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  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall: Overall.

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  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills: Overall.

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  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve: Access and retrieve.

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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 100: Number of universities in the top 100
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret: Integrate and interpret.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • 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.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate: Reflect and evaluate.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • 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."
  • Universities > Top 200: Number of universities in the top 200
  • 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.
  • Library books per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 200 per million: Number of universities in the top 200. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary 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.
  • Universities > Top 100 per million: Number of universities in the top 100. Figures expressed per million population for the same 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.
  • Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 200 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Library members per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Universities > Top 100 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 100 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 14.1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Participation > 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."
  • Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • 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."
  • 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."
  • Participation > 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."
  • Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above: 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with primary 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 tertiary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, male (% of male 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, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above: 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.
  • Government spending on education > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education 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)."
  • Participation > 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."
  • Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education 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)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males (% ages 15-24). Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of female youth literacy rate to male youth literacy rate. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above: Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above). Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Total is the percentage of the population age 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education (%). Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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."
  • Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males 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.
  • Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above: 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.
  • Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: 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.
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % net: School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Female is the ratio of female children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the female population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • 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.
  • 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.
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STAT Israel Russia HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 91.75
Ranked 1st. 		99.5
Ranked 12th. 8% more than Israel
Children out of school, primary 20,236
Ranked 67th. 		217,543
Ranked 30th. 11 times more than Israel
Children out of school, primary per 1000 2.65
Ranked 72nd. 73% more than Russia 		1.53
Ranked 98th.
Children out of school, primary, female 8,413
Ranked 69th. 		88,353
Ranked 31st. 11 times more than Israel
College and university > Gender parity index 1.3
Ranked 52nd. 		1.35
Ranked 44th. 4% more than Israel
College and university > Share of total education spending 16.88%
Ranked 69th. 		23.11%
Ranked 34th. 37% more than Israel
Compulsary education duration 11
Ranked 40th. 10% more than Russia 		10
Ranked 51st.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.59%
Ranked 40th. 36% more than Russia 		4.1%
Ranked 76th.
High school enrolment rate 70.53
Ranked 80th. 		100
Ranked 1st. 42% more than Israel
Literacy > Total population 97.1%
Ranked 3rd. 		99.6%
Ranked 8th. 3% more than Israel
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 97th. 50% more than Russia 		4
Ranked 188th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 8.46
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Russia 		1.96
Ranked 142nd.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 13.06
Ranked 109th. 		18.06
Ranked 77th. 38% more than Israel
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 9.76
Ranked 88th. 15% more than Russia 		8.47
Ranked 100th.
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 129th. 		7
Ranked 37th. 17% more than Israel
Literacy > Female 95.9%
Ranked 3rd. 		99.5%
Ranked 9th. 4% more than Israel
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 1.1
Ranked 74th. 77% more than Russia 		0.623
Ranked 93th.
College and university > Gender ratio 131.09
Ranked 36th. 		135.63
Ranked 32nd. 3% more than Israel
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 87th. 		4
Ranked 10th. 33% more than Israel
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 8.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 		9.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 2% more than Israel
Duration of compulsory education 11 years
Ranked 1st. 10% more than Russia 		10 years
Ranked 40th.
Secondary education, pupils 708,340
Ranked 67th. 		9.61 million
Ranked 8th. 14 times more than Israel
College and university > Private school share 85.25%
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Russia 		14.78%
Ranked 75th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1.01
Ranked 16th. 1% more than Russia 		1
Ranked 25th.
Primary education, pupils 807,424
Ranked 77th. 		5.02 million
Ranked 26th. 6 times more than Israel
Primary education, teachers 65,704.88
Ranked 40th. 		277,657
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Israel
Adult literacy rate > Female 88.67
Ranked 1st. 		99.4
Ranked 12th. 12% more than Israel
Tertiary enrollment 52.7%
Ranked 18th. 		64.1%
Ranked 5th. 22% more than Israel
Spending per student > College and university 23.37
Ranked 34th. 77% more than Russia 		13.18
Ranked 66th.
High school > Gender ratio 101.37
Ranked 48th. 4% more than Russia 		97.02
Ranked 75th.
Compulsary education starting age 5
Ranked 167th. 		6
Ranked 64th. 20% more than Israel
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 1.3
Ranked 66th. 22 times more than Russia 		0.0597
Ranked 100th.
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. 50% more than Russia 		2
Ranked 159th.
Literacy > Male 98.5%
Ranked 3rd. 		99.7%
Ranked 6th. 1% more than Israel
Spending > USD 11.74 billion
Ranked 31st. 		57.78 billion
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Israel
High school > Private school share 10.52%
Ranked 77th. 15 times more than Russia 		0.712%
Ranked 118th.
Spending > Proportion 5.91
Ranked 24th. 67% more than Russia 		3.54
Ranked 106th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 12.42
Ranked 132nd. 		16.65
Ranked 110th. 34% more than Israel
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 154th. The same as Russia 		3
Ranked 98th.
High school repeaters > Male 2.33
Ranked 64th. 36% more than Russia 		1.71
Ranked 42nd.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 99.8%
Ranked 2nd. About the same as Russia 		99.7%
Ranked 2nd.
Preschool enrollment rate 110.66
Ranked 37th. 14% more than Russia 		96.83
Ranked 106th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 14,074.87
Ranked 57th. 		50,947.63
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Israel
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 301,326
Ranked 49th. 		8.15 million
Ranked 4th. 27 times more than Israel
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 474
Ranked 35th. 3% more than Russia 		459
Ranked 40th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 102nd. 50% more than Russia 		4
Ranked 198th.
Children out of school > Primary 16,168
Ranked 64th. 		369,274
Ranked 22nd. 23 times more than Israel
Secondary education, teachers 55,218.77
Ranked 39th. 		1.14 million
Ranked 6th. 21 times more than Israel
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 7.11
Ranked 37th. 		8
Ranked 28th. 13% more than Israel
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 30.02
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Russia 		8.41
Ranked 106th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 142nd. 		5
Ranked 8th. 67% more than Israel
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 1.55
Ranked 70th. 70% more than Russia 		0.91
Ranked 83th.
Secondary education, general pupils 575,551
Ranked 66th. 		8.06 million
Ranked 9th. 14 times more than Israel
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 4.4%
Ranked 100th. 11 times more than Russia 		0.4%
Ranked 130th.
High school > Gender parity index 1.02
Ranked 49th. 5% more than Russia 		0.976
Ranked 98th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 474
Ranked 35th. 3% more than Russia 		459
Ranked 40th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 6,941
Ranked 18th. 		15,782
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Israel
Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 463
Ranked 40th. 		469
Ranked 37th. 1% more than Israel
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 3.78%
Ranked 82nd. 7 times more than Russia 		0.508%
Ranked 127th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 45.86
Ranked 22nd. 		56.1
Ranked 5th. 22% more than Israel
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 126th. 		7
Ranked 17th. 17% more than Israel
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 13.7%
Ranked 34th. 6% more than Russia 		12.9%
Ranked 50th.
Children out of school, primary, male 11,823
Ranked 60th. 		129,190
Ranked 25th. 11 times more than Israel
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 7.1%
Ranked 12th. 97% more than Russia 		3.6%
Ranked 78th.
High school > Students per teacher 9.76
Ranked 89th. 15% more than Russia 		8.47
Ranked 102nd.
Secondary education > General pupils 482,534
Ranked 69th. 		11.53 million
Ranked 5th. 24 times more than Israel
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 97th. 9% more than Russia 		11
Ranked 148th.
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 91st. 20% more than Russia 		10
Ranked 167th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 9.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Russia 		2.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 136th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 769,856
Ranked 84th. 		5.42 million
Ranked 22nd. 7 times more than Israel
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 82.7%
Ranked 35th. 		93.5%
Ranked 18th. 13% more than Israel
Elementary school graduate rate 99.63
Ranked 4th. 5% more than Russia 		95.2
Ranked 33th.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 98.56
Ranked 1st. 		99.7
Ranked 20th. 1% more than Israel
Schools connected to the Internet 95%
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Russia 		43.3%
Ranked 10th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 92.91
Ranked 42nd. 37% more than Russia 		67.74
Ranked 118th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 105.91
Ranked 81st. 3 times more than Russia 		35.34
Ranked 173th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.34
Ranked 28th. 		1.36
Ranked 27th. 1% more than Israel
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 205,700
Ranked 92nd. 		475,300
Ranked 75th. 2 times more than Israel
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 77th. The same as Russia 		0.99
Ranked 75th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 45.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 		56.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 22% more than Israel
Universities > Top 100 1
Ranked 19th. The same as Russia 		1
Ranked 21st.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 1.81
Ranked 87th. 5 times more than Russia 		0.356
Ranked 157th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 115th. 		7
Ranked 34th. 17% more than Israel
Teacher student ratio > High school 11.69
Ranked 65th. 37% more than Russia 		8.53
Ranked 92nd.
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 2.37
Ranked 78th. 		2.57
Ranked 74th. 8% more than Israel
High school repeaters > Female 0.78
Ranked 74th. 		1.61
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Israel
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 147,800
Ranked 87th. 		325,100
Ranked 74th. 2 times more than Israel
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 13.24
Ranked 106th. 		17.45
Ranked 75th. 32% more than Israel
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 98.05
Ranked 1st. 		99.8
Ranked 12th. 2% more than Israel
Elementary school > Enrolled students 841,394
Ranked 68th. 		4.97 million
Ranked 20th. 6 times more than Israel
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 95th. Twice as much as Russia 		3 years
Ranked 194th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 96.87
Ranked 91st. 		98.95
Ranked 81st. 2% more than Israel
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 75.5
Ranked 60th. 33% more than Russia 		56.77
Ranked 111th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 473
Ranked 35th. 1% more than Russia 		467
Ranked 39th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 21.64%
Ranked 41st. 34 times more than Russia 		0.637%
Ranked 140th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 98th. 9% more than Russia 		11
Ranked 152nd.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 101.43
Ranked 12th. 1% more than Russia 		100.19
Ranked 27th.
High school enrolment rate > Female 70.22
Ranked 76th. 		98.87
Ranked 6th. 41% more than Israel
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 6.2%
Ranked 97th. 12 times more than Russia 		0.5%
Ranked 130th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 97%
Ranked 44th. 5% more than Russia 		92%
Ranked 78th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 112th. 		7
Ranked 37th. 17% more than Israel
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 31.6
Ranked 46th. Twice as much as Russia 		15.8
Ranked 65th.
Primary education > Pupils 775,021
Ranked 79th. 		5.33 million
Ranked 21st. 7 times more than Israel
Secondary education > Pupils 607,224
Ranked 66th. 		13.56 million
Ranked 4th. 22 times more than Israel
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 85.5%
Ranked 34th. 		96.2%
Ranked 15th. 13% more than Israel
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 99.05
Ranked 1st. 		99.6
Ranked 24th. 1% more than Israel
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 91.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 69th. 		99.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 9% more than Israel
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 55.67%
Ranked 43th. 		56.77%
Ranked 32nd. 2% more than Israel
Secondary education, vocational pupils 132,789
Ranked 52nd. 		1.56 million
Ranked 7th. 12 times more than Israel
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 13.06
Ranked 111th. 		18.06
Ranked 75th. 38% more than Israel
Secondary education > Teachers 61,132
Ranked 51st. 		1.32 million
Ranked 4th. 22 times more than Israel
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 15 years
Ranked 33th. 7% more than Russia 		14 years
Ranked 43th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 603,321
Ranked 75th. 		14.49 million
Ranked 6th. 24 times more than Israel
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 1,037.57
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Russia 		109.14
Ranked 34th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 477
Ranked 35th. 3% more than Russia 		461
Ranked 40th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 467
Ranked 37th. 3% more than Russia 		452
Ranked 40th.
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 92nd. 50% more than Russia 		4
Ranked 160th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1
Ranked 16th. The same as Russia 		1
Ranked 7th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 21,914
Ranked 57th. 		571,183
Ranked 14th. 26 times more than Israel
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 101.37%
Ranked 32nd. 3% more than Russia 		98.04%
Ranked 78th.
Public spending per student > Secondary level 22.5
Ranked 27th. 10% more than Russia 		20.5
Ranked 33th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.65%
Ranked 63th. 		48.73%
Ranked 52nd. About the same as Israel
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 30.75
Ranked 99th. 9 times more than Russia 		3.29
Ranked 127th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 99.6%
Ranked 3rd. 		99.8%
Ranked 2nd. About the same as Israel
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 2.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th. 		2.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th. 8% more than Israel
Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 483
Ranked 29th. 10% more than Russia 		441
Ranked 41st.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 98%
Ranked 28th. 5% more than Russia 		93%
Ranked 70th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 134th. 		16
Ranked 27th. 7% more than Israel
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 113th. 		7
Ranked 18th. 17% more than Israel
Library books 3 million
Ranked 3rd. 		73.63 million
Ranked 2nd. 25 times more than Israel
Elementary school repeaters > All 1.48
Ranked 81st. 3 times more than Russia 		0.43
Ranked 98th.
Universities > Top 200 3
Ranked 17th. 50% more than Russia 		2
Ranked 22nd.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 70.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th. 		80.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th. 13% more than Israel
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 117.18
Ranked 81st. 3 times more than Russia 		37.28
Ranked 167th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.117 per capita
Ranked 81st. 3 times more than Russia 		0.037 per capita
Ranked 163th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 2.6%
Ranked 109th. 9 times more than Russia 		0.3%
Ranked 130th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 97%
Ranked 40th. 5% more than Russia 		92%
Ranked 73th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 100%
Ranked 1st. About the same as Russia 		99.7%
Ranked 2nd.
Library books per 1000 541.03
Ranked 5th. 8% more than Russia 		503.26
Ranked 19th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 12.2
Ranked 125th. 		17.3
Ranked 103th. 42% more than Israel
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 85%
Ranked 13th. 		98%
Ranked 1st. 15% more than Israel
Primary education > Teachers 62,387
Ranked 50th. 		320,168
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Israel
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 124,690
Ranked 47th. 		2.03 million
Ranked 4th. 16 times more than Israel
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 90th. Twice as much as Russia 		3
Ranked 177th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 89.18
Ranked 61st. 		94.26
Ranked 51st. 6% more than Israel
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 9.16
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Russia 		2.23
Ranked 137th.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 84th. 		1.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th. 18% more than Israel
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.7%
Ranked 45th. About the same as Russia 		48.6%
Ranked 56th.
Universities > Top 200 per million 0.433
Ranked 9th. 31 times more than Russia 		0.014
Ranked 26th.
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 126th. 		7
Ranked 16th. 17% more than Israel
Scouting > Members 25,684
Ranked 44th. 4 times more than Russia 		7,186
Ranked 85th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 489,869
Ranked 61st. 		8.42 million
Ranked 8th. 17 times more than Israel
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 8.98
Ranked 22nd. 		9.19
Ranked 21st. 2% more than Israel
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 70.87
Ranked 79th. 		80.13
Ranked 56th. 13% more than Israel
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 100.57
Ranked 15th. 1% more than Russia 		99.54
Ranked 42nd.
Children out of school > Primary > Male 9,332
Ranked 62nd. 		198,350
Ranked 22nd. 21 times more than Israel
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 1
Ranked 30th. About the same as Russia 		1
Ranked 39th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 48.6%
Ranked 81st. 		50.8%
Ranked 32nd. 5% more than Israel
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 91.83
Ranked 68th. 		99.7
Ranked 52nd. 9% more than Israel
Scouting > Members per thousand people 3.25
Ranked 44th. 65 times more than Russia 		0.0501
Ranked 157th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 1.94
Ranked 80th. 3 times more than Russia 		0.57
Ranked 105th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 1
Ranked 82nd. 75% more than Russia 		0.57
Ranked 99th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 1.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th. 		1.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th. 1% more than Israel
Elementary school teachers 63,550
Ranked 44th. 		284,789
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Israel
High school teachers 52,580
Ranked 38th. 		1.18 million
Ranked 5th. 23 times more than Israel
High school enrolment rate > Male 70.83
Ranked 75th. 		100
Ranked 3rd. 41% more than Israel
Universities > Top 100 per million 0.144
Ranked 12th. 21 times more than Russia 		0.00699
Ranked 20th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 30.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd. 9 times more than Russia 		3.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 131st.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 22.09
Ranked 96th. 10 times more than Russia 		2.25
Ranked 126th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 610,341
Ranked 63th. 		12.43 million
Ranked 5th. 20 times more than Israel
Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP 0.026 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Russia 		0.003 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 25th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 113.82
Ranked 82nd. 3 times more than Russia 		37.05
Ranked 166th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 99.75
Ranked 81st. 1% more than Russia 		99.14
Ranked 86th.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 89.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st. 		94.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 6% more than Israel
Library members 2,176
Ranked 11th. 		100,100
Ranked 6th. 46 times more than Israel
Library members per 1000 0.392
Ranked 12th. 		0.684
Ranked 36th. 74% more than Israel
Universities > Top 100 > Per $ GDP 0.12 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Russia 		0.024 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 18th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 89.38%
Ranked 54th. 4% more than Russia 		86.07%
Ranked 68th.
Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female 38,032
Ranked 28th. 		959,309
Ranked 2nd. 25 times more than Israel
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male 13,360
Ranked 54th. 		295,275
Ranked 12th. 22 times more than Israel
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female 8,553
Ranked 58th. 		275,908
Ranked 15th. 32 times more than Israel
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 43.54%
Ranked 44th. 18% more than Russia 		36.77%
Ranked 78th.
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils 124,842
Ranked 41st. 		1.67 million
Ranked 5th. 13 times more than Israel
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 96.58%
Ranked 32nd. 5% more than Russia 		92.13%
Ranked 36th.
Preschool enrollment rate > Female 97.49
Ranked 21st. 9% more than Russia 		89.39
Ranked 28th.
Preschool enrollment rate > Male 96.8
Ranked 22nd. 7% more than Russia 		90.73
Ranked 28th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 98.11
Ranked 84th. 		100.7
Ranked 72nd. 3% more than Israel
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 95.7
Ranked 100th. 		101.91
Ranked 75th. 6% more than Israel
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 51.85%
Ranked 21st. 		65.67%
Ranked 7th. 27% more than Israel
Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 98.46%
Ranked 24th. 		99.69%
Ranked 7th. 1% more than Israel
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 44.46%
Ranked 1st. 		60.1%
Ranked 1st. 35% more than Israel
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 42.2%
Ranked 49th. 		57%
Ranked 27th. 35% more than Israel
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 5.59%
Ranked 42nd. 36% more than Russia 		4.1%
Ranked 77th.
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 30.3%
Ranked 51st. 95% more than Russia 		15.5%
Ranked 78th.
Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 40.1%
Ranked 4th. 		46%
Ranked 1st. 15% more than Israel
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 30.5%
Ranked 22nd. 		41.6%
Ranked 11th. 36% more than Israel
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 25.8%
Ranked 12th. 		27.4%
Ranked 10th. 6% more than Israel
Primary education > Teachers > % female 85.35% female
Ranked 28th. 		98.5% female
Ranked 3rd. 15% more than Israel
Secondary education > Pupils > % female 48.76% female
Ranked 74th. 		48.79% female
Ranked 72nd. The same as Israel
Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 97.15%
Ranked 25th. 		99.44%
Ranked 9th. 2% more than Israel
Government spending on education > % of GDP 5.59%
Ranked 40th. 36% more than Russia 		4.1%
Ranked 76th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 97.62%
Ranked 20th. 6% more than Russia 		92.35%
Ranked 27th.
Government spending on education > % of government spending 13.84%
Ranked 38th. 7% more than Russia 		12.94%
Ranked 53th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 111.47%
Ranked 27th. 15% more than Russia 		96.93%
Ranked 100th.
Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 98.98%
Ranked 1st. 		100.1%
Ranked 17th. 1% more than Israel
Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 91.75%
Ranked 1st. 		99.68%
Ranked 1st. 9% more than Israel
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 101.35%
Ranked 35th. 3% more than Russia 		98.48%
Ranked 85th.
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 96.44%
Ranked 32nd. 8% more than Russia 		89.13%
Ranked 39th.
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 98%
Ranked 28th. 8% more than Russia 		90.57%
Ranked 36th.
Secondary education, pupils > % female 49.26%
Ranked 57th. 2% more than Russia 		48.34%
Ranked 101st.
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 17.42
Ranked 36th. 59% more than Russia 		10.97
Ranked 61st.
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 5.22
Ranked 25th. 		6.5
Ranked 10th. 25% more than Israel
Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 97.14%
Ranked 22nd. 8% more than Russia 		90.08%
Ranked 28th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net 97.06%
Ranked 26th. 5% more than Russia 		92.24%
Ranked 30th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 109.9%
Ranked 46th. 14% more than Russia 		96.74%
Ranked 112th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 96.52%
Ranked 30th. 5% more than Russia 		92.13%
Ranked 30th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 0.0
Ranked 122nd. 		0.61%
Ranked 117th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 16 years
Ranked 27th. 14% more than Russia 		14 years
Ranked 43th.
Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males ages 15-24 100%
Ranked 1st. About the same as Russia 		99.68%
Ranked 16th.
Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 95.91%
Ranked 26th. 		99.23%
Ranked 8th. 3% more than Israel
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 5.64%
Ranked 31st. 59% more than Russia 		3.54%
Ranked 103th.
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 129.68%
Ranked 52nd. 		134.28%
Ranked 47th. 4% more than Israel
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 98.92%
Ranked 14th. 3% more than Russia 		96.15%
Ranked 34th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000 8.74
Ranked 106th. 8 times more than Russia 		1.04
Ranked 129th.
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 97.61%
Ranked 19th. 4% more than Russia 		93.42%
Ranked 48th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 100%
Ranked 1st. 11% more than Russia 		89.76%
Ranked 9th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 97.68%
Ranked 26th. 6% more than Russia 		92.35%
Ranked 31st.
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 103.19%
Ranked 30th. 23% more than Russia 		83.83%
Ranked 89th.
Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 1.09%
Ranked 88th. 		1.61%
Ranked 43th. 48% more than Israel
Secondary education, teachers, female 40,550.17
Ranked 28th. 		922,895
Ranked 5th. 23 times more than Israel

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