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  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • Homeschooling legal status: Legal status of homeschooling.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall: Overall.

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

  • 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.
  • Mathematical literacy: Mathematical literacy mean value of performance scale 15 years old 2000
  • 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.
  • Scientific literacy: Scientific literacy mean value of performance scale 15 years old (2000)
  • 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.
  • Reading literacy: Reading literacy mean value of performance scale (15 years old, 2000)
  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Schools connected to the Internet: Schools connected to the Internet are the share of primary and secondary schools in the country that have access to the Internet.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • 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.

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

  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts: Non-continuous texts.

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

  • Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts: Continuous texts.

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

  • 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.

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

  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD: Research and development (R&D) comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. R&D is a term covering three activities: basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view. Applied research is also original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective. Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and/or practical experience, which is directed to producing new materials, products or devices, to installing new processes, systems and services, or to improving substantially those already produced or installed.

    The main aggregate used for international comparisons is gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD). This consists of the total expenditure (current and capital) on R&D by all resident companies, research institutes, university and government laboratories, etc. It excludes R&D expenditures financed by domestic firms but performed abroad.
  • Library books per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > 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.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64: For each age group shown, those who have completed tertiary education are shown as a percentage of all persons in that age group. Tertiary education includes both tertiary-type "A programmes”, which are largely theoretically-based and designed to provide qualifications for entry to advanced research programmes and professions with high skill requirements, as well as tertiary-type "B programmes” which are classified at the same level of competencies as tertiary-type A programmes but are more occupationally-oriented and lead to direct labour market access. The tertiary attainment profiles are based on the percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 that has completed that level of education.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Elementary school repeaters > 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.
  • Homeschooling prevalance: Prevalence of homeschooling.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million: Research and development (R&D) comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. R&D is a term covering three activities: basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view. Applied research is also original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective. Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and/or practical experience, which is directed to producing new materials, products or devices, to installing new processes, systems and services, or to improving substantially those already produced or installed.

    The main aggregate used for international comparisons is gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD). This consists of the total expenditure (current and capital) on R&D by all resident companies, research institutes, university and government laboratories, etc. It excludes R&D expenditures financed by domestic firms but performed abroad. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Young longtext readers: Share of 15-year-olds who are frequent longtext readers(2000)
  • Young shorttext readers: Share of 15-year-olds who are frequent shorttext (particularly comics) readers (2000)
  • Library members per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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 19 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 19 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 16 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Researchers in R&D > Per million people: Researchers in R&D (per million people). Researchers in R&D are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods, or systems and in the management of the projects concerned. Postgraduate PhD students (ISCED97 level 6) engaged in R&D are included.
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Female: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Female: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Male: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with secondary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with 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).
  • 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.
  • 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 17 year olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 17 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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, female > % net: School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Female is the ratio of female children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the female population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Proportion of 18 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 18 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
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STAT Luxembourg Norway HISTORY
Children out of school, primary 1,955
Ranked 98th. 		3,100
Ranked 90th. 59% more than Luxembourg
Children out of school, primary per 1000 3.77
Ranked 59th. 6 times more than Norway 		0.626
Ranked 97th.
Children out of school, primary, female 762
Ranked 90th. 		1,354
Ranked 83th. 78% more than Luxembourg
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 1.47
Ranked 62nd. 5 times more than Norway 		0.273
Ranked 90th.
College and university > Gender parity index 1.12
Ranked 73th. 		1.63
Ranked 14th. 46% more than Luxembourg
Compulsary education duration 10
Ranked 75th. 		11
Ranked 44th. 10% more than Luxembourg
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 3.75%
Ranked 77th. 		6.87%
Ranked 15th. 83% more than Luxembourg
Homeschooling legal status Legal, for primary school age. Legal
Literacy > Female 100%
Ranked 1st. The same as Norway 		100%
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Total population 100%
Ranked 1st. The same as Norway 		100%
Ranked 2nd.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 119th. 		7
Ranked 21st. 17% more than Luxembourg
Primary education, teachers per 1000 7.47
Ranked 22nd. 33% more than Norway 		5.63
Ranked 30th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 9.29
Ranked 131st. 		16.81
Ranked 112th. 81% more than Luxembourg
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 8.5
Ranked 90th. 13% more than Norway 		7.54
Ranked 76th.
Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 67th. 17% more than Norway 		6
Ranked 156th.
College and university > Gender ratio 111.88
Ranked 60th. 		161.83
Ranked 14th. 45% more than Luxembourg
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 103th. The same as Norway 		3
Ranked 112th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 7.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 		9.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 34% more than Luxembourg
Duration of compulsory education 10 years
Ranked 57th. 		11 years
Ranked 30th. 10% more than Luxembourg
Secondary education, pupils 43,177
Ranked 118th. 		437,010
Ranked 78th. 10 times more than Luxembourg
College and university > Private school share 100%
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Norway 		14.53%
Ranked 76th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 40th. The same as Norway 		1
Ranked 43th.
School life expectancy > Total 13.1 years
Ranked 39th. 		16.9 years
Ranked 1st. 29% more than Luxembourg
Primary education, pupils 35,099
Ranked 135th. 		423,333
Ranked 86th. 12 times more than Luxembourg
Primary education, teachers 3,786
Ranked 113th. 		22,303
Ranked 37th. 6 times more than Luxembourg
Tertiary enrollment 9.3%
Ranked 71st. 		70%
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Luxembourg
High school > Gender ratio 103.17
Ranked 38th. 5% more than Norway 		97.81
Ranked 71st.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 125th. The same as Norway 		6
Ranked 129th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 16.76
Ranked 22nd. 10 times more than Norway 		1.73
Ranked 36th.
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 4
Ranked 40th. 33% more than Norway 		3
Ranked 128th.
Literacy > Male 100%
Ranked 1st. The same as Norway 		100%
Ranked 1st.
Spending > USD 1.65 billion
Ranked 64th. 		27.31 billion
Ranked 20th. 17 times more than Luxembourg
High school > Private school share 17.93%
Ranked 51st. 2 times more than Norway 		8.17%
Ranked 87th.
Spending > Proportion 3.72
Ranked 95th. 		6.03
Ranked 22nd. 62% more than Luxembourg
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 11.53
Ranked 135th. 10% more than Norway 		10.5
Ranked 140th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 176th. The same as Norway 		3
Ranked 187th.
Preschool enrollment rate 100.43
Ranked 85th. 2% more than Norway 		98.68
Ranked 95th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 7,258.54
Ranked 91st. 		15,018.17
Ranked 54th. 2 times more than Luxembourg
Primary completion rate 77
Ranked 88th. 		99
Ranked 34th. 29% more than Luxembourg
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 3,077
Ranked 121st. 		212,395
Ranked 57th. 69 times more than Luxembourg
Teachers as percentage of labor force 3.7%
Ranked 24th. 		5.2%
Ranked 5th. 41% more than Luxembourg
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 472
Ranked 36th. 		503
Ranked 10th. 7% more than Luxembourg
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 126th. 		7
Ranked 25th. 17% more than Luxembourg
Children out of school > Primary 2,868
Ranked 94th. 		4,789
Ranked 87th. 67% more than Luxembourg
Secondary education, teachers 5,007
Ranked 71st. 		49,191
Ranked 37th. 10 times more than Luxembourg
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 9.88
Ranked 6th. 		11.28
Ranked 5th. 14% more than Luxembourg
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 10.94
Ranked 96th. 76% more than Norway 		6.21
Ranked 75th.
Mathematical literacy 446
Ranked 26th. 		499
Ranked 16th. 12% more than Luxembourg
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 163th. The same as Norway 		3
Ranked 176th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 2.3
Ranked 53th. 7 times more than Norway 		0.353
Ranked 90th.
Scientific literacy 443
Ranked 26th. 		500
Ranked 12th. 13% more than Luxembourg
Spending per student > High school 19.04
Ranked 35th. 		26.47
Ranked 15th. 39% more than Luxembourg
Secondary education, general pupils 29,932
Ranked 129th. 		308,417
Ranked 87th. 10 times more than Luxembourg
Reading literacy 441
Ranked 26th. 		505
Ranked 13th. 15% more than Luxembourg
High school > Gender parity index 1.03
Ranked 46th. 5% more than Norway 		0.982
Ranked 96th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 472
Ranked 36th. 		503
Ranked 10th. 7% more than Luxembourg
Scientific and technical journal articles 46
Ranked 92nd. 		3,339
Ranked 27th. 73 times more than Luxembourg
Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 471
Ranked 36th. 		512
Ranked 10th. 9% more than Luxembourg
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 43%
Ranked 15th. 19% more than Norway 		36%
Ranked 2nd.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 130.26%
Ranked 3rd. 20 times more than Norway 		6.54%
Ranked 48th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 6.9
Ranked 98th. 		46.8
Ranked 18th. 7 times more than Luxembourg
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 148th. The same as Norway 		6
Ranked 162nd.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 8.5%
Ranked 76th. 		16.6%
Ranked 31st. 95% more than Luxembourg
Children out of school, primary, male 1,193
Ranked 87th. 		1,746
Ranked 79th. 46% more than Luxembourg
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 3.6%
Ranked 90th. 		7.7%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Luxembourg
High school > Students per teacher 8.5
Ranked 92nd. 13% more than Norway 		7.54
Ranked 80th.
Secondary education > General pupils 23,839
Ranked 139th. 		268,070
Ranked 99th. 11 times more than Luxembourg
Spending per student > Elementary school 20.26
Ranked 22nd. 10% more than Norway 		18.44
Ranked 28th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 114th. 		13
Ranked 33th. 8% more than Luxembourg
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 105th. 		13
Ranked 32nd. 8% more than Luxembourg
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 6.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th. 		8.96 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 35% more than Luxembourg
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 34,081
Ranked 151st. 		432,618
Ranked 102nd. 13 times more than Luxembourg
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 77.1%
Ranked 40th. 		95.6%
Ranked 12th. 24% more than Luxembourg
Elementary school graduate rate 86.49
Ranked 55th. 		99.84
Ranked 2nd. 15% more than Luxembourg
Schools connected to the Internet 67%
Ranked 21st. 		99%
Ranked 6th. 48% more than Luxembourg
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 83.3
Ranked 65th. 		88.23
Ranked 54th. 6% more than Luxembourg
Primary education, pupils per 1000 67.71
Ranked 110th. 		85.47
Ranked 92nd. 26% more than Luxembourg
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.18
Ranked 65th. 		1.54
Ranked 14th. 31% more than Luxembourg
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.06
Ranked 33th. 5% more than Norway 		1.01
Ranked 61st.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 6.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 95th. 		46.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 7 times more than Luxembourg
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 14
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Norway 		3.03
Ranked 65th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 59th. 17% more than Norway 		6
Ranked 138th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 10.2
Ranked 78th. 16% more than Norway 		8.79
Ranked 120th.
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 6.26
Ranked 53th. 6 times more than Norway 		1.04
Ranked 99th.
Inequality adjusted index 0.729
Ranked 38th. 		0.968
Ranked 1st. 33% more than Luxembourg
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 11.91
Ranked 115th. 13% more than Norway 		10.5
Ranked 135th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 81.8%
Ranked 60th. 		100%
Ranked 1st. 22% more than Luxembourg
Elementary school > Enrolled students 35,630
Ranked 127th. 		429,585
Ranked 84th. 12 times more than Luxembourg
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 117th. 		7 years
Ranked 21st. 17% more than Luxembourg
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $60,874.27
Ranked 2nd. 74% more than Norway 		$34,960.96
Ranked 3rd.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 98.16
Ranked 84th. About the same as Norway 		97.97
Ranked 85th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 57.75
Ranked 101st. 		62.27
Ranked 87th. 8% more than Luxembourg
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 475
Ranked 34th. 		502
Ranked 12th. 6% more than Luxembourg
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 117th. 		13
Ranked 33th. 8% more than Luxembourg
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 8.92%
Ranked 77th. 4 times more than Norway 		2.36%
Ranked 110th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 101.48
Ranked 11th. 1% more than Norway 		100.21
Ranked 26th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 97%
Ranked 48th. 		98%
Ranked 38th. 1% more than Luxembourg
Duration of education > Secondary level 7
Ranked 57th. 17% more than Norway 		6
Ranked 132nd.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 29.4
Ranked 16th. 		46.5
Ranked 33th. 58% more than Luxembourg
Secondary education > Pupils 35,208
Ranked 127th. 		400,159
Ranked 78th. 11 times more than Luxembourg
Primary education > Pupils 34,603
Ranked 144th. 		432,345
Ranked 97th. 12 times more than Luxembourg
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 78.7%
Ranked 47th. 		94.7%
Ranked 19th. 20% more than Luxembourg
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 78.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 97th. 		84.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 83th. 8% more than Luxembourg
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 53.3%
Ranked 59th. 		59.74%
Ranked 20th. 12% more than Luxembourg
Secondary education, vocational pupils 13,245
Ranked 86th. 		128,593
Ranked 48th. 10 times more than Luxembourg
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 86.41%
Ranked 14th. 14% more than Norway 		76.02%
Ranked 43th.
Secondary education > Teachers 3,359
Ranked 103th. 		45,505
Ranked 57th. 14 times more than Luxembourg
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 14 years
Ranked 52nd. 		17 years
Ranked 9th. 21% more than Luxembourg
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 98.25
Ranked 15th. 		99.58
Ranked 5th. 1% more than Luxembourg
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 34,716
Ranked 139th. 		385,009
Ranked 91st. 11 times more than Luxembourg
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 101.85
Ranked 36th. 		731.46
Ranked 12th. 7 times more than Luxembourg
Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 472
Ranked 35th. 		498
Ranked 17th. 6% more than Luxembourg
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 471
Ranked 36th. 		505
Ranked 9th. 7% more than Luxembourg
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 110th. 		7
Ranked 20th. 17% more than Luxembourg
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 102.36%
Ranked 20th. 3% more than Norway 		99.01%
Ranked 65th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 903
Ranked 99th. 		5,729
Ranked 80th. 6 times more than Luxembourg
Public spending per student > Secondary level 24.3
Ranked 8th. 23% more than Norway 		19.8
Ranked 9th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.71%
Ranked 55th. About the same as Norway 		48.64%
Ranked 64th.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 6.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th. 6 times more than Norway 		1.04 per 1,000 people
Ranked 101st.
Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 471
Ranked 34th. 		505
Ranked 10th. 7% more than Luxembourg
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 97%
Ranked 44th. 		98%
Ranked 35th. 1% more than Luxembourg
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 148th. 		16
Ranked 56th. 7% more than Luxembourg
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 130th. The same as Norway 		6
Ranked 142nd.
Library books 800,000
Ranked 32nd. 		1.84 million
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Luxembourg
Elementary school repeaters > All 3.82
Ranked 58th. 		0.0
Ranked 123th.
School life expectancy > Male 12.9 years
Ranked 38th. 		16.3 years
Ranked 2nd. 26% more than Luxembourg
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 52.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 119th. 		58.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 111th. 11% more than Luxembourg
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 76.38
Ranked 131st. 		95.33
Ranked 109th. 25% more than Luxembourg
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.077 per capita
Ranked 129th. 		0.095 per capita
Ranked 109th. 23% more than Luxembourg
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 96%
Ranked 51st. 		98%
Ranked 38th. 2% more than Luxembourg
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD 1.64%
Ranked 17th. 4% more than Norway 		1.57%
Ranked 18th.
Library books per 1000 1,858.41
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Norway 		412.62
Ranked 24th.
Primary education > Teachers 3,002
Ranked 119th. 		41,161
Ranked 62nd. 14 times more than Luxembourg
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 11,369
Ranked 93th. 		132,089
Ranked 43th. 12 times more than Luxembourg
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 50.24%
Ranked 48th. 2% more than Norway 		49.27%
Ranked 78th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 6.7
Ranked 46th. 4 times more than Norway 		1.6
Ranked 77th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 108th. 		7
Ranked 20th. 17% more than Luxembourg
Library employees 45
Ranked 40th. 		278
Ranked 25th. 6 times more than Luxembourg
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 6.55
Ranked 30th. 		8.96
Ranked 8th. 37% more than Luxembourg
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 76.86
Ranked 83th. 		87.14
Ranked 62nd. 13% more than Luxembourg
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 3.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th. 6 times more than Norway 		0.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 98th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.7%
Ranked 47th. The same as Norway 		48.7%
Ranked 49th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $31.55 billion
Ranked 33th. 		$170.93 billion
Ranked 21st. 5 times more than Luxembourg
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 147th. The same as Norway 		6
Ranked 161st.
Scouting > Members 7,083
Ranked 86th. 		17,279
Ranked 56th. 2 times more than Luxembourg
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 84.29%
Ranked 36th. 7% more than Norway 		78.65%
Ranked 58th.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 78.3%
Ranked 30th. 		95%
Ranked 2nd. 21% more than Luxembourg
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 27,306
Ranked 118th. 		291,724
Ranked 84th. 11 times more than Luxembourg
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 52.04
Ranked 119th. 		58.38
Ranked 112th. 12% more than Luxembourg
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.53
Ranked 44th. 		99.91
Ranked 28th. About the same as Luxembourg
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 7.33
Ranked 37th. 		9.91
Ranked 14th. 35% more than Luxembourg
Children out of school > Primary > Male 1,496
Ranked 89th. 		2,357
Ranked 83th. 58% more than Luxembourg
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 1.01
Ranked 23th. 1% more than Norway 		1
Ranked 34th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 50.4%
Ranked 41st. 2% more than Norway 		49.3%
Ranked 68th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 22.1
Ranked 35th. 5 times more than Norway 		4.4
Ranked 69th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 77.81
Ranked 97th. 		84.84
Ranked 84th. 9% more than Luxembourg
Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64 18.19%
Ranked 16th. 		24.86%
Ranked 8th. 37% more than Luxembourg
Scouting > Members per thousand people 13.33
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Norway 		3.44
Ranked 41st.
Primary completion rate > Women 79
Ranked 82nd. 		98
Ranked 40th. 24% more than Luxembourg
School life expectancy > Female 13.4 years
Ranked 38th. 		17.6 years
Ranked 1st. 31% more than Luxembourg
Elementary school repeaters > Female 3.61
Ranked 55th. 		0.0
Ranked 120th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 4.02
Ranked 62nd. 		0.0
Ranked 120th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 79.4%
Ranked 59th. 		100%
Ranked 1st. 26% more than Luxembourg
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 3.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th. 6 times more than Norway 		0.513 per 1,000 people
Ranked 95th.
High school teachers 3,859
Ranked 78th. 		45,505
Ranked 58th. 12 times more than Luxembourg
Elementary school teachers 2,992
Ranked 111th. 		41,161
Ranked 56th. 14 times more than Luxembourg
Homeschooling prevalance Unknown 400
Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education 91%
Ranked 24th. 		100%
Ranked 3rd. 10% more than Luxembourg
Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education 0.0
Ranked 37th. 		28%
Ranked 15th.
Primary completion rate > Men 75
Ranked 89th. 		100
Ranked 30th. 33% more than Luxembourg
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 35,946
Ranked 123th. 		403,026
Ranked 78th. 11 times more than Luxembourg
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 77.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 81st. 		87.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th. 12% more than Luxembourg
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 106.03
Ranked 32nd. 3% more than Norway 		102.87
Ranked 50th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 75.54
Ranked 127th. 		94.15
Ranked 102nd. 25% more than Luxembourg
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million 3.29%
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Norway 		0.325%
Ranked 7th.
Young longtext readers 19.9%
Ranked 18th. 49% more than Norway 		13.4%
Ranked 24th.
Young shorttext readers 19.4%
Ranked 16th. 		58%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Luxembourg
Library members per 1000 104.54
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Norway 		32.67
Ranked 9th.
Library members 45,000
Ranked 13th. 		145,757
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Luxembourg
Library employees per million 104.54
Ranked 10th. 68% more than Norway 		62.31
Ranked 14th.
Pupils reaching grade 5 98.9
Ranked 13th. 		100
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Luxembourg
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education 0.0
Ranked 37th. 		13%
Ranked 20th.
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education 87%
Ranked 23th. 		94%
Ranked 9th. 8% more than Luxembourg
Researchers in R&D > Per million people 4,997.56
Ranked 6th. 		5,434.45
Ranked 4th. 9% more than Luxembourg
Elementary school graduate rate > Female 89.29
Ranked 44th. 		100
Ranked 1st. 12% more than Luxembourg
Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female 1,844
Ranked 69th. 		26,337
Ranked 58th. 14 times more than Luxembourg
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male 606
Ranked 92nd. 		3,165
Ranked 74th. 5 times more than Luxembourg
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female 297
Ranked 98th. 		2,564
Ranked 77th. 9 times more than Luxembourg
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 47.7%
Ranked 27th. 17% more than Norway 		40.76%
Ranked 62nd.
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils 12,043
Ranked 79th. 		131,874
Ranked 38th. 11 times more than Luxembourg
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 96.68%
Ranked 31st. 		98.58%
Ranked 19th. 2% more than Luxembourg
Preschool enrollment rate > Female 86.95
Ranked 32nd. 		95.15
Ranked 25th. 9% more than Luxembourg
Preschool enrollment rate > Male 89.06
Ranked 30th. 		94.35
Ranked 26th. 6% more than Luxembourg
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 100.68
Ranked 68th. 2% more than Norway 		98.52
Ranked 78th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 95.79
Ranked 99th. 		97.45
Ranked 88th. 2% more than Luxembourg
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female 100
Ranked 7th. The same as Norway 		100
Ranked 1st.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male 96.63
Ranked 18th. 		99.17
Ranked 11th. 3% more than Luxembourg
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 85.93%
Ranked 4th. 47% more than Norway 		58.54%
Ranked 86th.
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 9.82%
Ranked 96th. 		15.23%
Ranked 43th. 55% more than Luxembourg
Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 38.9%
Ranked 32nd. 3% more than Norway 		37.9%
Ranked 34th.
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 12.8%
Ranked 66th. 		23.3%
Ranked 37th. 82% more than Luxembourg
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 11.5%
Ranked 57th. 		13.2%
Ranked 50th. 15% more than Luxembourg
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 99.18% gross
Ranked 103th. About the same as Norway 		98.86% gross
Ranked 106th.
Primary education > Teachers > % female 70.62% female
Ranked 83th. 		72.57% female
Ranked 79th. 3% more than Luxembourg
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 100.84%
Ranked 82nd. 3% more than Norway 		98.12%
Ranked 104th.
Proportion of 17 year olds in secondary education 80%
Ranked 16th. 		92%
Ranked 5th. 15% more than Luxembourg
Government spending on education > % of GDP 3.75%
Ranked 77th. 		6.87%
Ranked 15th. 83% more than Luxembourg
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 96.55%
Ranked 28th. 		98.79%
Ranked 6th. 2% more than Luxembourg
Government spending on education > % of government spending 9.82%
Ranked 72nd. 		16.47%
Ranked 24th. 68% more than Luxembourg
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 101.2%
Ranked 78th. 2% more than Norway 		98.79%
Ranked 91st.
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 8.92%
Ranked 75th. 4 times more than Norway 		2.36%
Ranked 108th.
Primary education, pupils > % female 48.88%
Ranked 37th. 		48.9%
Ranked 34th. The same as Luxembourg
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 97.57%
Ranked 110th. 		99.35%
Ranked 94th. 2% more than Luxembourg
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 96.19%
Ranked 100th. 		101.24%
Ranked 67th. 5% more than Luxembourg
Secondary education, general pupils > % female 50.36%
Ranked 57th. 		50.94%
Ranked 37th. 1% more than Luxembourg
Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 93.64%
Ranked 59th. 		99.2%
Ranked 10th. 6% more than Luxembourg
Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force 20.1%
Ranked 19th. 10% more than Norway 		18.2%
Ranked 22nd.
Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 41.2%
Ranked 3rd. 10% more than Norway 		37.4%
Ranked 7th.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita $86,497.72
Ranked 1st. 93% more than Norway 		$44,816.37
Ranked 3rd.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP 75.74%
Ranked 7th. 46% more than Norway 		52.02%
Ranked 95th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 25.55
Ranked 18th. 		25.96
Ranked 17th. 2% more than Luxembourg
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 5.09
Ranked 23th. 		5.18
Ranked 14th. 2% more than Luxembourg
Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 88.03%
Ranked 32nd. 		94.74%
Ranked 25th. 8% more than Luxembourg
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net 95.66%
Ranked 36th. 		98.68%
Ranked 13th. 3% more than Luxembourg
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 99.71%
Ranked 97th. 1% more than Norway 		98.58%
Ranked 100th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 94.82%
Ranked 42nd. 		98.58%
Ranked 15th. 4% more than Luxembourg
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 7.83%
Ranked 70th. 3 times more than Norway 		2.24%
Ranked 98th.
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 84.37%
Ranked 91st. 		97.66%
Ranked 48th. 16% more than Luxembourg
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 13 years
Ranked 56th. 		17 years
Ranked 7th. 31% more than Luxembourg
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 111.04%
Ranked 71st. 		158.48%
Ranked 16th. 43% more than Luxembourg
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 97.72% gross
Ranked 37th. 		117.32% gross
Ranked 6th. 20% more than Luxembourg
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 93.12%
Ranked 47th. 		99.35%
Ranked 4th. 7% more than Luxembourg
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 96.4%
Ranked 19th. 		99.58%
Ranked 4th. 3% more than Luxembourg
High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher 11.18
Ranked 58th. 50% more than Norway 		7.44
Ranked 32nd.
Proportion of 18 year olds in tertiary education 0.0
Ranked 37th. 		0.0
Ranked 23th.

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