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Education Stats: compare key data on Netherlands & United Kingdom

Definitions

  • 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.
  • Homeschooling legal status: Legal status of homeschooling.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Teachers as percentage of labor force: The percentage share of the total labor force who are classroom, academic staff, and other teachers. Data for 1999.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall: Overall.

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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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Educational attainment > Tertiary: Percentage of adult population (aged 25-64) educated till tertiary level (year 2000).
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Schools connected to the Internet: Schools connected to the Internet are the share of primary and secondary schools in the country that have access to the Internet.
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • 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.
  • Spending per secondary school student: Secondary school spending per pupil in 1998, converted into US dollars by purchasing power parity.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts: Non-continuous texts.

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

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  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Literacy > Adults at low literacy level: Percentage of adults whose level of document literacy is rated 'low'. Data for 1998
  • Expected duration of education for all students: Expected years of schooling for a 5-year-old under current conditions, excluding education for children under 5. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Educational attainment > Senior secondary: Percentage of adult population (aged 25-64) educated till senior secondary level (year 2000).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 200: Number of universities in the top 200
  • Literacy > Adults at high literacy level: Percentage of adults whose level of document literacy is rated 'high'. Data for 1998.
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD: Research and development (R&D) comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. R&D is a term covering three activities: basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view. Applied research is also original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective. Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and/or practical experience, which is directed to producing new materials, products or devices, to installing new processes, systems and services, or to improving substantially those already produced or installed.

    The main aggregate used for international comparisons is gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD). This consists of the total expenditure (current and capital) on R&D by all resident companies, research institutes, university and government laboratories, etc. It excludes R&D expenditures financed by domestic firms but performed abroad.
  • Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge per million: Investment in knowledge is defined and calculated as the sum of expenditure on R&D, on total higher education (public and private) and on software. Simple summation of the three components would lead to overestimation of the investment in knowledge owing to overlaps (R&D and software, R&D and education, software and education). Therefore, data reported here have been adjusted to exclude the overlaps between components.

    Note that as the term is used here, "investment” has a broader connotation than its usual meaning in economic statistics. It includes current expenditures, such as on education and R&D, as well as capital outlays, such as purchases of software and construction of school buildings. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Library books per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Adults with at least moderate literacy: Percentage of adult females who have at least a moderate level of literacy, in selected OECD countries. Data for 1998.
  • Educational attainment > Junior secondary: Percentage of adult population (aged 25-64) educated till junior secondary level (year 2000).
  • 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.
  • Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge: Investment in knowledge is defined and calculated as the sum of expenditure on R&D, on total higher education (public and private) and on software. Simple summation of the three components would lead to overestimation of the investment in knowledge owing to overlaps (R&D and software, R&D and education, software and education). Therefore, data reported here have been adjusted to exclude the overlaps between components.

    Note that as the term is used here, "investment” has a broader connotation than its usual meaning in economic statistics. It includes current expenditures, such as on education and R&D, as well as capital outlays, such as purchases of software and construction of school buildings.
  • 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).
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • 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. 
  • Spending per primary school student: Primary school spending per pupil in 1998, converted into US dollars by purchasing power parity.
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64: For each age group shown, those who have completed tertiary education are shown as a percentage of all persons in that age group. Tertiary education includes both tertiary-type "A programmes”, which are largely theoretically-based and designed to provide qualifications for entry to advanced research programmes and professions with high skill requirements, as well as tertiary-type "B programmes” which are classified at the same level of competencies as tertiary-type A programmes but are more occupationally-oriented and lead to direct labour market access. The tertiary attainment profiles are based on the percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 that has completed that level of education.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Homeschooling prevalance: Prevalence of homeschooling.
  • Literacy > Adults at moderate literacy level: Percentage of adults whose level of document literacy is rated 'moderate'. Data for 1998.
  • Universities > Top 100 per million: Number of universities in the top 100. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 15 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 20 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 200 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Share of university qualifications awarded to females: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
  • Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million: Research and development (R&D) comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. R&D is a term covering three activities: basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view. Applied research is also original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective. Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and/or practical experience, which is directed to producing new materials, products or devices, to installing new processes, systems and services, or to improving substantially those already produced or installed.

    The main aggregate used for international comparisons is gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD). This consists of the total expenditure (current and capital) on R&D by all resident companies, research institutes, university and government laboratories, etc. It excludes R&D expenditures financed by domestic firms but performed abroad. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 30-39: Percentage of primary teachers who are aged 30-39. Data for 1999.
  • Spending per secondary school student > Per $ GDP: Secondary school spending per pupil in 1998, converted into US dollars by purchasing power parity. Per $ GDP figures expressed per $1,000 of Gross Domestic Product.
  • Library employees per million: . 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.
  • Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 16 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 19 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
  • Expected duration of education for males: Expected years of schooling for a male 5-year-old under current conditions, excluding education for children under 5. Data for 2000.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • 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).
  • Education spending > % of GDP: Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP, 2000-2002)
  • Spending per primary school student > Per $ GDP: Primary school spending per pupil in 1998, converted into US dollars by purchasing power parity. Per $ GDP figures expressed per $1,000 of Gross Domestic Product.
  • Proportion of 18 year olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 18 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Public spending on public institutions: Percentage share of total public education expenditure which is spent directly on public educational institutions. Data for 1999.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Adults with at least moderate literacy > Female: Percentage of adult females who have at least a moderate level of literacy, in selected OECD countries. Data for 1998.
  • 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.
  • Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 40-49: Percentage of primary teachers who are ages 40-49. Data for 1999.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % 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 > 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.
  • Proportion of 17 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 17 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 50-59: Percentage of primary teachers aged 50-59. Data for 1999.
  • 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.
STAT Netherlands United Kingdom HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 9.4
Ranked 16th. The same as United Kingdom
9.4
Ranked 14th.
Children out of school, primary 776
Ranked 107th.
13,333
Ranked 69th. 17 times more than Netherlands

Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.0465
Ranked 115th.
0.212
Ranked 110th. 5 times more than Netherlands

Children out of school, primary, female 11,924
Ranked 61st. 64% more than United Kingdom
7,256
Ranked 64th.

College and university > Gender parity index 1.12
Ranked 71st.
1.38
Ranked 37th. 22% more than Netherlands

College and university > Share of total education spending 28.05%
Ranked 17th. 71% more than United Kingdom
16.39%
Ranked 76th.

Compulsary education duration 13
Ranked 9th. 8% more than United Kingdom
12
Ranked 22nd.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.96%
Ranked 29th.
6.3%
Ranked 25th. 6% more than Netherlands

Homeschooling legal status public education is mandatory, with some exceptions. Legal as alternative to the mandatory public school system.
Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 29th. The same as United Kingdom
99%
Ranked 23th.

Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 139th. The same as United Kingdom
6
Ranked 90th.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.15
Ranked 69th. 2% more than United Kingdom
4.08
Ranked 80th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 18.36
Ranked 99th. 6% more than United Kingdom
17.27
Ranked 78th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 13.57
Ranked 59th.
14.27
Ranked 55th. 5% more than Netherlands

Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 160th.
7
Ranked 59th. 17% more than Netherlands

Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 28th. The same as United Kingdom
99%
Ranked 21st.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.729
Ranked 86th. 6 times more than United Kingdom
0.116
Ranked 101st.

College and university > Gender ratio 110.84
Ranked 57th.
140.15
Ranked 28th. 26% more than Netherlands

Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 186th. The same as United Kingdom
2
Ranked 164th.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 6.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 8% more than United Kingdom
6.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th.

Duration of compulsory education 13 years
Ranked 5th. 8% more than United Kingdom
12 years
Ranked 14th.
Secondary education, pupils 1.54 million
Ranked 40th.
5 million
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Netherlands

College and university > Private school share 100%
Ranked 5th. The same as United Kingdom
100%
Ranked 3rd.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.98
Ranked 76th.
1
Ranked 42nd. 2% more than Netherlands

School life expectancy > Total 15.9 years
Ranked 7th.
16.4 years
Ranked 4th. 3% more than Netherlands
Primary education, teachers 63,872
Ranked 43th.
255,994
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Netherlands

Primary education, pupils 1.29 million
Ranked 62nd.
4.42 million
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Netherlands

Tertiary enrollment 55%
Ranked 16th.
59.5%
Ranked 9th. 8% more than Netherlands
Spending per student > College and university 43.92
Ranked 26th. 77% more than United Kingdom
24.79
Ranked 32nd.

High school > Gender ratio 98.2
Ranked 69th.
102.39
Ranked 44th. 4% more than Netherlands

Compulsary education starting age 5
Ranked 178th. The same as United Kingdom
5
Ranked 166th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.813
Ranked 74th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
0.232
Ranked 94th.

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling
High school > Upper secondary school duration 3
Ranked 135th.
4
Ranked 32nd. 33% more than Netherlands

Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 38th. The same as United Kingdom
99%
Ranked 31st.
Spending > USD 42.53 billion
Ranked 14th.
136.4 billion
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Netherlands

High school > Private school share 82.79%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
29.43%
Ranked 24th.

Spending > Proportion 4.85
Ranked 53th.
5.06
Ranked 48th. 4% more than Netherlands

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 17.17
Ranked 120th.
18.09
Ranked 98th. 5% more than Netherlands

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 58th. 33% more than United Kingdom
3
Ranked 145th.

High school repeaters > Male 5.53
Ranked 46th.
0.0
Ranked 43th.
Preschool enrollment rate 106.9
Ranked 53th. About the same as United Kingdom
106.43
Ranked 57th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 13,388.96
Ranked 60th.
26,949.64
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Netherlands

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 526,767
Ranked 36th.
2.29 million
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Netherlands

Teachers as percentage of labor force 0.0
Ranked 35th.
3.8%
Ranked 22nd.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 508
Ranked 8th. 3% more than United Kingdom
494
Ranked 23th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 147th. The same as United Kingdom
6
Ranked 95th.

Children out of school > Primary 13,817
Ranked 69th. 13 times more than United Kingdom
1,069
Ranked 104th.

Secondary education, teachers 113,370
Ranked 24th.
375,385
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Netherlands

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 6.79
Ranked 40th. 11% more than United Kingdom
6.11
Ranked 59th.

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 15
Ranked 72nd.
18.19
Ranked 45th. 21% more than Netherlands

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 180th. The same as United Kingdom
3
Ranked 138th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.27
Ranked 96th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
0.0968
Ranked 100th.

Spending per student > High school 25.41
Ranked 23th.
28.64
Ranked 12th. 13% more than Netherlands

Secondary education, general pupils 790,048
Ranked 50th.
4.55 million
Ranked 15th. 6 times more than Netherlands

High school > Gender parity index 0.988
Ranked 86th.
1.01
Ranked 63th. 3% more than Netherlands

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 508
Ranked 8th. 3% more than United Kingdom
494
Ranked 23th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 13,475
Ranked 13th.
48,288
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Netherlands

Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 519
Ranked 6th. 6% more than United Kingdom
491
Ranked 27th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 40%
Ranked 17th.
43%
Ranked 14th. 8% more than Netherlands
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 1.72%
Ranked 98th. 59% more than United Kingdom
1.08%
Ranked 110th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 32.62
Ranked 42nd.
38.56
Ranked 30th. 18% more than Netherlands

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 171st. 20% more than United Kingdom
5
Ranked 199th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 11.2%
Ranked 60th.
12.1%
Ranked 56th. 8% more than Netherlands

Children out of school, primary, male 4,421
Ranked 78th.
6,077
Ranked 64th. 37% more than Netherlands

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5.5%
Ranked 39th. 4% more than United Kingdom
5.3%
Ranked 46th.

High school > Students per teacher 13.57
Ranked 61st.
14.27
Ranked 56th. 5% more than Netherlands

Secondary education > General pupils 672,103
Ranked 56th.
4.4 million
Ranked 15th. 7 times more than Netherlands

Spending per student > Elementary school 17.76
Ranked 31st.
23.42
Ranked 13th. 32% more than Netherlands

Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 129th. 9% more than United Kingdom
11
Ranked 164th.

High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 117th. 9% more than United Kingdom
11
Ranked 145th.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th.
4.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 82nd. 3% more than Netherlands

Educational attainment > Tertiary 22%
Ranked 16th.
26%
Ranked 12th. 18% more than Netherlands
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 1.29 million
Ranked 65th.
4.49 million
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Netherlands

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 87.5%
Ranked 30th.
99.6%
Ranked 5th. 14% more than Netherlands

Schools connected to the Internet 92%
Ranked 17th.
99%
Ranked 8th. 8% more than Netherlands

Public spending per student > Primary level 15.4
Ranked 31st. 10% more than United Kingdom
14
Ranked 34th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 92.19
Ranked 42nd. 16% more than United Kingdom
79.68
Ranked 73th.

Primary education, pupils per 1000 77.38
Ranked 98th. 10% more than United Kingdom
70.43
Ranked 107th.

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.08
Ranked 55th.
1.37
Ranked 36th. 27% more than Netherlands

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.98
Ranked 84th.
1.03
Ranked 58th. 5% more than Netherlands

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 32.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd.
38.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th. 18% more than Netherlands

Universities > Top 100 4
Ranked 5th.
13
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Netherlands
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.802
Ranked 124th. 87% more than United Kingdom
0.429
Ranked 147th.

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 141st.
7
Ranked 52nd. 17% more than Netherlands

Teacher student ratio > High school 13.32
Ranked 72nd.
14.01
Ranked 66th. 5% more than Netherlands

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 0.849
Ranked 100th. 48 times more than United Kingdom
0.0179
Ranked 120th.

Inequality adjusted index 0.897
Ranked 8th. 11% more than United Kingdom
0.806
Ranked 28th.
High school repeaters > Female 3.92
Ranked 46th.
0.0
Ranked 43th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 17.17
Ranked 108th.
18.27
Ranked 70th. 6% more than Netherlands

Elementary school > Enrolled students 1.29 million
Ranked 59th.
4.47 million
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Netherlands

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 138th. The same as United Kingdom
6 years
Ranked 88th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $27,461.55
Ranked 7th. 5% more than United Kingdom
$26,253.64
Ranked 8th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 47.33
Ranked 130th.
72.5
Ranked 62nd. 53% more than Netherlands

Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 504
Ranked 8th. 3% more than United Kingdom
491
Ranked 24th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 132nd. 9% more than United Kingdom
11
Ranked 170th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 68.91%
Ranked 6th. 14 times more than United Kingdom
5.07%
Ranked 93th.

Elementary school > Gender ratio 98.18
Ranked 71st.
99.95
Ranked 30th. 2% more than Netherlands

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 99%
Ranked 24th.
100%
Ranked 6th. 1% more than Netherlands

Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 135th.
7
Ranked 51st. 17% more than Netherlands
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 43
Ranked 37th. 63% more than United Kingdom
26.3
Ranked 55th.
Secondary education > Pupils 1.4 million
Ranked 40th.
5.7 million
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Netherlands

Primary education > Pupils 1.28 million
Ranked 61st.
4.69 million
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Netherlands

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 90.4%
Ranked 29th.
99.8%
Ranked 5th. 10% more than Netherlands

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 51.01%
Ranked 74th.
55.9%
Ranked 41st. 10% more than Netherlands

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 87.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th.
163.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 87% more than Netherlands

Secondary education, vocational pupils 748,850
Ranked 15th. 66% more than United Kingdom
451,007
Ranked 18th.

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 78.97%
Ranked 29th. 19% more than United Kingdom
66.37%
Ranked 63th.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 18.36
Ranked 97th. 6% more than United Kingdom
17.27
Ranked 78th.

Secondary education > Teachers 109,661
Ranked 31st.
372,887
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Netherlands

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 16 years
Ranked 23th. The same as United Kingdom
16 years
Ranked 19th.
Spending per secondary school student $5,304.00 per student
Ranked 12th. 1% more than United Kingdom
$5,230.00 per student
Ranked 13th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 1.42 million
Ranked 45th.
9.71 million
Ranked 10th. 7 times more than Netherlands

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 830.49
Ranked 6th. 2% more than United Kingdom
810.66
Ranked 7th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 514
Ranked 8th. 2% more than United Kingdom
506
Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 506
Ranked 8th. 3% more than United Kingdom
492
Ranked 24th.
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 127th. The same as United Kingdom
6
Ranked 84th.
Literacy > Adults at low literacy level 35.9%
Ranked 14th.
50.4%
Ranked 6th. 40% more than Netherlands
Expected duration of education for all students 17.2 years
Ranked 12th.
18.9 years
Ranked 3rd. 10% more than Netherlands
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 12,705
Ranked 67th. 91% more than United Kingdom
6,643
Ranked 77th.

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 98.19%
Ranked 76th.
101.28%
Ranked 33th. 3% more than Netherlands

Public spending per student > Secondary level 21.8
Ranked 29th. 46% more than United Kingdom
14.9
Ranked 48th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.22%
Ranked 103th.
48.79%
Ranked 50th. 1% more than Netherlands

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 0.849 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd. 47 times more than United Kingdom
0.018 per 1,000 people
Ranked 121st.

Educational attainment > Senior secondary 32%
Ranked 15th.
37%
Ranked 13th. 16% more than Netherlands
Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 510
Ranked 9th. 1% more than United Kingdom
503
Ranked 12th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 98%
Ranked 36th.
100%
Ranked 7th. 2% more than Netherlands

High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 162nd. 7% more than United Kingdom
14
Ranked 190th.

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 149th. 20% more than United Kingdom
5
Ranked 170th.

Library books 2.66 million
Ranked 6th.
27.9 million
Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than Netherlands
Elementary school repeaters > All 2.18
Ranked 67th.
0.0
Ranked 121st.

School life expectancy > Male 16 years
Ranked 5th. The same as United Kingdom
16 years
Ranked 4th.
Universities > Top 200 10
Ranked 4th.
24
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Netherlands
Literacy > Adults at high literacy level 20%
Ranked 6th. 5% more than United Kingdom
19.1%
Ranked 8th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 41.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 136th.
73.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th. 78% more than Netherlands

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 79.92
Ranked 125th. 6% more than United Kingdom
75.65
Ranked 132nd.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.08 per capita
Ranked 125th. 5% more than United Kingdom
0.076 per capita
Ranked 130th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 99%
Ranked 30th.
100%
Ranked 11th. 1% more than Netherlands

Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD 1.73%
Ranked 16th.
1.76%
Ranked 15th. 2% more than Netherlands
Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge per million 0.23%
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than United Kingdom
0.0558%
Ranked 14th.
Library books per 1000 169.09
Ranked 4th.
475.44
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 9.8
Ranked 135th.
18.2
Ranked 98th. 86% more than Netherlands
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 724,593
Ranked 16th.
1.3 million
Ranked 10th. 79% more than Netherlands

Primary education > Teachers 63,022
Ranked 49th.
258,966
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Netherlands

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 48.55%
Ranked 96th.
54.2%
Ranked 6th. 12% more than Netherlands

Expenditure on education > Change in expenditure on education > Expenditure in tertiary education 110.56 Index of change, year 200
Ranked 23th.
149.45 Index of change, year 200
Ranked 5th. 35% more than Netherlands
Private school enrolment > Primary level 68.4
Ranked 3rd. 14 times more than United Kingdom
4.8
Ranked 52nd.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 127th. The same as United Kingdom
6
Ranked 82nd.

Literacy > Adults with at least moderate literacy 64.1%
Ranked 4th. 29% more than United Kingdom
49.6%
Ranked 12th.
Library employees 250
Ranked 6th.
2,868
Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than Netherlands
Educational attainment > Junior secondary 45%
Ranked 2nd. 22% more than United Kingdom
37%
Ranked 6th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.18
Ranked 82nd.
4.33
Ranked 82nd. 3% more than Netherlands

Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 85.78
Ranked 65th.
95.2
Ranked 47th. 11% more than Netherlands

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 0.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 92nd. 170 times more than United Kingdom
0.004 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th.

Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.3%
Ranked 91st.
48.8%
Ranked 36th. 1% more than Netherlands
Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge 3.81%
Ranked 10th. 10% more than United Kingdom
3.45%
Ranked 12th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $456.28 billion
Ranked 14th.
$1.58 trillion
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Universities > Top 200 per million 0.613
Ranked 4th. 54% more than United Kingdom
0.399
Ranked 10th.
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 169th. 20% more than United Kingdom
5
Ranked 191st.

Scouting > Members 47,655
Ranked 27th.
528,263
Ranked 9th. 11 times more than Netherlands
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 84%
Ranked 38th. 18% more than United Kingdom
70.93%
Ranked 65th.

High school > Share of total education spending 40.68%
Ranked 27th.
48.32%
Ranked 7th. 19% more than Netherlands

Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 89.9%
Ranked 11th.
93.7%
Ranked 5th. 4% more than Netherlands
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 775,682
Ranked 49th.
4.64 million
Ranked 14th. 6 times more than Netherlands

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 6.74
Ranked 46th. 8% more than United Kingdom
6.23
Ranked 54th.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 97.43
Ranked 90th.
99.93
Ranked 27th. 3% more than Netherlands

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 41.28
Ranked 134th.
73.53
Ranked 69th. 78% more than Netherlands

Children out of school > Primary > Male 2,740
Ranked 81st. 3 times more than United Kingdom
853
Ranked 95th.

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.991
Ranked 71st.
0.994
Ranked 63th. About the same as Netherlands

Spending per primary school student $3,795.00 per student
Ranked 11th. 14% more than United Kingdom
$3,329.00 per student
Ranked 14th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 48.1%
Ranked 90th.
52.7%
Ranked 12th. 10% more than Netherlands
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 75.1
Ranked 5th.
102.9
Ranked 1st. 37% more than Netherlands
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 87.63
Ranked 81st.
163.61
Ranked 2nd. 87% more than Netherlands

Scouting > Members per thousand people 2.84
Ranked 50th.
8.35
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64 24.59%
Ranked 9th. 2% more than United Kingdom
24.12%
Ranked 10th.
School life expectancy > Female 15.8 years
Ranked 10th.
16.8 years
Ranked 4th. 6% more than Netherlands
Elementary school repeaters > Female 1.77
Ranked 55th.
0.0
Ranked 117th.

Elementary school repeaters > Male 2.58
Ranked 54th.
0.0
Ranked 118th.

Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.168 per 1,000 people
Ranked 106th. 12 times more than United Kingdom
0.014 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th.

High school teachers 108,440
Ranked 29th.
378,882
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Netherlands

Elementary school teachers 79,000
Ranked 22nd.
244,391
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Netherlands

Homeschooling prevalance Around 400 children exempt* 60000
Literacy > Adults at moderate literacy level 44.2%
Ranked 1st. 45% more than United Kingdom
30.5%
Ranked 14th.
Universities > Top 100 per million 0.245
Ranked 6th. 14% more than United Kingdom
0.216
Ranked 9th.
Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education 103%
Ranked 1st. The same as United Kingdom
103%
Ranked 2nd.
Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education 32%
Ranked 12th.
33%
Ranked 10th. 3% more than Netherlands
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 1.41 million
Ranked 37th.
5.75 million
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Netherlands

Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP 0.017 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 7th. 55% more than United Kingdom
0.011 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 10th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 98.37
Ranked 90th.
102.94
Ranked 49th. 5% more than Netherlands

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 85.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th.
95.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 11% more than Netherlands

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 78.8
Ranked 120th. 1% more than United Kingdom
78.27
Ranked 121st.

Share of university qualifications awarded to females 54%
Ranked 16th. The same as United Kingdom
54%
Ranked 17th.
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million 0.105%
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than United Kingdom
0.0285%
Ranked 23th.
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 30-39 21%
Ranked 20th. 5% more than United Kingdom
20%
Ranked 22nd.
Spending per secondary school student > Per $ GDP $0.00 per student per $1,000
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than United Kingdom
$0.00 per student per $1,000
Ranked 17th.
Library employees per million 15.92
Ranked 2nd.
48.87
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Universities > Top 100 > Per $ GDP 0.098 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 8th. 14% more than United Kingdom
0.086 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 10th.
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education 107%
Ranked 1st. 27% more than United Kingdom
84%
Ranked 25th.
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education 27%
Ranked 12th.
33%
Ranked 9th. 22% more than Netherlands
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree 54%
Ranked 16th. The same as United Kingdom
54%
Ranked 17th.
Expected duration of education for males 17.4 years
Ranked 6th.
17.9 years
Ranked 5th. 3% more than Netherlands
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 57.54%
Ranked 14th. 20% more than United Kingdom
48%
Ranked 28th.

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 97.97% net
Ranked 19th.
98.7% net
Ranked 10th. 1% more than Netherlands

School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 99.39% net
Ranked 8th. 1% more than United Kingdom
98.69% net
Ranked 18th.

Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 74.06%
Ranked 22nd.
77.97%
Ranked 14th. 5% more than Netherlands

Primary education, teachers > % female 64.54%
Ranked 57th.
86.98%
Ranked 28th. 35% more than Netherlands

Tertiary education, teachers > % female 39.54%
Ranked 53th.
43.51%
Ranked 40th. 10% more than Netherlands

Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 11.65%
Ranked 65th.
12.01%
Ranked 63th. 3% more than Netherlands

Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 5.96%
Ranked 30th.
6.3%
Ranked 25th. 6% more than Netherlands

Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 42.2%
Ranked 28th. 2% more than United Kingdom
41.5%
Ranked 30th.

Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 38.3%
Ranked 61st.
47.8%
Ranked 37th. 25% more than Netherlands

Education spending > % of GDP 5.1%
Ranked 57th.
5.3%
Ranked 47th. 4% more than Netherlands
Spending per primary school student > Per $ GDP $0.00 per student per $1,000
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than United Kingdom
$0.00 per student per $1,000
Ranked 18th.
Proportion of 18 year olds in secondary education 61%
Ranked 11th. 91% more than United Kingdom
32%
Ranked 22nd.
Public spending on public institutions 27.4%
Ranked 30th.
64.7%
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Netherlands
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 88.88% gross
Ranked 31st. 51% more than United Kingdom
58.99% gross
Ranked 65th.

Literacy > Adults with at least moderate literacy > Female 46.3%
Ranked 13th. 4% more than United Kingdom
44.6%
Ranked 16th.
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 108.07
Ranked 72nd.
137.34
Ranked 33th. 27% more than Netherlands

Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita 23.6%
Ranked 32nd.
28.36%
Ranked 16th. 20% more than Netherlands

Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 40-49 40%
Ranked 1st. 8% more than United Kingdom
37%
Ranked 7th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 82.79%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
25.95%
Ranked 28th.

School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 56.94% gross
Ranked 17th. 12% more than United Kingdom
50.8% gross
Ranked 24th.

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 60.6%
Ranked 21st. 6% more than United Kingdom
57.42%
Ranked 26th.

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 63.78%
Ranked 26th.
67.27%
Ranked 22nd. 5% more than Netherlands

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 98.94%
Ranked 21st.
99.84%
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than Netherlands

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 87.74%
Ranked 17th.
91.82%
Ranked 11th. 5% more than Netherlands

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 16 years
Ranked 30th.
17 years
Ranked 14th. 6% more than Netherlands
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 98.89%
Ranked 68th.
100.45%
Ranked 44th. 2% more than Netherlands

School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 89.54%
Ranked 34th. 4% more than United Kingdom
85.76%
Ranked 43th.

School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 90.01%
Ranked 35th. 6% more than United Kingdom
85.2%
Ranked 44th.

Secondary education, pupils > % female 48.47%
Ranked 72nd.
49%
Ranked 55th. 1% more than Netherlands

Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 18.6%
Ranked 41st.
26.48%
Ranked 10th. 42% more than Netherlands

Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 44.86
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than United Kingdom
7.19
Ranked 65th.

Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 3.34
Ranked 50th.
3.81
Ranked 49th. 14% more than Netherlands

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 98.79%
Ranked 70th.
101.1%
Ranked 49th. 2% more than Netherlands

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 99.05%
Ranked 63th.
99.71%
Ranked 40th. 1% more than Netherlands

Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 4.91% of GNI
Ranked 55th.
5.33% of GNI
Ranked 42nd. 9% more than Netherlands

Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 5.32%
Ranked 45th.
5.48%
Ranked 42nd. 3% more than Netherlands

Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment 46.3%
Ranked 22nd. 53% more than United Kingdom
30.3%
Ranked 31st.

Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment 35.1%
Ranked 51st.
44.4%
Ranked 33th. 26% more than Netherlands

Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita 18.66%
Ranked 30th. 1% more than United Kingdom
18.44%
Ranked 36th.

School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 119.71% gross
Ranked 4th. 16% more than United Kingdom
103.05% gross
Ranked 19th.

Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita 42.96%
Ranked 25th. 53% more than United Kingdom
28.06%
Ranked 44th.

School enrollment > Primary > % net 98.7% net
Ranked 11th. The same as United Kingdom
98.69% net
Ranked 12th.

Proportion of 17 year olds in tertiary education 5%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than United Kingdom
2%
Ranked 10th.
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 50-59 23%
Ranked 10th. 5% more than United Kingdom
22%
Ranked 11th.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 4.74%
Ranked 61st.
5.14%
Ranked 50th. 9% more than Netherlands

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 58.9%
Ranked 16th.
68.87%
Ranked 17th. 17% more than Netherlands
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 111.14%
Ranked 64th.
135.74%
Ranked 38th. 22% more than Netherlands

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