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  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • 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.
  • 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 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • 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.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • 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.
  • Library employees per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • 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).
  • Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with secondary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with 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).
  • Grade 1 intake rate: Total number of new entrants in first grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population at the official primary school-entrance age
  • 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.
  • Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita: 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % 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.
  • 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).
  • Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with primary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education (% of total). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP: 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.
  • Unemployment with primary 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).
  • Unemployment with secondary 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).
  • Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita: 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.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > 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. 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 > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > 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.
  • 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.
  • 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, 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.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % 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.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male 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.
  • 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.
  • High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males: Number of male entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the male population at entrance age to the last grade.
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STAT Netherlands Syria HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 9.4
Ranked 16th. 62% more than Syria 		5.8
Ranked 56th.
Children out of school, primary 776
Ranked 107th. 		18,600
Ranked 68th. 24 times more than Netherlands
Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.0465
Ranked 115th. 		0.864
Ranked 99th. 19 times more than Netherlands
Children out of school, primary, female 11,924
Ranked 61st. 		16,974
Ranked 58th. 42% more than Netherlands
College and university > Gender parity index 1.12
Ranked 71st. 56% more than Syria 		0.722
Ranked 60th.
College and university > Share of total education spending 28.05%
Ranked 17th. 16% more than Syria 		24.22%
Ranked 30th.
Compulsary education duration 13
Ranked 9th. 44% more than Syria 		9
Ranked 69th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.96%
Ranked 29th. 16% more than Syria 		5.13%
Ranked 54th.
High school enrolment rate 98.12
Ranked 32nd. 3% more than Syria 		95.49
Ranked 46th.
Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 29th. 24% more than Syria 		79.6%
Ranked 14th.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 139th. 50% more than Syria 		4
Ranked 194th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.15
Ranked 69th. 		6.75
Ranked 24th. 63% more than Netherlands
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 18.36
Ranked 99th. 		25.33
Ranked 60th. 38% more than Netherlands
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 13.57
Ranked 59th. 		18.13
Ranked 44th. 34% more than Netherlands
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 160th. 		8
Ranked 13th. 33% more than Netherlands
Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 28th. 35% more than Syria 		73.6%
Ranked 14th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.729
Ranked 86th. 		0.807
Ranked 88th. 11% more than Netherlands
College and university > Gender ratio 110.84
Ranked 57th. 54% more than Syria 		71.9
Ranked 61st.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 186th. 		3
Ranked 82nd. 50% more than Netherlands
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 6.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 83% more than Syria 		3.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th.
Duration of compulsory education 13 years
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Syria 		6 years
Ranked 142nd.
Secondary education, pupils 1.54 million
Ranked 40th. 		2.88 million
Ranked 11th. 87% more than Netherlands
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.98
Ranked 76th. 3% more than Syria 		0.95
Ranked 106th.
School life expectancy > Total 15.9 years
Ranked 7th. 67% more than Syria 		9.5 years
Ranked 81st.
Primary education, teachers 63,872
Ranked 43th. 		114,676
Ranked 33th. 80% more than Netherlands
Primary education, pupils 1.29 million
Ranked 62nd. 		2.55 million
Ranked 22nd. 98% more than Netherlands
Tertiary enrollment 55%
Ranked 16th. 9 times more than Syria 		6.1%
Ranked 26th.
High school > Gender ratio 98.2
Ranked 69th. About the same as Syria 		97.78
Ranked 72nd.
Compulsary education starting age 5
Ranked 178th. 		6
Ranked 58th. 20% more than Netherlands
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.813
Ranked 74th. 		1.07
Ranked 77th. 31% more than Netherlands
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 Syria 		3
Ranked 98th.
Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 38th. 15% more than Syria 		86%
Ranked 14th.
Spending > USD 42.53 billion
Ranked 14th. 30 times more than Syria 		1.4 billion
Ranked 69th.
High school > Private school share 82.79%
Ranked 5th. 21 times more than Syria 		3.96%
Ranked 48th.
Spending > Proportion 4.85
Ranked 53th. 87% more than Syria 		2.6
Ranked 136th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 17.17
Ranked 120th. 		25.33
Ranked 66th. 48% more than Netherlands
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 58th. 33% more than Syria 		3
Ranked 148th.
High school repeaters > Male 5.53
Ranked 46th. 		7.63
Ranked 33th. 38% more than Netherlands
Preschool enrollment rate 106.9
Ranked 53th. 		124.4
Ranked 8th. 16% more than Netherlands
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 13,388.96
Ranked 60th. 		16,729.95
Ranked 49th. 25% more than Netherlands
Primary completion rate 100
Ranked 41st. 		111
Ranked 8th. 11% more than Netherlands
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 526,767
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Syria 		215,734
Ranked 43th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 147th. 50% more than Syria 		4
Ranked 204th.
Children out of school > Primary 13,817
Ranked 69th. 		70,395
Ranked 42nd. 5 times more than Netherlands
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 6.79
Ranked 40th. 77% more than Syria 		3.84
Ranked 84th.
Secondary education, teachers 113,370
Ranked 24th. 74% more than Syria 		65,218
Ranked 40th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 15
Ranked 72nd. 		18.66
Ranked 44th. 24% more than Netherlands
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 180th. 		5
Ranked 12th. 67% more than Netherlands
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.27
Ranked 96th. 2 times more than Syria 		0.115
Ranked 110th.
Spending per student > High school 25.41
Ranked 23th. 82% more than Syria 		14
Ranked 51st.
Secondary education, general pupils 790,048
Ranked 50th. 		2.75 million
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Netherlands
High school > Gender parity index 0.988
Ranked 86th. 		0.998
Ranked 53th. 1% more than Netherlands
Scientific and technical journal articles 13,475
Ranked 13th. 201 times more than Syria 		67
Ranked 91st.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 1.72%
Ranked 98th. 		2.93%
Ranked 82nd. 71% more than Netherlands
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 32.62
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Syria 		15.47
Ranked 58th.
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 171st. The same as Syria 		6
Ranked 120th.
Children out of school, primary, male 4,421
Ranked 78th. 82% more than Syria 		2,428
Ranked 81st.
High school > Students per teacher 13.57
Ranked 61st. 		18.13
Ranked 45th. 34% more than Netherlands
Secondary education > General pupils 672,103
Ranked 56th. 		2.27 million
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Spending per student > Elementary school 17.76
Ranked 31st. 		18.45
Ranked 27th. 4% more than Netherlands
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 129th. 20% more than Syria 		10
Ranked 193th.
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 117th. The same as Syria 		12
Ranked 86th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th. 		6.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th. 55% more than Netherlands
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 1.29 million
Ranked 65th. 		2.98 million
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Netherlands
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 87.5%
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Syria 		27.4%
Ranked 114th.
Elementary school graduate rate 98.34
Ranked 19th. 2% more than Syria 		96.68
Ranked 26th.
Public spending per student > Primary level 15.4
Ranked 31st. 19% more than Syria 		12.9
Ranked 19th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 77.38
Ranked 98th. 		113.97
Ranked 49th. 47% more than Netherlands
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 92.19
Ranked 42nd. 		128.38
Ranked 3rd. 39% more than Netherlands
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.08
Ranked 55th. 69% more than Syria 		0.64
Ranked 67th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.98
Ranked 84th. 4% more than Syria 		0.94
Ranked 99th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 32.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Syria 		15.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.802
Ranked 124th. 5% more than Syria 		0.762
Ranked 128th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 141st. The same as Syria 		6
Ranked 110th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 13.32
Ranked 72nd. 		14.53
Ranked 48th. 9% more than Netherlands
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 0.849
Ranked 100th. 		4.14
Ranked 68th. 5 times more than Netherlands
Inequality adjusted index 0.897
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Syria 		0.372
Ranked 92nd.
High school repeaters > Female 3.92
Ranked 46th. 		4.9
Ranked 40th. 25% more than Netherlands
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 17.17
Ranked 108th. 		17.84
Ranked 71st. 4% more than Netherlands
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 98.3%
Ranked 18th. 4% more than Syria 		94.2%
Ranked 37th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 1.29 million
Ranked 59th. 		2.36 million
Ranked 41st. 83% more than Netherlands
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 138th. 50% more than Syria 		4 years
Ranked 185th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $27,461.55
Ranked 7th. 37 times more than Syria 		$748.45
Ranked 107th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 101.07
Ranked 64th. 		117.21
Ranked 27th. 16% more than Netherlands
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 47.33
Ranked 130th. 		122.64
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 68.91%
Ranked 6th. 17 times more than Syria 		4.02%
Ranked 58th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 132nd. 20% more than Syria 		10
Ranked 200th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 98.18
Ranked 71st. 3% more than Syria 		95.76
Ranked 98th.
High school enrolment rate > Female 100
Ranked 11th. 4% more than Syria 		96.17
Ranked 44th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 99%
Ranked 24th. 2% more than Syria 		97%
Ranked 47th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 135th. The same as Syria 		6
Ranked 106th.
Primary education > Pupils 1.28 million
Ranked 61st. 		2.25 million
Ranked 30th. 76% more than Netherlands
Secondary education > Pupils 1.4 million
Ranked 40th. 		2.39 million
Ranked 13th. 71% more than Netherlands
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 90.4%
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Syria 		38.2%
Ranked 116th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 87.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th. 21% more than Syria 		72.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 51.01%
Ranked 74th. 24% more than Syria 		41.14%
Ranked 69th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 748,850
Ranked 15th. 6 times more than Syria 		128,675
Ranked 18th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 18.36
Ranked 97th. 		25.33
Ranked 59th. 38% more than Netherlands
Secondary education > Teachers 109,661
Ranked 31st. 68% more than Syria 		65,218
Ranked 46th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 99.52
Ranked 7th. 8% more than Syria 		92.37
Ranked 32nd.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 1.42 million
Ranked 45th. 10% more than Syria 		1.28 million
Ranked 49th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 830.49
Ranked 6th. 214 times more than Syria 		3.87
Ranked 82nd.
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 127th. The same as Syria 		6
Ranked 86th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 12,705
Ranked 67th. 		70,818
Ranked 44th. 6 times more than Netherlands
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 98.19%
Ranked 76th. 1% more than Syria 		96.8%
Ranked 85th.
Public spending per student > Secondary level 21.8
Ranked 29th. 		23.3
Ranked 12th. 7% more than Netherlands
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.22%
Ranked 103th. 1% more than Syria 		47.51%
Ranked 131st.
Progression to secondary school 98.12%
Ranked 35th. 4% more than Syria 		94.55%
Ranked 27th.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 0.849 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd. 		3.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th. 5 times more than Netherlands
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 98%
Ranked 36th. 3% more than Syria 		95%
Ranked 59th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 162nd. The same as Syria 		15
Ranked 129th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 149th. The same as Syria 		6
Ranked 108th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 2.18
Ranked 67th. 		7.46
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Netherlands
School life expectancy > Male 16 years
Ranked 5th. 58% more than Syria 		10.1 years
Ranked 73th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 41.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 136th. 		119.05 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 79.92
Ranked 125th. 		175.63
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Netherlands
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.08 per capita
Ranked 125th. 		0.169 per capita
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Netherlands
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 99%
Ranked 30th. 		100%
Ranked 10th. 1% more than Netherlands
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 9.8
Ranked 135th. 		24.1
Ranked 69th. 2 times more than Netherlands
Primary education > Teachers 63,022
Ranked 49th. 		114,676
Ranked 37th. 82% more than Netherlands
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 724,593
Ranked 16th. 6 times more than Syria 		122,356
Ranked 17th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 48.55%
Ranked 96th. 3% more than Syria 		46.92%
Ranked 124th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 68.4
Ranked 3rd. 16 times more than Syria 		4.3
Ranked 58th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 127th. The same as Syria 		6
Ranked 84th.
Library employees 250
Ranked 6th. 		391
Ranked 15th. 56% more than Netherlands
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.18
Ranked 82nd. 		6.75
Ranked 29th. 61% more than Netherlands
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 85.78
Ranked 65th. 		131.52
Ranked 7th. 53% more than Netherlands
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 0.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 92nd. 		3.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 6 times more than Netherlands
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.3%
Ranked 91st. 2% more than Syria 		47.2%
Ranked 118th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $456.28 billion
Ranked 14th. 34 times more than Syria 		$13.60 billion
Ranked 68th.
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 169th. The same as Syria 		6
Ranked 121st.
Scouting > Members 47,655
Ranked 27th. 5 times more than Syria 		9,260
Ranked 79th.
High school > Share of total education spending 40.68%
Ranked 27th. 10% more than Syria 		36.9%
Ranked 45th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 84%
Ranked 38th. 		89.39%
Ranked 30th. 6% more than Netherlands
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 89.9%
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Syria 		39.1%
Ranked 74th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 775,682
Ranked 49th. 		2.53 million
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 6.74
Ranked 46th. 76% more than Syria 		3.84
Ranked 93th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 97.43
Ranked 90th. 2% more than Syria 		95.4
Ranked 60th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 41.28
Ranked 134th. 		124.79
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Children out of school > Primary > Male 2,740
Ranked 81st. 		5,145
Ranked 68th. 88% more than Netherlands
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.991
Ranked 71st. About the same as Syria 		0.988
Ranked 53th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 48.1%
Ranked 90th. 4% more than Syria 		46.4%
Ranked 100th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 75.1
Ranked 5th. 13 times more than Syria 		5.9
Ranked 16th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 87.63
Ranked 81st. 16% more than Syria 		75.57
Ranked 103th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 2.84
Ranked 50th. 7 times more than Syria 		0.413
Ranked 128th.
Primary completion rate > Women 99
Ranked 43th. 		109
Ranked 8th. 10% more than Netherlands
School life expectancy > Female 15.8 years
Ranked 10th. 80% more than Syria 		8.8 years
Ranked 73th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 2.58
Ranked 54th. 		8.48
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Elementary school repeaters > Female 1.77
Ranked 55th. 		6.34
Ranked 38th. 4 times more than Netherlands
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 98.8%
Ranked 10th. 6% more than Syria 		93.5%
Ranked 35th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.168 per 1,000 people
Ranked 106th. 		0.306 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th. 82% more than Netherlands
High school teachers 108,440
Ranked 29th. 		180,703
Ranked 18th. 67% more than Netherlands
Elementary school teachers 79,000
Ranked 22nd. 		132,099
Ranked 28th. 67% more than Netherlands
High school enrolment rate > Male 96.36
Ranked 38th. 2% more than Syria 		94.87
Ranked 42nd.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 1.41 million
Ranked 37th. 		2.39 million
Ranked 29th. 69% more than Netherlands
Primary completion rate > Men 101
Ranked 33th. 		112
Ranked 7th. 11% more than Netherlands
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 98.37
Ranked 90th. 5% more than Syria 		93.51
Ranked 62nd.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 78.8
Ranked 120th. 		123.97
Ranked 63th. 57% more than Netherlands
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 85.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th. 		125.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 46% more than Netherlands
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Library employees per million 15.92
Ranked 2nd. 		24.44
Ranked 31st. 54% more than Netherlands
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 29.02%
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Syria 		6.25%
Ranked 8th.
Primary education, teachers > % female 64.54%
Ranked 57th. 		69.02%
Ranked 77th. 7% more than Netherlands
Tertiary education, teachers > % female 39.54%
Ranked 53th. 5 times more than Syria 		8.32%
Ranked 35th.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 35.2%
Ranked 63th. 90% more than Syria 		18.5%
Ranked 79th.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 5.96%
Ranked 30th. 16% more than Syria 		5.13%
Ranked 55th.
Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 42.2%
Ranked 28th. 5% more than Syria 		40.3%
Ranked 43th.
Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 38.3%
Ranked 61st. 		45.1%
Ranked 43th. 18% more than Netherlands
Grade 1 intake rate 98.6
Ranked 1st. 59% more than Syria 		61.9
Ranked 36th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 88.88% gross
Ranked 31st. 9 times more than Syria 		10.37% gross
Ranked 66th.
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 108.07
Ranked 72nd. 68% more than Syria 		64.45
Ranked 67th.
Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita 23.6%
Ranked 32nd. 		26.33%
Ranked 20th. 12% more than Netherlands
Secondary education > Pupils > % female 48.5% female
Ranked 80th. 2% more than Syria 		47.36% female
Ranked 56th.
Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group 99.9%
Ranked 39th. 		110.68%
Ranked 6th. 11% more than Netherlands
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 98.37%
Ranked 13th. 7% more than Syria 		91.9%
Ranked 57th.
Government spending on education > % of government spending 11.98%
Ranked 62nd. 		16.72%
Ranked 23th. 40% more than Netherlands
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 105.89%
Ranked 53th. 		121.66%
Ranked 8th. 15% more than Netherlands
Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort 100%
Ranked 2nd. 8% more than Syria 		92.93%
Ranked 26th.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 98.89%
Ranked 68th. The same as Syria 		98.83%
Ranked 30th.
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 89.54%
Ranked 34th. 9 times more than Syria 		10.32%
Ranked 52nd.
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 90.01%
Ranked 35th. 8 times more than Syria 		10.91%
Ranked 52nd.
Secondary education, pupils > % female 48.47%
Ranked 72nd. 		48.66%
Ranked 32nd. About the same as Netherlands
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 18.6%
Ranked 41st. 6% more than Syria 		17.61%
Ranked 42nd.
Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force 23.9%
Ranked 11th. 		31.1%
Ranked 23th. 30% more than Netherlands
Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 32.1%
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Syria 		7.6%
Ranked 81st.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita $30,739.09
Ranked 9th. 26 times more than Syria 		$1,179.29
Ranked 110th.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP 65.93%
Ranked 23th. 43% more than Syria 		45.99%
Ranked 123th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 44.86
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Syria 		5.74
Ranked 27th.
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 3.34
Ranked 50th. 70% more than Syria 		1.97
Ranked 75th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 98.79%
Ranked 70th. 		100.45%
Ranked 29th. 2% more than Netherlands
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 99.05%
Ranked 63th. 2% more than Syria 		96.76%
Ranked 48th.
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 4.91% of GNI
Ranked 55th. 89% more than Syria 		2.6% of GNI
Ranked 137th.
Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 5.32%
Ranked 45th. 38% more than Syria 		3.86%
Ranked 74th.
Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment 46.3%
Ranked 22nd. 		75.2%
Ranked 2nd. 62% more than Netherlands
Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment 35.1%
Ranked 51st. 3 times more than Syria 		10.3%
Ranked 73th.
Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita 18.66%
Ranked 30th. 31% more than Syria 		14.24%
Ranked 56th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 119.71% gross
Ranked 4th. 72% more than Syria 		69.79% gross
Ranked 49th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 97.8%
Ranked 21st. 3% more than Syria 		95%
Ranked 33th.
School enrollment > Primary > % net 98.7% net
Ranked 11th. 4% more than Syria 		94.52% net
Ranked 48th.
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 118.75% gross
Ranked 4th. 76% more than Syria 		67.57% gross
Ranked 53th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 58.9%
Ranked 16th. 25% more than Syria 		47.12%
Ranked 119th.
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 111.14%
Ranked 64th. 10% more than Syria 		101%
Ranked 75th.
School enrollment, primary > % gross 107.64%
Ranked 44th. 		122.26%
Ranked 12th. 14% more than Netherlands
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 99.08%
Ranked 9th. 6% more than Syria 		93.77%
Ranked 44th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 98.19%
Ranked 17th. 5% more than Syria 		93.43%
Ranked 25th.
School enrollment > Primary > % gross 107.42% gross
Ranked 52nd. 		124.23% gross
Ranked 7th. 16% more than Netherlands
Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 98.24%
Ranked 15th. 6% more than Syria 		92.91%
Ranked 20th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 98.54%
Ranked 18th. 6% more than Syria 		92.69%
Ranked 55th.
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 10.78%
Ranked 54th. 		14.2%
Ranked 58th. 32% more than Netherlands
High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher 15.22
Ranked 15th. 		16.64
Ranked 23th. 9% more than Netherlands
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males None
None

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