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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.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Homeschooling legal status: Legal status of homeschooling.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • 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.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • 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.
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • 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.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > School enrollment > 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."
  • Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: 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."
  • 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.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > 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 > % 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."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • 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.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %: 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.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %: 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.
  • 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.
  • Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: 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 as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • School enrollment, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the 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 > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, secondary, male > % net: School enrollment, secondary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the ratio of male children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the male population of the official secondary school age.
  • Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total female enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers > % female: Secondary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Secondary is the number of female teachers at the secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • 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.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > 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. 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.
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STAT Malta Netherlands HISTORY
Children out of school, primary 4,729
Ranked 84th. 6 times more than Netherlands 		776
Ranked 107th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 11.35
Ranked 31st. 244 times more than Netherlands 		0.0465
Ranked 115th.
Children out of school, primary, female 2,181
Ranked 75th. 		11,924
Ranked 61st. 5 times more than Malta
College and university > Gender parity index 1.36
Ranked 38th. 21% more than Netherlands 		1.12
Ranked 71st.
College and university > Share of total education spending 22.81%
Ranked 36th. 		28.05%
Ranked 17th. 23% more than Malta
Compulsary education duration 11
Ranked 30th. 		13
Ranked 9th. 18% more than Malta
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 6.91%
Ranked 14th. 16% more than Netherlands 		5.96%
Ranked 29th.
High school enrolment rate 93.62
Ranked 57th. 		98.12
Ranked 32nd. 5% more than Malta
Homeschooling legal status Illegal, public education is mandatory without known exceptions. public education is mandatory, with some exceptions.
Literacy > Total population 92.8%
Ranked 5th. 		99%
Ranked 29th. 7% more than Malta
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 32nd. The same as Netherlands 		6
Ranked 139th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.58
Ranked 68th. 10% more than Netherlands 		4.15
Ranked 69th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 12.74
Ranked 107th. 		18.36
Ranked 99th. 44% more than Malta
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 7.95
Ranked 97th. 		13.57
Ranked 59th. 71% more than Malta
Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 25th. 17% more than Netherlands 		6
Ranked 160th.
Literacy > Female 93.9%
Ranked 3rd. 		99%
Ranked 28th. 5% more than Malta
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 5.23
Ranked 31st. 7 times more than Netherlands 		0.729
Ranked 86th.
College and university > Gender ratio 141.5
Ranked 24th. 28% more than Netherlands 		110.84
Ranked 57th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 132nd. The same as Netherlands 		2
Ranked 186th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 9.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 38% more than Netherlands 		6.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th.
Duration of compulsory education 11 years
Ranked 19th. 		13 years
Ranked 5th. 18% more than Malta
Secondary education, pupils 35,118
Ranked 122nd. 		1.54 million
Ranked 40th. 44 times more than Malta
College and university > Private school share 0.0
Ranked 102nd. 		100%
Ranked 5th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 55th. 1% more than Netherlands 		0.98
Ranked 76th.
School life expectancy > Total 13.4 years
Ranked 36th. 		15.9 years
Ranked 7th. 19% more than Malta
Primary education, teachers 1,909
Ranked 118th. 		63,872
Ranked 43th. 33 times more than Malta
Primary education, pupils 24,324
Ranked 138th. 		1.29 million
Ranked 62nd. 53 times more than Malta
Tertiary enrollment 21.5%
Ranked 13th. 		55%
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Malta
Spending per student > College and university 27.18
Ranked 48th. 		43.92
Ranked 26th. 62% more than Malta
High school > Gender ratio 102.17
Ranked 55th. 4% more than Netherlands 		98.2
Ranked 69th.
Compulsary education starting age 5
Ranked 155th. The same as Netherlands 		5
Ranked 178th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 19.07
Ranked 24th. 23 times more than Netherlands 		0.813
Ranked 74th.
Literacy > Definition age 10 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 2
Ranked 148th. 		3
Ranked 135th. 50% more than Malta
Literacy > Male 91.7%
Ranked 4th. 		99%
Ranked 38th. 8% more than Malta
Spending > USD 336.5 million
Ranked 99th. 		42.53 billion
Ranked 14th. 126 times more than Malta
High school > Private school share 30.32%
Ranked 22nd. 		82.79%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Malta
Spending > Proportion 4.64
Ranked 64th. 		4.85
Ranked 53th. 5% more than Malta
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 18.78
Ranked 92nd. 9% more than Netherlands 		17.17
Ranked 120th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 77th. 		4
Ranked 58th. 33% more than Malta
High school repeaters > Male 2.2
Ranked 73th. 		5.53
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Malta
Preschool enrollment rate 99.03
Ranked 106th. 		106.9
Ranked 53th. 8% more than Malta
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 1,249.64
Ranked 167th. 		13,388.96
Ranked 60th. 11 times more than Malta
Primary completion rate 100
Ranked 38th. The same as Netherlands 		100
Ranked 41st.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 8,946
Ranked 113th. 		526,767
Ranked 36th. 59 times more than Malta
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 36th. The same as Netherlands 		6
Ranked 147th.
Children out of school > Primary 1,798
Ranked 100th. 		13,817
Ranked 69th. 8 times more than Malta
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 10.61
Ranked 7th. 56% more than Netherlands 		6.79
Ranked 40th.
Secondary education, teachers 4,419
Ranked 79th. 		113,370
Ranked 24th. 26 times more than Malta
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 12.29
Ranked 82nd. 		15
Ranked 72nd. 22% more than Malta
High school > Lower secondary school duration 5
Ranked 6th. 67% more than Netherlands 		3
Ranked 180th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 6.12
Ranked 29th. 23 times more than Netherlands 		0.27
Ranked 96th.
Spending per student > High school 18.54
Ranked 47th. 		25.41
Ranked 23th. 37% more than Malta
Secondary education, general pupils 30,191
Ranked 128th. 		790,048
Ranked 50th. 26 times more than Malta
High school > Gender parity index 0.891
Ranked 117th. 		0.988
Ranked 86th. 11% more than Malta
Scientific and technical journal articles 20
Ranked 109th. 		13,475
Ranked 13th. 674 times more than Malta
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 30%
Ranked 23th. 		40%
Ranked 17th. 33% more than Malta
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 10.92%
Ranked 31st. 6 times more than Netherlands 		1.72%
Ranked 98th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 22.59
Ranked 68th. 		32.62
Ranked 42nd. 44% more than Malta
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 5
Ranked 183th. 		6
Ranked 171st. 20% more than Malta
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 10.1%
Ranked 68th. 		11.2%
Ranked 60th. 11% more than Malta
Children out of school, primary, male 2,548
Ranked 75th. 		4,421
Ranked 78th. 74% more than Malta
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 4.5%
Ranked 64th. 		5.5%
Ranked 39th. 22% more than Malta
High school > Students per teacher 7.95
Ranked 100th. 		13.57
Ranked 61st. 71% more than Malta
Secondary education > General pupils 35,019
Ranked 133th. 		672,103
Ranked 56th. 19 times more than Malta
Spending per student > Elementary school 13.18
Ranked 56th. 		17.76
Ranked 31st. 35% more than Malta
Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 140th. 		12
Ranked 129th. 9% more than Malta
High school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 124th. 		12
Ranked 117th. 9% more than Malta
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th. 		4.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th. 1% more than Malta
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 31,710
Ranked 153th. 		1.29 million
Ranked 65th. 41 times more than Malta
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 58%
Ranked 71st. 		87.5%
Ranked 30th. 51% more than Malta
Elementary school graduate rate 99.02
Ranked 11th. 1% more than Netherlands 		98.34
Ranked 19th.
Schools connected to the Internet 88.8%
Ranked 13th. 		92%
Ranked 17th. 4% more than Malta
Public spending per student > Primary level 12.5
Ranked 42nd. 		15.4
Ranked 31st. 23% more than Malta
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 84.28
Ranked 64th. 		92.19
Ranked 42nd. 9% more than Malta
Primary education, pupils per 1000 58.38
Ranked 123th. 		77.38
Ranked 98th. 33% more than Malta
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.34
Ranked 40th. 24% more than Netherlands 		1.08
Ranked 55th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.93
Ranked 127th. 		0.98
Ranked 84th. 5% more than Malta
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 22.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 69th. 		32.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 44% more than Malta
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 3
Ranked 67th. 4 times more than Netherlands 		0.802
Ranked 124th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 22nd. 17% more than Netherlands 		6
Ranked 141st.
Teacher student ratio > High school 10.29
Ranked 101st. 		13.32
Ranked 72nd. 29% more than Malta
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 4.48
Ranked 63th. 5 times more than Netherlands 		0.849
Ranked 100th.
Inequality adjusted index 0.771
Ranked 32nd. 		0.897
Ranked 8th. 16% more than Malta
High school repeaters > Female 1.76
Ranked 63th. 		3.92
Ranked 46th. 2 times more than Malta
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 11.52
Ranked 125th. 		17.17
Ranked 108th. 49% more than Malta
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 99%
Ranked 11th. 1% more than Netherlands 		98.3%
Ranked 18th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 27,782
Ranked 149th. 		1.29 million
Ranked 59th. 46 times more than Malta
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 32nd. The same as Netherlands 		6 years
Ranked 138th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $9,212.18
Ranked 25th. 		$27,461.55
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Malta
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 94.39
Ranked 122nd. 		101.07
Ranked 64th. 7% more than Malta
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 72.46
Ranked 63th. 53% more than Netherlands 		47.33
Ranked 130th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 143th. 		12
Ranked 132nd. 9% more than Malta
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 40.7%
Ranked 15th. 		68.91%
Ranked 6th. 69% more than Malta
Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.69
Ranked 42nd. 2% more than Netherlands 		98.18
Ranked 71st.
High school enrolment rate > Female 94.36
Ranked 49th. 		100
Ranked 11th. 6% more than Malta
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 92%
Ranked 77th. 		99%
Ranked 24th. 8% more than Malta
Duration of education > Secondary level 7
Ranked 26th. 17% more than Netherlands 		6
Ranked 135th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 58.4
Ranked 26th. 36% more than Netherlands 		43
Ranked 37th.
Primary education > Pupils 31,064
Ranked 146th. 		1.28 million
Ranked 61st. 41 times more than Malta
Secondary education > Pupils 41,723
Ranked 126th. 		1.4 million
Ranked 40th. 33 times more than Malta
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 67.3%
Ranked 64th. 		90.4%
Ranked 29th. 34% more than Malta
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 56.98%
Ranked 31st. 12% more than Netherlands 		51.01%
Ranked 74th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 94.85 per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd. 8% more than Netherlands 		87.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 4,927
Ranked 95th. 		748,850
Ranked 15th. 152 times more than Malta
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 80.49%
Ranked 26th. 2% more than Netherlands 		78.97%
Ranked 29th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 12.74
Ranked 108th. 		18.36
Ranked 97th. 44% more than Malta
Secondary education > Teachers 3,733
Ranked 101st. 		109,661
Ranked 31st. 29 times more than Malta
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 15 years
Ranked 3rd. 		16 years
Ranked 23th. 7% more than Malta
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 99.32
Ranked 7th. 		99.52
Ranked 7th. About the same as Malta
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 37,556
Ranked 138th. 		1.42 million
Ranked 45th. 38 times more than Malta
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 52.72
Ranked 49th. 		830.49
Ranked 6th. 16 times more than Malta
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 30th. The same as Netherlands 		6
Ranked 127th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 101.1%
Ranked 44th. 3% more than Netherlands 		98.19%
Ranked 76th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 2,403
Ranked 109th. 		12,705
Ranked 67th. 5 times more than Malta
Public spending per student > Secondary level 21.4
Ranked 30th. 		21.8
Ranked 29th. 2% more than Malta
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.11%
Ranked 109th. 		48.22%
Ranked 103th. About the same as Malta
Progression to secondary school 97.02%
Ranked 43th. 		98.12%
Ranked 35th. 1% more than Malta
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 4.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th. 5 times more than Netherlands 		0.849 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 96%
Ranked 48th. 		98%
Ranked 36th. 2% more than Malta
High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 20th. 7% more than Netherlands 		15
Ranked 162nd.
Elementary school starting age > Years 5
Ranked 157th. 		6
Ranked 149th. 20% more than Malta
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.82
Ranked 103th. 		2.18
Ranked 67th. 3 times more than Malta
School life expectancy > Male 13.5 years
Ranked 32nd. 		16 years
Ranked 5th. 19% more than Malta
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 87.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Netherlands 		41.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 136th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.08 per capita
Ranked 124th. The same as Netherlands 		0.08 per capita
Ranked 125th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 80.08
Ranked 124th. About the same as Netherlands 		79.92
Ranked 125th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 88%
Ranked 93th. 		99%
Ranked 30th. 13% more than Malta
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 19.1
Ranked 16th. 95% more than Netherlands 		9.8
Ranked 135th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 6,704
Ranked 101st. 		724,593
Ranked 16th. 108 times more than Malta
Primary education > Teachers 1,654
Ranked 126th. 		63,022
Ranked 49th. 38 times more than Malta
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 48.43%
Ranked 101st. 		48.55%
Ranked 96th. About the same as Malta
Private school enrolment > Primary level 35.9
Ranked 6th. 		68.4
Ranked 3rd. 91% more than Malta
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 30th. The same as Netherlands 		6
Ranked 127th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 103.98
Ranked 32nd. 21% more than Netherlands 		85.78
Ranked 65th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.12
Ranked 89th. 		4.18
Ranked 82nd. 1% more than Malta
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 2.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st. 3 times more than Netherlands 		0.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 92nd.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.6%
Ranked 8th. 1% more than Netherlands 		48.3%
Ranked 91st.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $3.83 billion
Ranked 92nd. 		$456.28 billion
Ranked 14th. 119 times more than Malta
Primary school starting age > Years 5
Ranked 179th. 		6
Ranked 169th. 20% more than Malta
Scouting > Members 2,968
Ranked 113th. 		47,655
Ranked 27th. 16 times more than Malta
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 90.33%
Ranked 18th. 8% more than Netherlands 		84%
Ranked 38th.
High school > Share of total education spending 45.71%
Ranked 11th. 12% more than Netherlands 		40.68%
Ranked 27th.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 79.2%
Ranked 7th. 		89.9%
Ranked 11th. 14% more than Malta
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 31,418
Ranked 133th. 		775,682
Ranked 49th. 25 times more than Malta
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 98.95
Ranked 62nd. 2% more than Netherlands 		97.43
Ranked 90th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 87.27
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Netherlands 		41.28
Ranked 134th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 9.3
Ranked 19th. 38% more than Netherlands 		6.74
Ranked 46th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male 883
Ranked 94th. 		2,740
Ranked 81st. 3 times more than Malta
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 1.01
Ranked 27th. 2% more than Netherlands 		0.991
Ranked 71st.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 48.7%
Ranked 19th. 1% more than Netherlands 		48.1%
Ranked 90th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 27.8
Ranked 7th. 		75.1
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Malta
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 94.85
Ranked 59th. 8% more than Netherlands 		87.63
Ranked 81st.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 7.09
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Netherlands 		2.84
Ranked 50th.
Primary completion rate > Women 100
Ranked 34th. 1% more than Netherlands 		99
Ranked 43th.
School life expectancy > Female 13.3 years
Ranked 39th. 		15.8 years
Ranked 10th. 19% more than Malta
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.84
Ranked 100th. 		1.77
Ranked 55th. 2 times more than Malta
Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.8
Ranked 105th. 		2.58
Ranked 54th. 3 times more than Malta
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 98.6%
Ranked 12th. 		98.8%
Ranked 10th. About the same as Malta
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 2.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th. 13 times more than Netherlands 		0.168 per 1,000 people
Ranked 106th.
High school teachers 3,939
Ranked 95th. 		108,440
Ranked 29th. 28 times more than Malta
Elementary school teachers 2,570
Ranked 120th. 		79,000
Ranked 22nd. 31 times more than Malta
Homeschooling prevalance Virtually no homeschooling* Around 400 children exempt*
High school enrolment rate > Male 92.94
Ranked 51st. 		96.36
Ranked 38th. 4% more than Malta
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 38,961
Ranked 122nd. 		1.41 million
Ranked 37th. 36 times more than Malta
Primary completion rate > Men 100
Ranked 32nd. 		101
Ranked 33th. 1% more than Malta
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 93.31
Ranked 114th. 		98.37
Ranked 90th. 5% more than Malta
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 77.41
Ranked 124th. 		78.8
Ranked 120th. 2% more than Malta
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 103.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th. 21% more than Netherlands 		85.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
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Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 48.46%
Ranked 83th. About the same as Netherlands 		48.34%
Ranked 84th.
Elementary school teachers > % female 85.6%
Ranked 33th. 31% more than Netherlands 		65.19%
Ranked 35th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 27.48%
Ranked 60th. 		57.54%
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Malta
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 6.91%
Ranked 14th. 16% more than Netherlands 		5.96%
Ranked 30th.
Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 12.7%
Ranked 84th. 		38.3%
Ranked 61st. 3 times more than Malta
Primary education > Teachers > % female 86.76% female
Ranked 24th. 64% more than Netherlands 		52.98% female
Ranked 66th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 27.87%
Ranked 25th. 		82.79%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Malta
School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 22.69% gross
Ranked 62nd. 		56.94% gross
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Malta
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 33.04%
Ranked 57th. 		60.6%
Ranked 21st. 83% more than Malta
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 38.88%
Ranked 51st. 		63.78%
Ranked 26th. 64% more than Malta
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 91.43%
Ranked 82nd. 		98.94%
Ranked 21st. 8% more than Malta
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 79.15%
Ranked 47th. 		87.74%
Ranked 17th. 11% more than Malta
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 40.7%
Ranked 15th. 		68.91%
Ranked 6th. 69% more than Malta
Primary education, pupils > % female 49.22%
Ranked 22nd. 1% more than Netherlands 		48.63%
Ranked 64th.
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 97.02%
Ranked 113th. 		107.11%
Ranked 44th. 10% more than Malta
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 108.15%
Ranked 40th. 10% more than Netherlands 		98.27%
Ranked 102nd.
Secondary education, general pupils > % female 49.66%
Ranked 75th. 		50.43%
Ranked 53th. 2% more than Malta
Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 80.5%
Ranked 88th. 		99.28%
Ranked 13th. 23% more than Malta
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 97.59%
Ranked 82nd. 		98.79%
Ranked 70th. 1% more than Malta
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 102.63%
Ranked 14th. 4% more than Netherlands 		99.05%
Ranked 63th.
Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 101.26%
Ranked 14th. 1% more than Netherlands 		100.3%
Ranked 17th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net 91.42%
Ranked 70th. 		98.75%
Ranked 10th. 8% more than Malta
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 99.18%
Ranked 110th. 		107.85%
Ranked 54th. 9% more than Malta
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 90.95%
Ranked 71st. 		99.11%
Ranked 10th. 9% more than Malta
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 26.78%
Ranked 26th. 		68.91%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Malta
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 91.93%
Ranked 75th. 		101.22%
Ranked 29th. 10% more than Malta
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 5.62%
Ranked 32nd. 19% more than Netherlands 		4.74%
Ranked 61st.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 46.94%
Ranked 46th. 		58.9%
Ranked 16th. 25% more than Malta
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 15 years
Ranked 1st. 		17 years
Ranked 8th. 13% more than Malta
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 131.49%
Ranked 46th. 18% more than Netherlands 		111.14%
Ranked 64th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 96.27%
Ranked 34th. 		98.22%
Ranked 17th. 2% more than Malta
School enrollment, primary > % gross 95.74%
Ranked 118th. 		107.64%
Ranked 44th. 12% more than Malta
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 101.55% gross
Ranked 24th. 		117.76% gross
Ranked 5th. 16% more than Malta
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 80.49%
Ranked 85th. 		99.08%
Ranked 9th. 23% more than Malta
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 96.78%
Ranked 30th. 		98.19%
Ranked 17th. 1% more than Malta
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 0.146%
Ranked 108th. 		2.58%
Ranked 55th. 18 times more than Malta
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 91.94%
Ranked 74th. 		98.54%
Ranked 18th. 7% more than Malta
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 10.09%
Ranked 67th. 		10.78%
Ranked 54th. 7% more than Malta
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 93.76%
Ranked 62nd. 		127.62%
Ranked 3rd. 36% more than Malta
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 78.1%
Ranked 52nd. 		88.53%
Ranked 26th. 13% more than Malta
Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 0.84%
Ranked 86th. 		4.64%
Ranked 47th. 6 times more than Malta
Secondary education, teachers, female 2,805
Ranked 69th. 		55,736
Ranked 21st. 20 times more than Malta
Secondary education, teachers > % female 63.48%
Ranked 29th. 29% more than Netherlands 		49.16%
Ranked 64th.
School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 30.29% gross
Ranked 58th. 		61.54% gross
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Malta
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % of relevant age group 97.13%
Ranked 106th. 		99.91%
Ranked 85th. 3% more than Malta
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 90.25% net
Ranked 21st. 1% more than Netherlands 		89.64% net
Ranked 24th.

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