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Education > Participation Stats: compare key data on India & United States

Definitions

  • Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Children out of school > Elementary > Female: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment > 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 > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • School enrollment > 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 > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > % 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 > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > % female: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • 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."
  • 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."
  • Total enrollment > Primary > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • 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."
  • School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • 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."
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Children out of school > Elementary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
STAT India United States HISTORY
Children out of school > Elementary 5.56 million
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than United States
1.71 million
Ranked 4th.

Children out of school > Elementary > Female 3.78 million
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than United States
769,923
Ranked 4th.

Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 92.18%
Ranked 116th.
100.09%
Ranked 51st. 9% more than India

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 111.16%
Ranked 31st. 12% more than United States
99.11%
Ranked 89th.

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 88.01%
Ranked 82nd.
92.61%
Ranked 54th. 5% more than India

School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 52.48%
Ranked 105th.
93.87%
Ranked 43th. 79% more than India

School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 41.89%
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than United States
8.78%
Ranked 68th.

School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 13.48%
Ranked 77th.
82.92%
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than India

School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 15.75%
Ranked 73th.
69.36%
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than India

Secondary education > General pupils 95.31 million
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than United States
24.69 million
Ranked 2nd.

Secondary education > General pupils > % female 44.12%
Ranked 129th.
48.63%
Ranked 95th. 10% more than India

Secondary education > Pupils 89.46 million
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than United States
24.43 million
Ranked 3rd.

Secondary education > Pupils > % female 43.97%
Ranked 127th.
48.63%
Ranked 69th. 11% more than India

Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 6.58%
Ranked 109th.
0.0
Ranked 111th.

Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 97.25%
Ranked 27th. 5% more than United States
92.62%
Ranked 60th.

School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 11.01%
Ranked 79th.
97.14%
Ranked 6th. 9 times more than India

Total enrollment > Primary > % net 95.52%
Ranked 58th. 3% more than United States
93.14%
Ranked 64th.

School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 47.08%
Ranked 84th.
57.81%
Ranked 64th. 23% more than India

School enrollment > Primary > % net 89.81%
Ranked 79th.
91.97%
Ranked 56th. 2% more than India

School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 114.79%
Ranked 31st. 17% more than United States
98.45%
Ranked 102nd.

School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 91.45%
Ranked 67th. The same as United States
91.37%
Ranked 60th.

Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 93.63%
Ranked 64th.
93.68%
Ranked 53th. The same as India

School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 17.04%
Ranked 34th. 76% more than United States
9.68%
Ranked 58th.

School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 57.03%
Ranked 106th.
94.11%
Ranked 41st. 65% more than India

School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 61.2%
Ranked 102nd.
94.34%
Ranked 38th. 54% more than India

Children out of school > Elementary > Male 1.78 million
Ranked 3rd. 89% more than United States
944,307
Ranked 4th.

SOURCES: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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