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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.
  • Mathematical literacy: Mathematical literacy mean value of performance scale 15 years old 2000
  • 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.
  • Scientific literacy: Scientific literacy mean value of performance scale 15 years old (2000)
  • 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.
  • Reading literacy: Reading literacy mean value of performance scale (15 years old, 2000)
  • 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.
  • Student attitude > Dislike of school: Percentage of schoolgoing children who do not like going to school (2000).
  • 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.
  • 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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  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • Student attitude > Find school boring: Percentage of students who do find school boring (2000).
  • 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 capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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 > 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.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10: Intended hours of instruction per year for 10 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Educational attainment > Junior secondary: Percentage of adult population (aged 25-64) educated till junior secondary level (year 2000).
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Student attitude > Report class disorder: Percentage of students who report high noise level and disorder in classes (2000).
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Universities > Top 200 per million: Number of universities in the top 200. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology: Intended instruction time spent studying technology, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • 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. 
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9: Intended hours of instruction per year for 9 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13: Intended hours of instruction per year for 14 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.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 13: Of those teachers who teach students aged 13, the percentage who have specialised teacher training.
  • 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.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 9: Of those teachers who teach students aged 9, the percentage who have specialised teacher training.
  • 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.
  • Repitition rate > Secondary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of secondary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
  • 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.
  • Share of university qualifications awarded to females: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
  • Young shorttext readers: Share of 15-year-olds who are frequent shorttext (particularly comics) readers (2000)
  • Young longtext readers: Share of 15-year-olds who are frequent longtext readers(2000)
  • 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 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.
  • Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 30-39: Percentage of primary teachers who are aged 30-39. Data for 1999.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • Progression to secondary level: Progression to secondary level is the number of new entrants to the first grade of general secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • 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 living with mother > Age 9: Percentage of nine-year-old students who live with their mother.
  • Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students whose mothers have at least secondary education.
  • Students from households with dictionary > Age 13: The percentage of 13-year-old students who come from a household with a dictionary.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Female teachers > Lower secondary: Percentage share of lower secondary level teachers at who are female. 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.
  • 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.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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.
  • Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total female enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % 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, secondary, male > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the total male enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment > 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.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female: Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. Technical/vocational programmes is the number of female students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Repeaters, secondary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total male enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Secondary is the total public expenditure per student in secondary 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).
  • Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with primary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed post-secondary > Post-secondary and tertiary education > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Compares countries by the percentage of its population 25 years or older that has completed post-secondary education, as defined by the levels 4, 5 and 6 of ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education), and index developed by UNESCO. The data was compiled by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), which elaborates statistics to provide a global perspective on education, science, culture, and communication
  • Total expenditure as % of GDP: Total expenditure on education per year per country as % of GDP (Year 2000).
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Tertiary is the total public expenditure per student in tertiary 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).
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % 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.
  • 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 > 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. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education (% of total unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education, teachers > % female: Secondary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Secondary is the number of female teachers at the secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education > Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Share of university qualifications awarded to females > Advanced research degree: Percentage share of advanced research degrees awarded to females. Data for 2000.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % 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."
  • Participation > 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."
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total female enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • School enrollment, secondary, male > % net: School enrollment, secondary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the ratio of male children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the male population of the official secondary school age.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • 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.
  • Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 60+: Percentage of primary teachers aged 60 years of age or more. Data for 1999.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Female: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Male: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning religion: Intended instruction time spent studying religion, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • 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.
  • Students from households with calculator > Age 9: Percentage of nine-year-old students who come from households with at least one calculator.
  • 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.
  • Students from households with computer > Age 9: Percentage of nine-year-old students who come from households with at least one computer.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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."
  • Expected duration of education for females: Expected years of schooling for a female 5-year-old under current conditions, excluding education for children under 5. Data for 2000.
STAT Ireland New Zealand HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 9.4
Ranked 15th.
11.7
Ranked 3rd. 24% more than Ireland
Children out of school, primary 5,853
Ranked 81st. 2 times more than New Zealand
2,587
Ranked 95th.

Children out of school, primary per 1000 1.28
Ranked 84th. 2 times more than New Zealand
0.587
Ranked 101st.

Children out of school, primary, female 3,561
Ranked 70th. 5 times more than New Zealand
712
Ranked 91st.

College and university > Gender parity index 1.13
Ranked 49th.
1.46
Ranked 25th. 30% more than Ireland

Compulsary education duration 10
Ranked 71st.
12
Ranked 19th. 20% more than Ireland

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 6.47%
Ranked 23th.
7.26%
Ranked 5th. 12% more than Ireland

High school enrolment rate 98.78
Ranked 24th.
99.83
Ranked 4th. 1% more than Ireland

Homeschooling legal status Legal, homeschooling is allowed by the constitution. Legal as alternative to the mandatory public school system.
Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 26th. The same as New Zealand
99%
Ranked 22nd.

Primary education, duration > Years 8
Ranked 2nd. 33% more than New Zealand
6
Ranked 72nd.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 7.18
Ranked 21st. 32% more than New Zealand
5.42
Ranked 50th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 15.57
Ranked 87th. 7% more than New Zealand
14.55
Ranked 96th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 14.28
Ranked 31st.
14.37
Ranked 57th. 1% more than Ireland

Secondary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 190th.
7
Ranked 53th. 40% more than Ireland

College and university > Share of total education spending 22.22%
Ranked 43th.
27.41%
Ranked 10th. 23% more than Ireland

Average IQ 93
Ranked 23th.
100
Ranked 8th. 8% more than Ireland
Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 25th. The same as New Zealand
99%
Ranked 20th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.778
Ranked 76th. 5 times more than New Zealand
0.162
Ranked 97th.

College and university > Gender ratio 121.73
Ranked 50th.
147.68
Ranked 21st. 21% more than Ireland

Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 175th. The same as New Zealand
2
Ranked 154th.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 6.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th.
9.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 53% more than Ireland

Duration of compulsory education 10 years
Ranked 56th.
12 years
Ranked 12th. 20% more than Ireland
Secondary education, pupils 331,047
Ranked 87th.
508,362
Ranked 73th. 54% more than Ireland

College and university > Private school share 4.71%
Ranked 96th.
12.6%
Ranked 80th. 3 times more than Ireland

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 54th.
1
Ranked 31st. 1% more than Ireland

School life expectancy > Total 14.9 years
Ranked 17th.
16.2 years
Ranked 5th. 9% more than Ireland
Primary education, teachers 32,848
Ranked 63th. 38% more than New Zealand
23,872
Ranked 75th.

Primary education, pupils 511,466
Ranked 79th. 47% more than New Zealand
347,349
Ranked 91st.

Tertiary enrollment 47.5%
Ranked 26th.
69.2%
Ranked 4th. 46% more than Ireland
Spending per student > College and university 26.3
Ranked 28th.
29.24
Ranked 24th. 11% more than Ireland

High school > Gender ratio 106.44
Ranked 22nd. 1% more than New Zealand
105.44
Ranked 27th.

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 117th. 20% more than New Zealand
5
Ranked 159th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 3.89
Ranked 18th. 19% more than New Zealand
3.26
Ranked 39th.

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 86th. 50% more than Ireland

Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 35th. The same as New Zealand
99%
Ranked 30th.
Spending > USD 12.32 billion
Ranked 29th. 53% more than New Zealand
8.03 billion
Ranked 38th.

High school > Private school share 0.698%
Ranked 119th.
10.92%
Ranked 72nd. 16 times more than Ireland

Spending > Proportion 5.17
Ranked 43th.
6.62
Ranked 11th. 28% more than Ireland

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 18.17
Ranked 97th. 11% more than New Zealand
16.37
Ranked 111th.

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 174th. The same as New Zealand
3
Ranked 130th.

High school repeaters > Male 1.2
Ranked 76th. 2% more than New Zealand
1.18
Ranked 32nd.

Preschool enrollment rate 105.09
Ranked 64th. 4% more than New Zealand
101.21
Ranked 83th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 20,565.69
Ranked 44th. 4 times more than New Zealand
5,210.25
Ranked 107th.

Primary completion rate 98
Ranked 37th.
100
Ranked 11th. 2% more than Ireland
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 181,557
Ranked 63th.
184,808
Ranked 62nd. 2% more than Ireland

Teachers as percentage of labor force 4.7%
Ranked 12th. The same as New Zealand
4.7%
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 496
Ranked 20th.
521
Ranked 5th. 5% more than Ireland
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 8
Ranked 2nd. 33% more than New Zealand
6
Ranked 77th.

Children out of school > Primary 15,168
Ranked 65th. 8 times more than New Zealand
1,914
Ranked 99th.

Secondary education, teachers 27,273
Ranked 32nd.
35,381
Ranked 46th. 30% more than Ireland

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 7.42
Ranked 17th.
8.03
Ranked 22nd. 8% more than Ireland

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 23.96
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than New Zealand
11.01
Ranked 91st.

Mathematical literacy 503
Ranked 15th.
537
Ranked 3rd. 7% more than Ireland
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 162nd.
4
Ranked 44th. 33% more than Ireland

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.501
Ranked 84th. 18% more than New Zealand
0.426
Ranked 87th.

Scientific literacy 513
Ranked 9th.
528
Ranked 6th. 3% more than Ireland
Spending per student > High school 23.3
Ranked 23th. 17% more than New Zealand
19.83
Ranked 33th.

Secondary education, general pupils 278,192
Ranked 92nd.
431,737
Ranked 73th. 55% more than Ireland

Reading literacy 527
Ranked 5th.
529
Ranked 3rd. About the same as Ireland
High school > Gender parity index 1.03
Ranked 34th.
1.05
Ranked 36th. 1% more than Ireland

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 496
Ranked 20th.
521
Ranked 5th. 5% more than Ireland
Scientific and technical journal articles 1,758
Ranked 37th.
3,034
Ranked 30th. 73% more than Ireland

Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 498
Ranked 20th.
521
Ranked 5th. 5% more than Ireland
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 38%
Ranked 7th.
51%
Ranked 2nd. 34% more than Ireland
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 10.48%
Ranked 32nd. 5 times more than New Zealand
1.99%
Ranked 95th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 46.17
Ranked 21st.
46.8
Ranked 17th. 1% more than Ireland

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 5
Ranked 206th. The same as New Zealand
5
Ranked 194th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 14%
Ranked 44th.
20.9%
Ranked 8th. 49% more than Ireland

Children out of school, primary, male 2,292
Ranked 77th. 22% more than New Zealand
1,875
Ranked 78th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5.6%
Ranked 34th.
7%
Ranked 11th. 25% more than Ireland

High school > Students per teacher 14.28
Ranked 33th.
14.37
Ranked 58th. 1% more than Ireland

Secondary education > General pupils 270,724
Ranked 98th.
427,368
Ranked 77th. 58% more than Ireland

Spending per student > Elementary school 15.8
Ranked 36th.
17.62
Ranked 30th. 12% more than Ireland

Secondary school starting age > Years 13
Ranked 29th. 18% more than New Zealand
11
Ranked 159th.

High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 104th. 9% more than New Zealand
11
Ranked 140th.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 6.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 15% more than New Zealand
5.31 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th.

Educational attainment > Tertiary 36%
Ranked 3rd. 24% more than New Zealand
29%
Ranked 8th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 447,618
Ranked 100th. 24% more than New Zealand
361,866
Ranked 112th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 74.8%
Ranked 44th.
82.8%
Ranked 34th. 11% more than Ireland

Schools connected to the Internet 99%
Ranked 12th.
100%
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than Ireland

Public spending per student > Primary level 13.3
Ranked 40th.
19.9
Ranked 6th. 50% more than Ireland
Primary education, pupils per 1000 111.75
Ranked 73th. 42% more than New Zealand
78.85
Ranked 96th.

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 72.33
Ranked 100th.
115.4
Ranked 13th. 60% more than Ireland

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.27
Ranked 33th.
1.5
Ranked 15th. 18% more than Ireland

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.09
Ranked 22nd. 2% more than New Zealand
1.07
Ranked 27th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 46.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st.
46.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 2% more than Ireland

Student attitude > Dislike of school 34%
Ranked 7th. The same as New Zealand
34%
Ranked 8th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 4.49
Ranked 42nd. 4 times more than New Zealand
1.18
Ranked 108th.

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 171st.
7
Ranked 48th. 40% more than Ireland

Teacher student ratio > High school 10.54
Ranked 89th.
14.49
Ranked 49th. 37% more than Ireland

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 3.73
Ranked 68th. 8 times more than New Zealand
0.468
Ranked 108th.

High school repeaters > Female 1.21
Ranked 67th. 51% more than New Zealand
0.8
Ranked 33th.

Class size > Age 13 19.2 students
Ranked 14th.
20.8 students
Ranked 11th. 8% more than Ireland
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 15.86
Ranked 93th. 4% more than New Zealand
15.32
Ranked 96th.

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11 941 hours
Ranked 14th.
985 hours
Ranked 9th. 5% more than Ireland
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 99.7%
Ranked 6th. 8% more than New Zealand
92.2%
Ranked 30th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 486,921
Ranked 79th. 40% more than New Zealand
348,160
Ranked 90th.

Primary education > Duration > Years 8 years
Ranked 1st. 33% more than New Zealand
6 years
Ranked 70th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $27,450.89
Ranked 7th. 47% more than New Zealand
$18,653.13
Ranked 20th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 100.13
Ranked 69th.
104.01
Ranked 58th. 4% more than Ireland

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 60.78
Ranked 91st.
98.01
Ranked 19th. 61% more than Ireland

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12 891 hours
Ranked 24th.
985 hours
Ranked 15th. 11% more than Ireland
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 494
Ranked 22nd.
517
Ranked 6th. 5% more than Ireland
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 0.801%
Ranked 130th.
1.98%
Ranked 113th. 2 times more than Ireland

High school > Lower secondary starting age 13
Ranked 29th. 18% more than New Zealand
11
Ranked 164th.

Elementary school > Gender ratio 100.53
Ranked 18th. The same as New Zealand
100.46
Ranked 21st.

High school enrolment rate > Female 100
Ranked 11th. About the same as New Zealand
99.64
Ranked 4th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 96%
Ranked 58th.
99%
Ranked 16th. 3% more than Ireland

Duration of education > Secondary level 5
Ranked 168th.
7
Ranked 47th. 40% more than Ireland
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 27.8
Ranked 53th. 9% more than New Zealand
25.5
Ranked 16th.
Secondary education > Pupils 320,560
Ranked 92nd.
482,959
Ranked 71st. 51% more than Ireland

Primary education > Pupils 450,413
Ranked 93th. 28% more than New Zealand
353,062
Ranked 108th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 73%
Ranked 56th.
84.7%
Ranked 37th. 16% more than Ireland

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 81.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th.
122.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 50% more than Ireland

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 55.72%
Ranked 42nd.
58.79%
Ranked 24th. 6% more than Ireland

Secondary education, vocational pupils 52,855
Ranked 63th.
76,625
Ranked 56th. 45% more than Ireland

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 15.57
Ranked 88th. 7% more than New Zealand
14.55
Ranked 98th.

Secondary education > Teachers 21,630
Ranked 67th.
38,188
Ranked 64th. 77% more than Ireland

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 18 years
Ranked 4th.
19 years
Ranked 2nd. 6% more than Ireland
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 98.54
Ranked 21st. 5% more than New Zealand
94.09
Ranked 11th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 320,620
Ranked 99th.
482,959
Ranked 83th. 51% more than Ireland

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 439.88
Ranked 21st.
753.38
Ranked 11th. 71% more than Ireland

Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 497
Ranked 18th.
518
Ranked 6th. 4% more than Ireland
Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 496
Ranked 22nd.
532
Ranked 3rd. 7% more than Ireland
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 109th. The same as New Zealand
6
Ranked 66th.
Literacy > Adults at low literacy level 57%
Ranked 4th. 13% more than New Zealand
50.6%
Ranked 5th.
Expected duration of education for all students 15.9 years
Ranked 22nd.
17.3 years
Ranked 10th. 9% more than Ireland
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 13,259
Ranked 66th. 7 times more than New Zealand
1,823
Ranked 93th.

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 102.84%
Ranked 14th.
103.38%
Ranked 10th. 1% more than Ireland

Public spending per student > Secondary level 15.2
Ranked 47th.
22.3
Ranked 14th. 47% more than Ireland
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.48%
Ranked 80th. About the same as New Zealand
48.42%
Ranked 84th.

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 3.73 per 1,000 people
Ranked 69th. 8 times more than New Zealand
0.471 per 1,000 people
Ranked 109th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 502
Ranked 15th.
531
Ranked 5th. 6% more than Ireland
Educational attainment > Senior secondary 22%
Ranked 18th.
46%
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Ireland
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 96%
Ranked 54th.
99%
Ranked 16th. 3% more than Ireland

High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 49th. 7% more than New Zealand
15
Ranked 113th.

Elementary school starting age > Years 4
Ranked 178th.
5
Ranked 166th. 25% more than Ireland

Student attitude > Find school boring 67%
Ranked 1st. 12% more than New Zealand
60%
Ranked 4th.
Teaching weeks per year > Primary 37 weeks per year
Ranked 29th.
39 weeks per year
Ranked 16th. 5% more than Ireland
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.69
Ranked 88th.
3.79
Ranked 60th. 5 times more than Ireland

School life expectancy > Male 14.5 years
Ranked 20th.
15.6 years
Ranked 8th. 8% more than Ireland
Universities > Top 200 1
Ranked 30th.
3
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Ireland
Literacy > Adults at high literacy level 11.5%
Ranked 14th.
17.6%
Ranked 11th. 53% more than Ireland
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 66.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th.
108.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 63% more than Ireland

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.114 per capita
Ranked 84th. 24% more than New Zealand
0.092 per capita
Ranked 113th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 113.84
Ranked 86th. 24% more than New Zealand
91.65
Ranked 114th.

Primary teacher salary > Starting $21,940.00
Ranked 9th. 32% more than New Zealand
$16,678.00
Ranked 18th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 96%
Ranked 50th.
99%
Ranked 22nd. 3% more than Ireland

Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD 1.42%
Ranked 20th. 22% more than New Zealand
1.16%
Ranked 22nd.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 20.3
Ranked 89th. 30% more than New Zealand
15.6
Ranked 112th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 85%
Ranked 33th. 1% more than New Zealand
84%
Ranked 15th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 49,836
Ranked 63th.
55,591
Ranked 61st. 12% more than Ireland

Primary education > Teachers 24,792
Ranked 78th. 15% more than New Zealand
21,562
Ranked 83th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 50.87%
Ranked 35th. 1% more than New Zealand
50.32%
Ranked 47th.

Students from households with computer > Age 13 77%
Ranked 2nd. 31% more than New Zealand
59%
Ranked 9th.
Expenditure on education > Change in expenditure on education > Expenditure in tertiary education 102.35 Index of change, year 200
Ranked 27th.
117.77 Index of change, year 200
Ranked 14th. 15% more than Ireland
Private school enrolment > Primary level 1.4
Ranked 5th.
2
Ranked 70th. 43% more than Ireland
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 8
Ranked 1st. 33% more than New Zealand
6
Ranked 64th.

Literacy > Adults with at least moderate literacy 43%
Ranked 14th.
49.4%
Ranked 13th. 15% more than Ireland
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10 941 hours
Ranked 14th.
985 hours
Ranked 9th. 5% more than Ireland
Educational attainment > Junior secondary 42%
Ranked 3rd. 75% more than New Zealand
24%
Ranked 9th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 78.76
Ranked 76th.
122.31
Ranked 15th. 55% more than Ireland

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 6.09
Ranked 38th. 15% more than New Zealand
5.28
Ranked 57th.

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 1.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th. 7 times more than New Zealand
0.264 per 1,000 people
Ranked 103th.

Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.4%
Ranked 12th.
48.6%
Ranked 58th. About the same as Ireland
Student attitude > Report class disorder 26%
Ranked 13th.
32%
Ranked 10th. 23% more than Ireland
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $114.19 billion
Ranked 29th. 42% more than New Zealand
$80.50 billion
Ranked 35th.

Universities > Top 200 per million 0.24
Ranked 15th.
0.726
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Ireland
Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology n 8
Primary school starting age > Years 5
Ranked 196th. The same as New Zealand
5
Ranked 187th.

Scouting > Members 42,666
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than New Zealand
17,939
Ranked 55th.
High school > Share of total education spending 33.81%
Ranked 58th.
38.13%
Ranked 10th. 13% more than Ireland

Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 86.5%
Ranked 3rd.
91.6%
Ranked 8th. 6% more than Ireland
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 265,746
Ranked 85th.
427,368
Ranked 75th. 61% more than Ireland

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 66.51
Ranked 87th.
108.24
Ranked 21st. 63% more than Ireland

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 6.12
Ranked 36th.
9.34
Ranked 18th. 53% more than Ireland

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 98.81
Ranked 67th.
99.75
Ranked 35th. 1% more than Ireland

Children out of school > Primary > Male 7,853
Ranked 64th. 9 times more than New Zealand
841
Ranked 96th.

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.997
Ranked 32nd.
1
Ranked 31st. 1% more than Ireland

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9 941 hours
Ranked 14th.
985 hours
Ranked 10th. 5% more than Ireland
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13 891 hours
Ranked 26th.
930 hours
Ranked 21st. 4% more than Ireland
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 50.5%
Ranked 4th. About the same as New Zealand
50.3%
Ranked 42nd.
Class size > Age 9 21.8 students
Ranked 9th.
28.9 students
Ranked 4th. 33% more than Ireland
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 81.54
Ranked 92nd.
122.31
Ranked 20th. 50% more than Ireland

Scouting > Members per thousand people 9.3
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than New Zealand
4.05
Ranked 35th.
Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64 16.95%
Ranked 17th.
30.33%
Ranked 3rd. 79% more than Ireland
Primary completion rate > Women 103
Ranked 23th. 4% more than New Zealand
99
Ranked 9th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning science 10%
Ranked 27th.
14%
Ranked 8th. 40% more than Ireland
School life expectancy > Female 15.3 years
Ranked 15th.
16.7 years
Ranked 6th. 9% more than Ireland
Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.76
Ranked 89th.
4.04
Ranked 50th. 5 times more than Ireland

Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.63
Ranked 85th.
3.52
Ranked 50th. 6 times more than Ireland

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 99.5%
Ranked 6th. 9% more than New Zealand
91.2%
Ranked 27th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 1.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 69th. 9 times more than New Zealand
0.207 per 1,000 people
Ranked 103th.

High school teachers 29,729
Ranked 61st.
35,504
Ranked 47th. 19% more than Ireland

Elementary school teachers 30,697
Ranked 66th. 35% more than New Zealand
22,730
Ranked 78th.

Primary teacher salary > After 15 years $35,561.00
Ranked 4th. 9% more than New Zealand
$32,573.00
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Adults at moderate literacy level 31.5%
Ranked 12th.
31.9%
Ranked 11th. 1% more than Ireland
Students from households with computer > Age 13 per million 19.58%
Ranked 4th. 31% more than New Zealand
14.94%
Ranked 5th.
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13 21.8 years experience
Ranked 22nd. 25% more than New Zealand
17.4 years experience
Ranked 25th.
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 75%
Ranked 17th.
87%
Ranked 5th. 16% more than Ireland
Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 13 95%
Ranked 9th.
96%
Ranked 8th. 1% more than Ireland
High school enrolment rate > Male 98.12
Ranked 23th.
100
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Ireland

Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education 97%
Ranked 18th. 3% more than New Zealand
94%
Ranked 21st.
Students from households with study desk > Age 13 84%
Ranked 23th.
87%
Ranked 19th. 4% more than Ireland
Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education 35%
Ranked 7th. 6% more than New Zealand
33%
Ranked 8th.
Primary completion rate > Men 98
Ranked 34th.
101
Ranked 6th. 3% more than Ireland
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 317,337
Ranked 86th.
526,152
Ranked 66th. 66% 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.
0.03 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Ireland
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 107.83
Ranked 21st. About the same as New Zealand
107.41
Ranked 23th.

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 110.66
Ranked 86th. 28% more than New Zealand
86.38
Ranked 113th.

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 78.79 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th.
122.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th. 56% more than Ireland

Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 9 89%
Ranked 12th.
99%
Ranked 5th. 11% more than Ireland
Teacher qualifications > Share with degree > Age 9 58%
Ranked 5th. Twice as much as New Zealand
29%
Ranked 8th.
Students from households with calculator > Age 13 95%
Ranked 20th.
96%
Ranked 14th. 1% more than Ireland
Repitition rate > Secondary level 3
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than New Zealand
0.8
Ranked 42nd.
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million 0.318%
Ranked 8th. 18% more than New Zealand
0.269%
Ranked 10th.
Share of university qualifications awarded to females 55%
Ranked 15th.
64%
Ranked 4th. 16% more than Ireland
Young shorttext readers 8.9%
Ranked 26th.
12.4%
Ranked 21st. 39% more than Ireland
Young longtext readers 27.6%
Ranked 7th.
39.4%
Ranked 1st. 43% more than Ireland
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages 10 n
Primary teacher salary > Starting per 1000 $5.84
Ranked 2nd. 34% more than New Zealand
$4.35
Ranked 6th.
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 30-39 28%
Ranked 10th. 33% more than New Zealand
21%
Ranked 19th.
Pupils reaching grade 5 98.5
Ranked 14th. 16% more than New Zealand
84.7
Ranked 10th.
Progression to secondary level 85.6
Ranked 22nd.
112
Ranked 1st. 31% more than Ireland
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 per million 19.07%
Ranked 8th.
22.03%
Ranked 6th. 16% more than Ireland
Students living with mother > Age 13 96%
Ranked 10th. 4% more than New Zealand
92%
Ranked 22nd.
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 9 20.6 years experience
Ranked 3rd. 33% more than New Zealand
15.5 years experience
Ranked 15th.
Students living with mother > Age 9 96%
Ranked 3rd. 9% more than New Zealand
88%
Ranked 13th.
Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13 49% 51%
Students from households with dictionary > Age 13 97%
Ranked 7th. The same as New Zealand
97%
Ranked 3rd.
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree 55%
Ranked 15th.
64%
Ranked 4th. 16% more than Ireland
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education 38%
Ranked 5th. 23% more than New Zealand
31%
Ranked 10th.
Female teachers > Lower secondary 57.6%
Ranked 17th.
65%
Ranked 9th. 13% more than Ireland
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education 91%
Ranked 16th. 1% more than New Zealand
90%
Ranked 17th.
Expected duration of education for males 15.5 years
Ranked 23th.
16.6 years
Ranked 14th. 7% more than Ireland
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total > % of relevant age group 97.2%
Ranked 97th.
107.03%
Ranked 25th. 10% more than Ireland

School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 89.24% net
Ranked 26th.
92.71% net
Ranked 14th. 4% more than Ireland

Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment 0.579%
Ranked 89th.
3.52%
Ranked 52nd. 6 times more than Ireland

Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % of relevant age group 101.18%
Ranked 76th. 1% more than New Zealand
99.7%
Ranked 87th.

School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross 116.07%
Ranked 7th.
117.01%
Ranked 6th. 1% more than Ireland

School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 65.96% gross
Ranked 25th.
102.66% gross
Ranked 1st. 56% more than Ireland

Proportion of primary education time spent learning social studies 19%
Ranked 2nd. 36% more than New Zealand
14%
Ranked 9th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female 50.91%
Ranked 8th. 2% more than New Zealand
49.87%
Ranked 15th.

Repeaters, secondary, male > % of male enrollment 1.69%
Ranked 84th. 44% more than New Zealand
1.18%
Ranked 34th.

Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita 29.1%
Ranked 23th. 22% more than New Zealand
23.79%
Ranked 13th.

Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force 23.9%
Ranked 17th. 25% more than New Zealand
19.1%
Ranked 55th.

School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 58.51% gross
Ranked 26th.
85.78% gross
Ranked 3rd. 47% more than Ireland

Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of relevant age group 100.6%
Ranked 75th. 2% more than New Zealand
99.1%
Ranked 82nd.

Secondary education > Vocational pupils per 1000 12.24
Ranked 51st.
14.08
Ranked 38th. 15% more than Ireland

Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed post-secondary > Post-secondary and tertiary education > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 36.02%
Ranked 3rd.
45.03%
Ranked 2nd. 25% more than Ireland
Total expenditure as % of GDP 4.6% of GDP
Ranked 17th.
5.8% of GDP
Ranked 8th. 26% more than Ireland
School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 0.63%
Ranked 110th.
19.75%
Ranked 44th. 31 times more than Ireland

School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 0.97%
Ranked 118th.
11.91%
Ranked 50th. 12 times more than Ireland

Foreign students in the United States > 2008/09 6,858
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than New Zealand
2,769
Ranked 19th.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ $137.90 billion
Ranked 32nd. 94% more than New Zealand
$70.94 billion
Ranked 42nd.

Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 33.17%
Ranked 40th. The same as New Zealand
33.16%
Ranked 21st.

School enrollment > Secondary > % net 86.54% net
Ranked 35th.
91.08% net
Ranked 16th. 5% more than Ireland

Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 103.17%
Ranked 53th.
112.83%
Ranked 6th. 9% more than Ireland

School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross 103.55% gross
Ranked 5th. 13% more than New Zealand
92.01% gross
Ranked 27th.

School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 83.98% net
Ranked 37th.
89.54% net
Ranked 18th. 7% more than Ireland

Secondary education > Teachers > % female 50.95% female
Ranked 55th.
59.8% female
Ranked 43th. 17% more than Ireland

Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force 48.7%
Ranked 2nd. 18% more than New Zealand
41.2%
Ranked 10th.

Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 18.5%
Ranked 43th.
25.7%
Ranked 20th. 39% more than Ireland

School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 71.94%
Ranked 7th. 8% more than New Zealand
66.33%
Ranked 12th.

Primary education > Pupils > % female 48.48% female
Ranked 75th. The same as New Zealand
48.48% female
Ranked 74th.

Secondary education, teachers > % female 54.61%
Ranked 24th.
61.71%
Ranked 35th. 13% more than Ireland

Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.111 per capita
Ranked 84th. 28% more than New Zealand
0.087 per capita
Ranked 113th.

Share of university qualifications awarded to females > Advanced research degree 47%
Ranked 6th. 9% more than New Zealand
43%
Ranked 10th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 48.74%
Ranked 55th.
48.76%
Ranked 52nd. The same as Ireland

Secondary education, teachers, female 14,895
Ranked 27th.
21,832
Ranked 42nd. 47% more than Ireland

Elementary school teachers > % female 84.46%
Ranked 39th. 1% more than New Zealand
83.52%
Ranked 42nd.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net 88.38%
Ranked 20th.
90.77%
Ranked 16th. 3% more than Ireland

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 118.62%
Ranked 6th.
121.78%
Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Ireland

Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female 49.67%
Ranked 77th.
50.54%
Ranked 64th. 2% more than Ireland

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female 50.38%
Ranked 27th. 1% more than New Zealand
49.83%
Ranked 39th.

Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 1.56%
Ranked 75th. 94% more than New Zealand
0.804%
Ranked 35th.

School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 98.6%
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than New Zealand
96.39%
Ranked 4th.

Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 53.92%
Ranked 9th.
59.59%
Ranked 3rd. 11% more than Ireland

Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils 52,636
Ranked 55th.
55,591
Ranked 56th. 6% more than Ireland

Public spending on private institutions 6.3%
Ranked 21st.
9.1%
Ranked 15th. 44% more than Ireland
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 60+ 6%
Ranked 4th. Twice as much as New Zealand
3%
Ranked 9th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 96.33%
Ranked 38th.
99.22%
Ranked 11th. 3% more than Ireland

Preschool enrollment rate > Female 111.04
Ranked 3rd. 16% more than New Zealand
95.54
Ranked 23th.

Preschool enrollment rate > Male 111.5
Ranked 3rd. 20% more than New Zealand
92.68
Ranked 27th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 101.29
Ranked 62nd.
103.92
Ranked 56th. 3% more than Ireland

School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 99.03
Ranked 81st.
104.1
Ranked 66th. 5% more than Ireland

Proportion of primary education time spent learning religion 7 n
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female 100
Ranked 7th. 6% more than New Zealand
94.46
Ranked 6th.

School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male 97.17
Ranked 19th. 4% more than New Zealand
93.74
Ranked 7th.

Proportion of 19 year olds in secondary education 3%
Ranked 29th.
12%
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Ireland
Students from households with calculator > Age 9 82%
Ranked 5th.
86%
Ranked 4th. 5% more than Ireland
Proportion of 18 year olds in tertiary education 32%
Ranked 4th. 28% more than New Zealand
25%
Ranked 8th.
Students from households with computer > Age 9 72%
Ranked 2nd. 38% more than New Zealand
52%
Ranked 4th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 90.45%
Ranked 18th.
92.06%
Ranked 15th. 2% more than Ireland

Expected duration of education for females 16.4 years
Ranked 19th.
18.1 years
Ranked 9th. 10% more than Ireland

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