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  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Homeschooling legal status: Legal status of homeschooling.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Average IQ: Average IQ of different countries according to the controversial book "IQ and the Wealth of Nations".
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • 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.
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Secondary education, teachers: 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.
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11: Intended hours of instruction per year for 11 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12: Intended hours of instruction per year for 12 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • 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."
  • Teaching weeks per year > Primary: Average number of weeks taught per year by primary level teachers. Data for 2000.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10: Intended hours of instruction per year for 10 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Universities > Top 200 per million: Number of universities in the top 200. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology: Intended instruction time spent studying technology, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • 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.
  • 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. 
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13: Intended hours of instruction per year for 14 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9: Intended hours of instruction per year for 9 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • 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.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning science: Intended instruction time spent studying science, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • 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."
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Universities > Top 100 per million: Number of universities in the top 100. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Teachers' Day date: Date when Teacher's Day is celebrated around the world.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills: Intended instruction time spent studying vocational skills, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 200 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages: Intended instruction time spent studying modern foreign languages, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • Universities > Top 100 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 100 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 14.1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % 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."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Female: 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."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Male: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: 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."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: 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."
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female: 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.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and 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. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Teaching weeks per year > Lower secondary: Average number of weeks taught per year by lower secondary level teachers. Data for 2000.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning arts: Intended instruction time spent studying arts, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent in physical education: Intended instruction time spent studying physical education, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Government spending on education > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Percentage of private enrolment. Primary is the enrolment in private primary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in primary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • Primary education, pupils > % female: Primary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Primary is the number of female students at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % gross: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Female is the total female enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Primary completion rate. Total is the total number of new entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as percentage of the total population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade of primary. This indicator is also known as "gross intake rate to the last grade of primary." The ratio can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Secondary education, general pupils > % female: Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. General programmes is the number of female students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Total enrollment, primary, male > % net: Total enrollment, primary, male (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • School enrollment, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning religion: Intended instruction time spent studying religion, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total female enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
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STAT India New Zealand HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 5.1
Ranked 65th. 		11.7
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than India
Children out of school, primary 1.39 million
Ranked 4th. 536 times more than New Zealand 		2,587
Ranked 95th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 1.14
Ranked 85th. 93% more than New Zealand 		0.587
Ranked 101st.
Children out of school, primary, female 6.11 million
Ranked 1st. 8580 times more than New Zealand 		712
Ranked 91st.
College and university > Gender parity index 0.726
Ranked 100th. 		1.46
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than India
Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 64th. 		12
Ranked 19th. 33% more than India
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 3.17%
Ranked 44th. 		7.26%
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than India
High school enrolment rate 85.13
Ranked 70th. 		99.83
Ranked 4th. 17% more than India
Homeschooling legal status Legal as alternative to the mandatory public school system. Legal as alternative to the mandatory public school system.
Literacy > Total population 59.5%
Ranked 134th. 		99%
Ranked 22nd. 66% more than India
Primary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 160th. 		6
Ranked 72nd. 20% more than India
Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.21
Ranked 104th. 		5.42
Ranked 50th. 69% more than India
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 35.15
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than New Zealand 		14.55
Ranked 96th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 25.92
Ranked 19th. 80% more than New Zealand 		14.37
Ranked 57th.
Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 50th. The same as New Zealand 		7
Ranked 53th.
College and university > Share of total education spending 35.89%
Ranked 3rd. 31% more than New Zealand 		27.41%
Ranked 10th.
Average IQ 81
Ranked 38th. 		100
Ranked 8th. 23% more than India
Literacy > Female 48.3%
Ranked 131st. 		99%
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than India
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 5.58
Ranked 38th. 35 times more than New Zealand 		0.162
Ranked 97th.
College and university > Gender ratio 69.94
Ranked 85th. 		147.68
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than India
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 65th. 50% more than New Zealand 		2
Ranked 154th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 103th. 		9.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than India
Duration of compulsory education 8 years
Ranked 8th. 		12 years
Ranked 12th. 50% more than India
Secondary education, pupils 113.73 million
Ranked 1st. 224 times more than New Zealand 		508,362
Ranked 73th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.93
Ranked 115th. 		1
Ranked 31st. 8% more than India
Primary education, pupils 137.75 million
Ranked 1st. 397 times more than New Zealand 		347,349
Ranked 91st.
Primary education, teachers 3.92 million
Ranked 2nd. 164 times more than New Zealand 		23,872
Ranked 75th.
Tertiary enrollment 10.5%
Ranked 20th. 		69.2%
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than India
Spending per student > College and university 54.98
Ranked 18th. 88% more than New Zealand 		29.24
Ranked 24th.
High school > Gender ratio 85.75
Ranked 116th. 		105.44
Ranked 27th. 23% more than India
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 46th. 20% more than New Zealand 		5
Ranked 159th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.0212
Ranked 98th. 		3.26
Ranked 39th. 154 times more than India
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 4
Ranked 27th. 33% more than New Zealand 		3
Ranked 86th.
Literacy > Male 70.2%
Ranked 131st. 		99%
Ranked 30th. 41% more than India
Spending > USD 36.6 billion
Ranked 15th. 5 times more than New Zealand 		8.03 billion
Ranked 38th.
High school > Private school share 41.89%
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than New Zealand 		10.92%
Ranked 72nd.
Spending > Proportion 3.17
Ranked 121st. 		6.62
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than India
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 40.2
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than New Zealand 		16.37
Ranked 111th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 125th. The same as New Zealand 		3
Ranked 130th.
High school repeaters > Male 5.15
Ranked 44th. 4 times more than New Zealand 		1.18
Ranked 32nd.
Preschool enrollment rate 113.06
Ranked 30th. 12% more than New Zealand 		101.21
Ranked 83th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 198,512.54
Ranked 2nd. 38 times more than New Zealand 		5,210.25
Ranked 107th.
Primary completion rate 90
Ranked 71st. 		100
Ranked 11th. 11% more than India
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 11.3 million
Ranked 3rd. 61 times more than New Zealand 		184,808
Ranked 62nd.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 5
Ranked 169th. 		6
Ranked 77th. 20% more than India
Secondary education, teachers 4.39 million
Ranked 2nd. 124 times more than New Zealand 		35,381
Ranked 46th.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 3.59
Ranked 77th. 		8.03
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than India
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 40.31
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than New Zealand 		11.01
Ranked 91st.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 120th. 		4
Ranked 44th. 33% more than India
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 4.44
Ranked 42nd. 10 times more than New Zealand 		0.426
Ranked 87th.
Spending per student > High school 16.18
Ranked 49th. 		19.83
Ranked 33th. 23% more than India
Secondary education, general pupils 100.95 million
Ranked 1st. 234 times more than New Zealand 		431,737
Ranked 73th.
High school > Gender parity index 0.918
Ranked 115th. 		1.05
Ranked 36th. 14% more than India
Scientific and technical journal articles 12,774
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than New Zealand 		3,034
Ranked 30th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 40%
Ranked 2nd. 		51%
Ranked 2nd. 27% more than India
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.745%
Ranked 119th. 		1.99%
Ranked 95th. 3 times more than India
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 10.49
Ranked 92nd. 		46.8
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than India
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 96th. 20% more than New Zealand 		5
Ranked 194th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 10.7%
Ranked 57th. 		20.9%
Ranked 8th. 95% more than India
Children out of school, primary, male 4.85 million
Ranked 1st. 2588 times more than New Zealand 		1,875
Ranked 78th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 3.8%
Ranked 76th. 		7%
Ranked 11th. 84% more than India
High school > Students per teacher 25.92
Ranked 19th. 80% more than New Zealand 		14.37
Ranked 58th.
Secondary education > General pupils 83.13 million
Ranked 2nd. 195 times more than New Zealand 		427,368
Ranked 77th.
Spending per student > Elementary school 8.86
Ranked 62nd. 		17.62
Ranked 30th. 99% more than India
Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 156th. The same as New Zealand 		11
Ranked 159th.
High school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 138th. The same as New Zealand 		11
Ranked 140th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 3.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th. 		5.31 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th. 69% more than India
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 125.57 million
Ranked 1st. 347 times more than New Zealand 		361,866
Ranked 112th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 26.6%
Ranked 116th. 		82.8%
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than India
Public spending per student > Primary level 7.2
Ranked 61st. 		19.9
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than India
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 93.13
Ranked 41st. 		115.4
Ranked 13th. 24% more than India
Primary education, pupils per 1000 112.8
Ranked 72nd. 43% more than New Zealand 		78.85
Ranked 96th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.7
Ranked 77th. 		1.5
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than India
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.81
Ranked 118th. 		1.07
Ranked 27th. 32% more than India
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 10.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th. 		46.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than India
Universities > Top 100 2
Ranked 12th. Twice as much as New Zealand 		1
Ranked 16th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.163
Ranked 184th. 		1.18
Ranked 108th. 7 times more than India
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 44th. The same as New Zealand 		7
Ranked 48th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 32.7
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than New Zealand 		14.49
Ranked 49th.
High school repeaters > Female 4.06
Ranked 43th. 5 times more than New Zealand 		0.8
Ranked 33th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 40.2
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than New Zealand 		15.32
Ranked 96th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11 1,051 hours
Ranked 4th. 7% more than New Zealand 		985 hours
Ranked 9th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 73%
Ranked 66th. 		92.2%
Ranked 30th. 26% more than India
Elementary school > Enrolled students 140.36 million
Ranked 1st. 403 times more than New Zealand 		348,160
Ranked 90th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 5 years
Ranked 154th. 		6 years
Ranked 70th. 20% more than India
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $616.31
Ranked 74th. 		$18,653.13
Ranked 20th. 30 times more than India
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 128.4
Ranked 14th. 23% more than New Zealand 		104.01
Ranked 58th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 85.94
Ranked 45th. 		98.01
Ranked 19th. 14% more than India
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12 1,176 hours
Ranked 4th. 19% more than New Zealand 		985 hours
Ranked 15th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 17.04%
Ranked 32nd. 9 times more than New Zealand 		1.98%
Ranked 113th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 161st. The same as New Zealand 		11
Ranked 164th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 96.83
Ranked 104th. 		100.46
Ranked 21st. 4% more than India
High school enrolment rate > Female 84.22
Ranked 63th. 		99.64
Ranked 4th. 18% more than India
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 95%
Ranked 62nd. 		99%
Ranked 16th. 4% more than India
Duration of education > Secondary level 5
Ranked 155th. 		7
Ranked 47th. 40% more than India
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 68.4
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than New Zealand 		25.5
Ranked 16th.
Secondary education > Pupils 83.86 million
Ranked 2nd. 174 times more than New Zealand 		482,959
Ranked 71st.
Primary education > Pupils 136.19 million
Ranked 1st. 386 times more than New Zealand 		353,062
Ranked 108th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 50.4%
Ranked 88th. 		84.7%
Ranked 37th. 68% more than India
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 38.45%
Ranked 105th. 		58.79%
Ranked 24th. 53% more than India
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 77.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 98th. 		122.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 59% more than India
Secondary education, vocational pupils 829,377
Ranked 12th. 11 times more than New Zealand 		76,625
Ranked 56th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 35.15
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than New Zealand 		14.55
Ranked 98th.
Secondary education > Teachers 2.59 million
Ranked 2nd. 68 times more than New Zealand 		38,188
Ranked 64th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 10 years
Ranked 24th. 		19 years
Ranked 2nd. 90% more than India
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 65.79
Ranked 74th. 		94.09
Ranked 11th. 43% more than India
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 81.05 million
Ranked 2nd. 168 times more than New Zealand 		482,959
Ranked 83th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 11.68
Ranked 70th. 		753.38
Ranked 11th. 65 times more than India
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 62nd. The same as New Zealand 		6
Ranked 66th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 5.56 million
Ranked 3rd. 3052 times more than New Zealand 		1,823
Ranked 93th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 92.18%
Ranked 116th. 		103.38%
Ranked 10th. 12% more than India
Public spending per student > Secondary level 23.1
Ranked 26th. 4% more than New Zealand 		22.3
Ranked 14th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 46.82%
Ranked 143th. 		48.42%
Ranked 84th. 3% more than India
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 91%
Ranked 83th. 		99%
Ranked 16th. 9% more than India
High school > Upper secondary starting age 14
Ranked 186th. 		15
Ranked 113th. 7% more than India
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 89th. 20% more than New Zealand 		5
Ranked 166th.
Teaching weeks per year > Primary 42 weeks per year
Ranked 4th. 8% more than New Zealand 		39 weeks per year
Ranked 16th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 3.45
Ranked 66th. 		3.79
Ranked 60th. 10% more than India
Universities > Top 200 3
Ranked 13th. The same as New Zealand 		3
Ranked 14th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 76.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th. 		108.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 41% more than India
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 116.62
Ranked 83th. 27% more than New Zealand 		91.65
Ranked 114th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.12 per capita
Ranked 76th. 30% more than New Zealand 		0.092 per capita
Ranked 113th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 98%
Ranked 33th. 		99%
Ranked 22nd. 1% more than India
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 40
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than New Zealand 		15.6
Ranked 112th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 44%
Ranked 3rd. 		84%
Ranked 15th. 91% more than India
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 726,889
Ranked 15th. 13 times more than New Zealand 		55,591
Ranked 61st.
Primary education > Teachers 3.39 million
Ranked 2nd. 157 times more than New Zealand 		21,562
Ranked 83th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 42.56%
Ranked 140th. 		50.32%
Ranked 47th. 18% more than India
Private school enrolment > Primary level 16.5
Ranked 14th. 8 times more than New Zealand 		2
Ranked 70th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 142nd. 		6
Ranked 64th. 20% more than India
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10 1,051 hours
Ranked 6th. 7% more than New Zealand 		985 hours
Ranked 9th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 75.51
Ranked 88th. 		122.31
Ranked 15th. 62% more than India
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 3.05
Ranked 118th. 		5.28
Ranked 57th. 73% more than India
Female enrolment share > Primary level 43.6%
Ranked 20th. 		48.6%
Ranked 58th. 11% more than India
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $762.18 billion
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than New Zealand 		$80.50 billion
Ranked 35th.
Universities > Top 200 per million 0.00266
Ranked 30th. 		0.726
Ranked 3rd. 273 times more than India
Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology a 8
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 97th. 20% more than New Zealand 		5
Ranked 187th.
Scouting > Members 3.37 million
Ranked 2nd. 188 times more than New Zealand 		17,939
Ranked 55th.
High school > Share of total education spending 37.49%
Ranked 12th. 		38.13%
Ranked 10th. 2% more than India
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 95.31 million
Ranked 1st. 223 times more than New Zealand 		427,368
Ranked 75th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 2.33
Ranked 104th. 		9.34
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than India
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 74.85
Ranked 67th. 		108.24
Ranked 21st. 45% more than India
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 93.44
Ranked 131st. 		99.75
Ranked 35th. 7% more than India
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.999
Ranked 46th. 		1
Ranked 31st. About the same as India
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13 1,176 hours
Ranked 7th. 26% more than New Zealand 		930 hours
Ranked 21st.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9 1,051 hours
Ranked 5th. 7% more than New Zealand 		985 hours
Ranked 10th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 39.6%
Ranked 28th. 		50.3%
Ranked 42nd. 27% more than India
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 3,245
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than New Zealand 		1,071
Ranked 11th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 75.28
Ranked 104th. 		122.31
Ranked 20th. 62% more than India
Scouting > Members per thousand people 2.73
Ranked 51st. 		4.05
Ranked 35th. 48% more than India
Primary completion rate > Women 86
Ranked 71st. 		99
Ranked 9th. 15% more than India
Proportion of primary education time spent learning science 11%
Ranked 18th. 		14%
Ranked 8th. 27% more than India
Elementary school repeaters > Male 3.48
Ranked 70th. 		4.04
Ranked 50th. 16% more than India
Elementary school repeaters > Female 3.42
Ranked 60th. 		3.52
Ranked 50th. 3% more than India
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 73.1%
Ranked 59th. 		91.2%
Ranked 27th. 25% more than India
High school teachers 2.59 million
Ranked 1st. 73 times more than New Zealand 		35,504
Ranked 47th.
Elementary school teachers 3.39 million
Ranked 1st. 149 times more than New Zealand 		22,730
Ranked 78th.
High school enrolment rate > Male 85.91
Ranked 60th. 		100
Ranked 1st. 16% more than India
Universities > Top 100 per million 0.00177
Ranked 22nd. 		0.242
Ranked 8th. 136 times more than India
Teachers' Day date 9/5/2011 10/29/2011
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 89.46 million
Ranked 2nd. 170 times more than New Zealand 		526,152
Ranked 66th.
Primary completion rate > Men 94
Ranked 48th. 		101
Ranked 6th. 7% more than India
Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills 3 n
Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP 0.004 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 19th. 		0.03 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than India
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 79.83
Ranked 131st. 		107.41
Ranked 23th. 35% more than India
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 77.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 82nd. 		122.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th. 58% more than India
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 122.63
Ranked 77th. 42% more than New Zealand 		86.38
Ranked 113th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages 14 n
Pupils reaching grade 5 67.9
Ranked 63th. 		84.7
Ranked 10th. 25% more than India
Universities > Top 100 > Per $ GDP 0.041 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 14th. 		0.141 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than India
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 97.25%
Ranked 27th. 		99.22%
Ranked 11th. 2% more than India
Preschool enrollment rate > Female 47.7
Ranked 81st. 		95.54
Ranked 23th. Twice as much as India
Preschool enrollment rate > Male 46.51
Ranked 81st. 		92.68
Ranked 27th. Twice as much as India
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 124.11
Ranked 16th. 19% more than New Zealand 		103.92
Ranked 56th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 132.34
Ranked 13th. 27% more than New Zealand 		104.1
Ranked 66th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female 65.28
Ranked 66th. 		94.46
Ranked 6th. 45% more than India
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male 66.24
Ranked 65th. 		93.74
Ranked 7th. 42% more than India
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 86.96% net
Ranked 88th. 		99.17% net
Ranked 4th. 14% more than India
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 56.86%
Ranked 58th. 		69.76%
Ranked 36th. 23% more than India
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 44.5%
Ranked 16th. 9% more than New Zealand 		40.8%
Ranked 51st.
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 13.9%
Ranked 23th. 		34.1%
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than India
Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 10.8%
Ranked 55th. 		31.5%
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than India
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 28.6%
Ranked 10th. 		30.3%
Ranked 23th. 6% more than India
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 20.5%
Ranked 10th. 		21.5%
Ranked 18th. 5% more than India
Teaching weeks per year > Lower secondary 42 weeks per year
Ranked 4th. 8% more than New Zealand 		39 weeks per year
Ranked 15th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 112.14% gross
Ranked 25th. 10% more than New Zealand 		101.57% gross
Ranked 83th.
Primary education > Teachers > % female 44% female
Ranked 119th. 		83% female
Ranked 37th. 89% more than India
Proportion of primary education time spent learning arts 6 4
Secondary education > Pupils > % female 42.81% female
Ranked 121st. 		51.58% female
Ranked 18th. 20% more than India
Proportion of primary education time spent in physical education 6 11
Government spending on education > % of GDP 3.17%
Ranked 44th. 		7.26%
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than India
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 88.01%
Ranked 82nd. 		99.73%
Ranked 2nd. 13% more than India
Government spending on education > % of government spending 10.74%
Ranked 64th. 		19.67%
Ranked 15th. 83% more than India
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 111.16%
Ranked 31st. 10% more than New Zealand 		101.45%
Ranked 76th.
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 17.04%
Ranked 31st. 9 times more than New Zealand 		1.98%
Ranked 111th.
Primary education, pupils > % female 47.96%
Ranked 110th. 		48.94%
Ranked 30th. 2% more than India
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 113.94%
Ranked 20th. 13% more than New Zealand 		100.41%
Ranked 85th.
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 96.46%
Ranked 53th. 		103.63%
Ranked 6th. 7% more than India
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 114.28%
Ranked 27th. 7% more than New Zealand 		106.36%
Ranked 22nd.
Secondary education, general pupils > % female 44.74%
Ranked 139th. 		50.02%
Ranked 64th. 12% more than India
Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 92.23%
Ranked 63th. 		98.94%
Ranked 15th. 7% more than India
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita $799.51
Ranked 80th. 		$16,952.85
Ranked 27th. 21 times more than India
Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP 53.69%
Ranked 49th. 		64.88%
Ranked 25th. 21% more than India
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 53.51% gross
Ranked 115th. 		117.78% gross
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than India
Rhodes scholarships > Recipients > > 1902-2009 176
Ranked 5th. 		201
Ranked 3rd. 14% more than India
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 3.08%
Ranked 125th. 		7.16%
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than India
School enrollment, primary > % gross 112.6%
Ranked 31st. 12% more than New Zealand 		100.1%
Ranked 98th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 47.34% gross
Ranked 115th. 		122.12% gross
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than India
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 87.02%
Ranked 72nd. 		98.83%
Ranked 8th. 14% more than India
School enrollment > Primary > % gross 116.2% gross
Ranked 23th. 14% more than New Zealand 		101.7% gross
Ranked 88th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 93.63%
Ranked 64th. 		99.73%
Ranked 5th. 7% more than India
Proportion of primary education time spent learning religion 6 n
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 66.29%
Ranked 98th. 		122.71%
Ranked 4th. 85% more than India
Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 4.04%
Ranked 49th. 5 times more than New Zealand 		0.804%
Ranked 35th.
Secondary education, teachers, female 1.8 million
Ranked 3rd. 83 times more than New Zealand 		21,832
Ranked 42nd.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people 2.92
Ranked 38th. 		243.12
Ranked 6th. 83 times more than India

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