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  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • 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, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret: Integrate and interpret.

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  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts: Continuous texts.

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  • Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts: Non-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.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • 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.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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 organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.
  • Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with primary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Secondary is the total public expenditure per student in secondary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • School enrollment, secondary > % net: School enrollment, secondary (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Total is the ratio of children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the population of the official secondary school age.
  • Total enrollment, primary > % net: Total enrollment, primary (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • Total enrollment, primary, female > % net: Total enrollment, primary, female (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Total is the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). 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 local currency.
  • Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). 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 local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > 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. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with primary education > % of total: Labor force with primary education (% of total). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with secondary education, male (% of male 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.
  • Labor force with secondary education > % of total: Labor force with secondary education (% of total). 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 tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education (% of total unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % gross: School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Male is the total male enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to primary education.
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Female: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • 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.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % 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."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • 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."
  • Secondary education, teachers > % female: Secondary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Secondary is the number of female teachers at the secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • 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.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
STAT Panama United States HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 8.6
Ranked 25th.
12
Ranked 1st. 40% more than Panama
Children out of school, primary 34,737
Ranked 32nd.
1.76 million
Ranked 3rd. 51 times more than Panama

Children out of school, primary per 1000 9.14
Ranked 27th. 62% more than United States
5.64
Ranked 47th.

Children out of school, primary, female 17,728
Ranked 31st.
780,465
Ranked 3rd. 44 times more than Panama

College and university > Gender parity index 1.54
Ranked 17th. 9% more than United States
1.41
Ranked 33th.

College and university > Share of total education spending 22.24%
Ranked 17th.
25.65%
Ranked 26th. 15% more than Panama

Compulsary education duration 11
Ranked 27th.
12
Ranked 14th. 9% more than Panama

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 3.5%
Ranked 37th.
5.62%
Ranked 39th. 61% more than Panama

Literacy > Female 91.9%
Ranked 67th.
99%
Ranked 17th. 8% more than Panama

Literacy > Total population 92.6%
Ranked 70th.
99%
Ranked 20th. 7% more than Panama

Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 121st. The same as United States
6
Ranked 53th.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 5.09
Ranked 28th.
5.49
Ranked 49th. 8% more than Panama

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 22.61
Ranked 45th. 58% more than United States
14.29
Ranked 98th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 14.18
Ranked 31st.
14.49
Ranked 56th. 2% more than Panama

Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 148th. The same as United States
6
Ranked 102nd.

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 4.66
Ranked 25th. 86% more than United States
2.5
Ranked 48th.

College and university > Gender ratio 159.3
Ranked 12th. 14% more than United States
140.06
Ranked 29th.

Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 177th.
3
Ranked 47th. 50% more than Panama

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th.
5.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th. 8% more than Panama

Duration of compulsory education 6 years
Ranked 148th.
12 years
Ranked 10th. Twice as much as Panama
Secondary education, pupils 349,385
Ranked 40th.
24.21 million
Ranked 4th. 69 times more than Panama

College and university > Private school share 34.07%
Ranked 40th. 22% more than United States
27.95%
Ranked 46th.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.97
Ranked 87th.
0.99
Ranked 49th. 2% more than Panama

School life expectancy > Total 11.3 years
Ranked 59th.
15.2 years
Ranked 14th. 35% more than Panama
Primary education, pupils 437,277
Ranked 48th.
24.43 million
Ranked 5th. 56 times more than Panama

Primary education, teachers 19,340
Ranked 44th.
1.71 million
Ranked 5th. 88 times more than Panama

Tertiary enrollment 34.9%
Ranked 6th.
72.6%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Panama
Spending per student > College and university 26.54
Ranked 49th. 20% more than United States
22.04
Ranked 37th.

High school > Gender ratio 108.25
Ranked 16th. 9% more than United States
99.5
Ranked 59th.

Compulsary education starting age 4
Ranked 106th.
6
Ranked 66th. 50% more than Panama

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 3.73
Ranked 21st. 80 times more than United States
0.0465
Ranked 96th.

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 3
Ranked 119th. The same as United States
3
Ranked 73th.

Literacy > Male 93.2%
Ranked 78th.
99%
Ranked 28th. 6% more than Panama

Spending > USD 1.03 billion
Ranked 73th.
684.04 billion
Ranked 1st. 663 times more than Panama

High school > Private school share 15.97%
Ranked 29th. 93% more than United States
8.27%
Ranked 86th.

Spending > Proportion 4.42
Ranked 73th.
4.79
Ranked 54th. 8% more than Panama

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 24.23
Ranked 54th. 71% more than United States
14.21
Ranked 120th.

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 53th. 33% more than United States
3
Ranked 103th.

Preschool enrollment rate 111.12
Ranked 35th. 13% more than United States
98.77
Ranked 94th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 2,094.58
Ranked 151st.
56,943.33
Ranked 6th. 27 times more than Panama

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 117,601
Ranked 75th.
16.61 million
Ranked 1st. 141 times more than Panama

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 371
Ranked 59th.
500
Ranked 15th. 35% more than Panama
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 128th. The same as United States
6
Ranked 59th.

Children out of school > Primary 3,633
Ranked 54th.
1.62 million
Ranked 2nd. 446 times more than Panama

Secondary education, teachers 24,631
Ranked 16th.
1.67 million
Ranked 4th. 68 times more than Panama

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 6.48
Ranked 15th. 21% more than United States
5.36
Ranked 56th.

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 17.49
Ranked 25th. 17% more than United States
14.96
Ranked 64th.

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 165th. The same as United States
3
Ranked 105th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 4.47
Ranked 28th. 43% more than United States
3.14
Ranked 43th.

Spending per student > High school 9.95
Ranked 27th.
24.56
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Panama

Secondary education, general pupils 300,427
Ranked 51st.
24.21 million
Ranked 3rd. 81 times more than Panama

High school > Gender parity index 1.08
Ranked 19th. 7% more than United States
1.01
Ranked 68th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 371
Ranked 59th.
500
Ranked 15th. 35% more than Panama
Scientific and technical journal articles 37
Ranked 98th.
211,233
Ranked 1st. 5709 times more than Panama

Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 363
Ranked 59th.
492
Ranked 25th. 36% more than Panama
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 46%
Ranked 9th.
47%
Ranked 7th. 2% more than Panama
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 1.57%
Ranked 100th. 6 times more than United States
0.271%
Ranked 124th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 37
Ranked 33th.
57.75
Ranked 4th. 56% more than Panama

Scouting > Genders admitted both both for Venturing, boys only for non-Venturing
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 150th. The same as United States
6
Ranked 77th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 8.9%
Ranked 72nd.
15.3%
Ranked 38th. 72% more than Panama

Children out of school, primary, male 17,009
Ranked 30th.
976,866
Ranked 3rd. 57 times more than Panama

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 4.1%
Ranked 71st.
5.9%
Ranked 23th. 44% more than Panama

High school > Students per teacher 14.18
Ranked 31st.
14.49
Ranked 57th. 2% more than Panama

Secondary education > General pupils 157,889
Ranked 67th.
24.19 million
Ranked 3rd. 153 times more than Panama

Spending per student > Elementary school 7.47
Ranked 34th.
22.35
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Panama

Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 116th. The same as United States
12
Ranked 59th.

High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 107th. The same as United States
12
Ranked 55th.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th.
5.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 7% more than Panama

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 419,904
Ranked 103th.
24.85 million
Ranked 4th. 59 times more than Panama

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 63.5%
Ranked 66th.
94.7%
Ranked 14th. 49% more than Panama

Elementary school graduate rate 85.21
Ranked 57th.
95.34
Ranked 40th. 12% more than Panama

Public spending per student > Primary level 15.8
Ranked 10th.
17.9
Ranked 21st. 13% more than Panama
Primary education, pupils per 1000 115
Ranked 48th. 47% more than United States
78.41
Ranked 97th.

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 91.89
Ranked 22nd. 18% more than United States
77.71
Ranked 76th.

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.63
Ranked 11th. 16% more than United States
1.4
Ranked 22nd.

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.07
Ranked 31st. 5% more than United States
1.02
Ranked 54th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 38.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st.
57.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 50% more than Panama

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.56
Ranked 140th. 3 times more than United States
0.183
Ranked 178th.

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 130th. The same as United States
6
Ranked 86th.

Teacher student ratio > High school 15.39
Ranked 45th. 7% more than United States
14.38
Ranked 51st.

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 1.08
Ranked 69th.
5.54
Ranked 58th. 5 times more than Panama

Inequality adjusted index 0.609
Ranked 60th.
0.941
Ranked 3rd. 55% more than Panama
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 24.24
Ranked 50th. 77% more than United States
13.69
Ranked 102nd.

Elementary school > Enrolled students 445,107
Ranked 83th.
24.68 million
Ranked 3rd. 55 times more than Panama

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 119th. The same as United States
6 years
Ranked 54th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $5,427.64
Ranked 16th.
$33,005.49
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Panama

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 107.31
Ranked 40th. 1% more than United States
105.99
Ranked 46th.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 79.01
Ranked 31st. 2% more than United States
77.71
Ranked 47th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 372
Ranked 60th.
495
Ranked 20th. 33% more than Panama
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 12.85%
Ranked 37th. 47% more than United States
8.72%
Ranked 80th.

High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 119th. The same as United States
12
Ranked 61st.

Elementary school > Gender ratio 97.05
Ranked 90th.
100.68
Ranked 17th. 4% more than Panama

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 99%
Ranked 22nd. 5% more than United States
94%
Ranked 71st.

Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 125th. The same as United States
6
Ranked 81st.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 47.7
Ranked 32nd. Twice as much as United States
23.9
Ranked 8th.
Primary education > Pupils 430,152
Ranked 59th.
24.56 million
Ranked 4th. 57 times more than Panama

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 60.7%
Ranked 73th.
94.3%
Ranked 22nd. 55% more than Panama

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 62.14%
Ranked 11th. 10% more than United States
56.64%
Ranked 34th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 82.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 92nd.
82.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th. 1% more than Panama

Secondary education, vocational pupils 48,958
Ranked 26th.
0.0
Ranked 96th.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 22.61
Ranked 44th. 58% more than United States
14.29
Ranked 100th.

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 85.97%
Ranked 18th. 11% more than United States
77.19%
Ranked 38th.

Secondary education > Teachers 16,392
Ranked 34th.
1.62 million
Ranked 3rd. 99 times more than Panama

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 13 years
Ranked 60th.
16 years
Ranked 15th. 23% more than Panama
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 87.4
Ranked 45th.
94.45
Ranked 30th. 8% more than Panama

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 251,228
Ranked 109th.
23.85 million
Ranked 4th. 95 times more than Panama

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 12.36
Ranked 87th.
728.12
Ranked 13th. 59 times more than Panama

Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 373
Ranked 60th.
500
Ranked 13th. 34% more than Panama
Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 359
Ranked 59th.
503
Ranked 14th. 40% more than Panama
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 112th. The same as United States
6
Ranked 51st.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 4,560
Ranked 83th.
1.71 million
Ranked 4th. 376 times more than Panama

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 101.09%
Ranked 39th. 1% more than United States
100.09%
Ranked 51st.

Public spending per student > Secondary level 24.4
Ranked 11th. 9% more than United States
22.4
Ranked 28th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.17%
Ranked 107th.
48.86%
Ranked 40th. 1% more than Panama

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 1.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th.
5.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 5 times more than Panama

Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 377
Ranked 56th.
512
Ranked 8th. 36% more than Panama
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 99%
Ranked 20th. 5% more than United States
94%
Ranked 66th.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 150th. The same as United States
15
Ranked 90th.

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 132nd. The same as United States
6
Ranked 73th.

Elementary school repeaters > All 5.29
Ranked 50th.
0.0
Ranked 116th.

Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 48.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th.
82.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 69% more than Panama

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.137 per capita
Ranked 57th. 59% more than United States
0.086 per capita
Ranked 119th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 132.11
Ranked 63th. 53% more than United States
86.39
Ranked 118th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 99%
Ranked 27th. 6% more than United States
93%
Ranked 66th.

Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 24.7
Ranked 66th. 60% more than United States
15.4
Ranked 115th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 76%
Ranked 50th.
87%
Ranked 8th. 14% more than Panama
Primary education > Teachers 17,751
Ranked 51st.
1.73 million
Ranked 3rd. 97 times more than Panama

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 50.67%
Ranked 39th. 4% more than United States
48.72%
Ranked 92nd.

Private school enrolment > Primary level 9.9
Ranked 38th.
11.6
Ranked 33th. 17% more than Panama
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 110th. The same as United States
6
Ranked 49th.

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 5.27
Ranked 34th.
5.9
Ranked 45th. 12% more than Panama

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 0.719 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th.
3.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 5 times more than Panama

Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.2%
Ranked 96th.
48.7%
Ranked 42nd. 1% more than Panama
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $20.64 billion
Ranked 34th.
$10.28 trillion
Ranked 1st. 498 times more than Panama

Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 149th. The same as United States
6
Ranked 77th.

Scouting > Members 2,254
Ranked 119th.
2.99 million
Ranked 3rd. 1326 times more than Panama
High school > Share of total education spending 22.43%
Ranked 42nd.
35.42%
Ranked 52nd. 58% more than Panama

Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 98.93%
Ranked 3rd. 21% more than United States
81.55%
Ranked 48th.

Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 62.2%
Ranked 56th.
88.1%
Ranked 17th. 42% more than Panama
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 223,917
Ranked 92nd.
24.69 million
Ranked 2nd. 110 times more than Panama

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 4.87
Ranked 35th.
5.52
Ranked 66th. 13% more than Panama

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 97.07
Ranked 47th.
97.22
Ranked 93th. About the same as Panama

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 46.91
Ranked 77th.
82.6
Ranked 48th. 76% more than Panama

Children out of school > Primary > Male 1,309
Ranked 54th.
593,372
Ranked 5th. 453 times more than Panama

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.974
Ranked 70th.
0.991
Ranked 69th. 2% more than Panama

Female enrolment share > Secondary level 50.5%
Ranked 39th. 3% more than United States
49%
Ranked 73th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 517
Ranked 18th.
25,000
Ranked 1st. 48 times more than Panama

Private school enrolment > Secondary level 21.7
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than United States
9.6
Ranked 12th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 79.04
Ranked 96th.
82.94
Ranked 90th. 5% more than Panama

Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.593
Ranked 112th.
9.52
Ranked 14th. 16 times more than Panama
Elementary school repeaters > Male 6.21
Ranked 46th.
0.0
Ranked 113th.

Elementary school repeaters > Female 4.3
Ranked 51st.
0.0
Ranked 112th.

Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.405 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th.
2.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th. 5 times more than Panama

Elementary school teachers 18,364
Ranked 80th.
1.8 million
Ranked 2nd. 98 times more than Panama

High school teachers 17,337
Ranked 59th.
1.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 99 times more than Panama

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 256,224
Ranked 93th.
24.43 million
Ranked 3rd. 95 times more than Panama

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 127.8
Ranked 55th. 52% more than United States
83.88
Ranked 115th.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 107.29
Ranked 20th. 6% more than United States
101.63
Ranked 58th.

School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 15.14%
Ranked 32nd. 72% more than United States
8.81%
Ranked 67th.

Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment 27.8%
Ranked 26th. 61% more than United States
17.3%
Ranked 42nd.

High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 81.39%
Ranked 40th.
81.55%
Ranked 40th. About the same as Panama

Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force 16.5%
Ranked 48th. 11% more than United States
14.9%
Ranked 51st.

Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita 10.27%
Ranked 38th.
25.25%
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Panama

School enrollment, secondary > % net 76.39%
Ranked 16th.
87.47%
Ranked 32nd. 15% more than Panama

Total enrollment, primary > % net 92.03%
Ranked 38th.
92.89%
Ranked 75th. 1% more than Panama

Total enrollment, primary, female > % net 91.7%
Ranked 31st.
93.55%
Ranked 58th. 2% more than Panama

Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment 5.09%
Ranked 37th.
0.0
Ranked 137th.

Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort 93.45%
Ranked 34th.
98.33%
Ranked 16th. 5% more than Panama

Services, etc., value added > Current US$ $26.34 billion
Ranked 42nd.
$11.51 trillion
Ranked 1st. 437 times more than Panama

Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU 18.72 billion
Ranked 70th.
11.23 trillion
Ranked 13th. 600 times more than Panama

Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort 96.4%
Ranked 28th. 8% more than United States
89.05%
Ranked 54th.

Children out of school > Primary > Male per 1000 0.389
Ranked 63th.
2.03
Ranked 66th. 5 times more than Panama

School enrollment > Secondary > % net 63.8% net
Ranked 37th.
89.34% net
Ranked 22nd. 40% more than Panama

Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita 4,922.44
Ranked 72nd.
36,028.94
Ranked 52nd. 7 times more than Panama

Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment 44.5%
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than United States
19.2%
Ranked 47th.

School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross 61.57% gross
Ranked 29th.
63.25% gross
Ranked 58th. 3% more than Panama

School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 60.99% net
Ranked 36th.
88.14% net
Ranked 23th. 45% more than Panama

Secondary education > Teachers > % female 57.41% female
Ranked 27th.
62.59% female
Ranked 37th. 9% more than Panama

Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force 35.4%
Ranked 17th.
36.5%
Ranked 5th. 3% more than Panama

Labor force with primary education > % of total 24.5%
Ranked 32nd. 83% more than United States
13.4%
Ranked 51st.

Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force 38.5%
Ranked 45th.
50.2%
Ranked 23th. 30% more than Panama

Labor force with secondary education > % of total 38.6%
Ranked 44th.
50.8%
Ranked 22nd. 32% more than Panama

Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 47.4%
Ranked 1st. 2% more than United States
46.5%
Ranked 2nd.

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group 93.37%
Ranked 63th.
102.8%
Ranked 73th. 10% more than Panama

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 71.23%
Ranked 84th.
94.11%
Ranked 41st. 32% more than Panama

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 68.47%
Ranked 83th.
94.34%
Ranked 38th. 38% more than Panama

School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 101.78%
Ranked 54th. 3% more than United States
98.6%
Ranked 116th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending 23.47%
Ranked 44th.
32.42%
Ranked 47th. 38% more than Panama

Elementary school graduate rate > Female 85.72
Ranked 49th.
87.47
Ranked 48th. 2% more than Panama

Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female 10,181
Ranked 52nd.
1.04 million
Ranked 1st. 102 times more than Panama

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male 1,608
Ranked 82nd.
944,307
Ranked 4th. 587 times more than Panama

School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 43.89% gross
Ranked 9th.
82.44% gross
Ranked 5th. 88% more than Panama

Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of relevant age group 108.71%
Ranked 28th. 10% more than United States
99.02%
Ranked 86th.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female 2,952
Ranked 74th.
769,923
Ranked 4th. 261 times more than Panama

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net 65.55%
Ranked 60th.
88.31%
Ranked 22nd. 35% more than Panama

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 74.11%
Ranked 82nd.
93.87%
Ranked 43th. 27% more than Panama

Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female 51.41%
Ranked 28th. 6% more than United States
48.63%
Ranked 95th.

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female 50.95%
Ranked 21st. 5% more than United States
48.63%
Ranked 69th.

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 34.88%
Ranked 52nd.
69.36%
Ranked 5th. 99% more than Panama

Secondary education, teachers > % female 59.33%
Ranked 15th.
61.15%
Ranked 36th. 3% more than Panama

Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 78.29%
Ranked 9th.
79.4%
Ranked 11th. 1% more than Panama

Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 32.1%
Ranked 24th.
37.6%
Ranked 57th. 17% more than Panama

Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 3.5%
Ranked 37th.
5.62%
Ranked 41st. 61% more than Panama

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