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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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • 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."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Library books per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • 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. 
  • 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.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 15 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 20 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Share of university qualifications awarded to females: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • Library employees per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 16 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 19 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • 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 > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Female: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Male: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • School enrollment > Primary > 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 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
  • Teaching weeks per year > Lower secondary: Average number of weeks taught per year by lower secondary level teachers. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • Share of university qualifications awarded to females > Second degree: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as second degree awarded to females. Tertiary level A includes university and advanced research level degrees. Data for 2000.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % 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.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent in physical education: Intended instruction time spent studying physical education, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • 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."
  • Share of vocational tertiary qualifications awarded to females > Second degree: Percentage share of tertiary level B qualifications as second or higher degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
  • School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Percentage of private enrolment. Primary is the enrolment in private primary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in primary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • Primary education, pupils > % female: Primary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Primary is the number of female students at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % gross: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Female is the total female enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Primary completion rate. Total is the total number of new entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as percentage of the total population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade of primary. This indicator is also known as "gross intake rate to the last grade of primary." The ratio can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Secondary education, general pupils > % female: Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. General programmes is the number of female students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Total enrollment, primary, male > % net: Total enrollment, primary, male (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • 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.
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
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STAT Japan Zimbabwe HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 9.5
Ranked 13th. 76% more than Zimbabwe 		5.4
Ranked 60th.
Children out of school, primary 4,121
Ranked 85th. 		401,888
Ranked 23th. 98 times more than Japan
Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.0322
Ranked 116th. 		31.71
Ranked 23th. 984 times more than Japan
Children out of school, primary, female 23,671
Ranked 31st. 		189,926
Ranked 25th. 8 times more than Japan
College and university > Gender parity index 0.891
Ranked 90th. 17% more than Zimbabwe 		0.761
Ranked 67th.
College and university > Share of total education spending 19.47%
Ranked 23th. 		22.82%
Ranked 35th. 17% more than Japan
Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 93th. 29% more than Zimbabwe 		7
Ranked 153th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 3.78%
Ranked 32nd. 51% more than Zimbabwe 		2.5%
Ranked 107th.
High school enrolment rate 100
Ranked 2nd. 43% more than Zimbabwe 		69.72
Ranked 95th.
Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 4th. 9% more than Zimbabwe 		90.7%
Ranked 80th.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 48th. 		7
Ranked 18th. 17% more than Japan
Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.14
Ranked 106th. 		4.83
Ranked 66th. 54% more than Japan
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 17.5
Ranked 73th. 		38.56
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Japan
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 11.79
Ranked 69th. 		22.32
Ranked 31st. 89% more than Japan
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 97th. The same as Zimbabwe 		6
Ranked 127th.
Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 4th. 14% more than Zimbabwe 		87.2%
Ranked 79th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.197
Ranked 58th. 		14.99
Ranked 23th. 76 times more than Japan
College and university > Gender ratio 88.42
Ranked 68th. 42% more than Zimbabwe 		62.45
Ranked 103th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 41st. The same as Zimbabwe 		3
Ranked 84th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.79 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th. 82% more than Zimbabwe 		2.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 108th.
Duration of compulsory education 10 years
Ranked 39th. 43% more than Zimbabwe 		7 years
Ranked 123th.
Secondary education, pupils 7.28 million
Ranked 11th. 10 times more than Zimbabwe 		758,229
Ranked 58th.
College and university > Private school share 78.66%
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Zimbabwe 		13.05%
Ranked 79th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 22nd. 2% more than Zimbabwe 		0.98
Ranked 97th.
Primary education, teachers 401,773
Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Zimbabwe 		61,251
Ranked 44th.
Primary education, pupils 7.03 million
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Zimbabwe 		2.36 million
Ranked 44th.
Tertiary enrollment 47.7%
Ranked 25th. 12 times more than Zimbabwe 		3.9%
Ranked 79th.
Spending per student > College and university 20.07
Ranked 42nd. 		192.99
Ranked 7th. 10 times more than Japan
High school > Gender ratio 100.09
Ranked 58th. 8% more than Zimbabwe 		92.38
Ranked 105th.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 58th. The same as Zimbabwe 		6
Ranked 101st.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.0923
Ranked 94th. 		1.76
Ranked 69th. 19 times more than Japan
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write English
High school > Upper secondary school duration 3
Ranked 66th. 		4
Ranked 36th. 33% more than Japan
Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 5th. 5% more than Zimbabwe 		94.2%
Ranked 70th.
Spending > USD 160.99 billion
Ranked 2nd. 728 times more than Zimbabwe 		221.09 million
Ranked 105th.
High school > Private school share 19.22%
Ranked 46th. 		71.27%
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Japan
Spending > Proportion 3.17
Ranked 120th. 		6.87
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Japan
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 19.15
Ranked 90th. 		38.56
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Japan
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 89th. The same as Zimbabwe 		3
Ranked 152nd.
Preschool enrollment rate 101.88
Ranked 78th. 		103.6
Ranked 78th. 2% more than Japan
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 35,954.86
Ranked 20th. 27% more than Zimbabwe 		28,274.8
Ranked 30th.
Primary completion rate 101
Ranked 9th. 26% more than Zimbabwe 		80
Ranked 104th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 3.98 million
Ranked 5th. 72 times more than Zimbabwe 		55,689
Ranked 6th.
Teachers as percentage of labor force 3%
Ranked 31st. 		3.1%
Ranked 29th. 3% more than Japan
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 53th. 		7
Ranked 20th. 17% more than Japan
Children out of school > Primary 6,844
Ranked 83th. 		429,275
Ranked 21st. 63 times more than Japan
Secondary education, teachers 617,642
Ranked 7th. 18 times more than Zimbabwe 		33,964
Ranked 57th.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 4.83
Ranked 60th. 80% more than Zimbabwe 		2.68
Ranked 89th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 98th. 50% more than Zimbabwe 		2
Ranked 199th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.273
Ranked 59th. 		16.73
Ranked 18th. 61 times more than Japan
Spending per student > High school 22.32
Ranked 24th. 6% more than Zimbabwe 		20.98
Ranked 40th.
Secondary education, general pupils 6.43 million
Ranked 11th. 8 times more than Zimbabwe 		758,229
Ranked 52nd.
High school > Gender parity index 1
Ranked 77th. 17% more than Zimbabwe 		0.857
Ranked 75th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 60,067
Ranked 2nd. 626 times more than Zimbabwe 		96
Ranked 82nd.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 18%
Ranked 3rd. 		32%
Ranked 53th. 78% more than Japan
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.927%
Ranked 115th. 		30.31%
Ranked 13th. 33 times more than Japan
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 31.26
Ranked 46th. 7 times more than Zimbabwe 		4.39
Ranked 4th.
Scouting > Genders admitted both boys only
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 71st. The same as Zimbabwe 		6
Ranked 124th.
Children out of school, primary, male 32,724
Ranked 27th. 		211,962
Ranked 21st. 6 times more than Japan
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 3.5%
Ranked 80th. 		4.7%
Ranked 54th. 34% more than Japan
High school > Students per teacher 11.79
Ranked 71st. 		22.32
Ranked 31st. 89% more than Japan
Secondary education > General pupils 6.88 million
Ranked 11th. 9 times more than Zimbabwe 		758,229
Ranked 55th.
Spending per student > Elementary school 21.63
Ranked 19th. 54% more than Zimbabwe 		14.04
Ranked 47th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 57th. 		13
Ranked 21st. 8% more than Japan
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 53th. 		13
Ranked 21st. 8% more than Japan
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 119th. 		4.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 77th. 61% more than Japan
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 7.27 million
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Zimbabwe 		2.36 million
Ranked 6th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 80%
Ranked 38th. 64% more than Zimbabwe 		48.8%
Ranked 89th.
Public spending per student > Primary level 21.3
Ranked 12th. 61% more than Zimbabwe 		13.2
Ranked 18th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 54.99
Ranked 127th. 		186.35
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Japan
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 56.99
Ranked 122nd. 		59.83
Ranked 120th. 5% more than Japan
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.89
Ranked 66th. 41% more than Zimbabwe 		0.63
Ranked 111th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1
Ranked 63th. 10% more than Zimbabwe 		0.91
Ranked 132nd.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 31.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 7 times more than Zimbabwe 		4.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.281
Ranked 170th. 		2.12
Ranked 77th. 8 times more than Japan
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 82nd. The same as Zimbabwe 		6
Ranked 113th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 12.12
Ranked 63th. 		22.32
Ranked 34th. 84% more than Japan
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 0.0536
Ranked 119th. 		33.87
Ranked 18th. 632 times more than Japan
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 18.28
Ranked 69th. 		38.21
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Japan
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11 761 hours
Ranked 30th. 1% more than Zimbabwe 		753 hours
Ranked 32nd.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 100%
Ranked 1st. 61% more than Zimbabwe 		62.1%
Ranked 85th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 7.17 million
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Zimbabwe 		2.45 million
Ranked 44th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 50th. 		7 years
Ranked 18th. 17% more than Japan
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $25,465.36
Ranked 5th. 117 times more than Zimbabwe 		$217.97
Ranked 92nd.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 101.49
Ranked 81st. 		121.69
Ranked 22nd. 20% more than Japan
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 50.29
Ranked 119th. 		59.83
Ranked 108th. 19% more than Japan
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12 875 hours
Ranked 25th. 16% more than Zimbabwe 		753 hours
Ranked 36th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 1.13%
Ranked 124th. 		86.91%
Ranked 3rd. 77 times more than Japan
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 58th. 		13
Ranked 21st. 8% more than Japan
Elementary school > Gender ratio 100.02
Ranked 28th. 1% more than Zimbabwe 		98.96
Ranked 59th.
High school enrolment rate > Female 99.88
Ranked 3rd. 42% more than Zimbabwe 		70.18
Ranked 87th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 100%
Ranked 1st. 20% more than Zimbabwe 		83%
Ranked 107th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 77th. The same as Zimbabwe 		6
Ranked 109th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 13.6
Ranked 9th. 		200.9
Ranked 4th. 15 times more than Japan
Primary education > Pupils 7.26 million
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Zimbabwe 		2.36 million
Ranked 49th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 82.3%
Ranked 40th. 33% more than Zimbabwe 		62%
Ranked 69th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 63.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 123th. 8% more than Zimbabwe 		58.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 45.57%
Ranked 86th. 17% more than Zimbabwe 		38.84%
Ranked 4th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 857,049
Ranked 10th. 		0.0
Ranked 82nd.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 17.5
Ranked 73th. 		38.56
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Japan
Secondary education > Teachers 612,629
Ranked 6th. 18 times more than Zimbabwe 		33,964
Ranked 73th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 15 years
Ranked 28th. 67% more than Zimbabwe 		9 years
Ranked 10th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 99.97
Ranked 1st. 43% more than Zimbabwe 		69.67
Ranked 57th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 8.13 million
Ranked 14th. 11 times more than Zimbabwe 		758,229
Ranked 7th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 470.31
Ranked 20th. 62 times more than Zimbabwe 		7.58
Ranked 75th.
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 47th. 		7
Ranked 17th. 17% more than Japan
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 100.05%
Ranked 54th. 3% more than Zimbabwe 		97.11%
Ranked 97th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 695
Ranked 101st. 		223,637
Ranked 25th. 322 times more than Japan
Public spending per student > Secondary level 18.7
Ranked 4th. 		20.1
Ranked 17th. 7% more than Japan
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.79%
Ranked 48th. 		49.48%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Japan
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 0.054 per 1,000 people
Ranked 120th. 		33.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 618 times more than Japan
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 100%
Ranked 2nd. 20% more than Zimbabwe 		83%
Ranked 102nd.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 85th. The same as Zimbabwe 		15
Ranked 132nd.
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 66th. The same as Zimbabwe 		6
Ranked 111th.
Library books 7.31 million
Ranked 6th. 73 times more than Zimbabwe 		100,590
Ranked 40th.
Teaching weeks per year > Primary 35 weeks per year
Ranked 33th. 		39 weeks per year
Ranked 18th. 11% more than Japan
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.0
Ranked 75th. 		0.0
Ranked 85th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 53.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 118th. 		58.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 111th. 9% more than Japan
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 57.04
Ranked 150th. 		186.35
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Japan
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.057 per capita
Ranked 145th. 		0.184 per capita
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Japan
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 100%
Ranked 4th. 22% more than Zimbabwe 		82%
Ranked 111th.
Library books per 1000 57.74
Ranked 37th. 7 times more than Zimbabwe 		8.12
Ranked 42nd.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 20.4
Ranked 87th. 		37
Ranked 33th. 81% more than Japan
Primary education > Teachers 378,950
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Zimbabwe 		61,251
Ranked 50th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 48.93%
Ranked 87th. 3% more than Zimbabwe 		47.52%
Ranked 4th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 0.9
Ranked 82nd. 		88.1
Ranked 1st. 98 times more than Japan
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 45th. 		7
Ranked 17th. 17% more than Japan
Library employees 938
Ranked 3rd. 55 times more than Zimbabwe 		17
Ranked 44th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10 761 hours
Ranked 28th. 1% more than Zimbabwe 		753 hours
Ranked 30th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 2.97
Ranked 119th. 		4.83
Ranked 71st. 63% more than Japan
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 0.003 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th. 		15.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 5330 times more than Japan
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.8%
Ranked 35th. 		49.1%
Ranked 21st. 1% more than Japan
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $3.25 trillion
Ranked 2nd. 1088 times more than Zimbabwe 		$2.99 billion
Ranked 73th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology 8 9
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 71st. The same as Zimbabwe 		6
Ranked 124th.
Scouting > Members 111,180
Ranked 15th. 19 times more than Zimbabwe 		5,880
Ranked 91st.
High school > Share of total education spending 38.24%
Ranked 9th. 49% more than Zimbabwe 		25.6%
Ranked 78th.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 101.2%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Zimbabwe 		40.4%
Ranked 72nd.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 6.47 million
Ranked 10th. 8 times more than Zimbabwe 		831,488
Ranked 49th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 53.85
Ranked 117th. 		59.83
Ranked 110th. 11% more than Japan
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 4.8
Ranked 79th. 79% more than Zimbabwe 		2.68
Ranked 107th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 100.19
Ranked 21st. 2% more than Zimbabwe 		98.25
Ranked 80th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male 6,844
Ranked 67th. 		223,598
Ranked 19th. 33 times more than Japan
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 1
Ranked 37th. 3% more than Zimbabwe 		0.972
Ranked 73th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13 875 hours
Ranked 28th. 		1,375 hours
Ranked 2nd. 57% more than Japan
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9 761 hours
Ranked 24th. 1% more than Zimbabwe 		753 hours
Ranked 26th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 49%
Ranked 72nd. 5% more than Zimbabwe 		46.8%
Ranked 98th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 16.5
Ranked 8th. 		38.8
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Japan
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 63.8
Ranked 124th. 7% more than Zimbabwe 		59.83
Ranked 6th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.872
Ranked 94th. 2 times more than Zimbabwe 		0.428
Ranked 126th.
Primary completion rate > Women 102
Ranked 5th. 29% more than Zimbabwe 		79
Ranked 102nd.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning science 11%
Ranked 20th. The same as Zimbabwe 		11%
Ranked 19th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.0
Ranked 61st. 		0.0
Ranked 69th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.0
Ranked 61st. 		0.0
Ranked 68th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 100%
Ranked 1st. 62% more than Zimbabwe 		61.6%
Ranked 80th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.054 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th. 		17.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 322 times more than Japan
High school teachers 607,062
Ranked 7th. 18 times more than Zimbabwe 		33,964
Ranked 68th.
Elementary school teachers 391,967
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Zimbabwe 		64,001
Ranked 45th.
High school enrolment rate > Male 100
Ranked 2nd. 44% more than Zimbabwe 		69.28
Ranked 87th.
Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education 100%
Ranked 5th. 		0.0
Ranked 35th.
Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education 0.0
Ranked 32nd. 		0.0
Ranked 31st.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 7.71 million
Ranked 9th. 10 times more than Zimbabwe 		758,229
Ranked 62nd.
Primary completion rate > Men 101
Ranked 7th. 23% more than Zimbabwe 		82
Ranked 99th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills n 10
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 100.23
Ranked 74th. 11% more than Zimbabwe 		90.6
Ranked 124th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 56.8
Ranked 147th. 		186.35
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Japan
Share of university qualifications awarded to females 37%
Ranked 30th. 		54%
Ranked 18th. 46% more than Japan
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages 13 14
Library employees per million 7.41
Ranked 41st. 5 times more than Zimbabwe 		1.37
Ranked 49th.
Pupils reaching grade 5 100
Ranked 1st. 27% more than Zimbabwe 		78.6
Ranked 12th.
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education 96%
Ranked 6th. 		0.0
Ranked 35th.
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree 37%
Ranked 30th. 		54%
Ranked 18th. 46% more than Japan
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education 0.0
Ranked 32nd. 		0.0
Ranked 31st.
Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 48.78%
Ranked 50th. 		49.61%
Ranked 9th. 2% more than Japan
Elementary school teachers > % female 64.88%
Ranked 79th. 28% more than Zimbabwe 		50.63%
Ranked 110th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 100%
Ranked 2nd. 11% more than Zimbabwe 		89.79%
Ranked 75th.
Preschool enrollment rate > Female 87.6
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Zimbabwe 		39.71
Ranked 87th.
Preschool enrollment rate > Male 85.63
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Zimbabwe 		38.04
Ranked 88th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 101.4
Ranked 78th. 		120.04
Ranked 22nd. 18% more than Japan
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 101.57
Ranked 85th. 		123.32
Ranked 23th. 21% more than Japan
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female 100
Ranked 2nd. 41% more than Zimbabwe 		71.16
Ranked 54th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male 99.95
Ranked 1st. 46% more than Zimbabwe 		68.23
Ranked 58th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 100% net
Ranked 1st. 21% more than Zimbabwe 		82.44% net
Ranked 97th.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 99.82% net
Ranked 2nd. 23% more than Zimbabwe 		81.29% net
Ranked 104th.
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 29.88%
Ranked 3rd. 19 times more than Zimbabwe 		1.54%
Ranked 6th.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 50.5%
Ranked 28th. 		83.6%
Ranked 1st. 66% more than Japan
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 36.9%
Ranked 15th. 369 times more than Zimbabwe 		0.1%
Ranked 80th.
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 30.7%
Ranked 8th. 44 times more than Zimbabwe 		0.7%
Ranked 80th.
Grade 1 intake rate 100
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Zimbabwe 		39.6
Ranked 26th.
Teaching weeks per year > Lower secondary 35 weeks per year
Ranked 32nd. 		39 weeks per year
Ranked 17th. 11% more than Japan
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 100.5% gross
Ranked 93th. 6% more than Zimbabwe 		95.17% gross
Ranked 124th.
Primary education > Teachers > % female 65% female
Ranked 90th. 28% more than Zimbabwe 		50.63% female
Ranked 110th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning arts 11 7
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > Second degree 23%
Ranked 24th. 		45%
Ranked 17th. 96% more than Japan
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 97.93%
Ranked 105th. 		121.78%
Ranked 28th. 24% more than Japan
Proportion of primary education time spent in physical education 10 4
Government spending on education > % of GDP 3.78%
Ranked 32nd. 51% more than Zimbabwe 		2.5%
Ranked 107th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 99.97%
Ranked 2nd. 10% more than Zimbabwe 		90.54%
Ranked 69th.
Government spending on education > % of government spending 9.37%
Ranked 67th. 		14.02%
Ranked 49th. 50% more than Japan
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 101.89%
Ranked 70th. 		103.06%
Ranked 67th. 1% more than Japan
Share of vocational tertiary qualifications awarded to females > Second degree 34%
Ranked 9th. 		62%
Ranked 5th. 82% more than Japan
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 1.13%
Ranked 122nd. 		86.91%
Ranked 3rd. 77 times more than Japan
Primary education, pupils > % female 48.74%
Ranked 51st. 		49.48%
Ranked 10th. 2% more than Japan
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 102.56%
Ranked 72nd. 6% more than Zimbabwe 		96.41%
Ranked 121st.
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 102.12%
Ranked 27th. 23% more than Zimbabwe 		82.98%
Ranked 89th.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 101.96%
Ranked 64th. 		117.27%
Ranked 19th. 15% more than Japan
Secondary education, general pupils > % female 49.65%
Ranked 76th. 4% more than Zimbabwe 		47.52%
Ranked 114th.
Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 99.46%
Ranked 1st. 20% more than Zimbabwe 		82.63%
Ranked 83th.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita $33,302.54
Ranked 6th. 104 times more than Zimbabwe 		$319.93
Ranked 97th.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP 72.19%
Ranked 13th. 78% more than Zimbabwe 		40.6%
Ranked 82nd.
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 6.71
Ranked 67th. 		0.0
Ranked 82nd.
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 1.83
Ranked 44th. 72% more than Zimbabwe 		1.07
Ranked 85th.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 3.19%
Ranked 119th. 25% more than Zimbabwe 		2.54%
Ranked 145th.
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 89.6%
Ranked 84th. 16% more than Zimbabwe 		77.55%
Ranked 38th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 99.93%
Ranked 1st. 61% more than Zimbabwe 		62.07%
Ranked 83th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 101.71% gross
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Zimbabwe 		34.57% gross
Ranked 134th.
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 99.46%
Ranked 1st. 21% more than Zimbabwe 		82.06%
Ranked 82nd.
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 99.94%
Ranked 2nd. 60% more than Zimbabwe 		62.52%
Ranked 79th.
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 0.0
Ranked 121st. 		0.851%
Ranked 65th.

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