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Education Stats: compare key data on Israel & Lebanon

Definitions

  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • 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.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • 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.
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • 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.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • 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).
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • 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. 
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • 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."
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Percentage of population older than 24 years that has completed tertiary education.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary 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.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with secondary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Education spending > % of GDP: Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP, 2000-2002)
  • Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Percentage of private enrolment. Primary is the enrolment in private primary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in primary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • Primary education, pupils > % female: Primary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Primary is the number of female students at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % gross: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Female is the total female enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Primary completion rate. Total is the total number of new entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as percentage of the total population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade of primary. This indicator is also known as "gross intake rate to the last grade of primary." The ratio can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Secondary education, general pupils > % female: Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. General programmes is the number of female students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Total enrollment, primary, male > % net: Total enrollment, primary, male (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with primary education, female (% of female 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.
  • Labor force with tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education (% of total). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Male is the number of males age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the male population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • School enrollment, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
STAT Israel Lebanon HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 91.75
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Lebanon
89.61
Ranked 14th.
Children out of school, primary 20,236
Ranked 67th. 13% more than Lebanon
17,915
Ranked 41st.

Children out of school, primary per 1000 2.65
Ranked 72nd.
4.05
Ranked 36th. 53% more than Israel

Children out of school, primary, female 8,413
Ranked 69th.
15,869
Ranked 32nd. 89% more than Israel

College and university > Gender parity index 1.3
Ranked 52nd. 12% more than Lebanon
1.15
Ranked 47th.

College and university > Share of total education spending 16.88%
Ranked 69th.
26.49%
Ranked 16th. 57% more than Israel

Compulsary education duration 11
Ranked 40th. 22% more than Lebanon
9
Ranked 71st.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.59%
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Lebanon
1.65%
Ranked 60th.

High school enrolment rate 70.53
Ranked 80th.
86.47
Ranked 8th. 23% more than Israel

Literacy > Total population 97.1%
Ranked 3rd. 11% more than Lebanon
87.4%
Ranked 87th.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 97th. The same as Lebanon
6
Ranked 102nd.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 8.46
Ranked 9th. 18% more than Lebanon
7.19
Ranked 14th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 13.06
Ranked 109th.
14.34
Ranked 64th. 10% more than Israel

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 9.76
Ranked 88th. 5% more than Lebanon
9.31
Ranked 87th.

Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 129th. The same as Lebanon
6
Ranked 132nd.

Average IQ 94
Ranked 20th. 9% more than Lebanon
86
Ranked 31st.
Literacy > Female 95.9%
Ranked 3rd. 17% more than Lebanon
82.2%
Ranked 91st.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 1.1
Ranked 74th.
3.59
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Israel

College and university > Gender ratio 131.09
Ranked 36th. 6% more than Lebanon
123.58
Ranked 48th.

Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 87th. The same as Lebanon
3
Ranked 92nd.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 8.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd.
10.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 15% more than Israel

Duration of compulsory education 11 years
Ranked 1st. 10% more than Lebanon
10 years
Ranked 52nd.
Secondary education, pupils 708,340
Ranked 67th. 84% more than Lebanon
384,851
Ranked 38th.

College and university > Private school share 85.25%
Ranked 10th. 42% more than Lebanon
59.87%
Ranked 6th.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1.01
Ranked 16th. 4% more than Lebanon
0.97
Ranked 86th.

School life expectancy > Total 14.6 years
Ranked 21st. 14% more than Lebanon
12.8 years
Ranked 40th.
Primary education, pupils 807,424
Ranked 77th. 77% more than Lebanon
456,206
Ranked 47th.

Primary education, teachers 65,704.88
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Lebanon
31,816
Ranked 38th.

Adult literacy rate > Female 88.67
Ranked 1st. 3% more than Lebanon
85.97
Ranked 15th.
Tertiary enrollment 52.7%
Ranked 18th. 25% more than Lebanon
42.3%
Ranked 27th.
Spending per student > College and university 23.37
Ranked 34th. 87% more than Lebanon
12.48
Ranked 22nd.

High school > Gender ratio 101.37
Ranked 48th.
111.25
Ranked 9th. 10% more than Israel

Compulsary education starting age 5
Ranked 167th.
6
Ranked 63th. 20% more than Israel

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 1.3
Ranked 66th.
2.12
Ranked 51st. 63% more than Israel

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 3
Ranked 101st. The same as Lebanon
3
Ranked 106th.

Literacy > Male 98.5%
Ranked 3rd. 6% more than Lebanon
93.1%
Ranked 80th.
Spending > USD 11.74 billion
Ranked 31st. 22 times more than Lebanon
532.48 million
Ranked 92nd.

High school > Private school share 10.52%
Ranked 77th.
60.63%
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Israel

Spending > Proportion 5.91
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Lebanon
1.82
Ranked 152nd.

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 12.42
Ranked 132nd.
14.25
Ranked 86th. 15% more than Israel

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 154th. The same as Lebanon
3
Ranked 162nd.

High school repeaters > Male 2.33
Ranked 64th.
9.92
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Israel

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 99.8%
Ranked 2nd. 12% more than Lebanon
89.5%
Ranked 66th.

Preschool enrollment rate 110.66
Ranked 37th. 9% more than Lebanon
101.07
Ranked 84th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 14,074.87
Ranked 57th. 6% more than Lebanon
13,270.05
Ranked 61st.

Primary completion rate 101
Ranked 23th. 12% more than Lebanon
90
Ranked 72nd.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 301,326
Ranked 49th. 2 times more than Lebanon
144,050
Ranked 70th.

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 102nd. The same as Lebanon
6
Ranked 107th.

Children out of school > Primary 16,168
Ranked 64th.
24,087
Ranked 41st. 49% more than Israel

Secondary education, teachers 55,218.77
Ranked 39th. 30% more than Lebanon
42,387
Ranked 44th.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 7.11
Ranked 37th.
9.67
Ranked 10th. 36% more than Israel

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 30.02
Ranked 10th. 92% more than Lebanon
15.64
Ranked 32nd.

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 142nd. The same as Lebanon
3
Ranked 148th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 1.55
Ranked 70th. 3 times more than Lebanon
0.462
Ranked 50th.

Secondary education, general pupils 575,551
Ranked 66th. 75% more than Lebanon
328,684
Ranked 49th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 4.4%
Ranked 100th.
12.6%
Ranked 73th. 3 times more than Israel

High school > Gender parity index 1.02
Ranked 49th.
1.11
Ranked 13th. 9% more than Israel

Scientific and technical journal articles 6,941
Ranked 18th. 31 times more than Lebanon
223
Ranked 63th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 3.78%
Ranked 82nd.
6.12%
Ranked 50th. 62% more than Israel

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 45.86
Ranked 22nd. 12% more than Lebanon
40.97
Ranked 24th.

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 126th. The same as Lebanon
6
Ranked 134th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 13.7%
Ranked 34th. 25% more than Lebanon
11%
Ranked 40th.

Children out of school, primary, male 11,823
Ranked 60th. 6 times more than Lebanon
2,046
Ranked 43th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 7.1%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Lebanon
2.7%
Ranked 40th.

High school > Students per teacher 9.76
Ranked 89th. 5% more than Lebanon
9.31
Ranked 88th.

Secondary education > General pupils 482,534
Ranked 69th. 54% more than Lebanon
313,729
Ranked 52nd.

Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 97th. The same as Lebanon
12
Ranked 102nd.

High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 91st. The same as Lebanon
12
Ranked 102nd.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 9.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 16% more than Lebanon
7.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 769,856
Ranked 84th. 71% more than Lebanon
449,311
Ranked 99th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 82.7%
Ranked 35th. 56% more than Lebanon
53%
Ranked 82nd.

Elementary school graduate rate 99.63
Ranked 4th. 7% more than Lebanon
93.13
Ranked 6th.

Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 98.56
Ranked 1st.
98.71
Ranked 9th. About the same as Israel
Schools connected to the Internet 95%
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Lebanon
20%
Ranked 29th.
Public spending per student > Primary level 21.2
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Lebanon
10.5
Ranked 53th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 92.91
Ranked 42nd. 7% more than Lebanon
86.97
Ranked 27th.

Primary education, pupils per 1000 105.91
Ranked 81st. 3% more than Lebanon
103.1
Ranked 53th.

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.34
Ranked 28th. 17% more than Lebanon
1.15
Ranked 49th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 205,700
Ranked 92nd.
326,400
Ranked 81st. 59% more than Israel

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 77th.
1.1
Ranked 19th. 11% more than Israel

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 45.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 23% more than Lebanon
37.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 1.81
Ranked 87th.
3.03
Ranked 66th. 67% more than Israel

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 115th. The same as Lebanon
6
Ranked 125th.

Teacher student ratio > High school 11.69
Ranked 65th. 28% more than Lebanon
9.12
Ranked 89th.

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 2.37
Ranked 78th.
6.04
Ranked 51st. 3 times more than Israel

Inequality adjusted index 0.84
Ranked 18th. 58% more than Lebanon
0.531
Ranked 71st.
High school repeaters > Female 0.78
Ranked 74th.
9.22
Ranked 24th. 12 times more than Israel

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 147,800
Ranked 87th.
239,600
Ranked 79th. 62% more than Israel

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 13.24
Ranked 106th.
14.21
Ranked 101st. 7% more than Israel

Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 98.05
Ranked 1st.
99.08
Ranked 4th. 1% more than Israel
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 99.9%
Ranked 3rd. 11% more than Lebanon
89.6%
Ranked 46th.

Elementary school > Enrolled students 841,394
Ranked 68th. 80% more than Lebanon
467,311
Ranked 81st.

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 95th. The same as Lebanon
6 years
Ranked 100th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 96.87
Ranked 91st. 1% more than Lebanon
96.15
Ranked 95th.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 75.5
Ranked 60th. 2% more than Lebanon
74.28
Ranked 37th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 21.64%
Ranked 41st.
73.93%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Israel

High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 98th. The same as Lebanon
12
Ranked 104th.

Elementary school > Gender ratio 101.43
Ranked 12th. 4% more than Lebanon
97.24
Ranked 87th.

High school enrolment rate > Female 70.22
Ranked 76th.
89.07
Ranked 8th. 27% more than Israel

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 6.2%
Ranked 97th.
17.8%
Ranked 66th. 3 times more than Israel

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 97%
Ranked 44th. 3% more than Lebanon
94%
Ranked 72nd.

Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 112th.
7
Ranked 54th. 17% more than Israel
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 31.6
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Lebanon
9.3
Ranked 70th.
Secondary education > Pupils 607,224
Ranked 66th. 68% more than Lebanon
362,366
Ranked 49th.

Primary education > Pupils 775,021
Ranked 79th. 71% more than Lebanon
452,607
Ranked 55th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 85.5%
Ranked 34th. 54% more than Lebanon
55.4%
Ranked 83th.

Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 99.05
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Lebanon
98.4
Ranked 11th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 91.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 69th. 1% more than Lebanon
90.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 55.67%
Ranked 43th. 3% more than Lebanon
54.03%
Ranked 53th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils 132,789
Ranked 52nd. 2 times more than Lebanon
56,167
Ranked 25th.

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 79.6%
Ranked 28th.
99.88%
Ranked 1st. 25% more than Israel

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 13.06
Ranked 111th.
14.34
Ranked 64th. 10% more than Israel

Secondary education > Teachers 61,132
Ranked 51st. 48% more than Lebanon
41,272
Ranked 24th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 15 years
Ranked 33th. 15% more than Lebanon
13 years
Ranked 59th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 99.35
Ranked 8th. 3% more than Lebanon
96.6
Ranked 3rd.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 603,321
Ranked 75th. 72% more than Lebanon
350,211
Ranked 97th.

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 1,037.57
Ranked 3rd. 17 times more than Lebanon
60.43
Ranked 43th.

Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 92nd. 20% more than Lebanon
5
Ranked 143th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1
Ranked 16th. 11% more than Lebanon
0.9
Ranked 83th.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 21,914
Ranked 57th.
49,566
Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Israel

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 101.37%
Ranked 32nd.
103.32%
Ranked 12th. 2% more than Israel

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 30.75
Ranked 99th.
88.45
Ranked 67th. 3 times more than Israel

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.65%
Ranked 63th. 1% more than Lebanon
48.18%
Ranked 105th.

Progression to secondary school 74.12%
Ranked 82nd.
85.64%
Ranked 40th. 16% more than Israel

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 99.6%
Ranked 3rd. 17% more than Lebanon
85%
Ranked 72nd.

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 2.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th.
6.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd. 3 times more than Israel

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 98%
Ranked 28th. 4% more than Lebanon
94%
Ranked 67th.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 134th. The same as Lebanon
15
Ranked 138th.

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 113th. The same as Lebanon
6
Ranked 127th.

Elementary school repeaters > All 1.48
Ranked 81st.
8.77
Ranked 30th. 6 times more than Israel

School life expectancy > Male 14.2 years
Ranked 24th. 12% more than Lebanon
12.7 years
Ranked 39th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 70.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th.
78.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 10% more than Israel

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 2.6%
Ranked 109th.
6.9%
Ranked 77th. 3 times more than Israel

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 117.18
Ranked 81st.
127.8
Ranked 68th. 9% more than Israel

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.117 per capita
Ranked 81st. 1% more than Lebanon
0.116 per capita
Ranked 82nd.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 97%
Ranked 40th. 2% more than Lebanon
95%
Ranked 56th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 100%
Ranked 1st. 6% more than Lebanon
94.2%
Ranked 66th.

Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 12.2
Ranked 125th.
17
Ranked 108th. 39% more than Israel
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 85%
Ranked 13th.
87%
Ranked 28th. 2% more than Israel
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 124,690
Ranked 47th. 3 times more than Lebanon
48,637
Ranked 27th.

Primary education > Teachers 62,387
Ranked 50th. 96% more than Lebanon
31,752
Ranked 35th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 48.32%
Ranked 103th.
51.27%
Ranked 29th. 6% more than Israel

Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 90th. The same as Lebanon
6
Ranked 102nd.

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 9.16
Ranked 7th. 15% more than Lebanon
7.96
Ranked 9th.

Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 89.18
Ranked 61st.
90.89
Ranked 28th. 2% more than Israel

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 84th.
3.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Israel

Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.7%
Ranked 45th. 1% more than Lebanon
48.2%
Ranked 95th.
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 126th. The same as Lebanon
6
Ranked 134th.

Scouting > Members 25,684
Ranked 44th. 77% more than Lebanon
14,533
Ranked 63th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 83.25%
Ranked 39th.
92.91%
Ranked 19th. 12% more than Israel

High school > Share of total education spending 25.65%
Ranked 77th.
30%
Ranked 64th. 17% more than Israel
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 88.4%
Ranked 15th. 26% more than Lebanon
70.2%
Ranked 13th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 489,869
Ranked 61st. 49% more than Lebanon
327,716
Ranked 75th.

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 8.98
Ranked 22nd.
10.35
Ranked 9th. 15% more than Israel

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 70.87
Ranked 79th.
78.69
Ranked 39th. 11% more than Israel

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 100.57
Ranked 15th. 4% more than Lebanon
96.69
Ranked 49th.

Children out of school > Primary > Male 9,332
Ranked 62nd.
11,792
Ranked 42nd. 26% more than Israel

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 1
Ranked 30th. 3% more than Lebanon
0.971
Ranked 74th.

Female enrolment share > Secondary level 48.6%
Ranked 81st.
51.7%
Ranked 18th. 6% more than Israel
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 91.83
Ranked 68th.
99.62
Ranked 53th. 8% more than Israel

Scouting > Members per thousand people 3.25
Ranked 44th.
3.28
Ranked 43th. 1% more than Israel
Primary completion rate > Women 101
Ranked 27th. 11% more than Lebanon
91
Ranked 65th.

School life expectancy > Female 15.1 years
Ranked 19th. 16% more than Lebanon
13 years
Ranked 41st.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 1.94
Ranked 80th.
10.2
Ranked 31st. 5 times more than Israel

Elementary school repeaters > Female 1
Ranked 82nd.
7.23
Ranked 31st. 7 times more than Israel

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 100%
Ranked 2nd. 16% more than Lebanon
86.1%
Ranked 43th.

Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 1.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th.
2.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd. 2 times more than Israel

High school teachers 52,580
Ranked 38th. 25% more than Lebanon
42,165
Ranked 42nd.

Elementary school teachers 63,550
Ranked 44th. 93% more than Lebanon
32,875
Ranked 62nd.

High school enrolment rate > Male 70.83
Ranked 75th.
83.91
Ranked 8th. 18% more than Israel

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 30.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd.
83.32 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th. 3 times more than Israel

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 22.09
Ranked 96th.
64.93
Ranked 58th. 3 times more than Israel

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 610,341
Ranked 63th. 68% more than Lebanon
362,366
Ranked 83th.

Primary completion rate > Men 101
Ranked 23th. 15% more than Lebanon
88
Ranked 67th.

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 89.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st.
90.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th. 1% more than Israel

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 113.82
Ranked 82nd. About the same as Lebanon
113.52
Ranked 66th.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 99.75
Ranked 81st.
109.65
Ranked 13th. 10% more than Israel

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 10.4
Ranked 104th. 17% more than Lebanon
8.9
Ranked 115th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 87.53%
Ranked 25th. 12% more than Lebanon
78.47%
Ranked 42nd.

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 97.95% net
Ranked 20th. 7% more than Lebanon
91.85% net
Ranked 28th.

School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 97.35% net
Ranked 27th. 5% more than Lebanon
92.92% net
Ranked 23th.

Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 44.46%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Lebanon
15.32%
Ranked 2nd.
Primary education, teachers > % female 85.32%
Ranked 35th.
87.83%
Ranked 13th. 3% more than Israel

Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 42.2%
Ranked 49th. 2 times more than Lebanon
19.9%
Ranked 81st.

Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 40.1%
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Lebanon
19.9%
Ranked 73th.
Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 53.9%
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Lebanon
18.6%
Ranked 83th.

Education spending > % of GDP 7.5%
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Lebanon
2.7%
Ranked 115th.
Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24 99.78%
Ranked 11th. 8% more than Lebanon
92.09%
Ranked 57th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 111.99% gross
Ranked 7th. 51% more than Lebanon
74.13% gross
Ranked 20th.

Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 133.1
Ranked 40th. 16% more than Lebanon
114.64
Ranked 25th.

Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita 23.42%
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Lebanon
7.58%
Ranked 34th.
Secondary education > Pupils > % female 48.76% female
Ranked 74th.
51.51% female
Ranked 13th. 6% more than Israel

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 58,500
Ranked 98th.
86,600
Ranked 89th. 48% more than Israel

Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group 104.6%
Ranked 17th. 17% more than Lebanon
89.75%
Ranked 48th.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 0.0
Ranked 103th.
57.95%
Ranked 7th.

School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 48.64% gross
Ranked 30th. 3% more than Lebanon
47.25% gross
Ranked 5th.

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 59.73%
Ranked 22nd. 16% more than Lebanon
51.53%
Ranked 31st.

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 67.97%
Ranked 21st. 19% more than Lebanon
57.04%
Ranked 32nd.

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 97.12%
Ranked 39th. 9% more than Lebanon
89.28%
Ranked 80th.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 85.48%
Ranked 27th. 21% more than Lebanon
70.84%
Ranked 50th.

Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort 100%
Ranked 1st. 10% more than Lebanon
91%
Ranked 15th.

School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 21.64%
Ranked 39th.
73.93%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Israel

Primary education, pupils > % female 48.79%
Ranked 50th. 1% more than Lebanon
48.31%
Ranked 47th.

School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 104.37%
Ranked 68th. 2% more than Lebanon
101.86%
Ranked 46th.

Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 101.6%
Ranked 26th. 18% more than Lebanon
86.2%
Ranked 42nd.

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 108.47%
Ranked 45th.
110.14%
Ranked 25th. 2% more than Israel

Secondary education, general pupils > % female 50.2%
Ranked 70th.
53.62%
Ranked 3rd. 7% more than Israel

Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 97.03%
Ranked 39th.
99.03%
Ranked 4th. 2% more than Israel

Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force 7.3%
Ranked 73th.
24.2%
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Israel
Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 45.1%
Ranked 3rd. 87% more than Lebanon
24.1%
Ranked 34th.
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24 99.05%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Lebanon
98.4%
Ranked 11th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 102.41%
Ranked 45th. 2% more than Lebanon
100.81%
Ranked 26th.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 100.43%
Ranked 26th. 10% more than Lebanon
91.43%
Ranked 62nd.

Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 97.14%
Ranked 22nd. 34% more than Lebanon
72.3%
Ranked 49th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net 97.06%
Ranked 26th. 10% more than Lebanon
88.34%
Ranked 78th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 109.9%
Ranked 46th. 7% more than Lebanon
102.45%
Ranked 81st.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 96.52%
Ranked 30th. 9% more than Lebanon
88.66%
Ranked 78th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 0.0
Ranked 122nd.
71.19%
Ranked 6th.

Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 7.31% of GNI
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Lebanon
2.39% of GNI
Ranked 141st.

Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 7.31%
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Lebanon
2.56%
Ranked 38th.

Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita 22.79%
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Lebanon
7.19%
Ranked 36th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 92.83% gross
Ranked 48th. 9% more than Lebanon
85.03% gross
Ranked 30th.

Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita 29.96%
Ranked 40th. 88% more than Lebanon
15.9%
Ranked 27th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 99.8%
Ranked 4th. 7% more than Lebanon
93.4%
Ranked 36th.

School enrollment > Primary > % net 97.64% net
Ranked 23th. 6% more than Lebanon
92.4% net
Ranked 30th.

School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 92.72% gross
Ranked 54th. 4% more than Lebanon
89.07% gross
Ranked 19th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 15 years
Ranked 29th. 15% more than Lebanon
13 years
Ranked 54th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000 8.74
Ranked 106th.
23.47
Ranked 76th. 3 times more than Israel

School enrollment, primary > % gross 104.14%
Ranked 76th.
106.58%
Ranked 37th. 2% more than Israel

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