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  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • Homeschooling legal status: Legal status of homeschooling.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall: Overall.

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  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills: Overall.

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  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve: Access and retrieve.

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  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret: Integrate and interpret.

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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts: Non-continuous texts.

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  • Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts: Continuous texts.

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  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Library members per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Percentage of population older than 24 years that has completed tertiary education.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • 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).
  • Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with secondary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with secondary 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).
  • Education spending > % of GDP: Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP, 2000-2002)
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • 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.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education (%). Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %: 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.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %: 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.
  • 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.
  • Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • 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.
  • Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • 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
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • School enrollment, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males: Number of male entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the male population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • 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 South Korea Turkey HISTORY
Children out of school, primary 30,444
Ranked 54th.
243,731
Ranked 22nd. 8 times more than South Korea

Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.612
Ranked 100th.
3.34
Ranked 65th. 5 times more than South Korea

Children out of school, primary, female 19,771
Ranked 44th.
139,953
Ranked 17th. 7 times more than South Korea

College and university > Gender parity index 0.721
Ranked 101st.
0.82
Ranked 93th. 14% more than South Korea

College and university > Share of total education spending 17.06%
Ranked 69th.
31.9%
Ranked 7th. 87% more than South Korea

Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 134th. 13% more than Turkey
8
Ranked 157th.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.05%
Ranked 60th. 76% more than Turkey
2.86%
Ranked 93th.

Homeschooling legal status Prohibited by law but law is unclear and the cause is supported by business leaders, therefore homeschoolers do not generally experience issues with authorities. Illegal, public education is mandatory without known exceptions.
Literacy > Female 97%
Ranked 44th. 22% more than Turkey
79.6%
Ranked 13th.

Literacy > Total population 98.1%
Ranked 39th. 12% more than Turkey
87.4%
Ranked 13th.

Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 138th. 20% more than Turkey
5
Ranked 174th.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.31
Ranked 101st.
3.98
Ranked 72nd. 20% more than South Korea

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 19.05
Ranked 68th.
27.75
Ranked 49th. 46% more than South Korea

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 16.16
Ranked 42nd.
21.76
Ranked 9th. 35% more than South Korea

Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 158th.
7
Ranked 77th. 17% more than South Korea

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.397
Ranked 83th.
1.92
Ranked 58th. 5 times more than South Korea

Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 118th. The same as Turkey
3
Ranked 117th.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th. 55% more than Turkey
2.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th.
Secondary education, pupils 3.87 million
Ranked 21st.
7.97 million
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than South Korea

College and university > Private school share 80.67%
Ranked 9th. 16 times more than Turkey
5.16%
Ranked 95th.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Turkey
0.95
Ranked 110th.

School life expectancy > Total 14.6 years
Ranked 22nd. 54% more than Turkey
9.5 years
Ranked 82nd.
Primary education, pupils 3.14 million
Ranked 34th.
6.58 million
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than South Korea

Primary education, teachers 164,820
Ranked 23th.
233,073
Ranked 13th. 41% more than South Korea

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 133th. The same as Turkey
6
Ranked 140th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.325
Ranked 85th.
0.36
Ranked 42nd. 11% more than South Korea

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 132nd.
4
Ranked 47th. 33% more than South Korea

Literacy > Male 99.3%
Ranked 17th. 4% more than Turkey
95.3%
Ranked 6th.

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 29.02
Ranked 43th.
30.38
Ranked 53th. 5% more than South Korea
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 195th. The same as Turkey
3
Ranked 193th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 99.8%
Ranked 11th. 4% more than Turkey
95.6%
Ranked 22nd.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 128,241.27
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Turkey
50,908.41
Ranked 10th.

Primary completion rate 101
Ranked 1st. 16% more than Turkey
87
Ranked 77th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 3.22 million
Ranked 1st. 68% more than Turkey
1.92 million
Ranked 19th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 539
Ranked 1st. 16% more than Turkey
464
Ranked 39th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 146th. 20% more than Turkey
5
Ranked 184th.

Children out of school > Primary 14,161
Ranked 48th.
899,833
Ranked 10th. 64 times more than South Korea

Secondary education, teachers 239,292
Ranked 16th. 9% more than Turkey
218,829
Ranked 10th.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 4.81
Ranked 61st. 33% more than Turkey
3.62
Ranked 39th.

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 21.24
Ranked 32nd.
23.09
Ranked 30th. 9% more than South Korea

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 179th. The same as Turkey
3
Ranked 178th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.214
Ranked 92nd.
1.42
Ranked 67th. 7 times more than South Korea

Secondary education, general pupils 3.45 million
Ranked 19th.
6.67 million
Ranked 9th. 93% more than South Korea

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 1.9%
Ranked 115th.
13.5%
Ranked 70th. 7 times more than South Korea

High school > Gender parity index 0.988
Ranked 88th. 7% more than Turkey
0.919
Ranked 114th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 539
Ranked 1st. 16% more than Turkey
464
Ranked 39th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 13,746
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Turkey
6,224
Ranked 21st.

Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 542
Ranked 1st. 16% more than Turkey
467
Ranked 39th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 34%
Ranked 22nd.
41%
Ranked 16th. 21% more than South Korea
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 3.82%
Ranked 74th. 3 times more than Turkey
1.33%
Ranked 104th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 67.35
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Turkey
29.51
Ranked 51st.

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 168th. The same as Turkey
6
Ranked 167th.

Children out of school, primary, male 10,673
Ranked 54th.
103,778
Ranked 20th. 10 times more than South Korea

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 4.6%
Ranked 59th. 21% more than Turkey
3.8%
Ranked 81st.

High school > Students per teacher 16.16
Ranked 43th.
21.76
Ranked 9th. 35% more than South Korea

Secondary education > General pupils 3.18 million
Ranked 10th.
4.01 million
Ranked 20th. 26% more than South Korea

Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 128th. 9% more than Turkey
11
Ranked 179th.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th.
3.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th. 34% more than South Korea
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 4.19 million
Ranked 4th.
7.9 million
Ranked 12th. 89% more than South Korea

Schools connected to the Internet 100%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Turkey
40%
Ranked 27th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 63.07
Ranked 117th.
90.08
Ranked 87th. 43% more than South Korea

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 77.7
Ranked 77th.
109.03
Ranked 19th. 40% more than South Korea

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.63
Ranked 2nd.
0.74
Ranked 72nd. 17% more than South Korea

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 724,200
Ranked 66th.
6.61 million
Ranked 16th. 9 times more than South Korea

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1
Ranked 3rd. 22% more than Turkey
0.82
Ranked 116th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 67.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Turkey
27.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 2.58
Ranked 73th. 4 times more than Turkey
0.697
Ranked 131st.

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 0.294
Ranked 73th.
13.46
Ranked 30th. 46 times more than South Korea

Inequality adjusted index 0.702
Ranked 43th. 59% more than Turkey
0.442
Ranked 82nd.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 583,400
Ranked 59th.
5.2 million
Ranked 15th. 9 times more than South Korea

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 98.6%
Ranked 2nd. 5% more than Turkey
94.1%
Ranked 38th.

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 136th. The same as Turkey
6 years
Ranked 135th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $11,125.42
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Turkey
$4,496.78
Ranked 20th.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 69.34
Ranked 71st.
91.31
Ranked 25th. 32% more than South Korea

Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 541
Ranked 1st. 18% more than Turkey
459
Ranked 40th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 131st. 9% more than Turkey
11
Ranked 186th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 1.49%
Ranked 121st. 98% more than Turkey
0.751%
Ranked 88th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 3%
Ranked 110th.
21.4%
Ranked 57th. 7 times more than South Korea

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 100%
Ranked 1st. 12% more than Turkey
89%
Ranked 95th.

Primary education > Pupils 4.13 million
Ranked 15th.
7.87 million
Ranked 12th. 91% more than South Korea

Secondary education > Pupils 3.69 million
Ranked 10th.
5.33 million
Ranked 15th. 44% more than South Korea

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 36.55%
Ranked 5th.
42.25%
Ranked 100th. 16% more than South Korea

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 76.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th.
82.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 89th. 8% more than South Korea

Secondary education, vocational pupils 416,394
Ranked 19th.
1.84 million
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than South Korea

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 19.05
Ranked 68th.
27.75
Ranked 47th. 46% more than South Korea

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 67.18%
Ranked 62nd.
83.36%
Ranked 13th. 24% more than South Korea

Secondary education > Teachers 207,878
Ranked 5th. 30% more than Turkey
159,401
Ranked 20th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 17 years
Ranked 1st. 55% more than Turkey
11 years
Ranked 76th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 3.65 million
Ranked 2nd.
5.74 million
Ranked 18th. 58% more than South Korea

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 287.22
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Turkey
94.39
Ranked 37th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 542
Ranked 1st. 18% more than Turkey
461
Ranked 39th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 538
Ranked 1st. 15% more than Turkey
466
Ranked 39th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1
Ranked 56th. 5% more than Turkey
0.95
Ranked 27th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 15.13
Ranked 111th.
100.22
Ranked 63th. 7 times more than South Korea

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 46.95%
Ranked 7th.
47.46%
Ranked 134th. 1% more than South Korea

Progression to secondary school 98.69%
Ranked 11th. 8% more than Turkey
91.09%
Ranked 58th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 99.8%
Ranked 11th. 7% more than Turkey
93.3%
Ranked 23th.

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 0.293 per 1,000 people
Ranked 74th.
12.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd. 43 times more than South Korea

Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 542
Ranked 1st. 15% more than Turkey
473
Ranked 32nd.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 100%
Ranked 1st. 15% more than Turkey
87%
Ranked 98th.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 159th. 7% more than Turkey
14
Ranked 199th.

Library books 2.58 million
Ranked 5th. 66% more than Turkey
1.55 million
Ranked 27th.
School life expectancy > Male 15.3 years
Ranked 10th. 47% more than Turkey
10.4 years
Ranked 69th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 65.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th. 17% more than Turkey
56.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 87.45
Ranked 8th.
121.56
Ranked 78th. 39% more than South Korea

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.087 per capita
Ranked 8th.
0.114 per capita
Ranked 85th. 31% more than South Korea

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 0.7%
Ranked 122nd.
5.7%
Ranked 88th. 8 times more than South Korea

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 100%
Ranked 1st. 9% more than Turkey
92%
Ranked 76th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 99.8%
Ranked 13th. 2% more than Turkey
98%
Ranked 10th.

Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD 2.98%
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Turkey
0.59%
Ranked 26th.
Library books per 1000 57.13
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Turkey
24.94
Ranked 39th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 514,550
Ranked 3rd.
1.32 million
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than South Korea

Primary education > Teachers 142,153
Ranked 13th.
225,852
Ranked 19th. 59% more than South Korea
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 47.35%
Ranked 5th. 13% more than Turkey
42.04%
Ranked 142nd.

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 2.95
Ranked 72nd.
4.11
Ranked 84th. 39% more than South Korea
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 76.71
Ranked 41st.
79.75
Ranked 74th. 4% more than South Korea

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 0.216 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th.
7.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th. 36 times more than South Korea

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $556.32 billion
Ranked 5th. 67% more than Turkey
$332.75 billion
Ranked 8th.

Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 166th. The same as Turkey
6
Ranked 165th.

Scouting > Members 190,539
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Turkey
40,579
Ranked 36th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 71.36%
Ranked 67th.
89.79%
Ranked 23th. 26% more than South Korea
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 59.1%
Ranked 43th.
89.79%
Ranked 4th. 52% more than South Korea
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 66.02
Ranked 58th. 10% more than Turkey
59.99
Ranked 103th.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.43
Ranked 25th. 6% more than Turkey
94.07
Ranked 129th.

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 4.32
Ranked 39th. 49% more than Turkey
2.9
Ranked 86th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male 3,732
Ranked 47th.
353,712
Ranked 14th. 95 times more than South Korea

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.987
Ranked 83th.
0.988
Ranked 80th. The same as South Korea

Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 0.0
Ranked 44th.
0.0
Ranked 43th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 76.17
Ranked 4th.
88.31
Ranked 79th. 16% more than South Korea

Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64 10.58%
Ranked 26th. 38% more than Turkey
7.68%
Ranked 29th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 3.81
Ranked 37th. 7 times more than Turkey
0.548
Ranked 116th.
Primary completion rate > Women 100
Ranked 1st. 20% more than Turkey
83
Ranked 76th.

School life expectancy > Female 13.9 years
Ranked 31st. 64% more than Turkey
8.5 years
Ranked 76th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 98.6%
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Turkey
95.3%
Ranked 32nd.

Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.077 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st.
4.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 65 times more than South Korea

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 15.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th.
93.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th. 6 times more than South Korea

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 12.19
Ranked 106th.
78.87
Ranked 52nd. 6 times more than South Korea

Primary completion rate > Men 102
Ranked 1st. 12% more than Turkey
91
Ranked 62nd.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 100.3
Ranked 44th. 34% more than Turkey
74.73
Ranked 136th.

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 85.7
Ranked 85th.
117.77
Ranked 80th. 37% more than South Korea

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 76.46 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 2% more than Turkey
74.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million 0.0606%
Ranked 18th. 7 times more than Turkey
0.00828%
Ranked 29th.
Library members 2.16 million
Ranked 1st. 80 times more than Turkey
27,000
Ranked 21st.
Library members per 1000 47.85
Ranked 2nd. 110 times more than Turkey
0.434
Ranked 38th.
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 35.32%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Turkey
12.92%
Ranked 36th.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 63.6%
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Turkey
22.5%
Ranked 73th.

Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 5.05%
Ranked 60th. 76% more than Turkey
2.86%
Ranked 95th.

Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 40.2%
Ranked 45th. 2 times more than Turkey
16.3%
Ranked 44th.

Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 63.4%
Ranked 14th. 82% more than Turkey
34.9%
Ranked 69th.

Education spending > % of GDP 4.2%
Ranked 80th. 14% more than Turkey
3.7%
Ranked 92nd.
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 90.65% gross
Ranked 11th. 11 times more than Turkey
8.24% gross
Ranked 126th.

Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 62.43
Ranked 44th.
72.58
Ranked 93th. 16% more than South Korea

Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita 25.13%
Ranked 27th. 69% more than Turkey
14.84%
Ranked 61st.

Secondary education > Pupils > % female 47.2% female
Ranked 57th. 12% more than Turkey
42.03% female
Ranked 124th.

Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group 104.1%
Ranked 11th. 19% more than Turkey
87.77%
Ranked 90th.

School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 109.88% gross
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Turkey
33.54% gross
Ranked 47th.

Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort 97.92%
Ranked 6th. 3% more than Turkey
94.88%
Ranked 24th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 15 years
Ranked 3rd. 36% more than Turkey
11 years
Ranked 76th.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 98.76%
Ranked 72nd. 4% more than Turkey
94.99%
Ranked 103th.

School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 117.49%
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Turkey
28.63%
Ranked 97th.

School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 117.97%
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Turkey
29.75%
Ranked 97th.

Secondary education, pupils > % female 47.2%
Ranked 107th. About the same as Turkey
47.04%
Ranked 110th.

Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita $11,844.77
Ranked 6th. 98% more than Turkey
$5,968.61
Ranked 24th.

Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP 52.43%
Ranked 52nd.
55.96%
Ranked 40th. 7% more than South Korea

Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 8.36
Ranked 63th.
25.18
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than South Korea

Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 2.72
Ranked 57th. 82% more than Turkey
1.5
Ranked 37th.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 98.55%
Ranked 75th. 7% more than Turkey
91.8%
Ranked 102nd.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 98.94%
Ranked 69th.
99.03%
Ranked 65th. The same as South Korea

Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 3.73% of GNI
Ranked 100th. 7% more than Turkey
3.49% of GNI
Ranked 108th.

Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 4.62%
Ranked 64th. 16% more than Turkey
4%
Ranked 30th.

Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment 17%
Ranked 27th.
55.7%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than South Korea

Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment 53.4%
Ranked 18th. 90% more than Turkey
28.1%
Ranked 2nd.

Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita 18.63%
Ranked 32nd. 57% more than Turkey
11.84%
Ranked 63th.

School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 92.77% gross
Ranked 15th. 3% more than Turkey
90.5% gross
Ranked 57th.

Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita 9.34%
Ranked 69th.
44.75%
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than South Korea

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 98.6%
Ranked 2nd. 6% more than Turkey
92.7%
Ranked 39th.

School enrollment > Primary > % net 99.37% net
Ranked 2nd. 11% more than Turkey
89.33% net
Ranked 78th.

School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 92.9% gross
Ranked 17th. 17% more than Turkey
79.23% gross
Ranked 93th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 49.25%
Ranked 16th. 17% more than Turkey
42.16%
Ranked 26th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 18 years
Ranked 1st. 50% more than Turkey
12 years
Ranked 68th.
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 74.56%
Ranked 90th.
84.08%
Ranked 87th. 13% more than South Korea

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000 2.94
Ranked 118th.
21.34
Ranked 79th. 7 times more than South Korea

School enrollment, primary > % gross 103.84%
Ranked 74th. 2% more than Turkey
102.12%
Ranked 82nd.

School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 93.05% gross
Ranked 19th. 38% more than Turkey
67.63% gross
Ranked 107th.

School enrollment, primary, male > % net 99.22%
Ranked 5th. 2% more than Turkey
96.84%
Ranked 26th.

Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 99.1%
Ranked 8th. 4% more than Turkey
95.43%
Ranked 43th.

School enrollment > Primary > % gross 104.79% gross
Ranked 52nd. 12% more than Turkey
93.31% gross
Ranked 141st.

Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 0.00226%
Ranked 119th.
2.18%
Ranked 74th. 963 times more than South Korea

Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 14.98%
Ranked 33th. 10% more than Turkey
13.6%
Ranked 33th.

High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher 18.01
Ranked 32nd.
19.21
Ranked 8th. 7% more than South Korea

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males None
None

Secondary education, teachers > % female 56.53%
Ranked 48th. 37% more than Turkey
41.31%
Ranked 35th.

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