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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."
  • 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.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • 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.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • 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."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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."
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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).
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • 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.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes: Percentage of all primary teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the primary level.
  • 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.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • 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.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • 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.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • 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.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 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.
  • Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Male is the number of males age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the male population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
  • Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % 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.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Male elementary teachers > % trained: Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in their country.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people: 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. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • 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.
STAT Singapore Uzbekistan HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 94.5
Ranked 41st.
99.2
Ranked 16th. 5% more than Singapore

Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 25th.
4
Ranked 16th. 33% more than Singapore

College and university > Private school share 65.31%
Ranked 4th.
0.0
Ranked 107th.

Compulsary education duration 6
Ranked 157th.
12
Ranked 25th. Twice as much as Singapore

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 18th. 1% more than Uzbekistan
0.99
Ranked 71st.

High school enrolment rate 91.49
Ranked 59th.
99.94
Ranked 5th. 9% more than Singapore

Literacy > Female 89.7%
Ranked 75th.
99%
Ranked 22nd. 10% more than Singapore
Literacy > Total population 93.2%
Ranked 68th.
99.3%
Ranked 12th. 7% more than Singapore
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 26th. 50% more than Uzbekistan
4
Ranked 196th.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.39
Ranked 107th.
4.25
Ranked 75th. 25% more than Singapore

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 17.44
Ranked 81st. 12% more than Uzbekistan
15.62
Ranked 86th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 14.91
Ranked 47th. 12% more than Uzbekistan
13.28
Ranked 60th.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 3.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th.
14.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Singapore
Secondary education, duration > Years 4
Ranked 196th.
7
Ranked 65th. 75% more than Singapore

Secondary education, pupils 232,003
Ranked 109th.
4.37 million
Ranked 20th. 19 times more than Singapore

Literacy > Adult literacy 94.4%
Ranked 37th.
96.9%
Ranked 1st. 3% more than Singapore
Primary education, teachers 16,893
Ranked 91st.
124,685
Ranked 26th. 7 times more than Singapore

Primary education, pupils 294,602
Ranked 117th.
1.95 million
Ranked 49th. 7 times more than Singapore

Adult literacy rate > Female 91.6
Ranked 46th.
98.9
Ranked 18th. 8% more than Singapore

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 32nd.
7
Ranked 20th. 17% more than Singapore

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 2.99
Ranked 43th. 7 times more than Uzbekistan
0.452
Ranked 83th.

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 2
Ranked 141st. The same as Uzbekistan
2
Ranked 185th.

Literacy > Male 96.7%
Ranked 53th.
99.6%
Ranked 10th. 3% more than Singapore
Spending > USD 4.8 billion
Ranked 45th. 83% more than Uzbekistan
2.62 billion
Ranked 55th.

High school > Private school share 6.37%
Ranked 87th.
0.0
Ranked 126th.

Spending > Proportion 2.71
Ranked 131st.
9.37
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Singapore

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 26.44
Ranked 72nd. 10% more than Uzbekistan
24.09
Ranked 82nd.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 65th. The same as Uzbekistan
3
Ranked 161st.

High school repeaters > Male 1.99
Ranked 69th. 100 times more than Uzbekistan
0.02
Ranked 92nd.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 99.5%
Ranked 5th.
99.6%
Ranked 17th. About the same as Singapore

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 21,121.5
Ranked 43th.
23,364.3
Ranked 40th. 11% more than Singapore

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 92,140
Ranked 48th.
393,910
Ranked 43th. 4 times more than Singapore

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 30th. 50% more than Uzbekistan
4
Ranked 206th.

Secondary education, teachers 15,560
Ranked 71st.
329,168
Ranked 11th. 21 times more than Singapore

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 3.12
Ranked 85th.
11.22
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Singapore

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 23.01
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Uzbekistan
9.26
Ranked 105th.

High school > Lower secondary school duration 2
Ranked 185th.
5
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Singapore

Secondary education, general pupils 205,171
Ranked 114th.
3.65 million
Ranked 21st. 18 times more than Singapore

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 6.9%
Ranked 91st. 10 times more than Uzbekistan
0.7%
Ranked 126th.

Scientific and technical journal articles 3,122
Ranked 28th. 16 times more than Uzbekistan
192
Ranked 69th.

College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 38%
Ranked 2nd. The same as Uzbekistan
38%
Ranked 45th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 8.92%
Ranked 36th. 6% more than Uzbekistan
8.42%
Ranked 39th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 25.1
Ranked 27th. 61% more than Uzbekistan
15.59
Ranked 81st.

Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 45th.
7
Ranked 29th. 17% more than Singapore

High school > Students per teacher 14.91
Ranked 48th. 12% more than Uzbekistan
13.28
Ranked 62nd.

Secondary education > General pupils 185,713
Ranked 94th.
3.86 million
Ranked 21st. 21 times more than Singapore

Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 38th. 9% more than Uzbekistan
11
Ranked 170th.

High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 39th. 9% more than Uzbekistan
11
Ranked 149th.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 3.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 107th.
3.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 97th. 12% more than Singapore
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 269,668
Ranked 94th.
2.51 million
Ranked 49th. 9 times more than Singapore

Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 99.8
Ranked 5th. The same as Uzbekistan
99.8
Ranked 13th.

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 46.52
Ranked 139th.
148.95
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Singapore

Primary education, pupils per 1000 59.07
Ranked 141st.
66.4
Ranked 113th. 12% more than Singapore

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.71
Ranked 63th.
0.8
Ranked 96th. 13% more than Singapore

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 231,400
Ranked 88th. 92% more than Uzbekistan
120,500
Ranked 101st.

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.03
Ranked 44th. 6% more than Uzbekistan
0.97
Ranked 114th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 25.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 61% more than Uzbekistan
15.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 4.07
Ranked 47th. 5 times more than Uzbekistan
0.796
Ranked 125th.

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 4
Ranked 185th.
7
Ranked 56th. 75% more than Singapore

Teacher student ratio > High school 16.36
Ranked 40th. 30% more than Uzbekistan
12.58
Ranked 60th.

High school repeaters > Female 1.2
Ranked 68th. 120 times more than Uzbekistan
0.01
Ranked 93th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 175,000
Ranked 85th. 99% more than Uzbekistan
88,100
Ranked 95th.

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 19.3
Ranked 65th. 10% more than Uzbekistan
17.61
Ranked 72nd.

Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 99.8
Ranked 10th. About the same as Uzbekistan
99.7
Ranked 21st.

Elementary school > Enrolled students 299,704
Ranked 95th.
2.07 million
Ranked 45th. 7 times more than Singapore

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 26th. 50% more than Uzbekistan
4 years
Ranked 187th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $21,703.68
Ranked 4th. 47 times more than Uzbekistan
$458.29
Ranked 79th.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 41.14
Ranked 153th.
137.85
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Singapore

High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 38th. 9% more than Uzbekistan
11
Ranked 176th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 7.59%
Ranked 88th.
0.0
Ranked 148th.

High school enrolment rate > Female 95.2
Ranked 47th.
100
Ranked 5th. 5% more than Singapore

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 10.4%
Ranked 81st. 10 times more than Uzbekistan
1%
Ranked 126th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 96%
Ranked 33th. 23% more than Uzbekistan
78%
Ranked 91st.

Duration of education > Secondary level 7
Ranked 21st. The same as Uzbekistan
7
Ranked 53th.
Secondary education > Pupils 214,584
Ranked 88th.
4.23 million
Ranked 20th. 20 times more than Singapore

Primary education > Pupils 260,286
Ranked 124th.
2.44 million
Ranked 47th. 9 times more than Singapore

Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 99.7
Ranked 14th.
99.8
Ranked 10th. About the same as Singapore

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 44.28%
Ranked 69th. 1% more than Uzbekistan
43.93%
Ranked 92nd.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 58.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th.
164.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Singapore

Secondary education, vocational pupils 26,832
Ranked 79th.
890,671
Ranked 13th. 33 times more than Singapore

Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes 94.35%
Ranked 30th.
100%
Ranked 7th. 6% more than Singapore

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 17.44
Ranked 79th. 12% more than Uzbekistan
15.62
Ranked 87th.

Secondary education > Teachers 12,000
Ranked 80th.
302,400
Ranked 12th. 25 times more than Singapore
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 215,952
Ranked 74th.
4.16 million
Ranked 24th. 19 times more than Singapore

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 758.72
Ranked 10th. 101 times more than Uzbekistan
7.51
Ranked 76th.

Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 25th. 50% more than Uzbekistan
4
Ranked 169th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1
Ranked 8th. The same as Uzbekistan
1
Ranked 49th.

Public spending per student > Secondary level 13.3
Ranked 7th.
44.4
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Singapore
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 56.24
Ranked 82nd. 12 times more than Uzbekistan
4.71
Ranked 123th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 47.58%
Ranked 81st.
48.96%
Ranked 28th. 3% more than Singapore

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 99.6%
Ranked 5th. The same as Uzbekistan
99.6%
Ranked 18th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 96%
Ranked 31st. 23% more than Uzbekistan
78%
Ranked 93th.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 14
Ranked 169th.
16
Ranked 41st. 14% more than Singapore

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 48th.
7
Ranked 31st. 17% more than Singapore

Elementary school repeaters > All 0.31
Ranked 100th. 31 times more than Uzbekistan
0.01
Ranked 112th.

Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 59.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th.
149.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Singapore

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 3.4%
Ranked 101st. 9 times more than Uzbekistan
0.4%
Ranked 126th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 73.47
Ranked 100th.
99.45
Ranked 104th. 35% more than Singapore

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.073 per capita
Ranked 100th.
0.099 per capita
Ranked 102nd. 36% more than Singapore

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 97%
Ranked 31st. 23% more than Uzbekistan
79%
Ranked 90th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 99.4%
Ranked 5th.
99.7%
Ranked 16th. About the same as Singapore

Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 25.3
Ranked 4th. 23% more than Uzbekistan
20.6
Ranked 3rd.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 81%
Ranked 4th.
87%
Ranked 27th. 7% more than Singapore
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 28,871
Ranked 83th.
378,423
Ranked 25th. 13 times more than Singapore

Primary education > Teachers 9,843
Ranked 97th.
73,800
Ranked 43th. 7 times more than Singapore
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 47.94%
Ranked 75th.
48.55%
Ranked 95th. 1% more than Singapore

Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 27th. 50% more than Uzbekistan
4
Ranked 172nd.

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 3.14
Ranked 109th.
3.52
Ranked 97th. 12% more than Singapore
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 68.45
Ranked 72nd.
163.74
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Singapore

Female enrolment share > Primary level 47.6%
Ranked 2nd.
48.5%
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Singapore
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $115.30 billion
Ranked 13th. 8 times more than Uzbekistan
$13.65 billion
Ranked 42nd.

Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 45th.
7
Ranked 29th. 17% more than Singapore

Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 204,146
Ranked 94th.
3.3 million
Ranked 19th. 16 times more than Singapore

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 3.83
Ranked 66th.
14.43
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Singapore
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 59.24
Ranked 80th.
149.11
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Singapore

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 97.12
Ranked 82nd.
99.17
Ranked 58th. 2% more than Singapore

Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 3,527
Ranked 6th.
0.0
Ranked 33th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 58.83
Ranked 80th.
164.65
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Singapore

Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.34
Ranked 100th. 34 times more than Uzbekistan
0.01
Ranked 109th.

Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.28
Ranked 98th.
0.0
Ranked 118th.

High school teachers 14,128
Ranked 64th.
357,560
Ranked 11th. 25 times more than Singapore

Elementary school teachers 15,525
Ranked 84th.
117,652
Ranked 30th. 8 times more than Singapore

High school enrolment rate > Male 88.08
Ranked 59th.
99.88
Ranked 14th. 13% more than Singapore

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 55.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 85th. 12 times more than Uzbekistan
4.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 127th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 42.53
Ranked 74th. 12 times more than Uzbekistan
3.45
Ranked 122nd.

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 241,964
Ranked 96th.
4.23 million
Ranked 22nd. 18 times more than Singapore

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 68.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 74th.
163.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Singapore

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 92.8
Ranked 85th.
97.1
Ranked 98th. 5% more than Singapore

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 83.02
Ranked 124th.
94.36
Ranked 101st. 14% more than Singapore

Primary education, teachers > % female 81.23%
Ranked 52nd.
86.82%
Ranked 31st. 7% more than Singapore

Tertiary education, teachers > % female 38.12%
Ranked 23th.
38.23%
Ranked 61st. About the same as Singapore

Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24 99.5%
Ranked 23th.
99.65%
Ranked 14th. About the same as Singapore
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 71.27
Ranked 63th.
79.69
Ranked 87th. 12% more than Singapore

Secondary education > Pupils > % female 46.56% female
Ranked 95th.
48.51% female
Ranked 79th. 4% more than Singapore

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 56,400
Ranked 99th. 74% more than Uzbekistan
32,400
Ranked 108th.

School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 23.92% gross
Ranked 33th. 41% more than Uzbekistan
16.97% gross
Ranked 70th.

Primary education, pupils > % female 48.26%
Ranked 105th.
48.35%
Ranked 90th. About the same as Singapore

Secondary education, general pupils > % female 49.88%
Ranked 88th. 2% more than Uzbekistan
48.69%
Ranked 104th.

Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24 99.74%
Ranked 1st.
99.89%
Ranked 6th. About the same as Singapore

Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 2.7% of GNI
Ranked 133th.
9.37% of GNI
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Singapore

Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 3.72%
Ranked 86th.
9.37%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Singapore
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 69.52% gross
Ranked 55th.
96.01% gross
Ranked 38th. 38% more than Singapore

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 41.97%
Ranked 27th. 57% more than Uzbekistan
26.7%
Ranked 74th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000 13.71
Ranked 97th. 11 times more than Uzbekistan
1.27
Ranked 124th.

School enrollment > Primary > % gross 103.37% gross
Ranked 55th. 4% more than Uzbekistan
99.77% gross
Ranked 107th.

Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 98.54%
Ranked 16th. 1% more than Uzbekistan
97.84%
Ranked 21st.

Male elementary teachers > % trained 96.81%
Ranked 20th.
100%
Ranked 1st. 3% more than Singapore

Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 18.22%
Ranked 29th. 2% more than Uzbekistan
17.81%
Ranked 31st.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people 707.15
Ranked 3rd.
0.0
Ranked 33th.

Secondary education, teachers > % female 65.88%
Ranked 28th. 6% more than Uzbekistan
62.11%
Ranked 34th.

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