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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 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public education funding for all levels that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts: Continuous texts.

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

  • Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts: Non-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.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' 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.
  • 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. 
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 15 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 20 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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)
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • 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 organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.
  • Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Primary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment, tertiary > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Total is the total enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age."
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % net: School enrollment, secondary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the ratio of female children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the female population of the official secondary school age.
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Male: 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.
  • School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the total male enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total female enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • 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."
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % gross: School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Male is the total male enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • 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.
  • High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for upper secondary (high school) education.
  • High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's high school, or secondary, teachers that are female.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • 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).
  • Secondary education, teachers > % female: Secondary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Secondary is the number of female teachers at the secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • 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.
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STAT Luxembourg United States HISTORY
Children out of school, primary 1,955
Ranked 98th. 		1.76 million
Ranked 3rd. 899 times more than Luxembourg
Children out of school, primary per 1000 3.77
Ranked 59th. 		5.64
Ranked 47th. 50% more than Luxembourg
Children out of school, primary, female 762
Ranked 90th. 		780,465
Ranked 3rd. 1024 times more than Luxembourg
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 1.47
Ranked 62nd. 		2.5
Ranked 48th. 70% more than Luxembourg
College and university > Gender parity index 1.12
Ranked 73th. 		1.41
Ranked 33th. 26% more than Luxembourg
Compulsary education duration 10
Ranked 75th. 		12
Ranked 14th. 20% more than Luxembourg
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 3.75%
Ranked 77th. 		5.62%
Ranked 39th. 50% more than Luxembourg
Homeschooling legal status Legal, for primary school age. Legal under regulating conditions, varies by state.
Literacy > Female 100%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than United States 		99%
Ranked 17th.
Literacy > Total population 100%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than United States 		99%
Ranked 20th.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 119th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 53th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 7.47
Ranked 22nd. 36% more than United States 		5.49
Ranked 49th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 9.29
Ranked 131st. 		14.29
Ranked 98th. 54% more than Luxembourg
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 8.5
Ranked 90th. 		14.49
Ranked 56th. 71% more than Luxembourg
Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 67th. 17% more than United States 		6
Ranked 102nd.
College and university > Gender ratio 111.88
Ranked 60th. 		140.06
Ranked 29th. 25% more than Luxembourg
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 103th. The same as United States 		3
Ranked 47th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 7.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 35% more than United States 		5.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th.
Duration of compulsory education 10 years
Ranked 57th. 		12 years
Ranked 10th. 20% more than Luxembourg
Secondary education, pupils 43,177
Ranked 118th. 		24.21 million
Ranked 4th. 561 times more than Luxembourg
College and university > Private school share 100%
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than United States 		27.95%
Ranked 46th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 40th. 1% more than United States 		0.99
Ranked 49th.
School life expectancy > Total 13.1 years
Ranked 39th. 		15.2 years
Ranked 14th. 16% more than Luxembourg
Primary education, pupils 35,099
Ranked 135th. 		24.43 million
Ranked 5th. 696 times more than Luxembourg
Primary education, teachers 3,786
Ranked 113th. 		1.71 million
Ranked 5th. 452 times more than Luxembourg
Tertiary enrollment 9.3%
Ranked 71st. 		72.6%
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Luxembourg
High school > Gender ratio 103.17
Ranked 38th. 4% more than United States 		99.5
Ranked 59th.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 125th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 66th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 16.76
Ranked 22nd. 360 times more than United States 		0.0465
Ranked 96th.
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 United States 		3
Ranked 73th.
Literacy > Male 100%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than United States 		99%
Ranked 28th.
Spending > USD 1.65 billion
Ranked 64th. 		684.04 billion
Ranked 1st. 414 times more than Luxembourg
High school > Private school share 17.93%
Ranked 51st. 2 times more than United States 		8.27%
Ranked 86th.
Spending > Proportion 3.72
Ranked 95th. 		4.79
Ranked 54th. 29% more than Luxembourg
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 11.53
Ranked 135th. 		14.21
Ranked 120th. 23% more than Luxembourg
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 176th. The same as United States 		3
Ranked 103th.
Preschool enrollment rate 100.43
Ranked 85th. 2% more than United States 		98.77
Ranked 94th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 7,258.54
Ranked 91st. 		56,943.33
Ranked 6th. 8 times more than Luxembourg
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 3,077
Ranked 121st. 		16.61 million
Ranked 1st. 5399 times more than Luxembourg
Teachers as percentage of labor force 3.7%
Ranked 24th. 		4.2%
Ranked 17th. 14% more than Luxembourg
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 472
Ranked 36th. 		500
Ranked 15th. 6% more than Luxembourg
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 126th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 59th.
Children out of school > Primary 2,868
Ranked 94th. 		1.62 million
Ranked 2nd. 565 times more than Luxembourg
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 9.88
Ranked 6th. 84% more than United States 		5.36
Ranked 56th.
Secondary education, teachers 5,007
Ranked 71st. 		1.67 million
Ranked 4th. 334 times more than Luxembourg
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 10.94
Ranked 96th. 		14.96
Ranked 64th. 37% more than Luxembourg
Mathematical literacy 446
Ranked 26th. 		493
Ranked 18th. 11% more than Luxembourg
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 163th. The same as United States 		3
Ranked 105th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 2.3
Ranked 53th. 		3.14
Ranked 43th. 36% more than Luxembourg
Scientific literacy 443
Ranked 26th. 		499
Ranked 14th. 13% more than Luxembourg
Spending per student > High school 19.04
Ranked 35th. 		24.56
Ranked 18th. 29% more than Luxembourg
Secondary education, general pupils 29,932
Ranked 129th. 		24.21 million
Ranked 3rd. 809 times more than Luxembourg
Reading literacy 441
Ranked 26th. 		504
Ranked 15th. 14% more than Luxembourg
High school > Gender parity index 1.03
Ranked 46th. 2% more than United States 		1.01
Ranked 68th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 472
Ranked 36th. 		500
Ranked 15th. 6% more than Luxembourg
Scientific and technical journal articles 46
Ranked 92nd. 		211,233
Ranked 1st. 4592 times more than Luxembourg
Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 471
Ranked 36th. 		492
Ranked 25th. 4% more than Luxembourg
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 43%
Ranked 15th. 		47%
Ranked 7th. 9% more than Luxembourg
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 130.26%
Ranked 3rd. 481 times more than United States 		0.271%
Ranked 124th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 6.9
Ranked 98th. 		57.75
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Luxembourg
Scouting > Genders admitted both both for Venturing, boys only for non-Venturing
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 148th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 77th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 8.5%
Ranked 76th. 		15.3%
Ranked 38th. 80% more than Luxembourg
Children out of school, primary, male 1,193
Ranked 87th. 		976,866
Ranked 3rd. 819 times more than Luxembourg
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 3.6%
Ranked 90th. 		5.9%
Ranked 23th. 64% more than Luxembourg
High school > Students per teacher 8.5
Ranked 92nd. 		14.49
Ranked 57th. 71% more than Luxembourg
Secondary education > General pupils 23,839
Ranked 139th. 		24.19 million
Ranked 3rd. 1015 times more than Luxembourg
Spending per student > Elementary school 20.26
Ranked 22nd. 		22.35
Ranked 18th. 10% more than Luxembourg
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 114th. The same as United States 		12
Ranked 59th.
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 105th. The same as United States 		12
Ranked 55th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 6.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th. 13% more than United States 		5.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 34,081
Ranked 151st. 		24.85 million
Ranked 4th. 729 times more than Luxembourg
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 77.1%
Ranked 40th. 		94.7%
Ranked 14th. 23% more than Luxembourg
Elementary school graduate rate 86.49
Ranked 55th. 		95.34
Ranked 40th. 10% more than Luxembourg
Schools connected to the Internet 67%
Ranked 21st. 		100%
Ranked 2nd. 49% more than Luxembourg
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 83.3
Ranked 65th. 7% more than United States 		77.71
Ranked 76th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 67.71
Ranked 110th. 		78.41
Ranked 97th. 16% more than Luxembourg
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.18
Ranked 65th. 		1.4
Ranked 22nd. 19% more than Luxembourg
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.06
Ranked 33th. 4% more than United States 		1.02
Ranked 54th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 6.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 95th. 		57.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Luxembourg
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 14
Ranked 13th. 77 times more than United States 		0.183
Ranked 178th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 59th. 17% more than United States 		6
Ranked 86th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 10.2
Ranked 78th. 		14.38
Ranked 51st. 41% more than Luxembourg
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 6.26
Ranked 53th. 13% more than United States 		5.54
Ranked 58th.
Inequality adjusted index 0.729
Ranked 38th. 		0.941
Ranked 3rd. 29% more than Luxembourg
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 11.91
Ranked 115th. 		13.69
Ranked 102nd. 15% more than Luxembourg
Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 70.02%
Ranked 10th. 46% more than United States 		47.8%
Ranked 32nd.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 35,630
Ranked 127th. 		24.68 million
Ranked 3rd. 693 times more than Luxembourg
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 117th. The same as United States 		6 years
Ranked 54th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $60,874.27
Ranked 2nd. 84% more than United States 		$33,005.49
Ranked 3rd.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 98.16
Ranked 84th. 		105.99
Ranked 46th. 8% more than Luxembourg
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 57.75
Ranked 101st. 		77.71
Ranked 47th. 35% more than Luxembourg
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 475
Ranked 34th. 		495
Ranked 20th. 4% more than Luxembourg
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 117th. The same as United States 		12
Ranked 61st.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 8.92%
Ranked 77th. 2% more than United States 		8.72%
Ranked 80th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 101.48
Ranked 11th. 1% more than United States 		100.68
Ranked 17th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 97%
Ranked 48th. 3% more than United States 		94%
Ranked 71st.
Duration of education > Secondary level 7
Ranked 57th. 17% more than United States 		6
Ranked 81st.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 29.4
Ranked 16th. 23% more than United States 		23.9
Ranked 8th.
Primary education > Pupils 34,603
Ranked 144th. 		24.56 million
Ranked 4th. 710 times more than Luxembourg
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 78.7%
Ranked 47th. 		94.3%
Ranked 22nd. 20% more than Luxembourg
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 53.3%
Ranked 59th. 		56.64%
Ranked 34th. 6% more than Luxembourg
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 78.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 97th. 		82.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th. 6% more than Luxembourg
Secondary education, vocational pupils 13,245
Ranked 86th. 		0.0
Ranked 96th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 9.29
Ranked 133th. 		14.29
Ranked 100th. 54% more than Luxembourg
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 86.41%
Ranked 14th. 12% more than United States 		77.19%
Ranked 38th.
Secondary education > Teachers 3,359
Ranked 103th. 		1.62 million
Ranked 3rd. 481 times more than Luxembourg
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 14 years
Ranked 52nd. 		16 years
Ranked 15th. 14% more than Luxembourg
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 98.25
Ranked 15th. 4% more than United States 		94.45
Ranked 30th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 34,716
Ranked 139th. 		23.85 million
Ranked 4th. 687 times more than Luxembourg
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 101.85
Ranked 36th. 		728.12
Ranked 13th. 7 times more than Luxembourg
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 471
Ranked 36th. 		500
Ranked 13th. 6% more than Luxembourg
Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 472
Ranked 35th. 		503
Ranked 14th. 7% more than Luxembourg
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 110th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 51st.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 102.36%
Ranked 20th. 2% more than United States 		100.09%
Ranked 51st.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 903
Ranked 99th. 		1.71 million
Ranked 4th. 1898 times more than Luxembourg
Public spending per student > Secondary level 24.3
Ranked 8th. 8% more than United States 		22.4
Ranked 28th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.71%
Ranked 55th. 		48.86%
Ranked 40th. About the same as Luxembourg
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 6.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th. 15% more than United States 		5.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 471
Ranked 34th. 		512
Ranked 8th. 9% more than Luxembourg
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 97%
Ranked 44th. 3% more than United States 		94%
Ranked 66th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 148th. The same as United States 		15
Ranked 90th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 130th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 73th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 3.82
Ranked 58th. 		0.0
Ranked 116th.
School life expectancy > Male 12.9 years
Ranked 38th. 		14.8 years
Ranked 17th. 15% more than Luxembourg
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 52.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 119th. 		82.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 57% more than Luxembourg
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 76.38
Ranked 131st. 		86.39
Ranked 118th. 13% more than Luxembourg
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.077 per capita
Ranked 129th. 		0.086 per capita
Ranked 119th. 12% more than Luxembourg
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 96%
Ranked 51st. 3% more than United States 		93%
Ranked 66th.
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD 1.64%
Ranked 17th. 		2.68%
Ranked 7th. 63% more than Luxembourg
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 11.7
Ranked 128th. 		15.4
Ranked 115th. 32% more than Luxembourg
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 74%
Ranked 30th. 		87%
Ranked 8th. 18% more than Luxembourg
Primary education > Teachers 3,002
Ranked 119th. 		1.73 million
Ranked 3rd. 576 times more than Luxembourg
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 50.24%
Ranked 48th. 3% more than United States 		48.72%
Ranked 92nd.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 6.7
Ranked 46th. 		11.6
Ranked 33th. 73% more than Luxembourg
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 108th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 49th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 6.55
Ranked 30th. 11% more than United States 		5.9
Ranked 45th.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 3.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th. 		3.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 16% more than Luxembourg
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.7%
Ranked 47th. The same as United States 		48.7%
Ranked 42nd.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $31.55 billion
Ranked 33th. 		$10.28 trillion
Ranked 1st. 326 times more than Luxembourg
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 147th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 77th.
Scouting > Members 7,083
Ranked 86th. 		2.99 million
Ranked 3rd. 422 times more than Luxembourg
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 71.84%
Ranked 18th. 31% more than United States 		54.76%
Ranked 39th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 84.29%
Ranked 36th. 3% more than United States 		81.55%
Ranked 48th.
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 80.85%
Ranked 17th. 48% more than United States 		54.76%
Ranked 41st.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 78.3%
Ranked 30th. 		88.1%
Ranked 17th. 13% more than Luxembourg
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 27,306
Ranked 118th. 		24.69 million
Ranked 2nd. 904 times more than Luxembourg
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 52.04
Ranked 119th. 		82.6
Ranked 48th. 59% more than Luxembourg
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 7.33
Ranked 37th. 33% more than United States 		5.52
Ranked 66th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.53
Ranked 44th. 2% more than United States 		97.22
Ranked 93th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male 1,496
Ranked 89th. 		593,372
Ranked 5th. 397 times more than Luxembourg
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 1.01
Ranked 23th. 2% more than United States 		0.991
Ranked 69th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 50.4%
Ranked 41st. 3% more than United States 		49%
Ranked 73th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 22.1
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than United States 		9.6
Ranked 12th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 77.81
Ranked 97th. 		82.94
Ranked 90th. 7% more than Luxembourg
Scouting > Members per thousand people 13.33
Ranked 8th. 40% more than United States 		9.52
Ranked 14th.
Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64 18.19%
Ranked 16th. 		37.67%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Luxembourg
School life expectancy > Female 13.4 years
Ranked 38th. 		15.7 years
Ranked 11th. 17% more than Luxembourg
Elementary school repeaters > Female 3.61
Ranked 55th. 		0.0
Ranked 112th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 4.02
Ranked 62nd. 		0.0
Ranked 113th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 3.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th. 63% more than United States 		2.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th.
Elementary school teachers 2,992
Ranked 111th. 		1.8 million
Ranked 2nd. 602 times more than Luxembourg
High school teachers 3,859
Ranked 78th. 		1.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 445 times more than Luxembourg
Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education 91%
Ranked 24th. The same as United States 		91%
Ranked 23th.
Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education 0.0
Ranked 37th. 		38%
Ranked 5th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 35,946
Ranked 123th. 		24.43 million
Ranked 3rd. 680 times more than Luxembourg
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 106.03
Ranked 32nd. 4% more than United States 		101.63
Ranked 58th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 75.54
Ranked 127th. 		83.88
Ranked 115th. 11% more than Luxembourg
Young longtext readers 19.9%
Ranked 18th. 		28.4%
Ranked 6th. 43% more than Luxembourg
Young shorttext readers 19.4%
Ranked 16th. 76% more than United States 		11%
Ranked 24th.
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million 3.29%
Ranked 2nd. 377 times more than United States 		0.00874%
Ranked 28th.
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education 0.0
Ranked 37th. 		41%
Ranked 3rd.
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education 87%
Ranked 23th. The same as United States 		87%
Ranked 22nd.
Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment 46.1%
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than United States 		17.3%
Ranked 42nd.
School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 6.92%
Ranked 73th. 		10.29%
Ranked 59th. 49% more than Luxembourg
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 101.73%
Ranked 65th. 		108.83%
Ranked 20th. 7% more than Luxembourg
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 99.64% gross
Ranked 118th. 		100.34% gross
Ranked 110th. 1% more than Luxembourg
School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross 84.08% gross
Ranked 37th. 39% more than United States 		60.55% gross
Ranked 61st.
Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 87.22%
Ranked 14th. 25% more than United States 		69.78%
Ranked 40th.
Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 48.9%
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than United States 		15.1%
Ranked 64th.
Primary education > Pupils > % female 48.7% female
Ranked 50th. 1% more than United States 		48.08% female
Ranked 104th.
Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.076 per capita
Ranked 130th. 		0.084 per capita
Ranked 115th. 11% more than Luxembourg
Researchers in R&D > Per million people 4,997.56
Ranked 6th. 7% more than United States 		4,673.21
Ranked 8th.
School enrollment, tertiary > % gross 18.21%
Ranked 89th. 		95.33%
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Luxembourg
Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 87.54%
Ranked 10th. 13% more than United States 		77.51%
Ranked 23th.
School enrollment, secondary, female > % net 88.29%
Ranked 30th. About the same as United States 		88.17%
Ranked 31st.
Elementary school graduate rate > Male 83.92
Ranked 49th. 		100
Ranked 3rd. 19% more than Luxembourg
School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross 99.51%
Ranked 31st. 7% more than United States 		93.35%
Ranked 56th.
Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment 0.0
Ranked 128th. 		0.0
Ranked 135th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 48.95%
Ranked 34th. The same as United States 		48.92%
Ranked 37th.
Elementary school teachers > % female 71.66%
Ranked 73th. 		85.64%
Ranked 32nd. 20% more than Luxembourg
Children out of school > Primary > Male per 1000 3.27
Ranked 53th. 61% more than United States 		2.03
Ranked 66th.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group 94.12%
Ranked 115th. 		102.8%
Ranked 73th. 9% more than Luxembourg
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 47.7%
Ranked 27th. 		0.0
Ranked 111th.
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 95.62%
Ranked 124th. 		98.6%
Ranked 116th. 3% more than Luxembourg
School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 13.42% gross
Ranked 81st. 		96.32% gross
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Luxembourg
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 96.68%
Ranked 31st. 4% more than United States 		92.62%
Ranked 60th.
Preschool enrollment rate > Female 86.95
Ranked 32nd. 51% more than United States 		57.63
Ranked 64th.
Preschool enrollment rate > Male 89.06
Ranked 30th. 54% more than United States 		57.98
Ranked 63th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 100.68
Ranked 68th. 		108.63
Ranked 38th. 8% more than Luxembourg
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 95.79
Ranked 99th. 		103.49
Ranked 59th. 8% more than Luxembourg
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female 100
Ranked 7th. 2% more than United States 		98.08
Ranked 22nd.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male 96.63
Ranked 18th. 1% more than United States 		95.67
Ranked 24th.
High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher 6.88
Ranked 75th. 		14.46
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Luxembourg
High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 52%
Ranked 29th. 		61%
Ranked 19th. 17% more than Luxembourg
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 9.41%
Ranked 77th. 		69.36%
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Luxembourg
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 91% net
Ranked 68th. 1% more than United States 		90.49% net
Ranked 71st.
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 85.93%
Ranked 4th. 8% more than United States 		79.4%
Ranked 11th.
Primary education, teachers > % female 73.9%
Ranked 76th. 		86.71%
Ranked 33th. 17% more than Luxembourg
Tertiary education, teachers > % female 42.63%
Ranked 39th. 		47.68%
Ranked 22nd. 12% more than Luxembourg
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 32.7%
Ranked 68th. 		37.6%
Ranked 57th. 15% more than Luxembourg
Secondary education, teachers > % female 51.57%
Ranked 63th. 		61.15%
Ranked 36th. 19% more than Luxembourg
Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 38.9%
Ranked 32nd. 		51.6%
Ranked 23th. 33% more than Luxembourg

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