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Education Stats: compare key data on Netherlands & South Korea

Definitions

  • Average IQ: Average IQ of different countries according to the controversial book "IQ and the Wealth of Nations".
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • 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.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall: Overall.

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  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills: Overall.

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

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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 100: Number of universities in the top 100
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret: Integrate and interpret.

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  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts: Continuous texts.

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

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  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate: Reflect and evaluate.

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  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 200: Number of universities in the top 200
  • 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.
  • Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD: Research and development (R&D) comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. R&D is a term covering three activities: basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view. Applied research is also original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective. Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and/or practical experience, which is directed to producing new materials, products or devices, to installing new processes, systems and services, or to improving substantially those already produced or installed.

    The main aggregate used for international comparisons is gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD). This consists of the total expenditure (current and capital) on R&D by all resident companies, research institutes, university and government laboratories, etc. It excludes R&D expenditures financed by domestic firms but performed abroad.
  • Library books per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Expenditure on education > Change in expenditure on education > Expenditure in tertiary education: The indicator shows direct public and private expenditure on educational institutions in relation to the number of full-time equivalent students enrolled in these institutions. Public subsidies for students’ living expenses have been excluded to ensure international comparability of the data.

    Expenditure on education per student is obtained by dividing the total expenditure on educational institutions by the number of full-time equivalents students. Only those educational institutions and programmes are taken into account for which both enrolment and expenditure data are available.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 200 per million: Number of universities in the top 200. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • 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. 
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64: For each age group shown, those who have completed tertiary education are shown as a percentage of all persons in that age group. Tertiary education includes both tertiary-type "A programmes”, which are largely theoretically-based and designed to provide qualifications for entry to advanced research programmes and professions with high skill requirements, as well as tertiary-type "B programmes” which are classified at the same level of competencies as tertiary-type A programmes but are more occupationally-oriented and lead to direct labour market access. The tertiary attainment profiles are based on the percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 that has completed that level of education.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 100 per million: Number of universities in the top 100. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 200 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million: Research and development (R&D) comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. R&D is a term covering three activities: basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view. Applied research is also original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective. Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and/or practical experience, which is directed to producing new materials, products or devices, to installing new processes, systems and services, or to improving substantially those already produced or installed.

    The main aggregate used for international comparisons is gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD). This consists of the total expenditure (current and capital) on R&D by all resident companies, research institutes, university and government laboratories, etc. It excludes R&D expenditures financed by domestic firms but performed abroad. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Universities > Top 100 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 100 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 14.1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education (% of total 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.
  • Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % 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.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort: 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.
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Percentage of population older than 24 years that has completed tertiary education.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • 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 primary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Government spending on education > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education (%). Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Primary is the total public expenditure per student in primary education 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).
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % 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.
  • 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, primary, female > % net: School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Female is the ratio of female children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the female population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • 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.
STAT Netherlands South Korea HISTORY
Average IQ 102
Ranked 5th.
106
Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Netherlands
Children out of school, primary 776
Ranked 107th.
30,444
Ranked 54th. 39 times more than Netherlands

Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.0465
Ranked 115th.
0.612
Ranked 100th. 13 times more than Netherlands

Children out of school, primary, female 11,924
Ranked 61st.
19,771
Ranked 44th. 66% more than Netherlands

College and university > Gender parity index 1.12
Ranked 71st. 56% more than South Korea
0.721
Ranked 101st.

College and university > Share of total education spending 28.05%
Ranked 17th. 64% more than South Korea
17.06%
Ranked 69th.

Compulsary education duration 13
Ranked 9th. 44% more than South Korea
9
Ranked 134th.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.96%
Ranked 29th. 18% more than South Korea
5.05%
Ranked 60th.

Homeschooling legal status public education is mandatory, with some exceptions. Prohibited by law but law is unclear and the cause is supported by business leaders, therefore homeschoolers do not generally experience issues with authorities.
Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 29th. 1% more than South Korea
98.1%
Ranked 39th.

Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 139th. The same as South Korea
6
Ranked 138th.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.15
Ranked 69th. 25% more than South Korea
3.31
Ranked 101st.

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 18.36
Ranked 99th.
19.05
Ranked 68th. 4% more than Netherlands

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 13.57
Ranked 59th.
16.16
Ranked 42nd. 19% more than Netherlands

Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 160th. The same as South Korea
6
Ranked 158th.

Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 28th. 2% more than South Korea
97%
Ranked 44th.

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.729
Ranked 86th. 84% more than South Korea
0.397
Ranked 83th.

Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 186th.
3
Ranked 118th. 50% more than Netherlands

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 6.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 56% more than South Korea
4.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th.

Secondary education, pupils 1.54 million
Ranked 40th.
3.87 million
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Netherlands

College and university > Private school share 100%
Ranked 5th. 24% more than South Korea
80.67%
Ranked 9th.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.98
Ranked 76th.
0.99
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Netherlands

School life expectancy > Total 15.9 years
Ranked 7th. 9% more than South Korea
14.6 years
Ranked 22nd.
Primary education, teachers 63,872
Ranked 43th.
164,820
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Netherlands

Primary education, pupils 1.29 million
Ranked 62nd.
3.14 million
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Netherlands

Compulsary education starting age 5
Ranked 178th.
6
Ranked 133th. 20% more than Netherlands

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.813
Ranked 74th. 3 times more than South Korea
0.325
Ranked 85th.

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 3
Ranked 135th. The same as South Korea
3
Ranked 132nd.

Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 38th.
99.3%
Ranked 17th. About the same as Netherlands

High school > Private school share 82.79%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than South Korea
31.46%
Ranked 18th.

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 17.17
Ranked 120th.
29.02
Ranked 43th. 69% more than Netherlands

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 58th. 33% more than South Korea
3
Ranked 195th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 13,388.96
Ranked 60th.
128,241.27
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Netherlands

Primary completion rate 100
Ranked 41st.
101
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Netherlands

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 526,767
Ranked 36th.
3.22 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Netherlands

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 508
Ranked 8th.
539
Ranked 1st. 6% more than Netherlands
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 147th. The same as South Korea
6
Ranked 146th.

Children out of school > Primary 13,817
Ranked 69th.
14,161
Ranked 48th. 2% more than Netherlands

Secondary education, teachers 113,370
Ranked 24th.
239,292
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Netherlands

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 6.79
Ranked 40th. 41% more than South Korea
4.81
Ranked 61st.

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 15
Ranked 72nd.
21.24
Ranked 32nd. 42% more than Netherlands

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 180th. The same as South Korea
3
Ranked 179th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.27
Ranked 96th. 26% more than South Korea
0.214
Ranked 92nd.

Secondary education, general pupils 790,048
Ranked 50th.
3.45 million
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Netherlands

High school > Gender parity index 0.988
Ranked 86th. The same as South Korea
0.988
Ranked 88th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 508
Ranked 8th.
539
Ranked 1st. 6% more than Netherlands
Scientific and technical journal articles 13,475
Ranked 13th.
13,746
Ranked 12th. 2% more than Netherlands

Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 519
Ranked 6th.
542
Ranked 1st. 4% more than Netherlands
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 40%
Ranked 17th. 18% more than South Korea
34%
Ranked 22nd.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 1.72%
Ranked 98th.
3.82%
Ranked 74th. 2 times more than Netherlands

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 32.62
Ranked 42nd.
67.35
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Netherlands

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 171st. The same as South Korea
6
Ranked 168th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 11.2%
Ranked 60th.
16.5%
Ranked 32nd. 47% more than Netherlands

Children out of school, primary, male 4,421
Ranked 78th.
10,673
Ranked 54th. 2 times more than Netherlands

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5.5%
Ranked 39th. 20% more than South Korea
4.6%
Ranked 59th.

High school > Students per teacher 13.57
Ranked 61st.
16.16
Ranked 43th. 19% more than Netherlands

Secondary education > General pupils 672,103
Ranked 56th.
3.18 million
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Netherlands

Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 129th. The same as South Korea
12
Ranked 128th.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th. 42% more than South Korea
2.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 1.29 million
Ranked 65th.
4.19 million
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Netherlands

Schools connected to the Internet 92%
Ranked 17th.
100%
Ranked 3rd. 9% more than Netherlands

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 92.19
Ranked 42nd. 19% more than South Korea
77.7
Ranked 77th.

Primary education, pupils per 1000 77.38
Ranked 98th. 23% more than South Korea
63.07
Ranked 117th.

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.08
Ranked 55th. 71% more than South Korea
0.63
Ranked 2nd.

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.98
Ranked 84th.
1
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Netherlands

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 32.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd.
67.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Netherlands

Universities > Top 100 4
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than South Korea
1
Ranked 17th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.802
Ranked 124th.
2.58
Ranked 73th. 3 times more than Netherlands

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 0.849
Ranked 100th. 3 times more than South Korea
0.294
Ranked 73th.

Inequality adjusted index 0.897
Ranked 8th. 28% more than South Korea
0.702
Ranked 43th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 98.3%
Ranked 18th.
98.6%
Ranked 2nd. About the same as Netherlands

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 138th. The same as South Korea
6 years
Ranked 136th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $27,461.55
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than South Korea
$11,125.42
Ranked 7th.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 47.33
Ranked 130th.
69.34
Ranked 71st. 47% more than Netherlands

Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 504
Ranked 8th.
541
Ranked 1st. 7% more than Netherlands
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 132nd. The same as South Korea
12
Ranked 131st.

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 68.91%
Ranked 6th. 46 times more than South Korea
1.49%
Ranked 121st.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 99%
Ranked 24th.
100%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Netherlands

Secondary education > Pupils 1.4 million
Ranked 40th.
3.69 million
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Netherlands

Primary education > Pupils 1.28 million
Ranked 61st.
4.13 million
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Netherlands

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 51.01%
Ranked 74th. 40% more than South Korea
36.55%
Ranked 5th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 87.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th. 15% more than South Korea
76.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils 748,850
Ranked 15th. 80% more than South Korea
416,394
Ranked 19th.

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 78.97%
Ranked 29th. 18% more than South Korea
67.18%
Ranked 62nd.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 18.36
Ranked 97th.
19.05
Ranked 68th. 4% more than Netherlands

Secondary education > Teachers 109,661
Ranked 31st.
207,878
Ranked 5th. 90% more than Netherlands

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 16 years
Ranked 23th.
17 years
Ranked 1st. 6% more than Netherlands
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 1.42 million
Ranked 45th.
3.65 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Netherlands

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 830.49
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than South Korea
287.22
Ranked 26th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 506
Ranked 8th.
538
Ranked 1st. 6% more than Netherlands
Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 514
Ranked 8th.
542
Ranked 1st. 5% more than Netherlands
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.22%
Ranked 103th. 3% more than South Korea
46.95%
Ranked 7th.

Progression to secondary school 98.12%
Ranked 35th.
98.69%
Ranked 11th. 1% more than Netherlands

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 0.849 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd. 3 times more than South Korea
0.293 per 1,000 people
Ranked 74th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 510
Ranked 9th.
542
Ranked 1st. 6% more than Netherlands
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 98%
Ranked 36th.
100%
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Netherlands

High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 162nd. The same as South Korea
15
Ranked 159th.

Library books 2.66 million
Ranked 6th. 3% more than South Korea
2.58 million
Ranked 5th.
School life expectancy > Male 16 years
Ranked 5th. 5% more than South Korea
15.3 years
Ranked 10th.
Universities > Top 200 10
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than South Korea
3
Ranked 15th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 41.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 136th.
65.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th. 59% more than Netherlands

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.08 per capita
Ranked 125th.
0.087 per capita
Ranked 8th. 9% more than Netherlands

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 79.92
Ranked 125th.
87.45
Ranked 8th. 9% more than Netherlands

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 99%
Ranked 30th.
100%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Netherlands

Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD 1.73%
Ranked 16th.
2.98%
Ranked 4th. 72% more than Netherlands
Library books per 1000 169.09
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than South Korea
57.13
Ranked 12th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 724,593
Ranked 16th. 41% more than South Korea
514,550
Ranked 3rd.

Primary education > Teachers 63,022
Ranked 49th.
142,153
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Netherlands

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 48.55%
Ranked 96th. 3% more than South Korea
47.35%
Ranked 5th.

Expenditure on education > Change in expenditure on education > Expenditure in tertiary education 110.56 Index of change, year 200
Ranked 23th.
130.39 Index of change, year 200
Ranked 11th. 18% more than Netherlands
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 85.78
Ranked 65th. 12% more than South Korea
76.71
Ranked 41st.

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.18
Ranked 82nd. 42% more than South Korea
2.95
Ranked 72nd.

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 0.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 92nd. 3 times more than South Korea
0.216 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $456.28 billion
Ranked 14th.
$556.32 billion
Ranked 5th. 22% more than Netherlands

Universities > Top 200 per million 0.613
Ranked 4th. 10 times more than South Korea
0.0623
Ranked 21st.
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 169th. The same as South Korea
6
Ranked 166th.

Scouting > Members 47,655
Ranked 27th.
190,539
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Netherlands
High school > Share of total education spending 40.68%
Ranked 27th. 6% more than South Korea
38.22%
Ranked 36th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 84%
Ranked 38th. 18% more than South Korea
71.36%
Ranked 67th.

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 41.28
Ranked 134th.
66.02
Ranked 58th. 60% more than Netherlands

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 6.74
Ranked 46th. 56% more than South Korea
4.32
Ranked 39th.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 97.43
Ranked 90th.
99.43
Ranked 25th. 2% more than Netherlands

Children out of school > Primary > Male 2,740
Ranked 81st.
3,732
Ranked 47th. 36% more than Netherlands

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.991
Ranked 71st. About the same as South Korea
0.987
Ranked 83th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 87.63
Ranked 81st. 15% more than South Korea
76.17
Ranked 4th.

Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64 24.59%
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than South Korea
10.58%
Ranked 26th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 2.84
Ranked 50th.
3.81
Ranked 37th. 34% more than Netherlands
Primary completion rate > Women 99
Ranked 43th.
100
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Netherlands

School life expectancy > Female 15.8 years
Ranked 10th. 14% more than South Korea
13.9 years
Ranked 31st.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 98.8%
Ranked 10th. About the same as South Korea
98.6%
Ranked 2nd.

Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.168 per 1,000 people
Ranked 106th. 2 times more than South Korea
0.077 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st.

Universities > Top 100 per million 0.245
Ranked 6th. 12 times more than South Korea
0.0208
Ranked 18th.
Primary completion rate > Men 101
Ranked 33th.
102
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Netherlands

Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP 0.017 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than South Korea
0.004 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 22nd.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 85.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th. 12% more than South Korea
76.46 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th.

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 78.8
Ranked 120th.
85.7
Ranked 85th. 9% more than Netherlands

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 98.37
Ranked 90th.
100.3
Ranked 44th. 2% more than Netherlands

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million 0.105%
Ranked 14th. 73% more than South Korea
0.0606%
Ranked 18th.
Universities > Top 100 > Per $ GDP 0.098 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than South Korea
0.021 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 19th.
Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 18.7%
Ranked 42nd.
21.1%
Ranked 34th. 13% more than Netherlands

Primary education > Pupils > % female 48.16% female
Ranked 101st. 2% more than South Korea
47.07% female
Ranked 76th.

Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.079 per capita
Ranked 123th.
0.085 per capita
Ranked 87th. 8% more than Netherlands

Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population 98.36%
Ranked 3rd. 5% more than South Korea
93.59%
Ranked 4th.

Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort 99.24%
Ranked 9th. 1% more than South Korea
98.26%
Ranked 6th.

Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 29.02%
Ranked 12th.
35.32%
Ranked 2nd. 22% more than Netherlands
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 35.2%
Ranked 63th.
63.6%
Ranked 13th. 81% more than Netherlands

Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 5.96%
Ranked 30th. 18% more than South Korea
5.05%
Ranked 60th.

Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 42.2%
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than South Korea
15.8%
Ranked 77th.

Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 31.5%
Ranked 9th.
38.1%
Ranked 5th. 21% more than Netherlands

Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 18%
Ranked 53th.
21.9%
Ranked 42nd. 22% more than Netherlands

Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 20.3%
Ranked 24th.
20.6%
Ranked 23th. 1% more than Netherlands

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 105.99% gross
Ranked 55th. 1% more than South Korea
104.47% gross
Ranked 47th.

Primary education > Teachers > % female 52.98% female
Ranked 66th.
73.98% female
Ranked 38th. 40% more than Netherlands

Secondary education > Pupils > % female 48.5% female
Ranked 80th. 3% more than South Korea
47.2% female
Ranked 57th.

Government spending on education > % of GDP 5.96%
Ranked 29th. 18% more than South Korea
5.05%
Ranked 60th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 16 years
Ranked 30th. 7% more than South Korea
15 years
Ranked 3rd.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 98.89%
Ranked 68th. About the same as South Korea
98.76%
Ranked 72nd.

School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 89.54%
Ranked 34th.
117.49%
Ranked 4th. 31% more than Netherlands

School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 90.01%
Ranked 35th.
117.97%
Ranked 4th. 31% more than Netherlands

Secondary education, pupils > % female 48.47%
Ranked 72nd. 3% more than South Korea
47.2%
Ranked 107th.

Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 18.6%
Ranked 41st.
23.28%
Ranked 17th. 25% more than Netherlands

School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 118.75% gross
Ranked 4th. 28% more than South Korea
92.9% gross
Ranked 17th.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 4.74%
Ranked 61st. 12% more than South Korea
4.22%
Ranked 80th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 58.9%
Ranked 16th. 20% more than South Korea
49.25%
Ranked 16th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 17 years
Ranked 8th.
18 years
Ranked 1st. 6% more than Netherlands
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 111.14%
Ranked 64th. 49% more than South Korea
74.56%
Ranked 90th.

Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 98.22%
Ranked 17th.
99.04%
Ranked 10th. 1% more than Netherlands

School enrollment, primary > % gross 107.64%
Ranked 44th. 4% more than South Korea
103.84%
Ranked 74th.

School enrollment, primary, female > % net 97.8%
Ranked 12th.
98.49%
Ranked 11th. 1% more than Netherlands

Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 98.97%
Ranked 14th.
99.13%
Ranked 8th. About the same as Netherlands

Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 2.58%
Ranked 55th. 1140 times more than South Korea
0.00226%
Ranked 119th.

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