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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."
  • 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.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • Homeschooling legal status: Legal status of homeschooling.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • Mathematical literacy: Mathematical literacy mean value of performance scale 15 years old 2000
  • 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.
  • Scientific literacy: Scientific literacy mean value of performance scale 15 years old (2000)
  • 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.
  • Reading literacy: Reading literacy mean value of performance scale (15 years old, 2000)
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • 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."
  • Schools connected to the Internet: Schools connected to the Internet are the share of primary and secondary schools in the country that have access to the Internet.
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people 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."
  • Class size > Age 13: The average number of 13-year-old students per class.
  • 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."
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11: Intended hours of instruction per year for 11 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12: Intended hours of instruction per year for 12 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people 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.
  • 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.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Spending per secondary school student: Secondary school spending per pupil in 1998, converted into US dollars by purchasing power parity.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Expected duration of education for all students: Expected years of schooling for a 5-year-old under current conditions, excluding education for children under 5. Data for 2000.
  • Participation > 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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."
  • Teaching weeks per year > Primary: Average number of weeks taught per year by primary level teachers. Data for 2000.
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged over 100 per million people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Primary teacher salary > Starting: Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary education, in equivalent US dollars converted using PPPs. Data for 1999.
  • Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge per million: Investment in knowledge is defined and calculated as the sum of expenditure on R&D, on total higher education (public and private) and on software. Simple summation of the three components would lead to overestimation of the investment in knowledge owing to overlaps (R&D and software, R&D and education, software and education). Therefore, data reported here have been adjusted to exclude the overlaps between components.

    Note that as the term is used here, "investment” has a broader connotation than its usual meaning in economic statistics. It includes current expenditures, such as on education and R&D, as well as capital outlays, such as purchases of software and construction of school buildings. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD: Research and development (R&D) comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. R&D is a term covering three activities: basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view. Applied research is also original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective. Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and/or practical experience, which is directed to producing new materials, products or devices, to installing new processes, systems and services, or to improving substantially those already produced or installed.

    The main aggregate used for international comparisons is gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD). This consists of the total expenditure (current and capital) on R&D by all resident companies, research institutes, university and government laboratories, etc. It excludes R&D expenditures financed by domestic firms but performed abroad.
  • Library books per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Students from households with computer > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one computer.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Expenditure on education > Change in expenditure on education > Expenditure in tertiary education: The indicator shows direct public and private expenditure on educational institutions in relation to the number of full-time equivalent students enrolled in these institutions. Public subsidies for students’ living expenses have been excluded to ensure international comparability of the data.

    Expenditure on education per student is obtained by dividing the total expenditure on educational institutions by the number of full-time equivalents students. Only those educational institutions and programmes are taken into account for which both enrolment and expenditure data are available.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10: Intended hours of instruction per year for 10 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge: Investment in knowledge is defined and calculated as the sum of expenditure on R&D, on total higher education (public and private) and on software. Simple summation of the three components would lead to overestimation of the investment in knowledge owing to overlaps (R&D and software, R&D and education, software and education). Therefore, data reported here have been adjusted to exclude the overlaps between components.

    Note that as the term is used here, "investment” has a broader connotation than its usual meaning in economic statistics. It includes current expenditures, such as on education and R&D, as well as capital outlays, such as purchases of software and construction of school buildings.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology: Intended instruction time spent studying technology, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • 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 of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to teachers' 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.
  • 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.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Spending per primary school student: Primary school spending per pupil in 1998, converted into US dollars by purchasing power parity.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13: Intended hours of instruction per year for 14 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9: Intended hours of instruction per year for 9 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64: For each age group shown, those who have completed tertiary education are shown as a percentage of all persons in that age group. Tertiary education includes both tertiary-type "A programmes”, which are largely theoretically-based and designed to provide qualifications for entry to advanced research programmes and professions with high skill requirements, as well as tertiary-type "B programmes” which are classified at the same level of competencies as tertiary-type A programmes but are more occupationally-oriented and lead to direct labour market access. The tertiary attainment profiles are based on the percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 that has completed that level of education.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 85-89 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning science: Intended instruction time spent studying science, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 100 per million people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Primary teacher salary > After 15 years: Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary education, in equivalent US dollars converted using PPPs. Data for 1999.
  • Students from households with computer > Age 13 per million: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one computer. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13: The average number of years of teaching experience, for teachers of students aged 13.
  • Homeschooling prevalance: Prevalence of homeschooling.
  • Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13: Percentage of 13 year-old students who come from households owning more than 25 books.
  • Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 13: Of those teachers who teach students aged 13, the percentage who have specialised teacher training.
  • Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 15 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Students from households with study desk > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one study desk.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 20 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills: Intended instruction time spent studying vocational skills, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Students from households with calculator > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households containing at least one calculator.
  • Young longtext readers: Share of 15-year-olds who are frequent longtext readers(2000)
  • Share of university qualifications awarded to females: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
  • Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million: Research and development (R&D) comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. R&D is a term covering three activities: basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view. Applied research is also original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective. Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and/or practical experience, which is directed to producing new materials, products or devices, to installing new processes, systems and services, or to improving substantially those already produced or installed.

    The main aggregate used for international comparisons is gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD). This consists of the total expenditure (current and capital) on R&D by all resident companies, research institutes, university and government laboratories, etc. It excludes R&D expenditures financed by domestic firms but performed abroad. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Young shorttext readers: Share of 15-year-olds who are frequent shorttext (particularly comics) readers (2000)
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages: Intended instruction time spent studying modern foreign languages, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Primary teacher salary > Starting per 1000: Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary education, in equivalent US dollars converted using PPPs. Data for 1999. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per secondary school student > Per $ GDP: Secondary school spending per pupil in 1998, converted into US dollars by purchasing power parity. Per $ GDP figures expressed per $1,000 of Gross Domestic Product.
  • Library employees per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 per million: Percentage of 13 year-old students who come from households owning more than 25 books. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students whose mothers have at least secondary education.
  • Students living with mother > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who live with their mother.
  • Students from households with dictionary > Age 13: The percentage of 13-year-old students who come from a household with a dictionary.
  • Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 19 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 16 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Expected duration of education for males: Expected years of schooling for a male 5-year-old under current conditions, excluding education for children under 5. Data for 2000.
  • Primary education > Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Researchers in R&D > Per million people: Researchers in R&D (per million people). Researchers in R&D are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods, or systems and in the management of the projects concerned. Postgraduate PhD students (ISCED97 level 6) engaged in R&D are included.
  • Primary teacher salary > Starting, % of GDP: Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary education, in equivalent US dollars converted using PPPs. Data for 1999. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 90-94: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same 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."
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 100 per million people: Number of people older than 100 years who are literate. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 80 to 84. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 100 per million people: Compares countries by number of male literates aged over 100. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Primary teacher salary per hour > After 15 years: Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary level education, per hour after 15 years experience and typical training. Expressed in equivalent US dollars converted using Purchasing Power Parities (PPP's). Data for 1999.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people:

    Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are illiterate.

    . Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 90-94: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 85-89: Number of females aged 85-89 years, who are illiterate.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 85-89 per million people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 95-99 per million people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 95-99 per million people: Number of females aged 95-99 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Proportion of 18 year olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 18 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Public spending on public institutions: Percentage share of total public education expenditure which is spent directly on public educational institutions. Data for 1999.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Proportion of 17 year olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 17 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Government spending on education > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Percentage of private enrolment. Primary is the enrolment in private primary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in primary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • Primary education, pupils > % female: Primary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Primary is the number of female students at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % gross: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Female is the total female enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female 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.
  • Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Primary completion rate. Total is the total number of new entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as percentage of the total population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade of primary. This indicator is also known as "gross intake rate to the last grade of primary." The ratio can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% 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.
  • Secondary education, general pupils > % female: Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. General programmes is the number of female students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Total enrollment, primary, male > % net: Total enrollment, primary, male (% 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates in the age range 45 to 49. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 90-94 per million people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 95-99 per million people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 95 to 99. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male iliterate individuals, in the age range 55 to 59. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 85-89 per million people: Number of females aged 85-89 years, who are illiterate. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > 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. 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."
  • Participation > 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."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 100: Number of people older than 100 years who are literate.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 80-84: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 80 to 84. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
STAT Portugal Spain HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 94.6
Ranked 40th.
97.63
Ranked 31st. 3% more than Portugal

Average years of schooling of adults 5.9
Ranked 55th.
7.3
Ranked 34th. 24% more than Portugal
Children out of school, primary 4,556
Ranked 88th.
7,575
Ranked 75th. 66% more than Portugal

Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.428
Ranked 109th. 3 times more than Spain
0.164
Ranked 112th.

Children out of school, primary, female 1,113
Ranked 90th.
2,020
Ranked 78th. 81% more than Portugal

College and university > Gender parity index 1.19
Ranked 64th.
1.23
Ranked 42nd. 3% more than Portugal

Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 124th.
11
Ranked 36th. 22% more than Portugal

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.62%
Ranked 38th. 13% more than Spain
4.97%
Ranked 57th.

Homeschooling legal status Legal. Neither legal nor illegal, as Constitution recognises freedom of education, but national education law stipulates that compulsive education must be met through school attendance.
Literacy > Total population 93.3%
Ranked 67th.
97.9%
Ranked 41st. 5% more than Portugal
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 126th. The same as Spain
6
Ranked 75th.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 6.15
Ranked 35th. 27% more than Spain
4.84
Ranked 59th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 10.83
Ranked 126th.
12.4
Ranked 109th. 14% more than Portugal

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 7.35
Ranked 92nd.
11.05
Ranked 74th. 50% more than Portugal

Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 149th. The same as Spain
6
Ranked 115th.

College and university > Share of total education spending 20.15%
Ranked 52nd.
23.43%
Ranked 33th. 16% more than Portugal

Literacy > Female 91.3%
Ranked 69th.
97.2%
Ranked 42nd. 6% more than Portugal
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.105
Ranked 106th. 2 times more than Spain
0.0437
Ranked 102nd.

College and university > Gender ratio 121.98
Ranked 55th.
123.68
Ranked 47th. 1% more than Portugal

Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 105th. The same as Spain
3
Ranked 72nd.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 8.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th. 26% more than Spain
6.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th.

Duration of compulsory education 9 years
Ranked 93th.
11 years
Ranked 26th. 22% more than Portugal
Secondary education, pupils 720,688
Ranked 64th.
3.25 million
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Portugal

College and university > Private school share 23.41%
Ranked 51st. 59% more than Spain
14.75%
Ranked 75th.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.96
Ranked 124th.
0.98
Ranked 66th. 2% more than Portugal

School life expectancy > Total 15.2 years
Ranked 15th.
15.3 years
Ranked 13th. 1% more than Portugal
Literacy > Adult literacy 94.9%
Ranked 36th.
97.4%
Ranked 28th. 3% more than Portugal

Primary education, pupils 733,515
Ranked 78th.
2.77 million
Ranked 38th. 4 times more than Portugal

Primary education, teachers 64,929
Ranked 41st.
223,644
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Portugal

Adult literacy rate > Female 92.9
Ranked 43th.
96.89
Ranked 32nd. 4% more than Portugal

Tertiary enrollment 50.2%
Ranked 21st.
59.4%
Ranked 10th. 18% more than Portugal
Spending per student > College and university 28.83
Ranked 40th. 15% more than Spain
24.99
Ranked 31st.

High school > Gender ratio 107.15
Ranked 24th. 1% more than Spain
105.83
Ranked 26th.

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 121st. The same as Spain
6
Ranked 88th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.691
Ranked 70th. 3 times more than Spain
0.239
Ranked 87th.

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 121st. 50% more than Spain
2
Ranked 173th.

Literacy > Male 95.5%
Ranked 62nd.
98.7%
Ranked 42nd. 3% more than Portugal
Spending > USD 12.32 billion
Ranked 30th.
61 billion
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Portugal

High school > Private school share 16.08%
Ranked 59th.
27.31%
Ranked 28th. 70% more than Portugal

Spending > Proportion 5.3
Ranked 40th. 36% more than Spain
3.9
Ranked 87th.

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 11.57
Ranked 134th.
13.93
Ranked 125th. 20% more than Portugal

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 178th. The same as Spain
3
Ranked 134th.

High school repeaters > Male 20.81
Ranked 7th. 49% more than Spain
13.96
Ranked 19th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 99.6%
Ranked 4th. The same as Spain
99.6%
Ranked 2nd.

Preschool enrollment rate 115.2
Ranked 23th. 8% more than Spain
106.72
Ranked 55th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 13,473.75
Ranked 59th.
25,884.4
Ranked 34th. 92% more than Portugal

Primary completion rate 104
Ranked 19th.
108
Ranked 12th. 4% more than Portugal

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 400,831
Ranked 42nd.
1.84 million
Ranked 21st. 5 times more than Portugal

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 489
Ranked 25th. 2% more than Spain
481
Ranked 31st.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 133th. The same as Spain
6
Ranked 81st.

Children out of school > Primary 3,496
Ranked 92nd.
12,671
Ranked 71st. 4 times more than Portugal

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 9.22
Ranked 10th. 45% more than Spain
6.36
Ranked 46th.

Secondary education, teachers 98,089
Ranked 24th.
293,861
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Portugal

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 15.65
Ranked 64th. 30% more than Spain
12.05
Ranked 84th.

Mathematical literacy 454
Ranked 24th.
476
Ranked 21st. 5% more than Portugal
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 169th.
4
Ranked 47th. 33% more than Portugal

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.324
Ranked 94th. 3 times more than Spain
0.12
Ranked 98th.

Scientific literacy 459
Ranked 25th.
491
Ranked 19th. 7% more than Portugal
Spending per student > High school 33.96
Ranked 9th. 41% more than Spain
24.13
Ranked 22nd.

Secondary education, general pupils 537,532
Ranked 68th.
2.68 million
Ranked 24th. 5 times more than Portugal

Reading literacy 470
Ranked 25th.
493
Ranked 18th. 5% more than Portugal
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 6.7%
Ranked 92nd. 3 times more than Spain
2.1%
Ranked 114th.

High school > Gender parity index 1.02
Ranked 54th. 1% more than Spain
1.01
Ranked 47th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 489
Ranked 25th. 2% more than Spain
481
Ranked 31st.
Scientific and technical journal articles 2,625
Ranked 32nd.
16,826
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Portugal

Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 488
Ranked 29th. 2% more than Spain
480
Ranked 31st.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 44%
Ranked 12th. 10% more than Spain
40%
Ranked 35th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 3.39%
Ranked 85th. 3 times more than Spain
1.33%
Ranked 106th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 38.66
Ranked 29th.
44.55
Ranked 23th. 15% more than Portugal

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 153th. The same as Spain
6
Ranked 105th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 11.5%
Ranked 59th. 5% more than Spain
11%
Ranked 62nd.

Children out of school, primary, male 3,443
Ranked 78th.
5,555
Ranked 66th. 61% more than Portugal

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5.8%
Ranked 27th. 35% more than Spain
4.3%
Ranked 65th.

High school > Students per teacher 7.35
Ranked 94th.
11.05
Ranked 75th. 50% more than Portugal

Secondary education > General pupils 571,661
Ranked 62nd.
2.63 million
Ranked 27th. 5 times more than Portugal

Spending per student > Elementary school 22.35
Ranked 17th. 12% more than Spain
19.88
Ranked 25th.

Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 119th. The same as Spain
12
Ranked 80th.

High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 109th. The same as Spain
12
Ranked 75th.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 6.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 49% more than Spain
4.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 26.11
Ranked 11th.
29.33
Ranked 25th. 12% more than Portugal
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 767,872
Ranked 85th.
2.49 million
Ranked 50th. 3 times more than Portugal

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 40.9%
Ranked 99th.
63.3%
Ranked 67th. 55% more than Portugal

Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 99.7
Ranked 21st. About the same as Spain
99.56
Ranked 26th.

Schools connected to the Internet 92%
Ranked 18th.
94%
Ranked 14th. 2% more than Portugal
Public spending per student > Primary level 20.5
Ranked 16th. 9% more than Spain
18.8
Ranked 18th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 68.96
Ranked 117th. 15% more than Spain
60.05
Ranked 121st.

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 67.75
Ranked 120th.
70.34
Ranked 105th. 4% more than Portugal

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.32
Ranked 45th. 8% more than Spain
1.22
Ranked 43th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 564,900
Ranked 73th.
718,300
Ranked 67th. 27% more than Portugal

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.11
Ranked 15th. 6% more than Spain
1.05
Ranked 38th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 443.62
Ranked 7th.
446.74
Ranked 9th. 1% more than Portugal
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 38.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th.
44.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 15% more than Portugal

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 1.28
Ranked 105th. 2 times more than Spain
0.561
Ranked 139th.

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 131st. The same as Spain
6
Ranked 98th.

Teacher student ratio > High school 7.32
Ranked 114th.
10.8
Ranked 70th. 48% more than Portugal

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 0.333
Ranked 110th. 12% more than Spain
0.297
Ranked 111th.

Inequality adjusted index 0.7
Ranked 44th.
0.823
Ranked 22nd. 18% more than Portugal
High school repeaters > Female 16.21
Ranked 13th. 43% more than Spain
11.34
Ranked 20th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 385,800
Ranked 73th.
503,500
Ranked 65th. 31% more than Portugal

Class size > Age 13 22.2 students
Ranked 7th. 1% more than Spain
21.9 students
Ranked 8th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 11.73
Ranked 125th.
12.42
Ranked 112th. 6% more than Portugal

Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 99.7
Ranked 23th. About the same as Spain
99.6
Ranked 27th.

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11 842 hours
Ranked 20th. 6% more than Spain
795 hours
Ranked 27th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 753,646
Ranked 80th.
2.63 million
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Portugal

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 123th. The same as Spain
6 years
Ranked 74th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $12,172.47
Ranked 19th.
$16,332.08
Ranked 17th. 34% more than Portugal

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 111.43
Ranked 38th. 6% more than Spain
105.18
Ranked 50th.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 50.53
Ranked 129th.
58.07
Ranked 99th. 15% more than Portugal

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12 842 hours
Ranked 28th. 6% more than Spain
795 hours
Ranked 33th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 53.31
Ranked 13th.
60.14
Ranked 25th. 13% more than Portugal
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 487
Ranked 29th. 1% more than Spain
481
Ranked 33th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 11.81%
Ranked 62nd.
32.62%
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Portugal

High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 122nd. The same as Spain
12
Ranked 81st.

Elementary school > Gender ratio 94.96
Ranked 121st.
98.93
Ranked 55th. 4% more than Portugal

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 8.8%
Ranked 87th. 3 times more than Spain
2.9%
Ranked 111th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 100%
Ranked 9th. 1% more than Spain
99%
Ranked 17th.

Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 126th. The same as Spain
6
Ranked 93th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 28.2
Ranked 51st. 42% more than Spain
19.8
Ranked 62nd.
Primary education > Pupils 758,476
Ranked 80th.
2.5 million
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Portugal

Secondary education > Pupils 665,213
Ranked 63th.
3.05 million
Ranked 26th. 5 times more than Portugal

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 40.2%
Ranked 111th.
69.7%
Ranked 62nd. 73% more than Portugal

Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 99.7
Ranked 21st. About the same as Spain
99.53
Ranked 25th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 56.6%
Ranked 35th. 7% more than Spain
53.14%
Ranked 61st.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 73.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 108th. The same as Spain
73.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 109th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils 183,156
Ranked 43th.
566,815
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Portugal

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 87.42%
Ranked 15th. 9% more than Spain
80.2%
Ranked 27th.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 10.83
Ranked 128th.
12.4
Ranked 110th. 14% more than Portugal

Secondary education > Teachers 85,858
Ranked 36th.
276,928
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Portugal

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 15 years
Ranked 34th.
16 years
Ranked 17th. 7% more than Portugal
Spending per secondary school student $4,636.00 per student
Ranked 15th. 8% more than Spain
$4,274.00 per student
Ranked 16th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 766,172
Ranked 65th.
3.05 million
Ranked 30th. 4 times more than Portugal

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 0.74
Ranked 7th. 33% more than Spain
0.556
Ranked 19th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 251.41
Ranked 28th.
400.58
Ranked 23th. 59% more than Portugal

Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 492
Ranked 25th. 2% more than Spain
484
Ranked 29th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 488
Ranked 24th. 3% more than Spain
473
Ranked 31st.
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 116th. The same as Spain
6
Ranked 70th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1
Ranked 18th. The same as Spain
1
Ranked 7th.

Expected duration of education for all students 17 years
Ranked 13th.
17.5 years
Ranked 9th. 3% more than Portugal
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 100.55%
Ranked 56th.
102.59%
Ranked 17th. 2% more than Portugal

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 6,282
Ranked 95th. 61% more than Spain
3,890
Ranked 86th.

Public spending per student > Secondary level 29.4
Ranked 12th. 15% more than Spain
25.5
Ranked 21st.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 54.1
Ranked 85th. 3 times more than Spain
17.1
Ranked 107th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 47.51%
Ranked 132nd.
48.33%
Ranked 92nd. 2% more than Portugal

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 99.6%
Ranked 4th. The same as Spain
99.6%
Ranked 2nd.

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 0.333 per 1,000 people
Ranked 111th. 12% more than Spain
0.297 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 10,423
Ranked 3rd.
25,595
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Portugal
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 562,839
Ranked 3rd.
2.45 million
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Portugal
Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 496
Ranked 20th. 3% more than Spain
483
Ranked 28th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 100%
Ranked 11th. 1% more than Spain
99%
Ranked 17th.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 153th.
16
Ranked 33th. 7% more than Portugal

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 134th. The same as Spain
6
Ranked 95th.

Library books 2.68 million
Ranked 20th.
5.82 million
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Portugal
Teaching weeks per year > Primary 34 weeks per year
Ranked 35th.
37 weeks per year
Ranked 27th. 9% more than Portugal
Elementary school repeaters > All 10.19
Ranked 36th.
0.0
Ranked 119th.

School life expectancy > Male 14.7 years
Ranked 18th.
15 years
Ranked 15th. 2% more than Portugal
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 54.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 117th.
61.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 97th. 13% more than Portugal

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged over 100 per million people 8.81
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Spain
2.48
Ranked 5th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.074 per capita
Ranked 136th. 23% more than Spain
0.06 per capita
Ranked 143th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 74.06
Ranked 136th. 23% more than Spain
60.23
Ranked 146th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 4.5%
Ranked 96th. 3 times more than Spain
1.3%
Ranked 114th.

Primary teacher salary > Starting $18,751.00
Ranked 15th.
$24,464.00
Ranked 7th. 30% more than Portugal
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 99%
Ranked 28th.
100%
Ranked 7th. 1% more than Portugal

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 99.6%
Ranked 4th. About the same as Spain
99.5%
Ranked 3rd.

Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge per million 0.173%
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Spain
0.0562%
Ranked 13th.
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD 1.18%
Ranked 21st. 5% more than Spain
1.12%
Ranked 23th.
Library books per 1000 263.84
Ranked 28th. 80% more than Spain
146.56
Ranked 5th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 12.9
Ranked 122nd.
14.3
Ranked 119th. 11% more than Portugal
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 80%
Ranked 21st. 7% more than Spain
75%
Ranked 51st.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 93,552
Ranked 55th.
422,790
Ranked 20th. 5 times more than Portugal

Primary education > Teachers 65,548
Ranked 45th.
179,271
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Portugal

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 51.04%
Ranked 34th. 2% more than Spain
50.01%
Ranked 56th.

Students from households with computer > Age 13 39%
Ranked 18th.
40%
Ranked 17th. 3% more than Portugal
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 857.79
Ranked 7th.
880.93
Ranked 5th. 3% more than Portugal
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 0.545
Ranked 4th. 71% more than Spain
0.318
Ranked 18th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 2,261
Ranked 5th.
29,385
Ranked 11th. 13 times more than Portugal
Expenditure on education > Change in expenditure on education > Expenditure in tertiary education 141.84 Index of change, year 200
Ranked 7th. 24% more than Spain
114.14 Index of change, year 200
Ranked 21st.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 10
Ranked 37th.
33.4
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Portugal
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 114th. The same as Spain
6
Ranked 68th.

Library employees 320
Ranked 21st.
495.5
Ranked 4th. 55% more than Portugal
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10 842 hours
Ranked 18th. 6% more than Spain
795 hours
Ranked 24th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 6.24
Ranked 34th. 49% more than Spain
4.2
Ranked 87th.

Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 63.34
Ranked 109th.
71.4
Ranked 99th. 13% more than Portugal

Literacy > Men above 14 years 95.8%
Ranked 7th.
98%
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Portugal
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 0.203 per 1,000 people
Ranked 106th.
0.227 per 1,000 people
Ranked 105th. 12% more than Portugal

Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.4%
Ranked 87th. The same as Spain
48.4%
Ranked 82nd.
Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge 1.84%
Ranked 18th.
2.58%
Ranked 14th. 41% more than Portugal
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $129.48 billion
Ranked 25th.
$752.43 billion
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Portugal

Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology n 5
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 152nd. The same as Spain
6
Ranked 106th.

Scouting > Members 79,063
Ranked 18th. 33% more than Spain
59,408
Ranked 26th.
High school > Share of total education spending 44.01%
Ranked 19th. 19% more than Spain
36.97%
Ranked 41st.

Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 82.38%
Ranked 14th. 16% more than Spain
70.72%
Ranked 25th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 94.42%
Ranked 7th. 17% more than Spain
80.72%
Ranked 50th.

High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 82.93%
Ranked 8th. 10% more than Spain
75.12%
Ranked 15th.

Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 85.2%
Ranked 21st.
93.7%
Ranked 4th. 10% more than Portugal
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 555,617
Ranked 66th.
2.57 million
Ranked 24th. 5 times more than Portugal

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 8.18
Ranked 28th. 26% more than Spain
6.49
Ranked 49th.

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 54.43
Ranked 116th.
61.5
Ranked 98th. 13% more than Portugal

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 95.59
Ranked 111th.
98.25
Ranked 79th. 3% more than Portugal

Children out of school > Primary > Male 1,366
Ranked 90th.
2,989
Ranked 78th. 2 times more than Portugal

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.973
Ranked 101st.
0.994
Ranked 40th. 2% more than Portugal

Spending per primary school student $3,121.00 per student
Ranked 16th.
$3,267.00 per student
Ranked 15th. 5% more than Portugal
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13 842 hours
Ranked 32nd.
870 hours
Ranked 29th. 3% more than Portugal
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9 815 hours
Ranked 16th. 3% more than Spain
795 hours
Ranked 22nd.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 50.3%
Ranked 43th. 1% more than Spain
50%
Ranked 52nd.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 0.0
Ranked 83th.
0.0
Ranked 37th.

Private school enrolment > Secondary level 9.6
Ranked 51st.
30
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Portugal
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 73.89
Ranked 109th. The same as Spain
73.89
Ranked 110th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 0.442
Ranked 6th. 43% more than Spain
0.31
Ranked 19th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.243
Ranked 8th. 8% more than Spain
0.224
Ranked 19th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 0.228
Ranked 10th.
0.278
Ranked 21st. 22% more than Portugal
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 72.07
Ranked 3rd.
73.51
Ranked 7th. 2% more than Portugal
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.517
Ranked 7th. 3% more than Spain
0.502
Ranked 19th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 2.08
Ranked 3rd.
2.25
Ranked 10th. 8% more than Portugal
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 4,070
Ranked 5th.
14,594
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Portugal
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 5,755
Ranked 3rd.
12,967
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Portugal
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 1.34
Ranked 5th. 47% more than Spain
0.913
Ranked 17th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 275,670
Ranked 3rd.
1.19 million
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Portugal
Scouting > Members per thousand people 7.51
Ranked 21st. 6 times more than Spain
1.29
Ranked 79th.
Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64 7.26%
Ranked 30th.
15.29%
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Portugal
Primary completion rate > Women 107
Ranked 10th. The same as Spain
107
Ranked 13th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 85-89 per thousand people 6.28
Ranked 4th. 1% more than Spain
6.24
Ranked 1st.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning science 15%
Ranked 6th. 50% more than Spain
10%
Ranked 23th.
School life expectancy > Female 15.7 years
Ranked 12th. 1% more than Spain
15.6 years
Ranked 14th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 7
Ranked 41st.
0.0
Ranked 115th.

Elementary school repeaters > Male 13.08
Ranked 29th.
0.0
Ranked 116th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 100 per million people 59.68
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Spain
15.89
Ranked 5th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 107th. 86% more than Spain
0.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th.

Elementary school teachers 64,274
Ranked 48th.
211,320
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Portugal

High school teachers 92,965
Ranked 34th.
284,084
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Portugal

Primary teacher salary > After 15 years $27,465.00
Ranked 10th.
$28,614.00
Ranked 9th. 4% more than Portugal
Students from households with computer > Age 13 per million 3.76%
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Spain
0.968%
Ranked 21st.
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13 13.2 years experience
Ranked 29th.
25.8 years experience
Ranked 13th. 95% more than Portugal
Homeschooling prevalance Unknown About 2,000 families
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 61%
Ranked 24th.
76%
Ranked 14th. 25% more than Portugal
Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 13 68%
Ranked 20th. 7 times more than Spain
10%
Ranked 24th.
Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education 98%
Ranked 14th.
100%
Ranked 4th. 2% more than Portugal
Literacy > Women above 14 years 92%
Ranked 8th.
95.1%
Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Portugal
Students from households with study desk > Age 13 82%
Ranked 25th.
92%
Ranked 14th. 12% more than Portugal
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1%
Ranked 8th. The same as Spain
1%
Ranked 7th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 54.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th. 3 times more than Spain
17.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 36.95
Ranked 81st. 3 times more than Spain
11.99
Ranked 107th.

Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education 30%
Ranked 14th.
38%
Ranked 4th. 27% more than Portugal
Primary completion rate > Men 102
Ranked 27th.
109
Ranked 11th. 7% more than Portugal

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 669,529
Ranked 59th.
3.11 million
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Portugal

Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills n n
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 72.22
Ranked 132nd. 23% more than Spain
58.5
Ranked 146th.

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 63.34 per 1,000 people
Ranked 108th.
71.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 98th. 13% more than Portugal

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 110.52
Ranked 14th. 4% more than Spain
105.82
Ranked 33th.

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Students from households with calculator > Age 13 98%
Ranked 7th. 1% more than Spain
97%
Ranked 9th.
Young longtext readers 19.5%
Ranked 19th.
23.1%
Ranked 13th. 18% more than Portugal
Share of university qualifications awarded to females 65%
Ranked 2nd. 10% more than Spain
59%
Ranked 7th.
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million 0.111%
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Spain
0.0244%
Ranked 25th.
Young shorttext readers 24.6%
Ranked 12th. 39% more than Spain
17.7%
Ranked 18th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages 10 11
Primary teacher salary > Starting per 1000 $1.84
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Spain
$0.61
Ranked 15th.
Spending per secondary school student > Per $ GDP $0.00 per student per $1,000
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Spain
$0.00 per student per $1,000
Ranked 14th.
Library employees per million 31.46
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Spain
12.47
Ranked 3rd.
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 per million 5.88%
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Spain
1.84%
Ranked 22nd.
Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13 15% 22%
Students living with mother > Age 13 94%
Ranked 18th.
96%
Ranked 4th. 2% more than Portugal
Students from households with dictionary > Age 13 96%
Ranked 11th.
99%
Ranked 1st. 3% more than Portugal
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education 26%
Ranked 13th.
35%
Ranked 7th. 35% more than Portugal
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree 65%
Ranked 2nd. 10% more than Spain
59%
Ranked 7th.
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education 87%
Ranked 24th.
90%
Ranked 18th. 3% more than Portugal
Expected duration of education for males 16.7 years
Ranked 13th.
17.1 years
Ranked 11th. 2% more than Portugal
Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.072 per capita
Ranked 138th. 22% more than Spain
0.059 per capita
Ranked 147th.

Researchers in R&D > Per million people 4,301.02
Ranked 7th. 47% more than Spain
2,922.35
Ranked 18th.

Primary teacher salary > Starting, % of GDP 1.48e-05%
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Spain
3.96e-06%
Ranked 16th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 70-74 408,106
Ranked 2nd.
1.69 million
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Portugal
Literacy > Literates > Aged 90-94 33,543
Ranked 1st.
137,425
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Portugal
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 0.595
Ranked 6th. 48% more than Spain
0.403
Ranked 18th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 47.47%
Ranked 129th.
48.38%
Ranked 81st. 2% more than Portugal

Elementary school teachers > % female 81.78%
Ranked 49th. 9% more than Spain
75.2%
Ranked 67th.

Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 42.22%
Ranked 62nd.
49.21%
Ranked 20th. 17% more than Portugal

Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils 124,721
Ranked 48th.
494,411
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Portugal

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 99.44%
Ranked 5th.
99.9%
Ranked 1st. About the same as Portugal

Preschool enrollment rate > Female 80.58
Ranked 43th.
125.89
Ranked 1st. 56% more than Portugal

Preschool enrollment rate > Male 79.58
Ranked 45th.
125.3
Ranked 1st. 57% more than Portugal

School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 110.25
Ranked 41st. 4% more than Spain
105.52
Ranked 47th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 112.54
Ranked 40th. 7% more than Spain
104.87
Ranked 53th.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 290,842
Ranked 3rd.
1.62 million
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Portugal
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 100 per million people 76.06
Ranked 4th. 9% more than Spain
69.79
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people 8.58
Ranked 3rd. 19% more than Spain
7.21
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 100 per million people 17.05
Ranked 4th.
17.36
Ranked 4th. 2% more than Portugal
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 0.386
Ranked 9th. 8% more than Spain
0.358
Ranked 20th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 814,260
Ranked 3rd.
3.26 million
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Portugal
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 0.881
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Spain
0.852
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 1.68
Ranked 5th.
1.96
Ranked 15th. 17% more than Portugal
Primary teacher salary per hour > After 15 years $31.00 per hour
Ranked 15th.
$36.00 per hour
Ranked 9th. 16% more than Portugal
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 0.0999
Ranked 10th.
0.125
Ranked 21st. 25% more than Portugal
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 90-94 16,326
Ranked 2nd.
24,078
Ranked 1st. 47% more than Portugal
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79 74,679
Ranked 2nd.
82,456
Ranked 3rd. 10% more than Portugal
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 2,564
Ranked 4th.
9,117
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Portugal
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74 26,115
Ranked 3rd.
36,391
Ranked 4th. 39% more than Portugal
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 417,708
Ranked 3rd.
1.62 million
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Portugal
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 4,668
Ranked 3rd.
12,628
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Portugal
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 85-89 42,458
Ranked 2nd.
48,291
Ranked 1st. 14% more than Portugal
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 15.38%
Ranked 33th.
26.94%
Ranked 14th. 75% more than Portugal
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 4.68 million
Ranked 3rd.
18.19 million
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Portugal
Primary education, teachers > % female 79.54%
Ranked 53th. 6% more than Spain
75.33%
Ranked 67th.

Tertiary education, teachers > % female 43.74%
Ranked 39th. 10% more than Spain
39.79%
Ranked 52nd.

Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 10.96%
Ranked 74th. 1% more than Spain
10.86%
Ranked 76th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 0.179
Ranked 8th. 10% more than Spain
0.163
Ranked 20th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people 5.98
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Spain
1.68
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 72.54
Ranked 7th.
82.19
Ranked 2nd. 13% more than Portugal
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 0.677
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Spain
0.325
Ranked 17th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people 7.07
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Spain
2.02
Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 85-89 per million people 1,208.49
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Spain
222.35
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 37.23
Ranked 5th. 17% more than Spain
31.69
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 95-99 per million people 825.23
Ranked 1st. 22% more than Spain
675.73
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 32.83
Ranked 7th. 23% more than Spain
26.73
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 95-99 per million people 552.71
Ranked 2nd. 13% more than Spain
490.37
Ranked 1st.
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 73%
Ranked 2nd. 14% more than Spain
63.8%
Ranked 6th.

Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 15.6%
Ranked 39th.
31.4%
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Portugal

Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 17.6%
Ranked 54th.
21.1%
Ranked 44th. 20% more than Portugal

Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 8.5%
Ranked 67th.
14.4%
Ranked 46th. 69% more than Portugal

Proportion of 18 year olds in secondary education 54%
Ranked 14th. 42% more than Spain
38%
Ranked 19th.
Public spending on public institutions 91.8%
Ranked 13th. 6% more than Spain
86.9%
Ranked 20th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 75.52% gross
Ranked 50th.
111.47% gross
Ranked 8th. 48% more than Portugal

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 113.51% gross
Ranked 21st. 6% more than Spain
106.73% gross
Ranked 50th.

Primary education > Teachers > % female 81.79% female
Ranked 42nd. 19% more than Spain
69% female
Ranked 85th.

Secondary education > Pupils > % female 51.37% female
Ranked 16th. 2% more than Spain
50.16% female
Ranked 28th.

Proportion of 17 year olds in secondary education 85%
Ranked 13th. 9% more than Spain
78%
Ranked 19th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 179,100
Ranked 74th.
214,900
Ranked 70th. 20% more than Portugal

Government spending on education > % of GDP 5.62%
Ranked 38th. 13% more than Spain
4.97%
Ranked 57th.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 15.67%
Ranked 47th.
28.56%
Ranked 22nd. 82% more than Portugal

School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 48.87% gross
Ranked 28th.
59.19% gross
Ranked 13th. 21% more than Portugal

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 56.88%
Ranked 31st.
70.58%
Ranked 15th. 24% more than Portugal

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 62.63%
Ranked 30th.
78.26%
Ranked 17th. 25% more than Portugal

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 99.04%
Ranked 17th.
99.84%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Portugal

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 84.16%
Ranked 33th.
93.47%
Ranked 8th. 11% more than Portugal

School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 11.81%
Ranked 60th.
32.62%
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Portugal

Primary education, pupils > % female 48.05%
Ranked 117th.
48.46%
Ranked 83th. 1% more than Portugal

School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 110.61%
Ranked 35th. 6% more than Spain
104.02%
Ranked 65th.

Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 66.45%
Ranked 47th.
102.27%
Ranked 25th. 54% more than Portugal

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 102.14%
Ranked 68th. 2% more than Spain
100.45%
Ranked 75th.

Secondary education, general pupils > % female 52.03%
Ranked 18th. 5% more than Spain
49.53%
Ranked 81st.

Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 98.97%
Ranked 17th.
99.59%
Ranked 5th. 1% more than Portugal

Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 17.22
Ranked 37th. 40% more than Spain
12.28
Ranked 49th.

Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 6.38
Ranked 7th. 83% more than Spain
3.48
Ranked 48th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 49.3
Ranked 4th. 3% more than Spain
47.77
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 34.46
Ranked 3rd. 9% more than Spain
31.51
Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 0.214
Ranked 8th.
0.722
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Portugal
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 35.48
Ranked 9th.
41.71
Ranked 2nd. 18% more than Portugal
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 32.12
Ranked 7th. 10% more than Spain
29.12
Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 34.88
Ranked 3rd.
36.68
Ranked 7th. 5% more than Portugal
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 27.55
Ranked 14th.
39.72
Ranked 11th. 44% more than Portugal
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 90-94 per million people 376.81
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Spain
102.7
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 62.65
Ranked 7th. 19% more than Spain
52.8
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 95-99 per million people 272.52
Ranked 1st. 47% more than Spain
185.36
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 1.54
Ranked 5th. 19% more than Spain
1.3
Ranked 17th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 0.64
Ranked 4th. 16% more than Spain
0.55
Ranked 16th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 27.2
Ranked 11th.
30.82
Ranked 25th. 13% more than Portugal
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 85-89 per million people 4,021.79
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Spain
1,185.91
Ranked 3rd.
Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 80.06%
Ranked 45th.
125.59%
Ranked 1st. 57% more than Portugal

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net 98.87%
Ranked 8th.
99.76%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Portugal

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 118.1%
Ranked 21st. 10% more than Spain
107.28%
Ranked 57th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 99.28%
Ranked 4th.
99.83%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Portugal

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 11.08%
Ranked 58th.
32.92%
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Portugal

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 0.692
Ranked 4th. 76% more than Spain
0.393
Ranked 17th.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 5.72%
Ranked 30th. 25% more than Spain
4.57%
Ranked 64th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 15 years
Ranked 31st.
16 years
Ranked 12th. 7% more than Portugal
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 62.6%
Ranked 15th.
97.76%
Ranked 25th. 56% more than Portugal

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 346,613
Ranked 3rd.
1.09 million
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Portugal
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 7,814
Ranked 4th.
22,653
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Portugal
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 100 803
Ranked 2nd.
2,842
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Portugal
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 80-84 85,912
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Spain
85,462
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 1,356
Ranked 5th.
6,231
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Portugal
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 101.62% gross
Ranked 22nd.
122.51% gross
Ranked 3rd. 21% more than Portugal

School enrollment, primary, male > % net 98.82%
Ranked 11th.
99.54%
Ranked 4th. 1% more than Portugal

Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 65.64%
Ranked 10th.
97.42%
Ranked 27th. 48% more than Portugal

Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 16.34%
Ranked 19th. 6 times more than Spain
2.88%
Ranked 66th.

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