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  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • 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.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Homeschooling legal status: Legal status of homeschooling.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • 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.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • 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.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • 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.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Library members per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Library employees per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Progression to secondary level: Progression to secondary level is the number of new entrants to the first grade of general secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % 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."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Female: 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."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Male: 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 enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrollment > 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.
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Percentage of population older than 24 years that has completed tertiary education.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % 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.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males (% ages 15-24). Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of female youth literacy rate to male youth literacy rate. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above: Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above). Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Total is the percentage of the population age 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.
  • 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).
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Repitition rate > Primary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of primary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % net: School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Female is the ratio of female children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the female population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, secondary, male > % net: School enrollment, secondary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the ratio of male children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the male population of the official secondary school age.
  • Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total female enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
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Adult literacy rate > Total 99.5
Ranked 11th. 		99.7
Ranked 6th. About the same as Poland
Children out of school, primary 79,083
Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Ukraine 		24,365
Ranked 37th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 2.05
Ranked 76th. 4 times more than Ukraine 		0.534
Ranked 62nd.
Children out of school, primary, female 37,864
Ranked 35th. 7 times more than Ukraine 		5,288
Ranked 38th.
College and university > Gender parity index 1.5
Ranked 22nd. 28% more than Ukraine 		1.18
Ranked 46th.
Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 87th. 		11
Ranked 32nd. 22% more than Poland
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.17%
Ranked 51st. 		6.15%
Ranked 9th. 19% more than Poland
High school enrolment rate 91.87
Ranked 64th. 		99.58
Ranked 15th. 8% more than Poland
Homeschooling legal status Legal under restrictive conditions. Every homeschooled child must be supervised by an authorized school (can be a private school) and pass annual exams. Homeschooled children received diplomas from supervising school. Legal and expressly allowed for in Articles 59 and 60 of Ukraine’s Education Law.
Literacy > Total population 99.8%
Ranked 1st. About the same as Ukraine 		99.7%
Ranked 4th.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 30th. 50% more than Ukraine 		4
Ranked 189th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 5.6
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Ukraine 		2.16
Ranked 73th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 10.16
Ranked 122nd. 		16.09
Ranked 57th. 58% more than Poland
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 8.91
Ranked 92nd. 		13.37
Ranked 80th. 50% more than Poland
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 87th. 		7
Ranked 40th. 17% more than Poland
College and university > Share of total education spending 22.77%
Ranked 37th. 		34.41%
Ranked 5th. 51% more than Poland
Literacy > Female 99.7%
Ranked 3rd. About the same as Ukraine 		99.6%
Ranked 5th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.983
Ranked 74th. 8 times more than Ukraine 		0.116
Ranked 54th.
College and university > Gender ratio 139.6
Ranked 32nd. 12% more than Ukraine 		124.76
Ranked 43th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 4
Ranked 2nd. 33% more than Ukraine 		3
Ranked 48th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 6.34 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th. 		7.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th. 17% more than Poland
Duration of compulsory education 9 years
Ranked 65th. The same as Ukraine 		9 years
Ranked 76th.
Secondary education, pupils 2.73 million
Ranked 28th. 		2.9 million
Ranked 10th. 6% more than Poland
College and university > Private school share 31.37%
Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Ukraine 		11.29%
Ranked 37th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 45th. 		1
Ranked 27th. 1% more than Poland
Literacy > Adult literacy 99.3%
Ranked 14th. 		99.7%
Ranked 4th. About the same as Poland
Primary education, pupils 2.19 million
Ranked 45th. 38% more than Ukraine 		1.58 million
Ranked 34th.
Primary education, teachers 215,813
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Ukraine 		98,491
Ranked 15th.
Adult literacy rate > Female 99.3
Ranked 14th. 		99.6
Ranked 8th. About the same as Poland
Tertiary enrollment 55.5%
Ranked 15th. 28% more than Ukraine 		43.3%
Ranked 5th.
Spending per student > College and university 16.6
Ranked 47th. 		25.14
Ranked 30th. 51% more than Poland
High school > Gender ratio 98.96
Ranked 82nd. 1% more than Ukraine 		98.06
Ranked 70th.
Compulsary education starting age 7
Ranked 3rd. 17% more than Ukraine 		6
Ranked 68th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.231
Ranked 89th. 		0.272
Ranked 101st. 18% more than Poland
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 52nd. 50% more than Ukraine 		2
Ranked 161st.
Literacy > Male 99.8%
Ranked 1st. The same as Ukraine 		99.8%
Ranked 4th.
Spending > USD 27.69 billion
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Ukraine 		10.48 billion
Ranked 33th.
High school > Private school share 4.34%
Ranked 98th. 12 times more than Ukraine 		0.376%
Ranked 59th.
Spending > Proportion 5.42
Ranked 36th. 		5.86
Ranked 25th. 8% more than Poland
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 12.63
Ranked 131st. 		18.7
Ranked 69th. 48% more than Poland
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 71st. The same as Ukraine 		3
Ranked 106th.
High school repeaters > Male 4.2
Ranked 51st. 210 times more than Ukraine 		0.02
Ranked 91st.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 99.8%
Ranked 1st. The same as Ukraine 		99.8%
Ranked 2nd.
Preschool enrollment rate 97.07
Ranked 122nd. 		98.43
Ranked 96th. 1% more than Poland
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 28,895.76
Ranked 27th. 		37,359.74
Ranked 18th. 29% more than Poland
Primary completion rate 97
Ranked 39th. 2% more than Ukraine 		95
Ranked 65th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 1.98 million
Ranked 18th. 		2.3 million
Ranked 11th. 16% more than Poland
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 34th. 50% more than Ukraine 		4
Ranked 199th.
Children out of school > Primary 73,163
Ranked 38th. 		296,005
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Poland
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 7.94
Ranked 25th. About the same as Ukraine 		7.92
Ranked 21st.
Secondary education, teachers 305,993
Ranked 12th. 		389,387
Ranked 12th. 27% more than Poland
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 14.69
Ranked 65th. 57% more than Ukraine 		9.35
Ranked 53th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 83th. 		5
Ranked 9th. 67% more than Poland
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 1.07
Ranked 74th. 3 times more than Ukraine 		0.418
Ranked 51st.
Secondary education, general pupils 1.93 million
Ranked 32nd. 		2.64 million
Ranked 13th. 37% more than Poland
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 0.3%
Ranked 133th. 		0.4%
Ranked 131st. 33% more than Poland
High school > Gender parity index 0.988
Ranked 87th. 2% more than Ukraine 		0.972
Ranked 71st.
Scientific and technical journal articles 6,770
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Ukraine 		2,089
Ranked 35th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 1.39%
Ranked 103th. 		1.46%
Ranked 101st. 5% more than Poland
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 51.88
Ranked 8th. 9% more than Ukraine 		47.64
Ranked 15th.
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 7
Ranked 4th. 17% more than Ukraine 		6
Ranked 79th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 12.7%
Ranked 53th. 		18.9%
Ranked 16th. 49% more than Poland
Children out of school, primary, male 41,219
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Ukraine 		19,077
Ranked 29th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5.7%
Ranked 29th. 		6.5%
Ranked 13th. 14% more than Poland
High school > Students per teacher 8.91
Ranked 93th. 		13.37
Ranked 85th. 50% more than Poland
Secondary education > General pupils 2.6 million
Ranked 28th. 		3.72 million
Ranked 8th. 43% more than Poland
Secondary school starting age > Years 13
Ranked 5th. 30% more than Ukraine 		10
Ranked 189th.
High school starting age > Years 13
Ranked 6th. 30% more than Ukraine 		10
Ranked 168th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Ukraine 		2.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 81st.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 2.98 million
Ranked 40th. 52% more than Ukraine 		1.96 million
Ranked 56th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 76.9%
Ranked 41st. 		91.5%
Ranked 22nd. 19% more than Poland
Elementary school graduate rate 97.3
Ranked 32nd. The same as Ukraine 		97.28
Ranked 24th.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 99.8
Ranked 6th. The same as Ukraine 		99.8
Ranked 9th.
Public spending per student > Primary level 26.5
Ranked 5th. 		42.4
Ranked 2nd. 60% more than Poland
Primary education, pupils per 1000 56.88
Ranked 124th. 64% more than Ukraine 		34.75
Ranked 88th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 70.75
Ranked 103th. 11% more than Ukraine 		63.59
Ranked 54th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.41
Ranked 21st. 18% more than Ukraine 		1.2
Ranked 46th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 78,800
Ranked 106th. 		140,300
Ranked 99th. 78% more than Poland
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 73th. 8% more than Ukraine 		0.92
Ranked 105th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 51.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 9% more than Ukraine 		47.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.75
Ranked 129th. 		0.817
Ranked 121st. 9% more than Poland
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 19th. The same as Ukraine 		7
Ranked 36th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 12.71
Ranked 70th. 20% more than Ukraine 		10.57
Ranked 92nd.
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 1.92
Ranked 84th. 		6.28
Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Poland
Inequality adjusted index 0.767
Ranked 33th. 		0.808
Ranked 27th. 5% more than Poland
High school repeaters > Female 0.76
Ranked 79th. 38 times more than Ukraine 		0.02
Ranked 91st.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 42,400
Ranked 108th. 		96,800
Ranked 93th. 2 times more than Poland
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 10.64
Ranked 131st. 		15.82
Ranked 94th. 49% more than Poland
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 99.9
Ranked 2nd. About the same as Ukraine 		99.8
Ranked 13th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 99.2%
Ranked 11th. 2% more than Ukraine 		97.5%
Ranked 22nd.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 2.48 million
Ranked 45th. 58% more than Ukraine 		1.57 million
Ranked 54th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 30th. 50% more than Ukraine 		4 years
Ranked 179th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $5,435.43
Ranked 36th. 5 times more than Ukraine 		$1,035.05
Ranked 63th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 97.47
Ranked 114th. 		99.94
Ranked 71st. 3% more than Poland
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 50.09
Ranked 121st. 		57.95
Ranked 60th. 16% more than Poland
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 3.03%
Ranked 104th. 6 times more than Ukraine 		0.527%
Ranked 80th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 13
Ranked 5th. 30% more than Ukraine 		10
Ranked 196th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.63
Ranked 46th. 		100.5
Ranked 19th. 1% more than Poland
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 0.3%
Ranked 135th. 		0.4%
Ranked 133th. 33% more than Poland
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 97%
Ranked 40th. 15% more than Ukraine 		84%
Ranked 109th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 70th. 		7
Ranked 39th. 17% more than Poland
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 20.2
Ranked 61st. 		28.2
Ranked 52nd. 40% more than Poland
Primary education > Pupils 2.86 million
Ranked 41st. 47% more than Ukraine 		1.95 million
Ranked 32nd.
Secondary education > Pupils 3.48 million
Ranked 25th. 		4.04 million
Ranked 8th. 16% more than Poland
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 83.5%
Ranked 38th. 		96.1%
Ranked 16th. 15% more than Poland
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 99.8
Ranked 5th. About the same as Ukraine 		99.7
Ranked 18th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 101.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. 2% more than Ukraine 		100.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 57.81%
Ranked 28th. 7% more than Ukraine 		53.79%
Ranked 55th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 796,143
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Ukraine 		256,962
Ranked 10th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 10.16
Ranked 124th. 		16.09
Ranked 56th. 58% more than Poland
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 67.65%
Ranked 59th. 37% more than Ukraine 		49.35%
Ranked 43th.
Secondary education > Teachers 242,078
Ranked 18th. 		349,222
Ranked 4th. 44% more than Poland
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 15 years
Ranked 24th. 7% more than Ukraine 		14 years
Ranked 44th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 3.9 million
Ranked 26th. 		4.82 million
Ranked 21st. 24% more than Poland
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 177.2
Ranked 31st. 4 times more than Ukraine 		43.69
Ranked 54th.
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 29th. 50% more than Ukraine 		4
Ranked 161st.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1
Ranked 24th. The same as Ukraine 		1
Ranked 16th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 109,138
Ranked 36th. 		170,248
Ranked 30th. 56% more than Poland
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 99.26%
Ranked 78th. About the same as Ukraine 		98.81%
Ranked 70th.
Public spending per student > Secondary level 12
Ranked 57th. 		21.2
Ranked 31st. 77% more than Poland
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.59%
Ranked 71st. 		48.73%
Ranked 53th. About the same as Poland
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 2.06
Ranked 132nd. 		2.93
Ranked 128th. 42% more than Poland
Progression to secondary school 98.49%
Ranked 28th. 		99.41%
Ranked 18th. 1% more than Poland
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 99.8%
Ranked 1st. The same as Ukraine 		99.8%
Ranked 4th.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 1.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th. 		6.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Poland
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 97%
Ranked 37th. 15% more than Ukraine 		84%
Ranked 100th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 15th. 7% more than Ukraine 		15
Ranked 92nd.
Elementary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 5th. 17% more than Ukraine 		6
Ranked 74th.
Library books 2.73 million
Ranked 19th. 		4.12 million
Ranked 13th. 51% more than Poland
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.71
Ranked 105th. 6 times more than Ukraine 		0.12
Ranked 106th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 68.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 85th. 		79.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 16% more than Poland
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 0.2%
Ranked 134th. The same as Ukraine 		0.2%
Ranked 137th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.078 per capita
Ranked 126th. 90% more than Ukraine 		0.041 per capita
Ranked 161st.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 78.03
Ranked 127th. 92% more than Ukraine 		40.67
Ranked 165th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 96%
Ranked 43th. 14% more than Ukraine 		84%
Ranked 105th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 99.8%
Ranked 1st. The same as Ukraine 		99.8%
Ranked 2nd.
Library books per 1000 70.63
Ranked 35th. 		82.99
Ranked 33th. 17% more than Poland
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 11.1
Ranked 130th. 		20.5
Ranked 12th. 85% more than Poland
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 84%
Ranked 16th. 		99%
Ranked 1st. 18% more than Poland
Primary education > Teachers 226,099
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Ukraine 		104,028
Ranked 17th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 876,864
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Ukraine 		319,580
Ranked 7th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 47.83%
Ranked 113th. 		48.72%
Ranked 93th. 2% more than Poland
Private school enrolment > Primary level 0.9
Ranked 81st. 3 times more than Ukraine 		0.3
Ranked 36th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 28th. 50% more than Ukraine 		4
Ranked 166th.
Library employees 590
Ranked 6th. 31% more than Ukraine 		452
Ranked 11th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 91.14
Ranked 59th. 6% more than Ukraine 		85.83
Ranked 32nd.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 5.92
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Ukraine 		2.21
Ranked 82nd.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 0.854 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th. 		3.05 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 4 times more than Poland
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.5%
Ranked 65th. 		48.6%
Ranked 9th. About the same as Poland
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $207.54 billion
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Ukraine 		$47.19 billion
Ranked 26th.
Primary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 4th. 17% more than Ukraine 		6
Ranked 79th.
Scouting > Members 33,506
Ranked 41st. 14 times more than Ukraine 		2,429
Ranked 117th.
High school > Share of total education spending 35.5%
Ranked 50th. 24% more than Ukraine 		28.58%
Ranked 31st.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 2.42 million
Ranked 32nd. 		3.22 million
Ranked 20th. 33% more than Poland
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 6.34
Ranked 52nd. 		7.41
Ranked 15th. 17% more than Poland
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.47
Ranked 48th. 		100.02
Ranked 17th. 1% more than Poland
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 68.18
Ranked 84th. 		79.04
Ranked 37th. 16% more than Poland
Children out of school > Primary > Male 40,553
Ranked 37th. 		152,258
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Poland
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.99
Ranked 72nd. 		1.01
Ranked 19th. 2% more than Poland
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 48.3%
Ranked 84th. 4% more than Ukraine 		46.5%
Ranked 21st.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 101.89
Ranked 45th. 2% more than Ukraine 		100.08
Ranked 49th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.869
Ranked 95th. 16 times more than Ukraine 		0.0533
Ranked 156th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 1.07
Ranked 99th. 9 times more than Ukraine 		0.12
Ranked 105th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.32
Ranked 111th. 3 times more than Ukraine 		0.12
Ranked 104th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 1.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 82nd. 		3.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th. 3 times more than Poland
High school teachers 261,050
Ranked 17th. 		350,716
Ranked 15th. 34% more than Poland
Elementary school teachers 233,612
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Ukraine 		99,482
Ranked 34th.
Homeschooling prevalance Unknown 100 families
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 1.11
Ranked 131st. 		2.02
Ranked 128th. 82% more than Poland
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 2.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 136th. 		2.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 132nd. 42% more than Poland
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 3.44 million
Ranked 22nd. 		4.04 million
Ranked 20th. 17% more than Poland
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 101.12
Ranked 67th. 10% more than Ukraine 		91.84
Ranked 64th.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 91.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 6% more than Ukraine 		85.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 74.79
Ranked 129th. 81% more than Ukraine 		41.31
Ranked 104th.
Library members 40,282
Ranked 16th. 55% more than Ukraine 		25,964
Ranked 23th.
Library members per 1000 1.04
Ranked 34th. Twice as much as Ukraine 		0.523
Ranked 37th.
Library employees per million 15.26
Ranked 36th. 68% more than Ukraine 		9.1
Ranked 40th.
Progression to secondary level 26
Ranked 35th. 		99
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Poland
Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 48.55%
Ranked 69th. 		48.79%
Ranked 48th. About the same as Poland
Elementary school teachers > % female 84.3%
Ranked 39th. 		98.79%
Ranked 2nd. 17% more than Poland
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 36.15%
Ranked 86th. 4% more than Ukraine 		34.7%
Ranked 87th.
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils 784,223
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Ukraine 		282,279
Ranked 25th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 95.45%
Ranked 50th. 7% more than Ukraine 		89.15%
Ranked 74th.
Preschool enrollment rate > Female 60.5
Ranked 69th. 		96.32
Ranked 22nd. 59% more than Poland
Preschool enrollment rate > Male 60.01
Ranked 66th. 		99.64
Ranked 19th. 66% more than Poland
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 97.55
Ranked 96th. 		100.04
Ranked 73th. 3% more than Poland
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 97.13
Ranked 100th. 		99.85
Ranked 76th. 3% more than Poland
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 97.16% net
Ranked 30th. 17% more than Ukraine 		83.32% net
Ranked 58th.
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 21.79%
Ranked 21st. 		37.99%
Ranked 1st. 74% more than Poland
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 71.8%
Ranked 3rd. 23% more than Ukraine 		58.2%
Ranked 24th.
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 19.2%
Ranked 69th. 2 times more than Ukraine 		8.7%
Ranked 85th.
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 15%
Ranked 60th. 		47.5%
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Poland
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 9.2%
Ranked 66th. 		33.1%
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Poland
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 98.61% gross
Ranked 108th. 		106.87% gross
Ranked 39th. 8% more than Poland
Primary education > Teachers > % female 84.75% female
Ranked 33th. 		98.93% female
Ranked 3rd. 17% more than Poland
Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita 21.71%
Ranked 42nd. 		23.93%
Ranked 15th. 10% more than Poland
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 96.94%
Ranked 109th. 		103.79%
Ranked 46th. 7% more than Poland
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita 0.956 per 1,000 people
Ranked 134th. 5% more than Ukraine 		0.914 per 1,000 people
Ranked 135th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 36,500
Ranked 105th. 		43,700
Ranked 103th. 20% more than Poland
Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group 100.27%
Ranked 38th. 		114.2%
Ranked 4th. 14% more than Poland
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 95.83%
Ranked 37th. 8% more than Ukraine 		89.09%
Ranked 70th.
Government spending on education > % of government spending 11.72%
Ranked 55th. 		20.22%
Ranked 10th. 73% more than Poland
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 96.89%
Ranked 118th. 		98.68%
Ranked 92nd. 2% more than Poland
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 16 years
Ranked 20th. 7% more than Ukraine 		15 years
Ranked 34th.
Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 100%
Ranked 46th. 		100.08%
Ranked 35th. The same as Poland
Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 99.73%
Ranked 5th. The same as Ukraine 		99.72%
Ranked 6th.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 99.09%
Ranked 64th. 		99.21%
Ranked 29th. About the same as Poland
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 73.91%
Ranked 60th. 		100.29%
Ranked 8th. 36% more than Poland
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 73.41%
Ranked 61st. 		102.62%
Ranked 8th. 40% more than Poland
Secondary education, pupils > % female 48.54%
Ranked 71st. 1% more than Ukraine 		48.25%
Ranked 40th.
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 27.42%
Ranked 9th. 		28.09%
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Poland
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita $7,017.27
Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Ukraine 		$2,020.18
Ranked 62nd.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP 57.04%
Ranked 63th. 9% more than Ukraine 		52.24%
Ranked 54th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 20.66
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Ukraine 		5.64
Ranked 28th.
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 5.53
Ranked 19th. 		6.04
Ranked 11th. 9% more than Poland
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 96.7% gross
Ranked 36th. 9% more than Ukraine 		88.68% gross
Ranked 21st.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 4.99%
Ranked 54th. 		5.86%
Ranked 28th. 18% more than Poland
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 98.53%
Ranked 14th. About the same as Ukraine 		98.07%
Ranked 8th.
Repitition rate > Primary level 0.6
Ranked 92nd. 		0.8
Ranked 24th. 33% more than Poland
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 96.32%
Ranked 30th. 		98.82%
Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Poland
Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 98.29%
Ranked 17th. 1% more than Ukraine 		97.62%
Ranked 7th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 96.04%
Ranked 44th. 7% more than Ukraine 		89.56%
Ranked 68th.
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 96.68%
Ranked 46th. 		96.69%
Ranked 13th. The same as Poland
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 89.54%
Ranked 24th. 5% more than Ukraine 		85.49%
Ranked 7th.
Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 1.62%
Ranked 74th. 325 times more than Ukraine 		0.00498%
Ranked 71st.
Secondary education, teachers, female 212,960
Ranked 9th. 		296,876
Ranked 6th. 39% more than Poland

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