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  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Schools connected to the Internet: Schools connected to the Internet are the share of primary and secondary schools in the country that have access to the Internet.
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • 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).
  • Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public education funding for all levels that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • 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.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Expected duration of education for all students: Expected years of schooling for a 5-year-old under current conditions, excluding education for children under 5. Data for 2000.
  • Participation > 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.
  • 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.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • 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 of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • 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.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • 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.
  • Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 15 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 20 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Progression to secondary level: Progression to secondary level is the number of new entrants to the first grade of general secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Female teachers > Lower secondary: Percentage share of lower secondary level teachers at who are female. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 19 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 16 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Total enrollment, primary, female > % net: Total enrollment, primary, female (% 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.
  • Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Total is the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male 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.
  • Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Tertiary is the total public expenditure per student in tertiary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % gross: School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Male is the total male enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male 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.
  • Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education (% of total unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > 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.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Participation > 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."
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • 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."
  • High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's high school, or secondary, teachers that are female.
  • 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."
  • Secondary education, teachers > % female: Secondary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Secondary is the number of female teachers at the secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • 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.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary 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.
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STAT Jamaica United Kingdom HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 5.3
Ranked 61st. 		9.4
Ranked 14th. 77% more than Jamaica
Children out of school, primary 29,266
Ranked 60th. 2 times more than United Kingdom 		13,333
Ranked 69th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 11.09
Ranked 35th. 52 times more than United Kingdom 		0.212
Ranked 110th.
Children out of school, primary, female 14,564
Ranked 56th. Twice as much as United Kingdom 		7,256
Ranked 64th.
College and university > Gender parity index 2.29
Ranked 5th. 66% more than United Kingdom 		1.38
Ranked 37th.
College and university > Share of total education spending 21.84%
Ranked 46th. 33% more than United Kingdom 		16.39%
Ranked 76th.
Compulsary education duration 6
Ranked 98th. 		12
Ranked 22nd. Twice as much as Jamaica
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 6.35%
Ranked 24th. 1% more than United Kingdom 		6.3%
Ranked 25th.
Literacy > Female 91.6%
Ranked 68th. 		99%
Ranked 21st. 8% more than Jamaica
Literacy > Total population 87.9%
Ranked 86th. 		99%
Ranked 23th. 13% more than Jamaica
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 69th. The same as United Kingdom 		6
Ranked 90th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.56
Ranked 71st. 12% more than United Kingdom 		4.08
Ranked 80th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 27.53
Ranked 52nd. 59% more than United Kingdom 		17.27
Ranked 78th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 19.77
Ranked 37th. 39% more than United Kingdom 		14.27
Ranked 55th.
Secondary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 181st. 		7
Ranked 59th. 40% more than Jamaica
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 5.52
Ranked 34th. 48 times more than United Kingdom 		0.116
Ranked 101st.
College and university > Gender ratio 221.75
Ranked 4th. 58% more than United Kingdom 		140.15
Ranked 28th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 69th. 50% more than United Kingdom 		2
Ranked 164th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th. 		6.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 28% more than Jamaica
Duration of compulsory education 7 years
Ranked 120th. 		12 years
Ranked 14th. 71% more than Jamaica
Secondary education, pupils 265,175
Ranked 104th. 		5 million
Ranked 15th. 19 times more than Jamaica
College and university > Private school share 38.41%
Ranked 37th. 		100%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Jamaica
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 30th. The same as United Kingdom 		1
Ranked 42nd.
School life expectancy > Total 10.8 years
Ranked 65th. 		16.4 years
Ranked 4th. 52% more than Jamaica
Primary education, pupils 299,344
Ranked 107th. 		4.42 million
Ranked 22nd. 15 times more than Jamaica
Primary education, teachers 12,032
Ranked 92nd. 		255,994
Ranked 14th. 21 times more than Jamaica
Tertiary enrollment 16.4%
Ranked 58th. 		59.5%
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Jamaica
Spending per student > College and university 42.41
Ranked 14th. 71% more than United Kingdom 		24.79
Ranked 32nd.
High school > Gender ratio 103.96
Ranked 33th. 2% more than United Kingdom 		102.39
Ranked 44th.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 49th. 20% more than United Kingdom 		5
Ranked 166th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 7.39
Ranked 30th. 32 times more than United Kingdom 		0.232
Ranked 94th.
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over has ever attended school age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling
High school > Upper secondary school duration 2
Ranked 171st. 		4
Ranked 32nd. Twice as much as Jamaica
Literacy > Male 84.1%
Ranked 106th. 		99%
Ranked 31st. 18% more than Jamaica
Spending > USD 737.45 million
Ranked 84th. 		136.4 billion
Ranked 5th. 185 times more than Jamaica
High school > Private school share 5.66%
Ranked 95th. 		29.43%
Ranked 24th. 5 times more than Jamaica
Spending > Proportion 5.28
Ranked 41st. 4% more than United Kingdom 		5.06
Ranked 48th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 27.53
Ranked 55th. 52% more than United Kingdom 		18.09
Ranked 98th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 128th. The same as United Kingdom 		3
Ranked 145th.
High school repeaters > Male 1.61
Ranked 72nd. 		0.0
Ranked 43th.
Preschool enrollment rate 93.29
Ranked 115th. 		106.43
Ranked 57th. 14% more than Jamaica
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 5,114.37
Ranked 109th. 		26,949.64
Ranked 31st. 5 times more than Jamaica
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 45,770
Ranked 92nd. 		2.29 million
Ranked 12th. 50 times more than Jamaica
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 75th. The same as United Kingdom 		6
Ranked 95th.
Children out of school > Primary 29,931
Ranked 53th. 28 times more than United Kingdom 		1,069
Ranked 104th.
Secondary education, teachers 13,006
Ranked 78th. 		375,385
Ranked 10th. 29 times more than Jamaica
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 4.86
Ranked 68th. 		6.11
Ranked 59th. 26% more than Jamaica
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 24.69
Ranked 24th. 36% more than United Kingdom 		18.19
Ranked 45th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 122nd. The same as United Kingdom 		3
Ranked 138th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 5.57
Ranked 32nd. 58 times more than United Kingdom 		0.0968
Ranked 100th.
Spending per student > High school 26.79
Ranked 10th. 		28.64
Ranked 12th. 7% more than Jamaica
Secondary education, general pupils 265,175
Ranked 102nd. 		4.55 million
Ranked 15th. 17 times more than Jamaica
High school > Gender parity index 1.03
Ranked 42nd. 2% more than United Kingdom 		1.01
Ranked 63th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 44
Ranked 93th. 		48,288
Ranked 3rd. 1097 times more than Jamaica
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 60%
Ranked 2nd. 40% more than United Kingdom 		43%
Ranked 14th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 8.87%
Ranked 44th. 8 times more than United Kingdom 		1.08%
Ranked 110th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 17.49
Ranked 79th. 		38.56
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Jamaica
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 101st. 20% more than United Kingdom 		5
Ranked 199th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 8.8%
Ranked 44th. 		12.1%
Ranked 56th. 37% more than Jamaica
Children out of school, primary, male 14,702
Ranked 51st. 2 times more than United Kingdom 		6,077
Ranked 64th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5.6%
Ranked 16th. 6% more than United Kingdom 		5.3%
Ranked 46th.
High school > Students per teacher 19.77
Ranked 39th. 39% more than United Kingdom 		14.27
Ranked 56th.
Secondary education > General pupils 245,533
Ranked 101st. 		4.4 million
Ranked 15th. 18 times more than Jamaica
Spending per student > Elementary school 15.83
Ranked 16th. 		23.42
Ranked 13th. 48% more than Jamaica
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 77th. 9% more than United Kingdom 		11
Ranked 164th.
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 72nd. 9% more than United Kingdom 		11
Ranked 145th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th. 5% more than United Kingdom 		4.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 82nd.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 325,302
Ranked 116th. 		4.49 million
Ranked 27th. 14 times more than Jamaica
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 74%
Ranked 46th. 		99.6%
Ranked 5th. 35% more than Jamaica
Schools connected to the Internet 9.6%
Ranked 26th. 		99%
Ranked 8th. 10 times more than Jamaica
Public spending per student > Primary level 16.2
Ranked 28th. 16% more than United Kingdom 		14
Ranked 34th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 110.82
Ranked 74th. 57% more than United Kingdom 		70.43
Ranked 107th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 98.17
Ranked 36th. 23% more than United Kingdom 		79.68
Ranked 73th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 2.29
Ranked 5th. 67% more than United Kingdom 		1.37
Ranked 36th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.03
Ranked 47th. The same as United Kingdom 		1.03
Ranked 58th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 17.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 77th. 		38.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Jamaica
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 1.89
Ranked 83th. 4 times more than United Kingdom 		0.429
Ranked 147th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 161st. 		7
Ranked 52nd. 40% more than Jamaica
Teacher student ratio > High school 19.77
Ranked 34th. 41% more than United Kingdom 		14.01
Ranked 66th.
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 11.35
Ranked 37th. 635 times more than United Kingdom 		0.0179
Ranked 120th.
Inequality adjusted index 0.669
Ranked 51st. 		0.806
Ranked 28th. 20% more than Jamaica
High school repeaters > Female 0.53
Ranked 81st. 		0.0
Ranked 43th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 27.68
Ranked 51st. 52% more than United Kingdom 		18.27
Ranked 70th.
Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 73.21%
Ranked 9th. 88% more than United Kingdom 		38.87%
Ranked 37th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 315,129
Ranked 92nd. 		4.47 million
Ranked 23th. 14 times more than Jamaica
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 68th. The same as United Kingdom 		6 years
Ranked 88th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $2,551.12
Ranked 39th. 		$26,253.64
Ranked 8th. 10 times more than Jamaica
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 98.17
Ranked 20th. 35% more than United Kingdom 		72.5
Ranked 62nd.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 10.89%
Ranked 67th. 2 times more than United Kingdom 		5.07%
Ranked 93th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 78th. 9% more than United Kingdom 		11
Ranked 170th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 96.95
Ranked 92nd. 		99.95
Ranked 30th. 3% more than Jamaica
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 91%
Ranked 86th. 		100%
Ranked 6th. 10% more than Jamaica
Duration of education > Secondary level 5
Ranked 156th. 		7
Ranked 51st. 40% more than Jamaica
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 80
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than United Kingdom 		26.3
Ranked 55th.
Primary education > Pupils 331,286
Ranked 109th. 		4.69 million
Ranked 24th. 14 times more than Jamaica
Secondary education > Pupils 229,701
Ranked 103th. 		5.7 million
Ranked 14th. 25 times more than Jamaica
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 71.1%
Ranked 60th. 		99.8%
Ranked 5th. 40% more than Jamaica
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 87.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th. 		163.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 87% more than Jamaica
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 69.92%
Ranked 3rd. 25% more than United Kingdom 		55.9%
Ranked 41st.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 0.0
Ranked 132nd. 		451,007
Ranked 18th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 27.53
Ranked 52nd. 59% more than United Kingdom 		17.27
Ranked 78th.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 93.03%
Ranked 4th. 40% more than United Kingdom 		66.37%
Ranked 63th.
Secondary education > Teachers 12,828
Ranked 81st. 		372,887
Ranked 15th. 29 times more than Jamaica
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 12 years
Ranked 4th. 		16 years
Ranked 19th. 33% more than Jamaica
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 229,701
Ranked 111th. 		9.71 million
Ranked 10th. 42 times more than Jamaica
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 17.09
Ranked 78th. 		810.66
Ranked 7th. 47 times more than Jamaica
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 65th. The same as United Kingdom 		6
Ranked 84th.
Expected duration of education for all students 14.4 years
Ranked 25th. 		18.9 years
Ranked 3rd. 31% more than Jamaica
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 100.08%
Ranked 52nd. 		101.28%
Ranked 33th. 1% more than Jamaica
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 65,823
Ranked 40th. 10 times more than United Kingdom 		6,643
Ranked 77th.
Public spending per student > Secondary level 26.8
Ranked 19th. 80% more than United Kingdom 		14.9
Ranked 48th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.89%
Ranked 39th. About the same as United Kingdom 		48.79%
Ranked 50th.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 11.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th. 629 times more than United Kingdom 		0.018 per 1,000 people
Ranked 121st.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 91%
Ranked 84th. 		100%
Ranked 7th. 10% more than Jamaica
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 111th. 7% more than United Kingdom 		14
Ranked 190th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 92nd. 20% more than United Kingdom 		5
Ranked 170th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 3.05
Ranked 66th. 		0.0
Ranked 121st.
School life expectancy > Male 10.5 years
Ranked 67th. 		16 years
Ranked 4th. 52% more than Jamaica
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 92.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 26% more than United Kingdom 		73.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 124.28
Ranked 74th. 64% more than United Kingdom 		75.65
Ranked 132nd.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.124 per capita
Ranked 73th. 63% more than United Kingdom 		0.076 per capita
Ranked 130th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 90%
Ranked 85th. 		100%
Ranked 11th. 11% more than Jamaica
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 35.5
Ranked 38th. 95% more than United Kingdom 		18.2
Ranked 98th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 91%
Ranked 6th. 5% more than United Kingdom 		87%
Ranked 7th.
Primary education > Teachers 12,032
Ranked 95th. 		258,966
Ranked 16th. 22 times more than Jamaica
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 376
Ranked 137th. 		1.3 million
Ranked 10th. 3451 times more than Jamaica
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 50.09%
Ranked 53th. 		54.2%
Ranked 6th. 8% more than Jamaica
Private school enrolment > Primary level 4.9
Ranked 50th. 2% more than United Kingdom 		4.8
Ranked 52nd.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 62nd. The same as United Kingdom 		6
Ranked 82nd.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.56
Ranked 74th. 5% more than United Kingdom 		4.33
Ranked 82nd.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 87.48
Ranked 70th. 		95.2
Ranked 47th. 9% more than Jamaica
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 5.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th. 1305 times more than United Kingdom 		0.004 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.9%
Ranked 25th. About the same as United Kingdom 		48.8%
Ranked 36th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $6.92 billion
Ranked 53th. 		$1.58 trillion
Ranked 5th. 229 times more than Jamaica
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 102nd. 20% more than United Kingdom 		5
Ranked 191st.
Scouting > Members 2,235
Ranked 120th. 		528,263
Ranked 9th. 236 times more than Jamaica
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 79.54%
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than United Kingdom 		33.34%
Ranked 48th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 89.3%
Ranked 22nd. 26% more than United Kingdom 		70.93%
Ranked 65th.
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 79.78%
Ranked 13th. 76% more than United Kingdom 		45.26%
Ranked 45th.
High school > Share of total education spending 36.57%
Ranked 44th. 		48.32%
Ranked 7th. 32% more than Jamaica
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 74.4%
Ranked 36th. 		93.7%
Ranked 5th. 26% more than Jamaica
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 262,608
Ranked 87th. 		4.64 million
Ranked 14th. 18 times more than Jamaica
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 4.86
Ranked 76th. 		6.23
Ranked 54th. 28% more than Jamaica
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 100.27
Ranked 20th. About the same as United Kingdom 		99.93
Ranked 27th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 93.07
Ranked 36th. 27% more than United Kingdom 		73.53
Ranked 69th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male 16,146
Ranked 51st. 19 times more than United Kingdom 		853
Ranked 95th.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.953
Ranked 120th. 		0.994
Ranked 63th. 4% more than Jamaica
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 50.5%
Ranked 37th. 		52.7%
Ranked 12th. 4% more than Jamaica
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 2.7
Ranked 76th. 		102.9
Ranked 1st. 38 times more than Jamaica
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 87.76
Ranked 80th. 		163.61
Ranked 2nd. 86% more than Jamaica
Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.824
Ranked 97th. 		8.35
Ranked 17th. 10 times more than Jamaica
School life expectancy > Female 11.1 years
Ranked 59th. 		16.8 years
Ranked 4th. 51% more than Jamaica
Elementary school repeaters > Male 3.44
Ranked 68th. 		0.0
Ranked 118th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 2.64
Ranked 63th. 		0.0
Ranked 117th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 6.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 437 times more than United Kingdom 		0.014 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th.
High school teachers 13,006
Ranked 78th. 		378,882
Ranked 13th. 29 times more than Jamaica
Elementary school teachers 11,793
Ranked 90th. 		244,391
Ranked 14th. 21 times more than Jamaica
Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education 80%
Ranked 27th. 		103%
Ranked 2nd. 29% more than Jamaica
Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education 0.0
Ranked 28th. 		33%
Ranked 10th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 246,332
Ranked 95th. 		5.75 million
Ranked 14th. 23 times more than Jamaica
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 101.9
Ranked 57th. 		102.94
Ranked 49th. 1% more than Jamaica
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 125.58
Ranked 72nd. 60% more than United Kingdom 		78.27
Ranked 121st.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 87.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd. 		95.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 9% more than Jamaica
Progression to secondary level 96.1
Ranked 11th. About the same as United Kingdom 		96
Ranked 13th.
Female teachers > Lower secondary 66.6%
Ranked 8th. 13% more than United Kingdom 		58.8%
Ranked 15th.
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education 0.0
Ranked 28th. 		33%
Ranked 9th.
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education 66%
Ranked 28th. 		84%
Ranked 25th. 27% more than Jamaica
Total enrollment, primary, female > % net 91.46%
Ranked 66th. 		99.64%
Ranked 4th. 9% more than Jamaica
Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment 2.43%
Ranked 77th. 		0.0
Ranked 129th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male per 1000 6.12
Ranked 34th. 430 times more than United Kingdom 		0.0142
Ranked 113th.
Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 58.38%
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than United Kingdom 		25.73%
Ranked 55th.
School enrollment > Secondary > % net 79.24% net
Ranked 48th. 		94.94% net
Ranked 8th. 20% more than Jamaica
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 104.2%
Ranked 44th. 		106.95%
Ranked 28th. 3% more than Jamaica
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 95.21% gross
Ranked 139th. 		106.58% gross
Ranked 69th. 12% more than Jamaica
School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross 93.97% gross
Ranked 23th. 59% more than United Kingdom 		59.12% gross
Ranked 62nd.
School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross 91.06% gross
Ranked 28th. 55% more than United Kingdom 		58.86% gross
Ranked 64th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 77.94% net
Ranked 48th. 		93.42% net
Ranked 8th. 20% more than Jamaica
Secondary education > Teachers > % female 66.94% female
Ranked 21st. 11% more than United Kingdom 		60.18% female
Ranked 41st.
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 95.99%
Ranked 139th. 		107.04%
Ranked 56th. 12% more than Jamaica
Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 13.7%
Ranked 68th. 		33.7%
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Jamaica
Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 3.9%
Ranked 84th. 		14.3%
Ranked 58th. 4 times more than Jamaica
School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 26.34% gross
Ranked 68th. 		69.77% gross
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Jamaica
Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita 0.143 per 1,000 people
Ranked 140th. 		21.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 152 times more than Jamaica
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 91.24%
Ranked 50th. 		98.99%
Ranked 26th. 8% more than Jamaica
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 89.48%
Ranked 53th. 		97.85%
Ranked 29th. 9% more than Jamaica
School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 18.99% gross
Ranked 76th. 		60.13% gross
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Jamaica
Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 48.86%
Ranked 40th. About the same as United Kingdom 		48.73%
Ranked 57th.
High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher 19.31
Ranked 28th. 42% more than United Kingdom 		13.6
Ranked 46th.
Elementary school teachers > % female 88.98%
Ranked 20th. 9% more than United Kingdom 		81.44%
Ranked 49th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net 77.23%
Ranked 45th. 		93.23%
Ranked 9th. 21% more than Jamaica
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 93.03%
Ranked 46th. 		100.19%
Ranked 25th. 8% more than Jamaica
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female 50.41%
Ranked 60th. 2% more than United Kingdom 		49.31%
Ranked 85th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female 50.41%
Ranked 26th. 2% more than United Kingdom 		49.19%
Ranked 52nd.
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 0.0
Ranked 106th. 		48.44%
Ranked 25th.
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils 0.0
Ranked 108th. 		717,002
Ranked 13th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 81.79%
Ranked 86th. 		99.75%
Ranked 2nd. 22% more than Jamaica
Preschool enrollment rate > Female 87.55
Ranked 31st. 8% more than United Kingdom 		81.29
Ranked 42nd.
Preschool enrollment rate > Male 84.8
Ranked 34th. 6% more than United Kingdom 		79.8
Ranked 43th.
High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 73%
Ranked 8th. 18% more than United Kingdom 		62%
Ranked 4th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 79.07%
Ranked 41st. 		94.72%
Ranked 11th. 20% more than Jamaica
Secondary education, teachers > % female 68.68%
Ranked 16th. 10% more than United Kingdom 		62.24%
Ranked 37th.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 90.23% net
Ranked 79th. 		98.69% net
Ranked 18th. 9% more than Jamaica
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 72.23%
Ranked 23th. 		77.97%
Ranked 14th. 8% more than Jamaica
Primary education, teachers > % female 89.28%
Ranked 18th. 3% more than United Kingdom 		86.98%
Ranked 28th.
Tertiary education, teachers > % female 60.3%
Ranked 1st. 39% more than United Kingdom 		43.51%
Ranked 40th.

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