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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.
College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
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.
Teachers as percentage of labor force: The percentage share of the total labor force who are classroom, academic staff, and other teachers. Data for 1999.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall: Overall.
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Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills: Overall.
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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.
Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve: Access and retrieve.
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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.
Educational attainment > Tertiary: Percentage of adult population (aged 25-64) educated till tertiary level (year 2000).
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
Schools connected to the Internet: Schools connected to the Internet are the share of primary and secondary schools in the country that have access to the Internet.
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.
Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
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."
Class size > Age 13: The average number of 13-year-old students per class.
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.
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret: Integrate and interpret.
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High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
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.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
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.
Spending per secondary school student: Secondary school spending per pupil in 1998, converted into US dollars by purchasing power parity.
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.
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts: Continuous texts.
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Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts: Non-continuous texts.
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Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
Literacy > Adults at low literacy level: Percentage of adults whose level of document literacy is rated 'low'. Data for 1998
Expected duration of education for all students: Expected years of schooling for a 5-year-old under current conditions, excluding education for children under 5. Data for 2000.
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.
Progression to secondary school: 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.
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.
Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate: Reflect and evaluate.
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Educational attainment > Senior secondary: Percentage of adult population (aged 25-64) educated till senior secondary level (year 2000).
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."
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.
Universities > Top 200: Number of universities in the top 200
Literacy > Adults at high literacy level: Percentage of adults whose level of document literacy is rated 'high'. Data for 1998.
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.
Primary teacher salary > Starting: Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary education, in equivalent US dollars converted using PPPs. Data for 1999.
Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge per million: Investment in knowledge is defined and calculated as the sum of expenditure on R&D, on total higher education (public and private) and on software. Simple summation of the three components would lead to overestimation of the investment in knowledge owing to overlaps (R&D and software, R&D and education, software and education). Therefore, data reported here have been adjusted to exclude the overlaps between components.
Note that as the term is used here, "investment” has a broader connotation than its usual meaning in economic statistics. It includes current expenditures, such as on education and R&D, as well as capital outlays, such as purchases of software and construction of school buildings. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD: Research and development (R&D) comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. R&D is a term covering three activities: basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view. Applied research is also original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective. Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and/or practical experience, which is directed to producing new materials, products or devices, to installing new processes, systems and services, or to improving substantially those already produced or installed.
The main aggregate used for international comparisons is gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD). This consists of the total expenditure (current and capital) on R&D by all resident companies, research institutes, university and government laboratories, etc. It excludes R&D expenditures financed by domestic firms but performed abroad.
Library books per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
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.
Students from households with computer > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one computer.
Expenditure on education > Change in expenditure on education > Expenditure in tertiary education: The indicator shows direct public and private expenditure on educational institutions in relation to the number of full-time equivalent students enrolled in these institutions. Public subsidies for students’ living expenses have been excluded to ensure international comparability of the data.
Expenditure on education per student is obtained by dividing the total expenditure on educational institutions by the number of full-time equivalents students. Only those educational institutions and programmes are taken into account for which both enrolment and expenditure data are available.
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.
Literacy > Adults with at least moderate literacy: Percentage of adult females who have at least a moderate level of literacy, in selected OECD countries. Data for 1998.
Educational attainment > Junior secondary: Percentage of adult population (aged 25-64) educated till junior secondary level (year 2000).
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10: Intended hours of instruction per year for 10 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge: Investment in knowledge is defined and calculated as the sum of expenditure on R&D, on total higher education (public and private) and on software. Simple summation of the three components would lead to overestimation of the investment in knowledge owing to overlaps (R&D and software, R&D and education, software and education). Therefore, data reported here have been adjusted to exclude the overlaps between components.
Note that as the term is used here, "investment” has a broader connotation than its usual meaning in economic statistics. It includes current expenditures, such as on education and R&D, as well as capital outlays, such as purchases of software and construction of school buildings.
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).
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.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
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.
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.
Spending per primary school student: Primary school spending per pupil in 1998, converted into US dollars by purchasing power parity.
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.
Class size > Age 9: The average number of children in every class of nine-year-olds.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64: For each age group shown, those who have completed tertiary education are shown as a percentage of all persons in that age group. Tertiary education includes both tertiary-type "A programmes”, which are largely theoretically-based and designed to provide qualifications for entry to advanced research programmes and professions with high skill requirements, as well as tertiary-type "B programmes” which are classified at the same level of competencies as tertiary-type A programmes but are more occupationally-oriented and lead to direct labour market access. The tertiary attainment profiles are based on the percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 that has completed that level of education.
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.
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.
Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Primary teacher salary > After 15 years: Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary education, in equivalent US dollars converted using PPPs. Data for 1999.
Literacy > Adults at moderate literacy level: Percentage of adults whose level of document literacy is rated 'moderate'. Data for 1998.
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13: The average number of years of teaching experience, for teachers of students aged 13.
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13: Percentage of 13 year-old students who come from households owning more than 25 books.
Homeschooling prevalance: Prevalence of homeschooling.
Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 13: Of those teachers who teach students aged 13, the percentage who have specialised teacher training.
Students from households with computer > Age 13 per million: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one computer. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 15 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
Students from households with study desk > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one study desk.
Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 20 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
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.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
Teacher qualifications > Share with degree > Age 9: Of those teachers who teach students aged 9, the percentage who have one or more university degrees.
Students from households with calculator > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households containing at least one calculator.
Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 9: Of those teachers who teach students aged 9, the percentage who have specialised teacher training.
Share of university qualifications awarded to females: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million: Research and development (R&D) comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. R&D is a term covering three activities: basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view. Applied research is also original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective. Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and/or practical experience, which is directed to producing new materials, products or devices, to installing new processes, systems and services, or to improving substantially those already produced or installed.
The main aggregate used for international comparisons is gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD). This consists of the total expenditure (current and capital) on R&D by all resident companies, research institutes, university and government laboratories, etc. It excludes R&D expenditures financed by domestic firms but performed abroad. Figures expressed per million 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.
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 30-39: Percentage of primary teachers who are aged 30-39. Data for 1999.
Primary teacher salary > Starting per 1000: Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary education, in equivalent US dollars converted using PPPs. Data for 1999. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Spending per secondary school student > Per $ GDP: Secondary school spending per pupil in 1998, converted into US dollars by purchasing power parity. Per $ GDP figures expressed per $1,000 of Gross Domestic Product.
Library employees per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students whose mothers have at least secondary education.
Students living with mother > Age 9: Percentage of nine-year-old students who live with their mother.
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 per million: Percentage of 13 year-old students who come from households owning more than 25 books. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Students living with mother > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who live with their mother.
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 9: The average number of years of experience of teachers who teach children aged 9.
Students from households with dictionary > Age 13: The percentage of 13-year-old students who come from a household with a dictionary.
Expected duration of education for males: Expected years of schooling for a male 5-year-old under current conditions, excluding education for children under 5. Data for 2000.
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 19 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 16 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with secondary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
Unemployment with 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).
Education spending > % of GDP: Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP, 2000-2002)
Spending per primary school student > Per $ GDP: Primary school spending per pupil in 1998, converted into US dollars by purchasing power parity. Per $ GDP figures expressed per $1,000 of Gross Domestic Product.
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.
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
Primary teacher salary > Starting; ratio to GDP per capita: Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary education, in equivalent US dollars converted using PPPs. 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.
Primary completion rate > Total > % 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.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > 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. 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."
Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % 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.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education (%). Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Primary is the total public expenditure per student in primary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Participation > 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."
Participation > 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."
Participation > 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."
Participation > 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."
Participation > 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."
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita: 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.
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.
Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita: 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.
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.
Proportion of 17 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 17 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
School enrollment > 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."
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
Proportion of 18 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 18 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning mathematics: Intended instruction time spent practicing mathematics, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 9: Percentage of nine-year-old students who have more than 25 books at home.
Proportion of 19 year olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 19 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
Proportion of 20 year olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 20 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 60+: Percentage of primary teachers aged 60 years of age or more. Data for 1999.
Public spending on private institutions: Percentage share of total public education expenditure which goes to private educational institutions. Includes both direct expenditure and indirect public transfers and payments. Data for 1999.
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Male is the total male enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
Total expenditure as % of GDP: Total expenditure on education per year per country as % of GDP (Year 2000).
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
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.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning social studies: Intended instruction time spent studying socail studies, or equivalent, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.

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STAT	Ireland	Netherlands
Average years of schooling of adults	9.4 Ranked 15th. The same as Netherlands	9.4 Ranked 16th.
Children out of school, primary	5,853 Ranked 81st. 8 times more than Netherlands	776 Ranked 107th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000	1.28 Ranked 84th. 28 times more than Netherlands	0.0465 Ranked 115th.
Children out of school, primary, female	3,561 Ranked 70th.	11,924 Ranked 61st. 3 times more than Ireland
College and university > Gender parity index	1.13 Ranked 49th. About the same as Netherlands	1.12 Ranked 71st.
Compulsary education duration	10 Ranked 71st.	13 Ranked 9th. 30% more than Ireland
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP	6.47% Ranked 23th. 9% more than Netherlands	5.96% Ranked 29th.
High school enrolment rate	98.78 Ranked 24th. 1% more than Netherlands	98.12 Ranked 32nd.
Homeschooling legal status	Legal, homeschooling is allowed by the constitution.	public education is mandatory, with some exceptions.
Literacy > Total population	99% Ranked 26th. The same as Netherlands	99% Ranked 29th.
Primary education, duration > Years	8 Ranked 2nd. 33% more than Netherlands	6 Ranked 139th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000	7.18 Ranked 21st. 73% more than Netherlands	4.15 Ranked 69th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	15.57 Ranked 87th.	18.36 Ranked 99th. 18% more than Ireland
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary	14.28 Ranked 31st. 5% more than Netherlands	13.57 Ranked 59th.
Secondary education, duration > Years	5 Ranked 190th.	6 Ranked 160th. 20% more than Ireland
College and university > Share of total education spending	22.22% Ranked 43th.	28.05% Ranked 17th. 26% more than Ireland
Average IQ	93 Ranked 23th.	102 Ranked 5th. 10% more than Ireland
Literacy > Female	99% Ranked 25th. The same as Netherlands	99% Ranked 28th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000	0.778 Ranked 76th. 7% more than Netherlands	0.729 Ranked 86th.
College and university > Gender ratio	121.73 Ranked 50th. 10% more than Netherlands	110.84 Ranked 57th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration	2 Ranked 175th. The same as Netherlands	2 Ranked 186th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita	6.13 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th.	6.74 per 1,000 people Ranked 46th. 10% more than Ireland
Duration of compulsory education	10 years Ranked 56th.	13 years Ranked 5th. 30% more than Ireland
Secondary education, pupils	331,047 Ranked 87th.	1.54 million Ranked 40th. 5 times more than Ireland
College and university > Private school share	4.71% Ranked 96th.	100% Ranked 5th. 21 times more than Ireland
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment	0.99 Ranked 54th. 1% more than Netherlands	0.98 Ranked 76th.
School life expectancy > Total	14.9 years Ranked 17th.	15.9 years Ranked 7th. 7% more than Ireland
Primary education, teachers	32,848 Ranked 63th.	63,872 Ranked 43th. 94% more than Ireland
Primary education, pupils	511,466 Ranked 79th.	1.29 million Ranked 62nd. 3 times more than Ireland
Tertiary enrollment	47.5% Ranked 26th.	55% Ranked 16th. 16% more than Ireland
Spending per student > College and university	26.3 Ranked 28th.	43.92 Ranked 26th. 67% more than Ireland
High school > Gender ratio	106.44 Ranked 22nd. 8% more than Netherlands	98.2 Ranked 69th.
Compulsary education starting age	6 Ranked 117th. 20% more than Netherlands	5 Ranked 178th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million	3.89 Ranked 18th. 5 times more than Netherlands	0.813 Ranked 74th.
Literacy > Definition	age 15 and over can read and write	age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration	2 Ranked 189th.	3 Ranked 135th. 50% more than Ireland
Literacy > Male	99% Ranked 35th. The same as Netherlands	99% Ranked 38th.
Spending > USD	12.32 billion Ranked 29th.	42.53 billion Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Ireland
High school > Private school share	0.698% Ranked 119th.	82.79% Ranked 5th. 119 times more than Ireland
Spending > Proportion	5.17 Ranked 43th. 7% more than Netherlands	4.85 Ranked 53th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary	18.17 Ranked 97th. 6% more than Netherlands	17.17 Ranked 120th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age	3 Ranked 174th.	4 Ranked 58th. 33% more than Ireland
High school repeaters > Male	1.2 Ranked 76th.	5.53 Ranked 46th. 5 times more than Ireland
Preschool enrollment rate	105.09 Ranked 64th.	106.9 Ranked 53th. 2% more than Ireland
Tertiary > Students studying abroad	20,565.69 Ranked 44th. 54% more than Netherlands	13,388.96 Ranked 60th.
Primary completion rate	98 Ranked 37th.	100 Ranked 41st. 2% more than Ireland
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	181,557 Ranked 63th.	526,767 Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Ireland
Teachers as percentage of labor force	4.7% Ranked 12th.	0.0 Ranked 35th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall	496 Ranked 20th.	508 Ranked 8th. 2% more than Ireland
Elementary (primary school) > Duration	8 Ranked 2nd. 33% more than Netherlands	6 Ranked 147th.
Children out of school > Primary	15,168 Ranked 65th. 10% more than Netherlands	13,817 Ranked 69th.
Secondary education, teachers	27,273 Ranked 32nd.	113,370 Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Ireland
Secondary education, teachers per 1000	7.42 Ranked 17th. 9% more than Netherlands	6.79 Ranked 40th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher	23.96 Ranked 14th. 60% more than Netherlands	15 Ranked 72nd.
High school > Lower secondary school duration	3 Ranked 162nd. The same as Netherlands	3 Ranked 180th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000	0.501 Ranked 84th. 85% more than Netherlands	0.27 Ranked 96th.
Spending per student > High school	23.3 Ranked 23th.	25.41 Ranked 23th. 9% more than Ireland
Secondary education, general pupils	278,192 Ranked 92nd.	790,048 Ranked 50th. 3 times more than Ireland
High school > Gender parity index	1.03 Ranked 34th. 5% more than Netherlands	0.988 Ranked 86th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills	496 Ranked 20th.	508 Ranked 8th. 2% more than Ireland
Scientific and technical journal articles	1,758 Ranked 37th.	13,475 Ranked 13th. 8 times more than Ireland
Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve	498 Ranked 20th.	519 Ranked 6th. 4% more than Ireland
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female	38% Ranked 7th.	40% Ranked 17th. 5% more than Ireland
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion	10.48% Ranked 32nd. 6 times more than Netherlands	1.72% Ranked 98th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000	46.17 Ranked 21st. 42% more than Netherlands	32.62 Ranked 42nd.
Scouting > Genders admitted	both	both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age	5 Ranked 206th.	6 Ranked 171st. 20% more than Ireland
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government	14% Ranked 44th. 25% more than Netherlands	11.2% Ranked 60th.
Children out of school, primary, male	2,292 Ranked 77th.	4,421 Ranked 78th. 93% more than Ireland
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI	5.6% Ranked 34th. 2% more than Netherlands	5.5% Ranked 39th.
High school > Students per teacher	14.28 Ranked 33th. 5% more than Netherlands	13.57 Ranked 61st.
Secondary education > General pupils	270,724 Ranked 98th.	672,103 Ranked 56th. 2 times more than Ireland
Spending per student > Elementary school	15.8 Ranked 36th.	17.76 Ranked 31st. 12% more than Ireland
Secondary school starting age > Years	13 Ranked 29th. 8% more than Netherlands	12 Ranked 129th.
High school starting age > Years	12 Ranked 104th. The same as Netherlands	12 Ranked 117th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita	6.09 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th. 46% more than Netherlands	4.18 per 1,000 people Ranked 80th.
Educational attainment > Tertiary	36% Ranked 3rd. 64% more than Netherlands	22% Ranked 16th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level	447,618 Ranked 100th.	1.29 million Ranked 65th. 3 times more than Ireland
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women	74.8% Ranked 44th.	87.5% Ranked 30th. 17% more than Ireland
Schools connected to the Internet	99% Ranked 12th. 8% more than Netherlands	92% Ranked 17th.
Public spending per student > Primary level	13.3 Ranked 40th.	15.4 Ranked 31st. 16% more than Ireland
Primary education, pupils per 1000	111.75 Ranked 73th. 44% more than Netherlands	77.38 Ranked 98th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000	72.33 Ranked 100th.	92.19 Ranked 42nd. 27% more than Ireland
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment	1.27 Ranked 33th. 18% more than Netherlands	1.08 Ranked 55th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment	1.09 Ranked 22nd. 11% more than Netherlands	0.98 Ranked 84th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita	46.18 per 1,000 people Ranked 21st. 42% more than Netherlands	32.62 per 1,000 people Ranked 42nd.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people	4.49 Ranked 42nd. 6 times more than Netherlands	0.802 Ranked 124th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years	5 Ranked 171st.	6 Ranked 141st. 20% more than Ireland
Teacher student ratio > High school	10.54 Ranked 89th.	13.32 Ranked 72nd. 26% more than Ireland
Children out of school > Primary per 1000	3.73 Ranked 68th. 4 times more than Netherlands	0.849 Ranked 100th.
Inequality adjusted index	0.933 Ranked 4th. 4% more than Netherlands	0.897 Ranked 8th.
High school repeaters > Female	1.21 Ranked 67th.	3.92 Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Ireland
Class size > Age 13	19.2 students Ranked 14th.	19.7 students Ranked 13th. 3% more than Ireland
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school	15.86 Ranked 93th.	17.17 Ranked 108th. 8% more than Ireland
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11	941 hours Ranked 14th.	1,000 hours Ranked 7th. 6% more than Ireland
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5	99.7% Ranked 6th. 1% more than Netherlands	98.3% Ranked 18th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students	486,921 Ranked 79th.	1.29 million Ranked 59th. 3 times more than Ireland
Primary education > Duration > Years	8 years Ranked 1st. 33% more than Netherlands	6 years Ranked 138th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita	$27,450.89 Ranked 7th.	$27,461.55 Ranked 7th. The same as Ireland
School enrolment rate > 1st grade	100.13 Ranked 69th.	101.07 Ranked 64th. 1% more than Ireland
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000	60.78 Ranked 91st. 28% more than Netherlands	47.33 Ranked 130th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12	891 hours Ranked 24th.	1,067 hours Ranked 7th. 20% more than Ireland
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret	494 Ranked 22nd.	504 Ranked 8th. 2% more than Ireland
High school > Lower secondary starting age	13 Ranked 29th. 8% more than Netherlands	12 Ranked 132nd.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share	0.801% Ranked 130th.	68.91% Ranked 6th. 86 times more than Ireland
Elementary school > Gender ratio	100.53 Ranked 18th. 2% more than Netherlands	98.18 Ranked 71st.
High school enrolment rate > Female	100 Ranked 11th. The same as Netherlands	100 Ranked 11th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level	96% Ranked 58th.	99% Ranked 24th. 3% more than Ireland
Duration of education > Secondary level	5 Ranked 168th.	6 Ranked 135th. 20% more than Ireland
Public spending per student > Tertiary level	27.8 Ranked 53th.	43 Ranked 37th. 55% more than Ireland
Secondary education > Pupils	320,560 Ranked 92nd.	1.4 million Ranked 40th. 4 times more than Ireland
Primary education > Pupils	450,413 Ranked 93th.	1.28 million Ranked 61st. 3 times more than Ireland
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men	73% Ranked 56th.	90.4% Ranked 29th. 24% more than Ireland
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita	81.55 per 1,000 people Ranked 94th.	87.63 per 1,000 people Ranked 79th. 7% more than Ireland
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level	55.72% Ranked 42nd. 9% more than Netherlands	51.01% Ranked 74th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils	52,855 Ranked 63th.	748,850 Ranked 15th. 14 times more than Ireland
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries	78.46% Ranked 32nd.	78.97% Ranked 29th. 1% more than Ireland
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher	15.57 Ranked 88th.	18.36 Ranked 97th. 18% more than Ireland
Secondary education > Teachers	21,630 Ranked 67th.	109,661 Ranked 31st. 5 times more than Ireland
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary	18 years Ranked 4th. 13% more than Netherlands	16 years Ranked 23th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade	98.54 Ranked 21st.	99.52 Ranked 7th. 1% more than Ireland
Spending per secondary school student	$3,934.00 per student Ranked 17th.	$5,304.00 per student Ranked 12th. 35% more than Ireland
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level	320,620 Ranked 99th.	1.42 million Ranked 45th. 4 times more than Ireland
Scientific and technical journal articles per million	439.88 Ranked 21st.	830.49 Ranked 6th. 89% more than Ireland
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts	497 Ranked 18th.	506 Ranked 8th. 2% more than Ireland
Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts	496 Ranked 22nd.	514 Ranked 8th. 4% more than Ireland
Duration of education > Primary level	6 Ranked 109th. The same as Netherlands	6 Ranked 127th.
Literacy > Adults at low literacy level	57% Ranked 4th. 59% more than Netherlands	35.9% Ranked 14th.
Expected duration of education for all students	15.9 years Ranked 22nd.	17.2 years Ranked 12th. 8% more than Ireland
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary	13,259 Ranked 66th. 4% more than Netherlands	12,705 Ranked 67th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education	102.84% Ranked 14th. 5% more than Netherlands	98.19% Ranked 76th.
Public spending per student > Secondary level	15.2 Ranked 47th.	21.8 Ranked 29th. 43% more than Ireland
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level	48.48% Ranked 80th. 1% more than Netherlands	48.22% Ranked 103th.
Progression to secondary school	100% Ranked 1st. 2% more than Netherlands	98.12% Ranked 35th.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita	3.73 per 1,000 people Ranked 69th. 4 times more than Netherlands	0.849 per 1,000 people Ranked 102nd.
Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate	502 Ranked 15th.	510 Ranked 9th. 2% more than Ireland
Educational attainment > Senior secondary	22% Ranked 18th.	32% Ranked 15th. 45% more than Ireland
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women	96% Ranked 54th.	98% Ranked 36th. 2% more than Ireland
High school > Upper secondary starting age	16 Ranked 49th. 7% more than Netherlands	15 Ranked 162nd.
Elementary school starting age > Years	4 Ranked 178th.	6 Ranked 149th. 50% more than Ireland
Library books	757,048 Ranked 4th.	2.66 million Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Ireland
Teaching weeks per year > Primary	37 weeks per year Ranked 29th.	40 weeks per year Ranked 8th. 8% more than Ireland
Elementary school repeaters > All	0.69 Ranked 88th.	2.18 Ranked 67th. 3 times more than Ireland
School life expectancy > Male	14.5 years Ranked 20th.	16 years Ranked 5th. 10% more than Ireland
Universities > Top 200	1 Ranked 30th.	10 Ranked 4th. 10 times more than Ireland
Literacy > Adults at high literacy level	11.5% Ranked 14th.	20% Ranked 6th. 74% more than Ireland
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita	66.54 per 1,000 people Ranked 87th. 61% more than Netherlands	41.28 per 1,000 people Ranked 136th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000	113.84 Ranked 86th. 42% more than Netherlands	79.92 Ranked 125th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita	0.114 per capita Ranked 84th. 43% more than Netherlands	0.08 per capita Ranked 125th.
Primary teacher salary > Starting	$21,940.00 Ranked 9th.	$25,896.00 Ranked 4th. 18% more than Ireland
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men	96% Ranked 50th.	99% Ranked 30th. 3% more than Ireland
Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge per million	0.553% Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Netherlands	0.23% Ranked 7th.
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD	1.42% Ranked 20th.	1.73% Ranked 16th. 22% more than Ireland
Library books per 1000	206.05 Ranked 5th. 22% more than Netherlands	169.09 Ranked 4th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level	20.3 Ranked 89th. 2 times more than Netherlands	9.8 Ranked 135th.
Primary education > Teachers	24,792 Ranked 78th.	63,022 Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Ireland
Secondary education > Vocational pupils	49,836 Ranked 63th.	724,593 Ranked 16th. 15 times more than Ireland
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level	50.87% Ranked 35th. 5% more than Netherlands	48.55% Ranked 96th.
Students from households with computer > Age 13	77% Ranked 2nd.	80% Ranked 1st. 4% more than Ireland
Expenditure on education > Change in expenditure on education > Expenditure in tertiary education	102.35 Index of change, year 200 Ranked 27th.	110.56 Index of change, year 200 Ranked 23th. 8% more than Ireland
Private school enrolment > Primary level	1.4 Ranked 5th.	68.4 Ranked 3rd. 49 times more than Ireland
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years	8 Ranked 1st. 33% more than Netherlands	6 Ranked 127th.
Literacy > Adults with at least moderate literacy	43% Ranked 14th.	64.1% Ranked 4th. 49% more than Ireland
Library employees	56 Ranked 4th.	250 Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Ireland
Educational attainment > Junior secondary	42% Ranked 3rd.	45% Ranked 2nd. 7% more than Ireland
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10	941 hours Ranked 14th.	0.0 Ranked 37th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000	6.09 Ranked 38th. 46% more than Netherlands	4.18 Ranked 82nd.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000	78.76 Ranked 76th.	85.78 Ranked 65th. 9% more than Ireland
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita	1.8 per 1,000 people Ranked 68th. 3 times more than Netherlands	0.68 per 1,000 people Ranked 92nd.
Female enrolment share > Primary level	48.4% Ranked 12th. About the same as Netherlands	48.3% Ranked 91st.
Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge	2.46% Ranked 15th.	3.81% Ranked 10th. 54% more than Ireland
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$	$114.19 billion Ranked 29th.	$456.28 billion Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Ireland
Universities > Top 200 per million	0.24 Ranked 15th.	0.613 Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Ireland
Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology	n	5
Primary school starting age > Years	5 Ranked 196th.	6 Ranked 169th. 20% more than Ireland
Scouting > Members	42,666 Ranked 34th.	47,655 Ranked 27th. 12% more than Ireland
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries	87.83% Ranked 28th. 5% more than Netherlands	84% Ranked 38th.
High school > Share of total education spending	33.81% Ranked 58th.	40.68% Ranked 27th. 20% more than Ireland
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	86.5% Ranked 3rd.	89.9% Ranked 11th. 4% more than Ireland
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils	265,746 Ranked 85th.	775,682 Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Ireland
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000	6.12 Ranked 36th.	6.74 Ranked 46th. 10% more than Ireland
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment	98.81 Ranked 67th. 1% more than Netherlands	97.43 Ranked 90th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000	66.51 Ranked 87th. 61% more than Netherlands	41.28 Ranked 134th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male	7,853 Ranked 64th. 3 times more than Netherlands	2,740 Ranked 81st.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index	0.997 Ranked 32nd. 1% more than Netherlands	0.991 Ranked 71st.
Spending per primary school student	$2,745.00 per student Ranked 17th.	$3,795.00 per student Ranked 11th. 38% more than Ireland
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13	891 hours Ranked 26th.	1,067 hours Ranked 10th. 20% more than Ireland
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9	941 hours Ranked 14th.	1,000 hours Ranked 8th. 6% more than Ireland
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	50.5% Ranked 4th. 5% more than Netherlands	48.1% Ranked 90th.
Class size > Age 9	21.8 students Ranked 9th. 3% more than Netherlands	21.2 students Ranked 10th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000	81.54 Ranked 92nd.	87.63 Ranked 81st. 7% more than Ireland
Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64	16.95% Ranked 17th.	24.59% Ranked 9th. 45% more than Ireland
Scouting > Members per thousand people	9.3 Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Netherlands	2.84 Ranked 50th.
Primary completion rate > Women	103 Ranked 23th. 4% more than Netherlands	99 Ranked 43th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning science	10% Ranked 27th. 25% more than Netherlands	8% Ranked 33th.
School life expectancy > Female	15.3 years Ranked 15th.	15.8 years Ranked 10th. 3% more than Ireland
Elementary school repeaters > Male	0.76 Ranked 89th.	2.58 Ranked 54th. 3 times more than Ireland
Elementary school repeaters > Female	0.63 Ranked 85th.	1.77 Ranked 55th. 3 times more than Ireland
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men	99.5% Ranked 6th. 1% more than Netherlands	98.8% Ranked 10th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita	1.93 per 1,000 people Ranked 69th. 11 times more than Netherlands	0.168 per 1,000 people Ranked 106th.
High school teachers	29,729 Ranked 61st.	108,440 Ranked 29th. 4 times more than Ireland
Elementary school teachers	30,697 Ranked 66th.	79,000 Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Ireland
Primary teacher salary > After 15 years	$35,561.00 Ranked 4th. 15% more than Netherlands	$30,881.00 Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Adults at moderate literacy level	31.5% Ranked 12th.	44.2% Ranked 1st. 40% more than Ireland
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13	21.8 years experience Ranked 22nd. 8% more than Netherlands	20.2 years experience Ranked 24th.
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13	75% Ranked 17th. 1% more than Netherlands	74% Ranked 19th.
Homeschooling prevalance	Unknown	Around 400 children exempt*
Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 13	95% Ranked 9th. 8% more than Netherlands	88% Ranked 17th.
Students from households with computer > Age 13 per million	19.58% Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Netherlands	4.95% Ranked 16th.
High school enrolment rate > Male	98.12 Ranked 23th. 2% more than Netherlands	96.36 Ranked 38th.
Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education	97% Ranked 18th.	103% Ranked 1st. 6% more than Ireland
Students from households with study desk > Age 13	84% Ranked 23th.	95% Ranked 5th. 13% more than Ireland
Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education	35% Ranked 7th. 9% more than Netherlands	32% Ranked 12th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils	317,337 Ranked 86th.	1.41 million Ranked 37th. 4 times more than Ireland
Primary completion rate > Men	98 Ranked 34th.	101 Ranked 33th. 3% more than Ireland
Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills	n	n
Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP	0.005 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 18th.	0.017 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Ireland
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita	78.79 per 1,000 people Ranked 78th.	85.78 per 1,000 people Ranked 66th. 9% more than Ireland
Primary education > Pupils per 1000	110.66 Ranked 86th. 40% more than Netherlands	78.8 Ranked 120th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment	107.83 Ranked 21st. 10% more than Netherlands	98.37 Ranked 90th.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females	None	None
Teacher qualifications > Share with degree > Age 9	58% Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Netherlands	10% Ranked 13th.
Students from households with calculator > Age 13	95% Ranked 20th.	96% Ranked 15th. 1% more than Ireland
Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 9	89% Ranked 12th.	100% Ranked 4th. 12% more than Ireland
Share of university qualifications awarded to females	55% Ranked 15th. 2% more than Netherlands	54% Ranked 16th.
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million	0.318% Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Netherlands	0.105% Ranked 14th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages	10	14
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 30-39	28% Ranked 10th. 33% more than Netherlands	21% Ranked 20th.
Primary teacher salary > Starting per 1000	$5.84 Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Netherlands	$1.64 Ranked 12th.
Spending per secondary school student > Per $ GDP	$0.00 per student per $1,000 Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Netherlands	$0.00 per student per $1,000 Ranked 12th.
Library employees per million	15.24 Ranked 5th.	15.92 Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Ireland
Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13	49%	50%
Students living with mother > Age 9	96% Ranked 3rd. 8% more than Netherlands	89% Ranked 12th.
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 per million	19.07% Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Netherlands	4.58% Ranked 19th.
Students living with mother > Age 13	96% Ranked 10th. 1% more than Netherlands	95% Ranked 12th.
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 9	20.6 years experience Ranked 3rd. 18% more than Netherlands	17.4 years experience Ranked 10th.
Students from households with dictionary > Age 13	97% Ranked 7th. 1% more than Netherlands	96% Ranked 9th.
Expected duration of education for males	15.5 years Ranked 23th.	17.4 years Ranked 6th. 12% more than Ireland
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education	38% Ranked 5th. 41% more than Netherlands	27% Ranked 12th.
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education	91% Ranked 16th.	107% Ranked 1st. 18% more than Ireland
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree	55% Ranked 15th. 2% more than Netherlands	54% Ranked 16th.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP	6.47% Ranked 23th. 9% more than Netherlands	5.96% Ranked 30th.
Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force	35.7% Ranked 36th.	42.2% Ranked 28th. 18% more than Ireland
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment	25.6% Ranked 31st. 42% more than Netherlands	18% Ranked 53th.
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment	13.4% Ranked 48th.	20.3% Ranked 24th. 51% more than Ireland
Education spending > % of GDP	5.5% Ranked 44th. 8% more than Netherlands	5.1% Ranked 57th.
Spending per primary school student > Per $ GDP	$0.00 per student per $1,000 Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Netherlands	$0.00 per student per $1,000 Ranked 12th.
Teaching weeks per year > Lower secondary	33 weeks per year Ranked 35th.	40 weeks per year Ranked 8th. 21% more than Ireland
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross	105.83% gross Ranked 58th.	105.99% gross Ranked 55th. About the same as Ireland
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education	128.42 Ranked 42nd. 19% more than Netherlands	108.07 Ranked 72nd.
Primary teacher salary > Starting; ratio to GDP per capita	$35,561.00 Ranked 4th. 15% more than Netherlands	$30,881.00 Ranked 8th.
Secondary education > Pupils > % female	50.67% female Ranked 22nd. 4% more than Netherlands	48.5% female Ranked 80th.
Proportion of primary education time spent in physical education	5	9
Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group	101% Ranked 32nd. 1% more than Netherlands	99.9% Ranked 39th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary	0.76% Ranked 101st.	82.79% Ranked 4th. 109 times more than Ireland
School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross	51.36% gross Ranked 22nd.	56.94% gross Ranked 17th. 11% more than Ireland
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross	58.31% Ranked 24th.	60.6% Ranked 21st. 4% more than Ireland
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross	64.11% Ranked 25th. 1% more than Netherlands	63.78% Ranked 26th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net	97.14% Ranked 38th.	98.94% Ranked 21st. 2% more than Ireland
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net	86.41% Ranked 25th.	87.74% Ranked 17th. 2% more than Ireland
Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort	99.56% Ranked 10th.	100% Ranked 2nd. About the same as Ireland
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female	18 years Ranked 4th. 13% more than Netherlands	16 years Ranked 30th.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %	100.99% Ranked 38th. 2% more than Netherlands	98.89% Ranked 68th.
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross	66.04% Ranked 66th.	89.54% Ranked 34th. 36% more than Ireland
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross	67.94% Ranked 66th.	90.01% Ranked 35th. 32% more than Ireland
Secondary education, pupils > % female	49.46% Ranked 45th. 2% more than Netherlands	48.47% Ranked 72nd.
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita	20.21% Ranked 37th. 9% more than Netherlands	18.6% Ranked 41st.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita	$30,925.69 Ranked 7th. 1% more than Netherlands	$30,739.09 Ranked 9th.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP	61.55% Ranked 40th.	65.93% Ranked 23th. 7% more than Ireland
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %	102.99% Ranked 39th. 4% more than Netherlands	98.79% Ranked 70th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %	99.73% Ranked 39th. 1% more than Netherlands	99.05% Ranked 63th.
Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross	111.28% Ranked 3rd. 11% more than Netherlands	100.3% Ranked 17th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net	97.13% Ranked 24th.	98.75% Ranked 10th. 2% more than Ireland
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross	104.82% Ranked 67th.	107.85% Ranked 54th. 3% more than Ireland
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net	96.33% Ranked 32nd.	99.11% Ranked 10th. 3% more than Ireland
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary	0.56% Ranked 120th.	68.91% Ranked 5th. 123 times more than Ireland
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI	4.78% of GNI Ranked 59th.	4.91% of GNI Ranked 55th. 3% more than Ireland
Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP	4.54% Ranked 68th.	5.32% Ranked 45th. 17% more than Ireland
Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment	48.2% Ranked 6th. 4% more than Netherlands	46.3% Ranked 22nd.
Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment	24.9% Ranked 33th.	35.1% Ranked 51st. 41% more than Ireland
Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita	13.86% Ranked 53th.	18.66% Ranked 30th. 35% more than Ireland
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross	107.51% gross Ranked 12th.	119.71% gross Ranked 4th. 11% more than Ireland
Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita	24.84% Ranked 48th.	42.96% Ranked 25th. 73% more than Ireland
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women	100% Ranked 7th. 2% more than Netherlands	97.8% Ranked 21st.
School enrollment > Primary > % net	96.41% net Ranked 35th.	98.7% net Ranked 11th. 2% more than Ireland
Proportion of 17 year olds in tertiary education	5% Ranked 3rd. The same as Netherlands	5% Ranked 1st.
Rhodes scholarships > Recipients > > 1902-2009	11 Ranked 16th. 11 times more than Netherlands	1 Ranked 21st.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP	56.32% Ranked 65th.	58.9% Ranked 16th. 5% more than Ireland
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male	17 years Ranked 5th. The same as Netherlands	17 years Ranked 8th.
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %	104.2% Ranked 70th.	111.14% Ranked 64th. 7% more than Ireland
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross	115.93% gross Ranked 7th.	117.76% gross Ranked 5th. 2% more than Ireland
School enrollment, primary, male > % net	99.08% Ranked 7th. The same as Netherlands	99.08% Ranked 9th.
School enrollment > Primary > % gross	106.48% gross Ranked 58th.	107.42% gross Ranked 52nd. 1% more than Ireland
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net	97.99% Ranked 24th.	98.54% Ranked 18th. 1% more than Ireland
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure	13.15% Ranked 37th. 22% more than Netherlands	10.78% Ranked 54th.
Proportion of 18 year olds in tertiary education	32% Ranked 4th. 88% more than Netherlands	17% Ranked 11th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning mathematics	12% Ranked 27th. 20% more than Netherlands	10% Ranked 32nd.
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 9	67% Ranked 10th.	70% Ranked 9th. 4% more than Ireland
Proportion of 19 year olds in secondary education	3% Ranked 29th.	26% Ranked 13th. 9 times more than Ireland
Proportion of 20 year olds in secondary education	1% Ranked 26th.	23% Ranked 3rd. 23 times more than Ireland
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 60+	6% Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Netherlands	1% Ranked 19th.
Public spending on private institutions	6.3% Ranked 21st.	72.6% Ranked 1st. 12 times more than Ireland
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross	71.94% Ranked 7th.	72.45% Ranked 6th. 1% more than Ireland
Foreign students in the United States > 2008/09	6,858 Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Netherlands	2,318 Ranked 21st.
Total expenditure as % of GDP	4.6% of GDP Ranked 17th.	4.7% of GDP Ranked 16th. 2% more than Ireland
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of relevant age group	100.6% Ranked 75th. 1% more than Netherlands	99.37% Ranked 81st.
School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross	58.51% gross Ranked 26th.	59.19% gross Ranked 25th. 1% more than Ireland
Proportion of primary education time spent learning social studies	19% Ranked 2nd. 73% more than Netherlands	11% Ranked 22nd.

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