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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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall: Overall.

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

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

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  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret: Integrate and interpret.

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  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • 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.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts: Continuous texts.

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  • Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts: Non-continuous texts.

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  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate: Reflect and evaluate.

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  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • 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.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • Progression to secondary level: Progression to secondary level is the number of new entrants to the first grade of general secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Percentage of population older than 24 years that has completed tertiary education.
  • 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).
  • Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Grade 1 intake rate: Total number of new entrants in first grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population at the official primary school-entrance age
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning arts: Intended instruction time spent studying arts, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Government spending on education > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education (%). Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with primary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education (% of total). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % 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.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning religion: Intended instruction time spent studying religion, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, secondary, male > % net: School enrollment, secondary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the ratio of male children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the male population of the official secondary school age.
  • Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total female enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • 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.
  • High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for upper secondary (high school) education.
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STAT Japan Peru HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 9.5
Ranked 13th. 25% more than Peru 		7.6
Ranked 32nd.
Children out of school, primary 4,121
Ranked 85th. 		128,536
Ranked 29th. 31 times more than Japan
Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.0322
Ranked 116th. 		4.34
Ranked 54th. 135 times more than Japan
Children out of school, primary, female 23,671
Ranked 31st. 		61,986
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Japan
College and university > Gender parity index 0.891
Ranked 90th. 		1.09
Ranked 76th. 23% more than Japan
College and university > Share of total education spending 19.47%
Ranked 23th. 12% more than Peru 		17.43%
Ranked 31st.
Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 93th. 		12
Ranked 14th. 33% more than Japan
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 3.78%
Ranked 32nd. 46% more than Peru 		2.59%
Ranked 56th.
High school enrolment rate 100
Ranked 2nd. 7% more than Peru 		93.38
Ranked 55th.
Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 4th. 7% more than Peru 		92.9%
Ranked 1st.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 48th. The same as Peru 		6
Ranked 61st.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.14
Ranked 106th. 		6.34
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Japan
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 17.5
Ranked 73th. 		19.56
Ranked 67th. 12% more than Japan
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 11.79
Ranked 69th. 		16.5
Ranked 39th. 40% more than Japan
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 97th. 20% more than Peru 		5
Ranked 177th.
Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 4th. 11% more than Peru 		89.4%
Ranked 1st.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.197
Ranked 58th. 		2.09
Ranked 54th. 11 times more than Japan
College and university > Gender ratio 88.42
Ranked 68th. 		106.3
Ranked 66th. 20% more than Japan
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 41st. The same as Peru 		3
Ranked 55th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.79 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th. 		5.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th. 22% more than Japan
Duration of compulsory education 10 years
Ranked 39th. 		11 years
Ranked 22nd. 10% more than Japan
Secondary education, pupils 7.28 million
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Peru 		2.64 million
Ranked 29th.
College and university > Private school share 78.66%
Ranked 10th. 45% more than Peru 		54.26%
Ranked 18th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 22nd. The same as Peru 		1
Ranked 28th.
School life expectancy > Total 14.3 years
Ranked 24th. 15% more than Peru 		12.4 years
Ranked 42nd.
Primary education, teachers 401,773
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Peru 		187,654
Ranked 19th.
Primary education, pupils 7.03 million
Ranked 14th. 91% more than Peru 		3.67 million
Ranked 27th.
Tertiary enrollment 47.7%
Ranked 25th. 66% more than Peru 		28.8%
Ranked 7th.
Spending per student > College and university 20.07
Ranked 42nd. 85% more than Peru 		10.87
Ranked 69th.
High school > Gender ratio 100.09
Ranked 58th. 1% more than Peru 		99.03
Ranked 64th.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 58th. 20% more than Peru 		5
Ranked 86th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.0923
Ranked 94th. 		0.557
Ranked 80th. 6 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. 50% more than Peru 		2
Ranked 164th.
Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 5th. 3% more than Peru 		96.4%
Ranked 1st.
Spending > USD 160.99 billion
Ranked 2nd. 53 times more than Peru 		3.02 billion
Ranked 51st.
High school > Private school share 19.22%
Ranked 46th. 		26.04%
Ranked 33th. 35% more than Japan
Spending > Proportion 3.17
Ranked 120th. 27% more than Peru 		2.5
Ranked 138th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 19.15
Ranked 90th. 		22.24
Ranked 75th. 16% more than Japan
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 89th. The same as Peru 		3
Ranked 113th.
High school repeaters > Male 0.0
Ranked 52nd. 		7.04
Ranked 37th.
Preschool enrollment rate 101.88
Ranked 78th. 		109.09
Ranked 43th. 7% more than Japan
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 35,954.86
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Peru 		16,908.82
Ranked 48th.
Primary completion rate 101
Ranked 9th. 2% more than Peru 		99
Ranked 33th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 3.98 million
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Peru 		831,345
Ranked 28th.
Teachers as percentage of labor force 3%
Ranked 31st. 		4.9%
Ranked 8th. 63% more than Japan
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 520
Ranked 6th. 41% more than Peru 		370
Ranked 60th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 53th. The same as Peru 		6
Ranked 67th.
Children out of school > Primary 6,844
Ranked 83th. 		14,606
Ranked 66th. 2 times more than Japan
Secondary education, teachers 617,642
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Peru 		160,018
Ranked 19th.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 4.83
Ranked 60th. 		5.4
Ranked 55th. 12% more than Japan
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 25.94
Ranked 17th. 46% more than Peru 		17.74
Ranked 49th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 98th. The same as Peru 		3
Ranked 111th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.273
Ranked 59th. 		2.25
Ranked 55th. 8 times more than Japan
Spending per student > High school 22.32
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Peru 		9.98
Ranked 26th.
Secondary education, general pupils 6.43 million
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Peru 		2.64 million
Ranked 26th.
High school > Gender parity index 1
Ranked 77th. 2% more than Peru 		0.985
Ranked 60th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 520
Ranked 6th. 41% more than Peru 		370
Ranked 60th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 60,067
Ranked 2nd. 466 times more than Peru 		129
Ranked 75th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 530
Ranked 3rd. 46% more than Peru 		364
Ranked 58th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.927%
Ranked 115th. 		1.42%
Ranked 111th. 53% more than Japan
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 31.26
Ranked 46th. 1% more than Peru 		31.1
Ranked 47th.
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 71st. The same as Peru 		6
Ranked 86th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 9.8%
Ranked 69th. 		13.7%
Ranked 32nd. 40% more than Japan
Children out of school, primary, male 32,724
Ranked 27th. 		66,550
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Japan
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 3.5%
Ranked 80th. 35% more than Peru 		2.6%
Ranked 41st.
High school > Students per teacher 11.79
Ranked 71st. 		16.5
Ranked 40th. 40% more than Japan
Secondary education > General pupils 6.88 million
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Peru 		2.38 million
Ranked 32nd.
Spending per student > Elementary school 21.63
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Peru 		8.21
Ranked 33th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 57th. The same as Peru 		12
Ranked 68th.
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 53th. The same as Peru 		12
Ranked 62nd.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 119th. 		6.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Japan
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 7.27 million
Ranked 17th. 70% more than Peru 		4.28 million
Ranked 28th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 80%
Ranked 38th. 69% more than Peru 		47.3%
Ranked 91st.
Schools connected to the Internet 99%
Ranked 7th. 38 times more than Peru 		2.6%
Ranked 7th.
Public spending per student > Primary level 21.3
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Peru 		8
Ranked 60th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 54.99
Ranked 127th. 		123.96
Ranked 58th. 2 times more than Japan
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 56.99
Ranked 122nd. 		89.13
Ranked 50th. 56% more than Japan
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.89
Ranked 66th. 		1.03
Ranked 61st. 16% more than Japan
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1
Ranked 63th. 		1.01
Ranked 59th. 1% more than Japan
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 31.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 1% more than Peru 		31.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 45th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.281
Ranked 170th. 		0.571
Ranked 136th. 2 times more than Japan
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 82nd. 20% more than Peru 		5
Ranked 157th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 12.12
Ranked 63th. 		16.24
Ranked 42nd. 34% more than Japan
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 0.0536
Ranked 119th. 		0.533
Ranked 107th. 10 times more than Japan
High school repeaters > Female 0.0
Ranked 52nd. 		4.61
Ranked 41st.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 18.28
Ranked 69th. 		20.88
Ranked 62nd. 14% more than Japan
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 100%
Ranked 1st. 17% more than Peru 		85.3%
Ranked 52nd.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 7.17 million
Ranked 13th. 86% more than Peru 		3.85 million
Ranked 31st.
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 50th. The same as Peru 		6 years
Ranked 62nd.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $25,465.36
Ranked 5th. 11 times more than Peru 		$2,354.11
Ranked 44th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 101.49
Ranked 81st. 1% more than Peru 		100.33
Ranked 68th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 50.29
Ranked 119th. 		89.13
Ranked 30th. 77% more than Japan
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 520
Ranked 5th. 40% more than Peru 		371
Ranked 61st.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 1.13%
Ranked 124th. 		23.53%
Ranked 36th. 21 times more than Japan
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 58th. The same as Peru 		12
Ranked 69th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 100.02
Ranked 28th. About the same as Peru 		99.65
Ranked 36th.
High school enrolment rate > Female 99.88
Ranked 3rd. 8% more than Peru 		92.6
Ranked 53th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 100%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Peru 		99%
Ranked 15th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 77th. 20% more than Peru 		5
Ranked 151st.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 13.6
Ranked 9th. 		22
Ranked 58th. 62% more than Japan
Primary education > Pupils 7.26 million
Ranked 16th. 76% more than Peru 		4.13 million
Ranked 29th.
Secondary education > Pupils 7.89 million
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Peru 		2.66 million
Ranked 27th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 82.3%
Ranked 40th. 39% more than Peru 		59.1%
Ranked 77th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 63.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 123th. 		94.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th. 49% more than Japan
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 45.57%
Ranked 86th. 		51.1%
Ranked 71st. 12% more than Japan
Secondary education, vocational pupils 857,049
Ranked 10th. 59 times more than Peru 		14,561
Ranked 89th.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 76.72%
Ranked 19th. 		82.71%
Ranked 15th. 8% more than Japan
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 17.5
Ranked 73th. 		19.56
Ranked 67th. 12% more than Japan
Secondary education > Teachers 612,629
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Peru 		160,836
Ranked 26th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 15 years
Ranked 28th. 7% more than Peru 		14 years
Ranked 45th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 99.97
Ranked 1st. 15% more than Peru 		87.23
Ranked 46th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 8.13 million
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Peru 		2.54 million
Ranked 31st.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 470.31
Ranked 20th. 99 times more than Peru 		4.76
Ranked 80th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 520
Ranked 5th. 39% more than Peru 		374
Ranked 59th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 518
Ranked 7th. 46% more than Peru 		356
Ranked 60th.
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 47th. The same as Peru 		6
Ranked 58th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 100.05%
Ranked 54th. 1% more than Peru 		99.38%
Ranked 61st.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 695
Ranked 101st. 		97,127
Ranked 36th. 140 times more than Japan
Public spending per student > Secondary level 18.7
Ranked 4th. 76% more than Peru 		10.6
Ranked 61st.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.79%
Ranked 48th. 		49.08%
Ranked 23th. 1% more than Japan
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 0.054 per 1,000 people
Ranked 120th. 		0.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 108th. 10 times more than Japan
Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 521
Ranked 7th. 42% more than Peru 		368
Ranked 60th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 100%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Peru 		99%
Ranked 15th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 85th. The same as Peru 		15
Ranked 99th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 66th. The same as Peru 		6
Ranked 80th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.0
Ranked 75th. 		7.17
Ranked 37th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 53.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 118th. 		86.46 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. 61% more than Japan
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.057 per capita
Ranked 145th. 		0.16 per capita
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Japan
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 57.04
Ranked 150th. 		160.23
Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Japan
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 100%
Ranked 4th. 1% more than Peru 		99%
Ranked 20th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 20.4
Ranked 87th. 		25.3
Ranked 7th. 24% more than Japan
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 65%
Ranked 1st. 		66%
Ranked 63th. 2% more than Japan
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 1.02 million
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Peru 		278,751
Ranked 31st.
Primary education > Teachers 378,950
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Peru 		185,829
Ranked 23th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 48.93%
Ranked 87th. 3% more than Peru 		47.5%
Ranked 114th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 0.9
Ranked 82nd. 		12.6
Ranked 16th. 14 times more than Japan
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 45th. The same as Peru 		6
Ranked 56th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 2.97
Ranked 119th. 		6.78
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Japan
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 61.79
Ranked 113th. 		97.14
Ranked 41st. 57% more than Japan
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 0.003 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th. 		0.084 per 1,000 people
Ranked 111th. 28 times more than Japan
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.8%
Ranked 35th. 		49%
Ranked 1st. About the same as Japan
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $3.25 trillion
Ranked 2nd. 46 times more than Peru 		$70.59 billion
Ranked 21st.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology 8 a
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 71st. The same as Peru 		6
Ranked 87th.
Scouting > Members 111,180
Ranked 15th. 17 times more than Peru 		6,724
Ranked 88th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 86.36%
Ranked 25th. 3% more than Peru 		83.75%
Ranked 30th.
High school > Share of total education spending 38.24%
Ranked 9th. 22% more than Peru 		31.41%
Ranked 25th.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 101.2%
Ranked 1st. 65% more than Peru 		61.5%
Ranked 14th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 6.47 million
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Peru 		2.57 million
Ranked 25th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 4.8
Ranked 79th. 		5.87
Ranked 58th. 22% more than Japan
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 53.85
Ranked 117th. 		86.96
Ranked 41st. 62% more than Japan
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 100.19
Ranked 21st. 1% more than Peru 		99.47
Ranked 49th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male 6,844
Ranked 67th. 		12,295
Ranked 54th. 80% more than Japan
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 1
Ranked 37th. 1% more than Peru 		0.993
Ranked 43th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 49%
Ranked 72nd. 2% more than Peru 		47.9%
Ranked 20th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 16.5
Ranked 8th. 1% more than Peru 		16.4
Ranked 9th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 63.8
Ranked 124th. 		95.01
Ranked 58th. 49% more than Japan
Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.872
Ranked 94th. 4 times more than Peru 		0.224
Ranked 139th.
Primary completion rate > Women 102
Ranked 5th. 4% more than Peru 		98
Ranked 38th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning science 11%
Ranked 20th. 		12%
Ranked 17th. 9% more than Japan
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.0
Ranked 61st. 		6.9
Ranked 33th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.0
Ranked 61st. 		7.43
Ranked 39th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 100%
Ranked 1st. 17% more than Peru 		85.8%
Ranked 44th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.054 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th. 		0.446 per 1,000 people
Ranked 98th. 8 times more than Japan
High school teachers 607,062
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Peru 		160,669
Ranked 20th.
Elementary school teachers 391,967
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Peru 		184,641
Ranked 20th.
High school enrolment rate > Male 100
Ranked 2nd. 6% more than Peru 		94.14
Ranked 47th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 7.71 million
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Peru 		2.69 million
Ranked 25th.
Primary completion rate > Men 101
Ranked 7th. 2% more than Peru 		99
Ranked 32nd.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills n 7
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 56.8
Ranked 147th. 		150.83
Ranked 48th. 3 times more than Japan
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 100.23
Ranked 74th. 		101.41
Ranked 60th. 1% more than Japan
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 61.79 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th. 		96.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 56% more than Japan
Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 14.2
Ranked 82nd. 		17.2
Ranked 65th. 21% more than Japan
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages 13 6
Pupils reaching grade 5 100
Ranked 1st. 14% more than Peru 		87.9
Ranked 36th.
Progression to secondary level 100
Ranked 4th. 25% more than Peru 		80
Ranked 14th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 100% net
Ranked 1st. 3% more than Peru 		97.25% net
Ranked 27th.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 99.82% net
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Peru 		96.87% net
Ranked 31st.
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 29.88%
Ranked 3rd. 35% more than Peru 		22.14%
Ranked 20th.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 50.5%
Ranked 28th. 		56.7%
Ranked 9th. 12% more than Japan
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 69.3%
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Peru 		7.9%
Ranked 31st.
Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 41.7%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Peru 		15.4%
Ranked 51st.
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 36.9%
Ranked 15th. 59% more than Peru 		23.2%
Ranked 18th.
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 30.7%
Ranked 8th. 59% more than Peru 		19.3%
Ranked 16th.
Grade 1 intake rate 100
Ranked 1st. 18% more than Peru 		84.7
Ranked 8th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 84.81% gross
Ranked 38th. 40% more than Peru 		60.46% gross
Ranked 64th.
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 88.72
Ranked 82nd. 		102.55
Ranked 74th. 16% more than Japan
Primary education > Teachers > % female 65% female
Ranked 90th. 3% more than Peru 		63.34% female
Ranked 93th.
Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita 22.29%
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Peru 		8.88%
Ranked 31st.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning arts 11 6
Secondary education > Pupils > % female 48.87% female
Ranked 70th. 		49.62% female
Ranked 41st. 2% more than Japan
Government spending on education > % of GDP 3.78%
Ranked 32nd. 46% more than Peru 		2.59%
Ranked 56th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 99.97%
Ranked 2nd. 6% more than Peru 		94.62%
Ranked 39th.
Government spending on education > % of government spending 9.37%
Ranked 67th. 		20.74%
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Japan
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 101.89%
Ranked 70th. 		108.89%
Ranked 38th. 7% more than Japan
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 15 years
Ranked 33th. 7% more than Peru 		14 years
Ranked 44th.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 100.09%
Ranked 53th. 1% more than Peru 		98.9%
Ranked 67th.
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 87.65%
Ranked 25th. 13% more than Peru 		77.32%
Ranked 53th.
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 85.71%
Ranked 29th. 11% more than Peru 		76.9%
Ranked 55th.
Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force 59.1%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Peru 		25.3%
Ranked 21st.
Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 41.4%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Peru 		15.1%
Ranked 64th.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita $33,302.54
Ranked 6th. 9 times more than Peru 		$3,648.66
Ranked 41st.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP 72.19%
Ranked 13th. 30% more than Peru 		55.55%
Ranked 42nd.
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 6.71
Ranked 67th. 13 times more than Peru 		0.503
Ranked 118th.
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 1.83
Ranked 44th. 		2.38
Ranked 61st. 30% more than Japan
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 3.19%
Ranked 119th. 40% more than Peru 		2.27%
Ranked 154th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 15 years
Ranked 21st. 7% more than Peru 		14 years
Ranked 39th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 99.93%
Ranked 1st. 23% more than Peru 		81.52%
Ranked 69th.
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 99.46%
Ranked 1st. 6% more than Peru 		93.76%
Ranked 43th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 99.94%
Ranked 2nd. 24% more than Peru 		80.69%
Ranked 65th.
School enrollment > Primary > % gross 100.41% gross
Ranked 101st. 		113.88% gross
Ranked 28th. 13% more than Japan
Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 99.93%
Ranked 3rd. 21% more than Peru 		82.34%
Ranked 63th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 99.97%
Ranked 5th. 3% more than Peru 		97.51%
Ranked 29th.
High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher 13.29
Ranked 54th. 		21.62
Ranked 35th. 63% more than Japan
Proportion of primary education time spent learning religion n 6
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 101.92%
Ranked 26th. 13% more than Peru 		89.97%
Ranked 73th.
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 98.77%
Ranked 2nd. 29% more than Peru 		76.81%
Ranked 55th.
Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 0.0
Ranked 53th. 		3.53%
Ranked 49th.
Secondary education, teachers, female 229,645
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Peru 		70,429
Ranked 19th.
Secondary education, teachers > % female 32.69%
Ranked 56th. 		44.01%
Ranked 71st. 35% more than Japan
High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher 10.62
Ranked 60th. 		21.64
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Japan

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