per million 0.587
Ranked 5th. 25% more than Singapore
0.469
Ranked 8th.
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 139th. The same as Singapore
6
Ranked 45th.

Scouting > Members 66,895
Ranked 23th. 6 times more than Singapore
11,451
Ranked 69th.
High school > Share of total education spending 34%
Ranked 9th. 58% more than Singapore
21.47%
Ranked 16th.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 94.07
Ranked 70th.
97.12
Ranked 82nd. 3% more than Hong Kong
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 4.13
Ranked 41st. 8% more than Singapore
3.83
Ranked 66th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 71.63
Ranked 47th. 21% more than Singapore
59.24
Ranked 80th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 72.24
Ranked 116th. 23% more than Singapore
58.83
Ranked 80th.

Scouting > Members per thousand people 9.35
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Singapore
2.16
Ranked 61st.
Universities > Top 50 2
Ranked 8th. The same as Singapore
2
Ranked 5th.
Universities > Top 50 > Per $ GDP 0.173 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 2nd.
0.264 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 1st. 53% more than Hong Kong
Universities > Top 100 per million 0.44
Ranked 4th.
0.469
Ranked 3rd. 6% more than Hong Kong
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 41.99
Ranked 75th.
42.53
Ranked 74th. 1% more than Hong Kong

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 52.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th.
55.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 85th. 5% more than Hong Kong

Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP 0.025 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 4th. 32% more than Singapore
0.019 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 5th.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 71.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th. 5% more than Singapore
68.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 74th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 66.22
Ranked 98th.
83.02
Ranked 124th. 25% more than Hong Kong
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 96.09
Ranked 57th. 4% more than Singapore
92.8
Ranked 85th.
Universities > Top 100 > Per $ GDP 0.26 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 3rd.
0.264 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Hong Kong
Secondary education > Vocational pupils per 1000 1.52
Ranked 54th.
9.21
Ranked 61st. 6 times more than Hong Kong
School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 11.64%
Ranked 40th.
24.41%
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Hong Kong
Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment 43.2%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Singapore
15.7%
Ranked 46th.

Repeaters, secondary, total > % of total enrollment 3.04%
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than Singapore
1.41%
Ranked 95th.

Progression to secondary school, female > % 99.9%
Ranked 5th. 8% more than Singapore
92.21%
Ranked 66th.

Services, etc., value added > Current US$ $236.74 billion
Ranked 13th. 25% more than Singapore
$188.93 billion
Ranked 15th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU 1.76 trillion
Ranked 25th. 9 times more than Singapore
194.89 billion
Ranked 49th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female 14.41%
Ranked 56th.
35.13%
Ranked 95th. 2 times more than Hong Kong

Progression to secondary school > % 99.93%
Ranked 2nd. 12% more than Singapore
89.09%
Ranked 75th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita 246,613.93
Ranked 15th. 7 times more than Singapore
36,685.74
Ranked 41st.

Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment 51.9%
Ranked 5th. 90% more than Singapore
27.3%
Ranked 37th.

Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment 0.605%
Ranked 62nd. 67% more than Singapore
0.362%
Ranked 112th.

Secondary education > Teachers > % female 55.94% female
Ranked 30th. 3% more than Singapore
54.17% female
Ranked 37th.
Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force 25.2%
Ranked 34th.
30.2%
Ranked 24th. 20% more than Hong Kong

Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 32%
Ranked 35th. 50% more than Singapore
21.3%
Ranked 10th.

Trained teachers in primary education, male > % of male teachers 94.7%
Ranked 20th. 2% more than Singapore
93.19%
Ranked 27th.

Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort 99.65%
Ranked 2nd. About the same as Singapore
99.24%
Ranked 11th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita 1.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th.
9.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd. 6 times more than Hong Kong
Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort 99.63%
Ranked 3rd. About the same as Singapore
99.44%
Ranked 11th.
School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 30.65% gross
Ranked 19th. 80% more than Singapore
17.05% gross
Ranked 43th.
School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 31.39% gross
Ranked 16th. 53% more than Singapore
20.45% gross
Ranked 56th.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of relevant age group 87.19%
Ranked 77th.
90.78%
Ranked 70th. 4% more than Hong Kong
Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Men 94.7%
Ranked 21st. 2% more than Singapore
93.19%
Ranked 28th.

Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 3.75% of GNI
Ranked 98th. 39% more than Singapore
2.7% of GNI
Ranked 133th.

Secondary education, teachers > % female 50.36%
Ranked 30th.
65.88%
Ranked 28th. 31% more than Hong Kong

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