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Education Stats: compare key data on Iran & Sweden

Definitions

  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • 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, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • 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.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Primary education, 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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 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).
  • High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for upper secondary (high school) education.
  • High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • 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.
  • Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.
  • Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • 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 > Preprimary > 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. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort: 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.
  • 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.
  • Labor force with primary education > % of total: Labor force with primary education (% of total). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with secondary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with secondary education > % of total: Labor force with secondary education (% of total). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education (% of total unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Primary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort: 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.
  • Researchers in R&D > Per million people: Researchers in R&D (per million people). Researchers in R&D are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods, or systems and in the management of the projects concerned. Postgraduate PhD students (ISCED97 level 6) engaged in R&D are included.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment, secondary, male > % net: School enrollment, secondary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the ratio of male children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the male population of the official secondary school age.
  • 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.
  • 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).
STAT Iran Sweden HISTORY
Children out of school, primary 3,468
Ranked 54th. 15% more than Sweden
3,027
Ranked 93th.

Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.0454
Ranked 64th.
0.32
Ranked 108th. 7 times more than Iran

Children out of school, primary, female 112,387
Ranked 26th. 52 times more than Sweden
2,155
Ranked 76th.

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 1.6
Ranked 76th. 7 times more than Sweden
0.228
Ranked 93th.

College and university > Gender parity index 1.01
Ranked 57th.
1.52
Ranked 16th. 50% more than Iran

College and university > Share of total education spending 27.63%
Ranked 4th.
29.02%
Ranked 14th. 5% more than Iran

Compulsary education duration 8
Ranked 82nd.
10
Ranked 52nd. 25% more than Iran

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 3.71%
Ranked 8th.
6.98%
Ranked 12th. 88% more than Iran

Literacy > Female 73%
Ranked 108th.
99%
Ranked 16th. 36% more than Iran
Literacy > Total population 79.4%
Ranked 110th.
99%
Ranked 19th. 25% more than Iran
Primary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 152nd.
6
Ranked 52nd. 20% more than Iran

Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.78
Ranked 93th.
6.61
Ranked 27th. 75% more than Iran

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 20.49
Ranked 69th. 2 times more than Sweden
9.27
Ranked 125th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 31.31
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Sweden
9.51
Ranked 84th.

Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 31st. 17% more than Sweden
6
Ranked 101st.

Child care (preschool) > Duration 1
Ranked 194th.
4
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Iran

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th.
8.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 40% more than Iran

Secondary education, pupils 7.12 million
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Sweden
698,968
Ranked 62nd.

College and university > Private school share 44.71%
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Sweden
8.81%
Ranked 91st.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1.22
Ranked 1st. 22% more than Sweden
1
Ranked 26th.

School life expectancy > Total 11.3 years
Ranked 58th.
16 years
Ranked 6th. 42% more than Iran
Primary education, pupils 5.75 million
Ranked 7th. 10 times more than Sweden
578,486
Ranked 77th.

Primary education, teachers 277,991
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Sweden
62,429
Ranked 42nd.

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 28th.
7
Ranked 12th. 17% more than Iran

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.501
Ranked 40th.
1.01
Ranked 70th. 2 times more than Iran

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 15th. 33% more than Sweden
3
Ranked 72nd.

Literacy > Male 85.6%
Ranked 100th.
99%
Ranked 27th. 16% more than Iran
High school > Private school share 11.95%
Ranked 36th.
19.39%
Ranked 45th. 62% more than Iran

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 19.22
Ranked 68th. 90% more than Sweden
10.11
Ranked 143th.

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 5
Ranked 7th. 67% more than Sweden
3
Ranked 102nd.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 46,920.29
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Sweden
16,287.14
Ranked 50th.

Primary completion rate 96
Ranked 46th. The same as Sweden
96
Ranked 22nd.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 1.71 million
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Sweden
414,657
Ranked 40th.

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 5
Ranked 161st.
6
Ranked 58th. 20% more than Iran

Children out of school > Primary 306,852
Ranked 19th. 32 times more than Sweden
9,536
Ranked 78th.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 4.48
Ranked 34th.
7.78
Ranked 28th. 74% more than Iran

Secondary education, teachers 280,309
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Sweden
73,492
Ranked 33th.

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 26.91
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Sweden
9.88
Ranked 114th.

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 97th. The same as Sweden
3
Ranked 104th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.849
Ranked 87th. 9 times more than Sweden
0.0923
Ranked 101st.

Secondary education, general pupils 6.31 million
Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than Sweden
472,309
Ranked 70th.

High school > Gender parity index 0.959
Ranked 75th.
0.989
Ranked 57th. 3% more than Iran

Scientific and technical journal articles 1,806
Ranked 36th.
10,237
Ranked 15th. 6 times more than Iran

College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 24%
Ranked 60th.
43%
Ranked 30th. 79% more than Iran
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 1.14%
Ranked 108th.
3.51%
Ranked 76th. 3 times more than Iran

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 25.31
Ranked 64th.
46.46
Ranked 19th. 84% more than Iran

Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 68th.
7
Ranked 19th. 17% more than Iran

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 22.8%
Ranked 10th. 77% more than Sweden
12.9%
Ranked 51st.

Children out of school, primary, male 59,578
Ranked 33th. 68 times more than Sweden
872
Ranked 90th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 4.7%
Ranked 24th.
7.3%
Ranked 9th. 55% more than Iran

High school > Students per teacher 31.31
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Sweden
9.51
Ranked 85th.

Secondary education > General pupils 9.07 million
Ranked 3rd. 17 times more than Sweden
519,183
Ranked 64th.

Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 144th.
13
Ranked 15th. 18% more than Iran

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd.
7.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 36% more than Iran

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 7.03 million
Ranked 18th. 9 times more than Sweden
774,888
Ranked 83th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 62.1%
Ranked 68th.
84.4%
Ranked 31st. 36% more than Iran

Primary education, pupils per 1000 75.2
Ranked 64th. 23% more than Sweden
61.22
Ranked 120th.

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 93.14
Ranked 21st. 26% more than Sweden
73.97
Ranked 94th.

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.09
Ranked 52nd.
1.55
Ranked 13th. 42% more than Iran

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.94
Ranked 98th.
1
Ranked 64th. 6% more than Iran

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 26.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd.
46.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 78% more than Iran

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.622
Ranked 134th.
1.72
Ranked 89th. 3 times more than Iran

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 4.37
Ranked 55th. 4 times more than Sweden
1.06
Ranked 98th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 87.8%
Ranked 50th.
99.8%
Ranked 3rd. 14% more than Iran

Primary education > Duration > Years 5 years
Ranked 147th.
6 years
Ranked 53th. 20% more than Iran

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $1,335.19
Ranked 91st.
$27,094.66
Ranked 8th. 20 times more than Iran

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 82.5
Ranked 28th. 65% more than Sweden
49.98
Ranked 123th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 7.52%
Ranked 49th.
10.15%
Ranked 70th. 35% more than Iran

High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 147th.
13
Ranked 16th. 18% more than Iran

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 95%
Ranked 60th.
96%
Ranked 52nd. 1% more than Iran

Primary education > Pupils 7.31 million
Ranked 6th. 11 times more than Sweden
690,758
Ranked 83th.

Secondary education > Pupils 9.94 million
Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than Sweden
711,798
Ranked 58th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 69.1%
Ranked 63th.
85.5%
Ranked 33th. 24% more than Iran

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 50.74%
Ranked 76th.
59.59%
Ranked 21st. 17% more than Iran

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 152.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 49% more than Sweden
102.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st.

Secondary education, vocational pupils 813,189
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Sweden
226,659
Ranked 34th.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 20.49
Ranked 67th. 2 times more than Sweden
9.27
Ranked 127th.

Secondary education > Teachers 409,196
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Sweden
75,243
Ranked 43th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 13 years
Ranked 8th.
16 years
Ranked 14th. 23% more than Iran
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 10.02 million
Ranked 9th. 11 times more than Sweden
917,978
Ranked 61st.

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 26.35
Ranked 58th.
1,142.75
Ranked 2nd. 43 times more than Iran

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 47.89%
Ranked 120th.
49.36%
Ranked 18th. 3% more than Iran

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 4.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th. 4 times more than Sweden
1.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 99th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 100%
Ranked 1st. 4% more than Sweden
96%
Ranked 50th.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 14
Ranked 176th.
16
Ranked 29th. 14% more than Iran

School life expectancy > Male 12 years
Ranked 42nd.
15.1 years
Ranked 14th. 26% more than Iran
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 132.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Sweden
57.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.107 per capita
Ranked 98th. 23% more than Sweden
0.087 per capita
Ranked 117th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 103.78
Ranked 102nd. 20% more than Sweden
86.82
Ranked 117th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 91%
Ranked 78th.
96%
Ranked 48th. 5% more than Iran

Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 57%
Ranked 9th.
82%
Ranked 37th. 44% more than Iran
Primary education > Teachers 380,199
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Sweden
68,325
Ranked 43th.

Secondary education > Vocational pupils 875,814
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Sweden
192,615
Ranked 39th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 47.23%
Ranked 121st.
52.87%
Ranked 10th. 12% more than Iran

Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 141.72
Ranked 2nd. 79% more than Sweden
79.15
Ranked 75th.

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 5.42
Ranked 31st.
7.6
Ranked 18th. 40% more than Iran

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 5.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th. 10 times more than Sweden
0.576 per 1,000 people
Ranked 95th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $95.88 billion
Ranked 29th.
$254.10 billion
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Iran

Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 68th.
7
Ranked 18th. 17% more than Iran

Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 98.89%
Ranked 1st. 43% more than Sweden
69.38%
Ranked 71st.

High school > Share of total education spending 41.43%
Ranked 4th. 16% more than Sweden
35.59%
Ranked 49th.

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 5.83
Ranked 26th.
8.37
Ranked 26th. 43% more than Iran

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 122.22
Ranked 1st. 22% more than Sweden
99.79
Ranked 31st.

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 129.24
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Sweden
57.73
Ranked 113th.

Children out of school > Primary > Male 306,852
Ranked 9th. 70 times more than Sweden
4,358
Ranked 73th.

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.988
Ranked 52nd.
0.996
Ranked 35th. 1% more than Iran

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 148.01
Ranked 7th. 44% more than Sweden
102.86
Ranked 43th.

Primary completion rate > Women 100
Ranked 29th. 4% more than Sweden
96
Ranked 18th.
School life expectancy > Female 10.5 years
Ranked 63th.
17 years
Ranked 3rd. 62% more than Iran
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 88.1%
Ranked 49th.
99.6%
Ranked 3rd. 13% more than Iran

Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 4.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. 9 times more than Sweden
0.485 per 1,000 people
Ranked 96th.

Primary completion rate > Men 91
Ranked 59th.
96
Ranked 18th. 5% more than Iran
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 93.96
Ranked 60th.
103.84
Ranked 45th. 11% more than Iran

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 104.16
Ranked 71st. 36% more than Sweden
76.81
Ranked 126th.

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 145.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 84% more than Sweden
79.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th.

Secondary education > Vocational pupils per 1000 12.48
Ranked 14th.
21.42
Ranked 28th. 72% more than Iran

School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 4.59%
Ranked 50th.
6.12%
Ranked 75th. 33% more than Iran

Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment 40.1%
Ranked 31st. 82% more than Sweden
22%
Ranked 19th.

High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher 30.48
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Sweden
9.54
Ranked 66th.

High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 96.79%
Ranked 5th. 48% more than Sweden
65.2%
Ranked 69th.

Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 99.35%
Ranked 36th.
112.09%
Ranked 7th. 13% more than Iran

Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of official school-age population 89.88%
Ranked 11th.
93.49%
Ranked 6th. 4% more than Iran
Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group 100.25%
Ranked 17th.
105.02%
Ranked 1st. 5% more than Iran

Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group 91.42%
Ranked 36th.
102.91%
Ranked 2nd. 13% more than Iran

School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 99.91% gross
Ranked 70th. 1% more than Sweden
99.17% gross
Ranked 120th.

School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross 48.07% gross
Ranked 38th.
84.71% gross
Ranked 35th. 76% more than Iran

Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort 87.81%
Ranked 42nd.
99.8%
Ranked 6th. 14% more than Iran
Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force 40.3%
Ranked 13th.
40.4%
Ranked 10th. About the same as Iran

Labor force with primary education > % of total 54.3%
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Sweden
17%
Ranked 32nd.

Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force 25.4%
Ranked 63th.
53.5%
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Iran

Labor force with secondary education > % of total 25.3%
Ranked 66th.
48.9%
Ranked 25th. 93% more than Iran

Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 25.5%
Ranked 21st. 55% more than Sweden
16.4%
Ranked 53th.

Primary education > Pupils > % female 53.71% female
Ranked 1st. 10% more than Sweden
48.63% female
Ranked 56th.

Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.107 per capita
Ranked 72nd. 39% more than Sweden
0.077 per capita
Ranked 127th.

Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population 90.35%
Ranked 9th.
94.19%
Ranked 6th. 4% more than Iran
Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort 87.45%
Ranked 40th.
100%
Ranked 6th. 14% more than Iran
Researchers in R&D > Per million people 750.71
Ranked 43th.
5,257.32
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Iran

Secondary education, teachers > % female 44.21%
Ranked 33th.
58.67%
Ranked 44th. 33% more than Iran

Secondary education, teachers, female 123,926
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Sweden
43,121
Ranked 26th.

Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 2.87%
Ranked 44th.
0.0
Ranked 107th.

School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 81.28%
Ranked 46th.
91.44%
Ranked 18th. 12% more than Iran

School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 83.44%
Ranked 29th.
96.39%
Ranked 47th. 16% more than Iran

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 99.9% net
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Sweden
98.47% net
Ranked 13th.

Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 45.31%
Ranked 140th.
71.84%
Ranked 31st. 59% more than Iran

Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 30.4%
Ranked 70th.
46.1%
Ranked 42nd. 52% more than Iran

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