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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • Homeschooling legal status: Legal status of homeschooling.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • 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.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills: Overall.

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  • 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.
  • 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 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 > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public education funding for all levels that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret: Integrate and interpret.

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  • 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.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts: Continuous texts.

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  • Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts: Non-continuous texts.

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  • 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 (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary 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 > 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 > 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. 
  • 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.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant local currency.
  • Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Secondary is the total public expenditure per student in secondary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • School enrollment, preprimary > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Total is the total enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, primary > % net: School enrollment, primary (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Total is the ratio of children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the total population of the official primary school age.
  • School enrollment, secondary > % gross: School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Total is the total enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary: School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary). Percentage of private enrolment. Secondary is the enrolment in private secondary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in secondary 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.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Female is the total female enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Tertiary is the total public expenditure per student in tertiary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • School enrollment, secondary > % net: School enrollment, secondary (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Total is the ratio of children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the population of the official secondary school age.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Total enrollment, primary > % net: Total enrollment, primary (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • Total enrollment, primary, female > % net: Total enrollment, primary, female (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Total is the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to primary education.
  • Secondary education, teachers > % female: Secondary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Secondary is the number of female teachers at the secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
STAT Serbia United States HISTORY
Child care (preschool) > Duration 4
Ranked 14th. 33% more than United States
3
Ranked 47th.

Children out of school, primary 21,878
Ranked 39th.
1.76 million
Ranked 3rd. 80 times more than Serbia

Children out of school, primary per 1000 3.03
Ranked 40th.
5.64
Ranked 47th. 86% more than Serbia

Children out of school, primary, female 10,580
Ranked 35th.
780,465
Ranked 3rd. 74 times more than Serbia

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 1.46
Ranked 40th.
2.5
Ranked 48th. 71% more than Serbia

College and university > Gender parity index 1.32
Ranked 32nd.
1.41
Ranked 33th. 7% more than Serbia

College and university > Share of total education spending 29.19%
Ranked 7th. 14% more than United States
25.65%
Ranked 26th.

Compulsary education duration 8
Ranked 86th.
12
Ranked 14th. 50% more than Serbia

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 4.82%
Ranked 17th.
5.62%
Ranked 39th. 17% more than Serbia

Homeschooling legal status Illegal, public education is mandatory without known exceptions. Legal under regulating conditions, varies by state.
Primary education, duration > Years 4
Ranked 193th.
6
Ranked 53th. 50% more than Serbia

Primary education, teachers per 1000 2.56
Ranked 68th.
5.49
Ranked 49th. 2 times more than Serbia

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 15.63
Ranked 61st. 9% more than United States
14.29
Ranked 98th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 9.07
Ranked 37th.
14.49
Ranked 56th. 60% more than Serbia

Secondary education, duration > Years 8
Ranked 11th. 33% more than United States
6
Ranked 102nd.

Secondary education, pupils 565,869
Ranked 31st.
24.21 million
Ranked 4th. 43 times more than Serbia

College and university > Private school share 16.01%
Ranked 30th.
27.95%
Ranked 46th. 75% more than Serbia

Primary education, teachers 18,511
Ranked 45th.
1.71 million
Ranked 5th. 92 times more than Serbia

Primary education, pupils 289,403
Ranked 57th.
24.43 million
Ranked 5th. 84 times more than Serbia

Compulsary education starting age 7
Ranked 8th. 17% more than United States
6
Ranked 66th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 1.26
Ranked 31st. 27 times more than United States
0.0465
Ranked 96th.

High school > Upper secondary school duration 4
Ranked 33th. 33% more than United States
3
Ranked 73th.

High school > Private school share 0.492%
Ranked 57th.
8.27%
Ranked 86th. 17 times more than Serbia

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 146th. The same as United States
3
Ranked 103th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 11,554.84
Ranked 71st.
56,943.33
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Serbia

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 442
Ranked 42nd.
500
Ranked 15th. 13% more than Serbia
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 4
Ranked 203th.
6
Ranked 59th. 50% more than Serbia

Secondary education, teachers 62,374
Ranked 11th.
1.67 million
Ranked 4th. 27 times more than Serbia

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 8.63
Ranked 5th. 61% more than United States
5.36
Ranked 56th.

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 12.93
Ranked 39th.
14.96
Ranked 64th. 16% more than Serbia

High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 48th. 33% more than United States
3
Ranked 105th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 1.56
Ranked 37th.
3.14
Ranked 43th. Twice as much as Serbia

Secondary education, general pupils 351,074
Ranked 47th.
24.21 million
Ranked 3rd. 69 times more than Serbia

High school > Gender parity index 1.02
Ranked 43th. 1% more than United States
1.01
Ranked 68th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 442
Ranked 42nd.
500
Ranked 15th. 13% more than Serbia
Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 449
Ranked 41st.
492
Ranked 25th. 10% more than Serbia
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 46%
Ranked 22nd.
47%
Ranked 7th. 2% more than Serbia
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 5.06%
Ranked 64th. 19 times more than United States
0.271%
Ranked 124th.

Scouting > Genders admitted both both for Venturing, boys only for non-Venturing
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 7
Ranked 25th. 17% more than United States
6
Ranked 77th.

Children out of school, primary, male 11,298
Ranked 34th.
976,866
Ranked 3rd. 86 times more than Serbia

High school > Students per teacher 9.07
Ranked 37th.
14.49
Ranked 57th. 60% more than Serbia

Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 165th.
12
Ranked 59th. 9% more than Serbia

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 80.1%
Ranked 37th.
94.7%
Ranked 14th. 18% more than Serbia

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 78.33
Ranked 36th. 1% more than United States
77.71
Ranked 76th.

Primary education, pupils per 1000 40.06
Ranked 84th.
78.41
Ranked 97th. 96% more than Serbia

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 1.59
Ranked 93th. 9 times more than United States
0.183
Ranked 178th.

Inequality adjusted index 0.709
Ranked 40th.
0.941
Ranked 3rd. 33% more than Serbia
Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 0.0
Ranked 12th.
47.8%
Ranked 32nd.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $1,959.58
Ranked 77th.
$33,005.49
Ranked 3rd. 17 times more than Serbia

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 48.6
Ranked 71st.
77.71
Ranked 47th. 60% more than Serbia

Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 445
Ranked 42nd.
495
Ranked 20th. 11% more than Serbia
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 0.0857%
Ranked 83th.
8.72%
Ranked 80th. 102 times more than Serbia

High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 171st.
12
Ranked 61st. 9% more than Serbia

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 90.7%
Ranked 27th.
94.3%
Ranked 22nd. 4% more than Serbia

Secondary education, vocational pupils 214,795
Ranked 13th.
0.0
Ranked 96th.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 15.63
Ranked 60th. 9% more than United States
14.29
Ranked 100th.

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 76.98%
Ranked 17th.
77.19%
Ranked 38th. About the same as Serbia

Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 444
Ranked 42nd.
500
Ranked 13th. 13% more than Serbia
Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 438
Ranked 42nd.
503
Ranked 14th. 15% more than Serbia
Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 430
Ranked 44th.
512
Ranked 8th. 19% more than Serbia
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 126th. The same as United States
15
Ranked 90th.

Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 84%
Ranked 34th.
87%
Ranked 8th. 4% more than Serbia
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $14.35 billion
Ranked 66th.
$10.28 trillion
Ranked 1st. 717 times more than Serbia

Primary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 25th. 17% more than United States
6
Ranked 77th.

Scouting > Members 4,408
Ranked 101st.
2.99 million
Ranked 3rd. 678 times more than Serbia
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 0.0
Ranked 24th.
54.76%
Ranked 39th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 81.93%
Ranked 32nd. About the same as United States
81.55%
Ranked 48th.

High school > Share of total education spending 23.14%
Ranked 41st.
35.42%
Ranked 52nd. 53% more than Serbia

Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 0.0
Ranked 23th.
54.76%
Ranked 41st.

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.996
Ranked 34th. About the same as United States
0.991
Ranked 69th.

Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 0.0
Ranked 63th.
25,000
Ranked 1st.

Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.61
Ranked 111th.
9.52
Ranked 14th. 16 times more than Serbia
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ $24.72 billion
Ranked 48th.
$11.51 trillion
Ranked 1st. 466 times more than Serbia

Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU 649.33 billion
Ranked 54th.
11.23 trillion
Ranked 13th. 17 times more than Serbia

Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita 14.06%
Ranked 32nd.
25.25%
Ranked 32nd. 80% more than Serbia

School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 55.81%
Ranked 27th.
73.32%
Ranked 63th. 31% more than Serbia

School enrollment, primary > % net 91.37%
Ranked 35th.
91.88%
Ranked 70th. 1% more than Serbia

School enrollment, secondary > % gross 91.71%
Ranked 18th.
93.55%
Ranked 60th. 2% more than Serbia

School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 0.492%
Ranked 56th.
8.27%
Ranked 85th. 17 times more than Serbia

School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 59.81%
Ranked 7th.
111.32%
Ranked 1st. 86% more than Serbia

Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 44.71%
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than United States
21.66%
Ranked 66th.

School enrollment, secondary > % net 90.44%
Ranked 3rd. 3% more than United States
87.47%
Ranked 32nd.

Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita 88,696.37
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than United States
36,028.94
Ranked 52nd.

Total enrollment, primary > % net 92.97%
Ranked 37th. The same as United States
92.89%
Ranked 75th.

Total enrollment, primary, female > % net 93.01%
Ranked 29th.
93.55%
Ranked 58th. 1% more than Serbia

Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment 0.39%
Ranked 67th.
0.0
Ranked 137th.

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total > % of relevant age group 92.73%
Ranked 66th.
101.34%
Ranked 79th. 9% more than Serbia

Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending 45.26%
Ranked 12th. 40% more than United States
32.42%
Ranked 47th.

Secondary education, teachers > % female 63.64%
Ranked 7th. 4% more than United States
61.15%
Ranked 36th.

Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 64.32%
Ranked 41st.
79.4%
Ranked 11th. 23% more than Serbia

Primary education, teachers > % female 83.38%
Ranked 18th.
86.71%
Ranked 33th. 4% more than Serbia

Tertiary education, teachers > % female 46.6%
Ranked 15th.
47.68%
Ranked 22nd. 2% more than Serbia

Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 9.11%
Ranked 90th.
13.07%
Ranked 60th. 43% more than Serbia

Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 4.82%
Ranked 17th.
5.62%
Ranked 41st. 17% more than Serbia

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