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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.
  • 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.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Teachers as percentage of labor force: The percentage share of the total labor force who are classroom, academic staff, and other teachers. Data for 1999.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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).
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11: Intended hours of instruction per year for 11 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12: Intended hours of instruction per year for 12 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • 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.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > 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.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Teaching weeks per year > Primary: Average number of weeks taught per year by primary level teachers. Data for 2000.
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10: Intended hours of instruction per year for 10 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology: Intended instruction time spent studying technology, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13: Intended hours of instruction per year for 14 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9: Intended hours of instruction per year for 9 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • 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.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning science: Intended instruction time spent studying science, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Elementary school repeaters > 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."
  • 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 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.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills: Intended instruction time spent studying vocational skills, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages: Intended instruction time spent studying modern foreign languages, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • 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.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • School enrollment, 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.
  • High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to primary education.
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • School enrollment, preprimary > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Total is the total enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total 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, primary > % net: School enrollment, primary (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Total is the ratio of children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the total population of the official primary school age.
  • School enrollment, secondary > % gross: School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Total is the total enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary: School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary). Percentage of private enrolment. Secondary is the enrolment in private secondary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in secondary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • Progression to secondary school, male > %: Progression to secondary school, male (%). Transition from primary (ISCED 1) to secondary (ISCED 2), general programmes (%). Male is the number of new male entrants to the first grade of secondary education (general programmes only) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the number of male pupils enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous year.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Female is the total female enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). 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 local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with primary education > % of total: Labor force with primary education (% of total). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with secondary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with secondary education > % of total: Labor force with secondary education (% of total). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > % 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).
  • Primary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • High school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time 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.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • 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 > 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."
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning mathematics: Intended instruction time spent practicing mathematics, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Percentage of population older than 24 years that has completed tertiary education.
  • 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).
  • Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with secondary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Education spending > % of GDP: Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP, 2000-2002)
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STAT Japan Paraguay HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 9.5
Ranked 13th. 53% more than Paraguay 		6.2
Ranked 49th.
Children out of school, primary 4,121
Ranked 85th. 		136,944
Ranked 30th. 33 times more than Japan
Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.0322
Ranked 116th. 		21.2
Ranked 23th. 658 times more than Japan
Children out of school, primary, female 23,671
Ranked 31st. 		68,203
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Japan
College and university > Gender parity index 0.891
Ranked 90th. 		1.4
Ranked 34th. 57% more than Japan
College and university > Share of total education spending 19.47%
Ranked 23th. 5% more than Paraguay 		18.54%
Ranked 64th.
Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 93th. The same as Paraguay 		9
Ranked 68th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 3.78%
Ranked 32nd. About the same as Paraguay 		3.77%
Ranked 84th.
High school enrolment rate 100
Ranked 2nd. 14% more than Paraguay 		87.48
Ranked 67th.
Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 4th. 5% more than Paraguay 		94%
Ranked 62nd.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 48th. The same as Paraguay 		6
Ranked 88th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.14
Ranked 106th. 		5.77
Ranked 42nd. 84% more than Japan
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 17.5
Ranked 73th. 		27.84
Ranked 50th. 59% more than Japan
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 11.79
Ranked 69th. 		11.84
Ranked 84th. About the same as Japan
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 97th. The same as Paraguay 		6
Ranked 123th.
Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 4th. 6% more than Paraguay 		93%
Ranked 61st.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.197
Ranked 58th. 		10.56
Ranked 23th. 54 times more than Japan
College and university > Gender ratio 88.42
Ranked 68th. 		134.61
Ranked 36th. 52% more than Japan
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 41st. The same as Paraguay 		3
Ranked 80th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.79 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th. 		7.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd. 59% more than Japan
Duration of compulsory education 10 years
Ranked 39th. 11% more than Paraguay 		9 years
Ranked 82nd.
Secondary education, pupils 7.28 million
Ranked 11th. 13 times more than Paraguay 		560,866
Ranked 75th.
College and university > Private school share 78.66%
Ranked 10th. 13% more than Paraguay 		69.77%
Ranked 18th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 22nd. 3% more than Paraguay 		0.97
Ranked 106th.
School life expectancy > Total 14.3 years
Ranked 24th. 43% more than Paraguay 		10 years
Ranked 74th.
Primary education, teachers 401,773
Ranked 9th. 12 times more than Paraguay 		33,434
Ranked 58th.
Primary education, pupils 7.03 million
Ranked 14th. 8 times more than Paraguay 		839,291
Ranked 75th.
Tertiary enrollment 47.7%
Ranked 25th. 5 times more than Paraguay 		10.1%
Ranked 6th.
Spending per student > College and university 20.07
Ranked 42nd. 		25.96
Ranked 29th. 29% more than Japan
High school > Gender ratio 100.09
Ranked 58th. 		103.79
Ranked 40th. 4% more than Japan
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 58th. The same as Paraguay 		6
Ranked 57th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.0923
Ranked 94th. 		2.04
Ranked 64th. 22 times more than Japan
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 66th. The same as Paraguay 		3
Ranked 95th.
Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 5th. 4% more than Paraguay 		94.9%
Ranked 65th.
Spending > USD 160.99 billion
Ranked 2nd. 263 times more than Paraguay 		612.84 million
Ranked 89th.
High school > Private school share 19.22%
Ranked 46th. 		21.62%
Ranked 40th. 12% more than Japan
Spending > Proportion 3.17
Ranked 120th. 		3.87
Ranked 90th. 22% more than Japan
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 19.15
Ranked 90th. 		27.84
Ranked 55th. 45% more than Japan
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 89th. The same as Paraguay 		3
Ranked 144th.
High school repeaters > Male 0.0
Ranked 52nd. 		1.2
Ranked 80th.
Preschool enrollment rate 101.88
Ranked 78th. 		105.41
Ranked 69th. 3% more than Japan
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 35,954.86
Ranked 20th. 12 times more than Paraguay 		2,904.84
Ranked 136th.
Primary completion rate 101
Ranked 9th. 13% more than Paraguay 		89
Ranked 90th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 3.98 million
Ranked 5th. 27 times more than Paraguay 		146,892
Ranked 69th.
Teachers as percentage of labor force 3%
Ranked 31st. 		3.5%
Ranked 26th. 17% more than Japan
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 53th. The same as Paraguay 		6
Ranked 93th.
Secondary education, teachers 617,642
Ranked 7th. 14 times more than Paraguay 		44,440
Ranked 51st.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 4.83
Ranked 60th. 		7.67
Ranked 26th. 59% more than Japan
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 25.94
Ranked 17th. 		25.99
Ranked 23th. About the same as Japan
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 98th. The same as Paraguay 		3
Ranked 136th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.273
Ranked 59th. 		10.64
Ranked 23th. 39 times more than Japan
Spending per student > High school 22.32
Ranked 24th. 37% more than Paraguay 		16.27
Ranked 43th.
Secondary education, general pupils 6.43 million
Ranked 11th. 13 times more than Paraguay 		504,104
Ranked 70th.
High school > Gender parity index 1
Ranked 77th. 		1.05
Ranked 34th. 5% more than Japan
Scientific and technical journal articles 60,067
Ranked 2nd. 15017 times more than Paraguay 		4
Ranked 143th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.927%
Ranked 115th. 		1.25%
Ranked 116th. 35% more than Japan
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 31.26
Ranked 46th. 19% more than Paraguay 		26.37
Ranked 59th.
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 71st. The same as Paraguay 		6
Ranked 116th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 9.8%
Ranked 69th. 		10.8%
Ranked 56th. 10% more than Japan
Children out of school, primary, male 32,724
Ranked 27th. 		68,741
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Japan
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 3.5%
Ranked 80th. 		4.3%
Ranked 74th. 23% more than Japan
High school > Students per teacher 11.79
Ranked 71st. 		11.84
Ranked 85th. About the same as Japan
Secondary education > General pupils 6.88 million
Ranked 11th. 15 times more than Paraguay 		464,062
Ranked 74th.
Spending per student > Elementary school 21.63
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Paraguay 		10.74
Ranked 56th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 57th. The same as Paraguay 		12
Ranked 90th.
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 53th. The same as Paraguay 		12
Ranked 83th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 119th. 		5.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. Twice as much as Japan
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 7.27 million
Ranked 17th. 8 times more than Paraguay 		962,661
Ranked 76th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 80%
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Paraguay 		35%
Ranked 105th.
Public spending per student > Primary level 21.3
Ranked 12th. 95% more than Paraguay 		10.9
Ranked 8th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 54.99
Ranked 127th. 		129.93
Ranked 53th. 2 times more than Japan
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 56.99
Ranked 122nd. 		86.83
Ranked 66th. 52% more than Japan
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.89
Ranked 66th. 		1.34
Ranked 41st. 51% more than Japan
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1
Ranked 63th. 		1.02
Ranked 67th. 2% more than Japan
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 31.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 18% more than Paraguay 		26.39 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.281
Ranked 170th. 		0.442
Ranked 146th. 57% more than Japan
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 82nd. The same as Paraguay 		6
Ranked 107th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 12.12
Ranked 63th. 2% more than Paraguay 		11.84
Ranked 91st.
High school repeaters > Female 0.0
Ranked 52nd. 		0.58
Ranked 81st.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 18.28
Ranked 69th. 		27.84
Ranked 50th. 52% more than Japan
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11 761 hours
Ranked 30th. 1% more than Paraguay 		753 hours
Ranked 31st.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 100%
Ranked 1st. 31% more than Paraguay 		76.5%
Ranked 68th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 7.17 million
Ranked 13th. 8 times more than Paraguay 		894,422
Ranked 75th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 50th. The same as Paraguay 		6 years
Ranked 86th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $25,465.36
Ranked 5th. 32 times more than Paraguay 		$805.52
Ranked 67th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 101.49
Ranked 81st. 1% more than Paraguay 		100.47
Ranked 89th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 50.29
Ranked 119th. 		78.04
Ranked 50th. 55% more than Japan
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12 875 hours
Ranked 25th. 		1,011 hours
Ranked 13th. 16% more than Japan
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 58th. The same as Paraguay 		12
Ranked 91st.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 1.13%
Ranked 124th. 		18.29%
Ranked 44th. 16 times more than Japan
Elementary school > Gender ratio 100.02
Ranked 28th. 3% more than Paraguay 		96.76
Ranked 107th.
High school enrolment rate > Female 99.88
Ranked 3rd. 14% more than Paraguay 		87.75
Ranked 58th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 100%
Ranked 1st. 14% more than Paraguay 		88%
Ranked 100th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 77th. The same as Paraguay 		6
Ranked 103th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 13.6
Ranked 9th. 		90.6
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Japan
Secondary education > Pupils 7.89 million
Ranked 11th. 15 times more than Paraguay 		510,881
Ranked 72nd.
Primary education > Pupils 7.26 million
Ranked 16th. 8 times more than Paraguay 		935,722
Ranked 73th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 82.3%
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Paraguay 		39%
Ranked 115th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 45.57%
Ranked 86th. 		57.57%
Ranked 29th. 26% more than Japan
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 63.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 123th. 		93.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th. 46% more than Japan
Secondary education, vocational pupils 857,049
Ranked 10th. 15 times more than Paraguay 		56,762
Ranked 68th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 17.5
Ranked 73th. 		27.84
Ranked 49th. 59% more than Japan
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 76.72%
Ranked 19th. 9% more than Paraguay 		70.09%
Ranked 54th.
Secondary education > Teachers 612,629
Ranked 6th. 14 times more than Paraguay 		43,163
Ranked 65th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 15 years
Ranked 28th. 25% more than Paraguay 		12 years
Ranked 15th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 99.97
Ranked 1st. 20% more than Paraguay 		83.59
Ranked 50th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 8.13 million
Ranked 14th. 16 times more than Paraguay 		519,054
Ranked 78th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 470.31
Ranked 20th. 616 times more than Paraguay 		0.763
Ranked 153th.
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 47th. The same as Paraguay 		6
Ranked 82nd.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 100.05%
Ranked 54th. 1% more than Paraguay 		99.29%
Ranked 77th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 695
Ranked 101st. 		79,139
Ranked 42nd. 114 times more than Japan
Public spending per student > Secondary level 18.7
Ranked 4th. 3% more than Paraguay 		18.1
Ranked 39th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.79%
Ranked 48th. 1% more than Paraguay 		48.23%
Ranked 102nd.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 100%
Ranked 2nd. 14% more than Paraguay 		88%
Ranked 99th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 85th. The same as Paraguay 		15
Ranked 124th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 66th. The same as Paraguay 		6
Ranked 105th.
Teaching weeks per year > Primary 35 weeks per year
Ranked 33th. The same as Paraguay 		35 weeks per year
Ranked 32nd.
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.0
Ranked 75th. 		4.06
Ranked 61st.
School life expectancy > Male 14.4 years
Ranked 21st. 44% more than Paraguay 		10 years
Ranked 74th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 53.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 118th. 		81.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th. 52% more than Japan
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.057 per capita
Ranked 145th. 		0.173 per capita
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Japan
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 57.04
Ranked 150th. 		172.79
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Japan
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 100%
Ranked 4th. 14% more than Paraguay 		88%
Ranked 102nd.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 20.4
Ranked 87th. 4% more than Paraguay 		19.6
Ranked 14th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 65%
Ranked 1st. 		72%
Ranked 1st. 11% more than Japan
Primary education > Teachers 378,950
Ranked 8th. 11 times more than Paraguay 		33,607
Ranked 68th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 1.02 million
Ranked 12th. 22 times more than Paraguay 		46,819
Ranked 66th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 48.93%
Ranked 87th. 		49.78%
Ranked 60th. 2% more than Japan
Private school enrolment > Primary level 0.9
Ranked 82nd. 		15
Ranked 27th. 17 times more than Japan
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 45th. The same as Paraguay 		6
Ranked 80th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10 761 hours
Ranked 28th. 1% more than Paraguay 		753 hours
Ranked 29th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 2.97
Ranked 119th. 		5.91
Ranked 46th. Twice as much as Japan
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 61.79
Ranked 113th. 		89.91
Ranked 68th. 46% more than Japan
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.8%
Ranked 35th. 1% more than Paraguay 		48.4%
Ranked 83th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $3.25 trillion
Ranked 2nd. 604 times more than Paraguay 		$5.39 billion
Ranked 59th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology 8 13
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 71st. The same as Paraguay 		6
Ranked 117th.
Scouting > Members 111,180
Ranked 15th. 92 times more than Paraguay 		1,210
Ranked 139th.
High school > Share of total education spending 38.24%
Ranked 9th. 6% more than Paraguay 		36.13%
Ranked 47th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 86.36%
Ranked 25th. 5% more than Paraguay 		82.48%
Ranked 44th.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 101.2%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Paraguay 		46.7%
Ranked 68th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 6.47 million
Ranked 10th. 13 times more than Paraguay 		480,672
Ranked 72nd.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 4.8
Ranked 79th. 		7.6
Ranked 33th. 58% more than Japan
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 100.19
Ranked 21st. 4% more than Paraguay 		96.74
Ranked 109th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 53.85
Ranked 117th. 		81.67
Ranked 60th. 52% more than Japan
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 1
Ranked 37th. 4% more than Paraguay 		0.959
Ranked 118th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13 875 hours
Ranked 28th. 		1,011 hours
Ranked 16th. 16% more than Japan
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9 761 hours
Ranked 24th. 1% more than Paraguay 		753 hours
Ranked 25th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 49%
Ranked 72nd. 		50.1%
Ranked 47th. 2% more than Japan
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 16.5
Ranked 8th. 		28.5
Ranked 6th. 73% more than Japan
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 63.8
Ranked 124th. 		93.16
Ranked 65th. 46% more than Japan
Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.872
Ranked 94th. 5 times more than Paraguay 		0.181
Ranked 145th.
Primary completion rate > Women 102
Ranked 5th. 15% more than Paraguay 		89
Ranked 86th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning science 11%
Ranked 20th. 		15%
Ranked 3rd. 36% more than Japan
School life expectancy > Female 14.1 years
Ranked 28th. 41% more than Paraguay 		10 years
Ranked 66th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.0
Ranked 61st. 		3.24
Ranked 63th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.0
Ranked 61st. 		4.83
Ranked 59th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 100%
Ranked 1st. 34% more than Paraguay 		74.4%
Ranked 63th.
Elementary school teachers 391,967
Ranked 7th. 12 times more than Paraguay 		33,434
Ranked 59th.
High school teachers 607,062
Ranked 7th. 14 times more than Paraguay 		44,440
Ranked 61st.
High school enrolment rate > Male 100
Ranked 2nd. 15% more than Paraguay 		87.21
Ranked 57th.
Primary completion rate > Men 101
Ranked 7th. 15% more than Paraguay 		88
Ranked 86th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 7.71 million
Ranked 9th. 15 times more than Paraguay 		526,001
Ranked 73th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills n x
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 56.8
Ranked 147th. 		164.67
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Japan
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 61.79 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th. 		89.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th. 46% more than Japan
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 100.23
Ranked 74th. 		101.39
Ranked 77th. 1% more than Japan
Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 14.2
Ranked 82nd. 43% more than Paraguay 		9.9
Ranked 111th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages 13 x
Progression to secondary level 100
Ranked 4th. 12% more than Paraguay 		89.6
Ranked 20th.
Pupils reaching grade 5 100
Ranked 1st. 31% more than Paraguay 		76.4
Ranked 53th.
Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort 99.94%
Ranked 5th. 18% more than Paraguay 		84.6%
Ranked 57th.
Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort 99.94%
Ranked 1st. 15% more than Paraguay 		86.53%
Ranked 57th.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group 102.04%
Ranked 68th. 5% more than Paraguay 		97.51%
Ranked 112th.
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 102.69%
Ranked 87th. 3% more than Paraguay 		99.47%
Ranked 115th.
High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 88.69%
Ranked 21st. 		93.71%
Ranked 10th. 6% more than Japan
Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending 34.11%
Ranked 26th. 		38.51%
Ranked 34th. 13% more than Japan
School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 53.98% gross
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Paraguay 		24.42% gross
Ranked 68th.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of relevant age group 98.26%
Ranked 92nd. 		105.86%
Ranked 49th. 8% more than Japan
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 87.28%
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Paraguay 		35.39%
Ranked 103th.
School enrollment, primary > % net 99.94%
Ranked 1st. 20% more than Paraguay 		83.49%
Ranked 108th.
School enrollment, secondary > % gross 101.77%
Ranked 25th. 50% more than Paraguay 		67.77%
Ranked 106th.
School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 19.22%
Ranked 46th. 		21.62%
Ranked 40th. 12% more than Japan
Progression to secondary school, male > % 100%
Ranked 1st. 11% more than Paraguay 		90.17%
Ranked 62nd.
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 56.56%
Ranked 42nd. 40% more than Paraguay 		40.4%
Ranked 68th.
School enrollment > Secondary > % net 99.9% net
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Paraguay 		26.4% net
Ranked 43th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita 2.81 million
Ranked 7th. 76% more than Paraguay 		1.59 million
Ranked 8th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross 83.28% gross
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Paraguay 		31.13% gross
Ranked 102nd.
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 98.94% net
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Paraguay 		25.59% net
Ranked 39th.
Secondary education > Teachers > % female 31.11% female
Ranked 110th. 		62.15% female
Ranked 38th. Twice as much as Japan
Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force 40.9%
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Paraguay 		20.1%
Ranked 55th.
Labor force with primary education > % of total 58.6%
Ranked 5th. 11% more than Paraguay 		52.6%
Ranked 4th.
Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force 45.9%
Ranked 30th. 57% more than Paraguay 		29.3%
Ranked 55th.
Labor force with secondary education > % of total 47.7%
Ranked 25th. 66% more than Paraguay 		28.8%
Ranked 58th.
Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 33.2%
Ranked 8th. 54% more than Paraguay 		21.5%
Ranked 19th.
Primary education > Pupils > % female 48.78% female
Ranked 40th. 1% more than Paraguay 		48.29% female
Ranked 97th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita 7.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th. 		8.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th. 4% more than Japan
High school teachers > % female 31.11%
Ranked 108th. 		62.15%
Ranked 43th. Twice as much as Japan
Secondary education, teachers > % female 32.69%
Ranked 56th. 		62.15%
Ranked 31st. 90% more than Japan
Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 48.78%
Ranked 50th. 1% more than Paraguay 		48.3%
Ranked 96th.
Elementary school teachers > % female 64.88%
Ranked 79th. 		72.45%
Ranked 80th. 12% more than Japan
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net 98.26%
Ranked 4th. 68% more than Paraguay 		58.34%
Ranked 78th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 100.94%
Ranked 21st. 51% more than Paraguay 		66.96%
Ranked 102nd.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female 49.62%
Ranked 78th. 		50.29%
Ranked 67th. 1% more than Japan
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female 48.83%
Ranked 64th. 		50.12%
Ranked 36th. 3% more than Japan
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 61.51%
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Paraguay 		24.39%
Ranked 64th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning mathematics 12%
Ranked 25th. 		13%
Ranked 18th. 8% more than Japan
High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher 13.29
Ranked 54th. 		15.29
Ranked 51st. 15% more than Japan
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 10.68%
Ranked 57th. 		10.75%
Ranked 55th. 1% more than Japan
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 99.82% net
Ranked 2nd. 5% more than Paraguay 		94.9% net
Ranked 39th.
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 29.88%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Paraguay 		10.42%
Ranked 5th.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 50.5%
Ranked 28th. 19% more than Paraguay 		42.6%
Ranked 20th.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 3.78%
Ranked 32nd. About the same as Paraguay 		3.77%
Ranked 85th.
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 0.0
Ranked 121st. 		5.8%
Ranked 57th.
Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 50.2%
Ranked 24th. 78% more than Paraguay 		28.2%
Ranked 57th.
Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 57.7%
Ranked 21st. 54% more than Paraguay 		37.4%
Ranked 26th.
Education spending > % of GDP 3.6%
Ranked 93th. 		4.4%
Ranked 74th. 22% more than Japan

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