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  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Homeschooling legal status: Legal status of homeschooling.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • 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, 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.
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Teachers as percentage of labor force: The percentage share of the total labor force who are classroom, academic staff, and other teachers. Data for 1999.
  • 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.
  • Mathematical literacy: Mathematical literacy mean value of performance scale 15 years old 2000
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scientific literacy: Scientific literacy mean value of performance scale 15 years old (2000)
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Reading literacy: Reading literacy mean value of performance scale (15 years old, 2000)
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills: Overall.

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

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  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • International Baccalaureate schools: Number of schools of any level teaching the curriculum of the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO).
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Schools connected to the Internet: Schools connected to the Internet are the share of primary and secondary schools in the country that have access to the Internet.
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • 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).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Class size > Age 13: The average number of 13-year-old students per class.
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11: Intended hours of instruction per year for 11 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12: Intended hours of instruction per year for 12 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret: Integrate and interpret.

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  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: 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.
  • Spending per secondary school student: Secondary school spending per pupil in 1998, converted into US dollars by purchasing power parity.
  • 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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  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Expected duration of education for all students: Expected years of schooling for a 5-year-old under current conditions, excluding education for children under 5. Data for 2000.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 200: Number of universities in the top 200
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary teacher salary > Starting: Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary education, in equivalent US dollars converted using PPPs. Data for 1999.
  • Research and Development > RandD > 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.
  • Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge per million: Investment in knowledge is defined and calculated as the sum of expenditure on R&D, on total higher education (public and private) and on software. Simple summation of the three components would lead to overestimation of the investment in knowledge owing to overlaps (R&D and software, R&D and education, software and education). Therefore, data reported here have been adjusted to exclude the overlaps between components.

    Note that as the term is used here, "investment” has a broader connotation than its usual meaning in economic statistics. It includes current expenditures, such as on education and R&D, as well as capital outlays, such as purchases of software and construction of school buildings. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Students from households with computer > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one computer.
  • Expenditure on education > Change in expenditure on education > Expenditure in tertiary education: The indicator shows direct public and private expenditure on educational institutions in relation to the number of full-time equivalent students enrolled in these institutions. Public subsidies for students’ living expenses have been excluded to ensure international comparability of the data.

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

    Note that as the term is used here, "investment” has a broader connotation than its usual meaning in economic statistics. It includes current expenditures, such as on education and R&D, as well as capital outlays, such as purchases of software and construction of school buildings.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Universities > Top 200 per million: Number of universities in the top 200. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology: Intended instruction time spent studying technology, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • 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.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Spending per primary school student: Primary school spending per pupil in 1998, converted into US dollars by purchasing power parity.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9: Intended hours of instruction per year for 9 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13: Intended hours of instruction per year for 14 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64: For each age group shown, those who have completed tertiary education are shown as a percentage of all persons in that age group. Tertiary education includes both tertiary-type "A programmes”, which are largely theoretically-based and designed to provide qualifications for entry to advanced research programmes and professions with high skill requirements, as well as tertiary-type "B programmes” which are classified at the same level of competencies as tertiary-type A programmes but are more occupationally-oriented and lead to direct labour market access. The tertiary attainment profiles are based on the percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 that has completed that level of education.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning science: Intended instruction time spent studying science, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Primary teacher salary > After 15 years: Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary education, in equivalent US dollars converted using PPPs. Data for 1999.
  • Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 13: Of those teachers who teach students aged 13, the percentage who have specialised teacher training.
  • Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13: The average number of years of teaching experience, for teachers of students aged 13.
  • Homeschooling prevalance: Prevalence of homeschooling.
  • Students from households with computer > Age 13 per million: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one computer. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13: Percentage of 13 year-old students who come from households owning more than 25 books.
  • 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.
  • Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 15 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Students from households with study desk > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one study desk.
  • Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 20 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills: Intended instruction time spent studying vocational skills, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 200 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Students from households with calculator > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households containing at least one calculator.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million: Research and development (R&D) comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. R&D is a term covering three activities: basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view. Applied research is also original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective. Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and/or practical experience, which is directed to producing new materials, products or devices, to installing new processes, systems and services, or to improving substantially those already produced or installed.

    The main aggregate used for international comparisons is gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD). This consists of the total expenditure (current and capital) on R&D by all resident companies, research institutes, university and government laboratories, etc. It excludes R&D expenditures financed by domestic firms but performed abroad. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Young shorttext readers: Share of 15-year-olds who are frequent shorttext (particularly comics) readers (2000)
  • Young longtext readers: Share of 15-year-olds who are frequent longtext readers(2000)
  • Share of university qualifications awarded to females: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages: Intended instruction time spent studying modern foreign languages, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Primary teacher salary > Starting per 1000: Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary education, in equivalent US dollars converted using PPPs. Data for 1999. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per secondary school student > Per $ GDP: Secondary school spending per pupil in 1998, converted into US dollars by purchasing power parity. Per $ GDP figures expressed per $1,000 of Gross Domestic Product.
  • Library employees per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Students living with mother > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who live with their mother.
  • Students from households with dictionary > Age 13: The percentage of 13-year-old students who come from a household with a dictionary.
  • Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students whose mothers have at least secondary education.
  • Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 per million: Percentage of 13 year-old students who come from households owning more than 25 books. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Expected duration of education for males: Expected years of schooling for a male 5-year-old under current conditions, excluding education for children under 5. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 16 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 19 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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."
  • Participation > 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."
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • 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)
  • Spending per primary school student > Per $ GDP: Primary school spending per pupil in 1998, converted into US dollars by purchasing power parity. Per $ GDP figures expressed per $1,000 of Gross Domestic Product.
  • Proportion of 18 year olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 18 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Public spending on public institutions: Percentage share of total public education expenditure which is spent directly on public educational institutions. Data for 1999.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Students whose father has secondary education: Percentage of students whose fathers have at least secondary education.
  • 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.
  • Primary teacher salary > Starting; ratio to GDP per capita: Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary education, in equivalent US dollars converted using PPPs. Data for 1999.
  • 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.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning arts: Intended instruction time spent studying arts, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent in physical education: Intended instruction time spent studying physical education, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education (%). Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Primary is the total public expenditure per student in primary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • 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.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • 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.
  • Proportion of 17 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 17 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • 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
  • 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.
STAT Spain Sweden HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 7.3
Ranked 34th.
11.4
Ranked 5th. 56% more than Spain
Children out of school, primary 7,575
Ranked 75th. 3 times more than Sweden
3,027
Ranked 93th.

Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.164
Ranked 112th.
0.32
Ranked 108th. 95% more than Spain

Children out of school, primary, female 2,020
Ranked 78th.
2,155
Ranked 76th. 7% more than Spain

College and university > Gender parity index 1.23
Ranked 42nd.
1.52
Ranked 16th. 24% more than Spain

Compulsary education duration 11
Ranked 36th. 10% more than Sweden
10
Ranked 52nd.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 4.97%
Ranked 57th.
6.98%
Ranked 12th. 41% more than Spain

High school enrolment rate 98.15
Ranked 13th.
99.91
Ranked 6th. 2% more than Spain

Homeschooling legal status Neither legal nor illegal, as Constitution recognises freedom of education, but national education law stipulates that compulsive education must be met through school attendance. Illegal, as of June 2010; supposedly allowed under special circumstances such as student health reasons or family travel, but virtually never approved. Officials often ignore legally permitted appeals.
Literacy > Total population 97.9%
Ranked 41st.
99%
Ranked 19th. 1% more than Spain
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 75th. The same as Sweden
6
Ranked 52nd.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.84
Ranked 59th.
6.61
Ranked 27th. 36% more than Spain

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 12.4
Ranked 109th. 34% more than Sweden
9.27
Ranked 125th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 11.05
Ranked 74th. 16% more than Sweden
9.51
Ranked 84th.

Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 115th. The same as Sweden
6
Ranked 101st.

College and university > Share of total education spending 23.43%
Ranked 33th.
29.02%
Ranked 14th. 24% more than Spain

Literacy > Female 97.2%
Ranked 42nd.
99%
Ranked 16th. 2% more than Spain
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.0437
Ranked 102nd.
0.228
Ranked 93th. 5 times more than Spain

College and university > Gender ratio 123.68
Ranked 47th.
159.23
Ranked 15th. 29% more than Spain

Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 72nd.
4
Ranked 12th. 33% more than Spain

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 6.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th.
8.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 29% more than Spain

Duration of compulsory education 11 years
Ranked 26th. 10% more than Sweden
10 years
Ranked 41st.
Secondary education, pupils 3.25 million
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Sweden
698,968
Ranked 62nd.

College and university > Private school share 14.75%
Ranked 75th. 67% more than Sweden
8.81%
Ranked 91st.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.98
Ranked 66th.
1
Ranked 26th. 2% more than Spain

School life expectancy > Total 15.3 years
Ranked 13th.
16 years
Ranked 6th. 5% more than Spain
Primary education, teachers 223,644
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Sweden
62,429
Ranked 42nd.

Primary education, pupils 2.77 million
Ranked 38th. 5 times more than Sweden
578,486
Ranked 77th.

Tertiary enrollment 59.4%
Ranked 10th.
70%
Ranked 2nd. 18% more than Spain
Spending per student > College and university 24.99
Ranked 31st.
38.99
Ranked 16th. 56% more than Spain

High school > Gender ratio 105.83
Ranked 26th. 7% more than Sweden
99.24
Ranked 62nd.

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 88th.
7
Ranked 12th. 17% more than Spain

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.239
Ranked 87th.
1.01
Ranked 70th. 4 times more than Spain

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 173th.
3
Ranked 72nd. 50% more than Spain

Literacy > Male 98.7%
Ranked 42nd.
99%
Ranked 27th. About the same as Spain
Spending > USD 61 billion
Ranked 10th. 94% more than Sweden
31.41 billion
Ranked 17th.

High school > Private school share 27.31%
Ranked 28th. 41% more than Sweden
19.39%
Ranked 45th.

Spending > Proportion 3.9
Ranked 87th.
6.41
Ranked 17th. 64% more than Spain

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 13.93
Ranked 125th. 38% more than Sweden
10.11
Ranked 143th.

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 134th. The same as Sweden
3
Ranked 102nd.

High school repeaters > Male 13.96
Ranked 19th.
0.0
Ranked 94th.

Preschool enrollment rate 106.72
Ranked 55th. 12% more than Sweden
94.9
Ranked 110th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 25,884.4
Ranked 34th. 59% more than Sweden
16,287.14
Ranked 50th.

Primary completion rate 108
Ranked 12th. 13% more than Sweden
96
Ranked 22nd.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 1.84 million
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Sweden
414,657
Ranked 40th.

Teachers as percentage of labor force 5.2%
Ranked 6th. 24% more than Sweden
4.2%
Ranked 16th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 481
Ranked 31st.
497
Ranked 18th. 3% more than Spain
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 81st. The same as Sweden
6
Ranked 58th.

Children out of school > Primary 12,671
Ranked 71st. 33% more than Sweden
9,536
Ranked 78th.

Secondary education, teachers 293,861
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Sweden
73,492
Ranked 33th.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 6.36
Ranked 46th.
7.78
Ranked 28th. 22% more than Spain

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 12.05
Ranked 84th. 22% more than Sweden
9.88
Ranked 114th.

Mathematical literacy 476
Ranked 21st.
510
Ranked 14th. 7% more than Spain
High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 47th. 33% more than Sweden
3
Ranked 104th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.12
Ranked 98th. 30% more than Sweden
0.0923
Ranked 101st.

Scientific literacy 491
Ranked 19th.
512
Ranked 10th. 4% more than Spain
Spending per student > High school 24.13
Ranked 22nd.
31.19
Ranked 9th. 29% more than Spain

Secondary education, general pupils 2.68 million
Ranked 24th. 6 times more than Sweden
472,309
Ranked 70th.

Reading literacy 493
Ranked 18th.
516
Ranked 9th. 5% more than Spain
High school > Gender parity index 1.01
Ranked 47th. 2% more than Sweden
0.989
Ranked 57th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 481
Ranked 31st.
497
Ranked 18th. 3% more than Spain
Scientific and technical journal articles 16,826
Ranked 9th. 64% more than Sweden
10,237
Ranked 15th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 480
Ranked 31st.
505
Ranked 14th. 5% more than Spain
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 40%
Ranked 35th.
43%
Ranked 30th. 8% more than Spain
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 1.33%
Ranked 106th.
3.51%
Ranked 76th. 3 times more than Spain

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 44.55
Ranked 23th.
46.46
Ranked 19th. 4% more than Spain

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 105th.
7
Ranked 19th. 17% more than Spain

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 11%
Ranked 62nd.
12.9%
Ranked 51st. 17% more than Spain

International Baccalaureate schools 74
Ranked 8th. 80% more than Sweden
41
Ranked 15th.
Children out of school, primary, male 5,555
Ranked 66th. 6 times more than Sweden
872
Ranked 90th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 4.3%
Ranked 65th.
7.3%
Ranked 9th. 70% more than Spain

High school > Students per teacher 11.05
Ranked 75th. 16% more than Sweden
9.51
Ranked 85th.

Secondary education > General pupils 2.63 million
Ranked 27th. 5 times more than Sweden
519,183
Ranked 64th.

Spending per student > Elementary school 19.88
Ranked 25th.
25.44
Ranked 8th. 28% more than Spain

Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 80th.
13
Ranked 15th. 8% more than Spain

High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 75th.
13
Ranked 15th. 8% more than Spain

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th.
7.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 81% more than Spain

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 2.49 million
Ranked 50th. 3 times more than Sweden
774,888
Ranked 83th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 63.3%
Ranked 67th.
84.4%
Ranked 31st. 33% more than Spain

Elementary school graduate rate 99.86
Ranked 2nd.
99.93
Ranked 1st. The same as Spain

Schools connected to the Internet 94%
Ranked 14th.
99%
Ranked 10th. 5% more than Spain
Public spending per student > Primary level 18.8
Ranked 18th.
23.5
Ranked 9th. 25% more than Spain
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 70.34
Ranked 105th.
73.97
Ranked 94th. 5% more than Spain

Primary education, pupils per 1000 60.05
Ranked 121st.
61.22
Ranked 120th. 2% more than Spain

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.22
Ranked 43th.
1.55
Ranked 13th. 27% more than Spain

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.05
Ranked 38th. 5% more than Sweden
1
Ranked 64th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 44.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th.
46.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 4% more than Spain

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.561
Ranked 139th.
1.72
Ranked 89th. 3 times more than Spain

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 98th. The same as Sweden
6
Ranked 85th.

Teacher student ratio > High school 10.8
Ranked 70th. 12% more than Sweden
9.68
Ranked 84th.

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 0.297
Ranked 111th.
1.06
Ranked 98th. 4 times more than Spain

Inequality adjusted index 0.823
Ranked 22nd.
0.878
Ranked 13th. 7% more than Spain
High school repeaters > Female 11.34
Ranked 20th.
0.0
Ranked 95th.

Class size > Age 13 21.9 students
Ranked 8th. 61% more than Sweden
13.6 students
Ranked 25th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 12.42
Ranked 112th. 30% more than Sweden
9.55
Ranked 124th.

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11 795 hours
Ranked 27th. 7% more than Sweden
741 hours
Ranked 34th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 99.9%
Ranked 2nd. About the same as Sweden
99.8%
Ranked 3rd.

Elementary school > Enrolled students 2.63 million
Ranked 39th. 4 times more than Sweden
584,726
Ranked 73th.

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 74th. The same as Sweden
6 years
Ranked 53th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $16,332.08
Ranked 17th.
$27,094.66
Ranked 8th. 66% more than Spain

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 105.18
Ranked 50th. 2% more than Sweden
103.26
Ranked 55th.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 58.07
Ranked 99th. 16% more than Sweden
49.98
Ranked 123th.

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12 795 hours
Ranked 33th. 7% more than Sweden
741 hours
Ranked 37th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 481
Ranked 33th.
494
Ranked 21st. 3% more than Spain
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 32.62%
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Sweden
10.15%
Ranked 70th.

High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 81st.
13
Ranked 16th. 8% more than Spain

Elementary school > Gender ratio 98.93
Ranked 55th.
99.32
Ranked 46th. About the same as Spain

High school enrolment rate > Female 99.48
Ranked 5th.
99.82
Ranked 10th. About the same as Spain

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 99%
Ranked 17th. 3% more than Sweden
96%
Ranked 52nd.

Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 93th. The same as Sweden
6
Ranked 80th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 19.8
Ranked 62nd.
53.5
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Spain
Primary education > Pupils 2.5 million
Ranked 46th. 4 times more than Sweden
690,758
Ranked 83th.

Secondary education > Pupils 3.05 million
Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Sweden
711,798
Ranked 58th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 69.7%
Ranked 62nd.
85.5%
Ranked 33th. 23% more than Spain

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 53.14%
Ranked 61st.
59.59%
Ranked 21st. 12% more than Spain

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 73.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 109th.
102.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 39% more than Spain

Secondary education, vocational pupils 566,815
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Sweden
226,659
Ranked 34th.

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 80.2%
Ranked 27th. 20% more than Sweden
66.89%
Ranked 60th.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 12.4
Ranked 110th. 34% more than Sweden
9.27
Ranked 127th.

Secondary education > Teachers 276,928
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Sweden
75,243
Ranked 43th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 16 years
Ranked 17th. The same as Sweden
16 years
Ranked 14th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 99.82
Ranked 6th.
99.84
Ranked 1st. The same as Spain

Spending per secondary school student $4,274.00 per student
Ranked 16th.
$5,648.00 per student
Ranked 11th. 32% more than Spain
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 3.05 million
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Sweden
917,978
Ranked 61st.

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 400.58
Ranked 23th.
1,142.75
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Spain

Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 473
Ranked 31st.
498
Ranked 19th. 5% more than Spain
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 484
Ranked 29th.
499
Ranked 14th. 3% more than Spain
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 70th. The same as Sweden
6
Ranked 50th.
Expected duration of education for all students 17.5 years
Ranked 9th.
20.2 years
Ranked 2nd. 15% more than Spain
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 102.59%
Ranked 17th. 3% more than Sweden
99.28%
Ranked 64th.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 3,890
Ranked 86th.
33,098
Ranked 52nd. 9 times more than Spain

Public spending per student > Secondary level 25.5
Ranked 21st.
28.3
Ranked 16th. 11% more than Spain
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.33%
Ranked 92nd.
49.36%
Ranked 18th. 2% more than Spain

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 0.297 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th.
1.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 99th. 4 times more than Spain

Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 483
Ranked 28th.
502
Ranked 14th. 4% more than Spain
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 99%
Ranked 17th. 3% more than Sweden
96%
Ranked 50th.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 33th. The same as Sweden
16
Ranked 29th.

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 95th.
7
Ranked 19th. 17% more than Spain

Elementary school repeaters > All 0.0
Ranked 119th.
0.0
Ranked 115th.

School life expectancy > Male 15 years
Ranked 15th.
15.1 years
Ranked 14th. 1% more than Spain
Universities > Top 200 1
Ranked 25th.
5
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Spain
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 61.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 97th. 7% more than Sweden
57.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.06 per capita
Ranked 143th.
0.087 per capita
Ranked 117th. 45% more than Spain

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 60.23
Ranked 146th.
86.82
Ranked 117th. 44% more than Spain

Primary teacher salary > Starting $24,464.00
Ranked 7th. 32% more than Sweden
$18,581.00
Ranked 16th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 100%
Ranked 7th. 4% more than Sweden
96%
Ranked 48th.

Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD 1.12%
Ranked 23th.
3.63%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Spain
Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge per million 0.0562%
Ranked 13th.
0.745%
Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than Spain
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 14.3
Ranked 119th. 25% more than Sweden
11.4
Ranked 129th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 75%
Ranked 51st.
82%
Ranked 37th. 9% more than Spain
Primary education > Teachers 179,271
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Sweden
68,325
Ranked 43th.

Secondary education > Vocational pupils 422,790
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Sweden
192,615
Ranked 39th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 50.01%
Ranked 56th.
52.87%
Ranked 10th. 6% more than Spain

Students from households with computer > Age 13 40%
Ranked 17th.
58%
Ranked 12th. 45% more than Spain
Expenditure on education > Change in expenditure on education > Expenditure in tertiary education 114.14 Index of change, year 200
Ranked 21st.
115.52 Index of change, year 200
Ranked 20th. 1% more than Spain
Private school enrolment > Primary level 33.4
Ranked 13th. 9 times more than Sweden
3.9
Ranked 60th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 68th. The same as Sweden
6
Ranked 48th.

Library employees 495.5
Ranked 4th. 74% more than Sweden
284
Ranked 23th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10 795 hours
Ranked 24th. 7% more than Sweden
741 hours
Ranked 31st.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.2
Ranked 87th.
7.6
Ranked 18th. 81% more than Spain

Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 71.4
Ranked 99th.
79.15
Ranked 75th. 11% more than Spain

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 0.227 per 1,000 people
Ranked 105th.
0.576 per 1,000 people
Ranked 95th. 3 times more than Spain

Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.4%
Ranked 82nd.
49.3%
Ranked 16th. 2% more than Spain
Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge 2.58%
Ranked 14th.
6.93%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Spain
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $752.43 billion
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Sweden
$254.10 billion
Ranked 16th.

Universities > Top 200 per million 0.023
Ranked 24th.
0.554
Ranked 6th. 24 times more than Spain
Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology 5 x
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 106th.
7
Ranked 18th. 17% more than Spain

Scouting > Members 59,408
Ranked 26th. 36% more than Sweden
43,729
Ranked 31st.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 80.72%
Ranked 50th. 16% more than Sweden
69.38%
Ranked 71st.

Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 70.72%
Ranked 25th. 42% more than Sweden
49.66%
Ranked 43th.

High school > Share of total education spending 36.97%
Ranked 41st. 4% more than Sweden
35.59%
Ranked 49th.

High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 75.12%
Ranked 15th. 53% more than Sweden
49.24%
Ranked 43th.

Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 93.7%
Ranked 4th.
96.1%
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Spain
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 2.57 million
Ranked 24th. 5 times more than Sweden
531,393
Ranked 59th.

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 6.49
Ranked 49th.
8.37
Ranked 26th. 29% more than Spain

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 98.25
Ranked 79th.
99.79
Ranked 31st. 2% more than Spain

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 61.5
Ranked 98th. 7% more than Sweden
57.73
Ranked 113th.

Children out of school > Primary > Male 2,989
Ranked 78th.
4,358
Ranked 73th. 46% more than Spain

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.994
Ranked 40th.
0.996
Ranked 35th. About the same as Spain

Spending per primary school student $3,267.00 per student
Ranked 15th.
$5,579.00 per student
Ranked 7th. 71% more than Spain
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9 795 hours
Ranked 22nd. 7% more than Sweden
741 hours
Ranked 29th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13 870 hours
Ranked 29th. 17% more than Sweden
741 hours
Ranked 35th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 50%
Ranked 52nd.
54.4%
Ranked 4th. 9% more than Spain
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 0.0
Ranked 37th.
457
Ranked 14th.

Private school enrolment > Secondary level 30
Ranked 23th. 11 times more than Sweden
2.7
Ranked 75th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 73.89
Ranked 110th.
102.86
Ranked 43th. 39% more than Spain

Scouting > Members per thousand people 1.29
Ranked 79th.
4.6
Ranked 32nd. 4 times more than Spain
Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64 15.29%
Ranked 20th.
25.21%
Ranked 7th. 65% more than Spain
Primary completion rate > Women 107
Ranked 13th. 11% more than Sweden
96
Ranked 18th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning science 10%
Ranked 23th.
12%
Ranked 16th. 20% more than Spain
School life expectancy > Female 15.6 years
Ranked 14th.
17 years
Ranked 3rd. 9% more than Spain
Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.0
Ranked 116th.
0.0
Ranked 112th.

Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.0
Ranked 115th.
0.0
Ranked 111th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 100%
Ranked 3rd. About the same as Sweden
99.6%
Ranked 3rd.

Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th.
0.485 per 1,000 people
Ranked 96th. 7 times more than Spain

High school teachers 284,084
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Sweden
78,978
Ranked 31st.

Elementary school teachers 211,320
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Sweden
61,220
Ranked 45th.

Primary teacher salary > After 15 years $28,614.00
Ranked 9th. 17% more than Sweden
$24,364.00
Ranked 15th.
Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 13 10%
Ranked 24th.
68%
Ranked 19th. 7 times more than Spain
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13 25.8 years experience
Ranked 13th.
26.2 years experience
Ranked 12th. 2% more than Spain
Homeschooling prevalance About 2,000 families 200 families—half legally
Students from households with computer > Age 13 per million 0.968%
Ranked 21st.
6.5%
Ranked 11th. 7 times more than Spain
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 76%
Ranked 14th.
87%
Ranked 6th. 14% more than Spain
High school enrolment rate > Male 96.92
Ranked 8th.
100
Ranked 5th. 3% more than Spain

Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education 100%
Ranked 4th. 2% more than Sweden
98%
Ranked 13th.
Students from households with study desk > Age 13 92%
Ranked 14th.
98%
Ranked 1st. 7% more than Spain
Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education 38%
Ranked 4th. 65% more than Sweden
23%
Ranked 18th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 3.11 million
Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Sweden
735,494
Ranked 54th.

Primary completion rate > Men 109
Ranked 11th. 14% more than Sweden
96
Ranked 18th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills n n
Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP 0.001 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 29th.
0.014 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 8th. 14 times more than Spain
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 58.5
Ranked 146th.
76.81
Ranked 126th. 31% more than Spain

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 71.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 98th.
79.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th. 11% more than Spain

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 105.82
Ranked 33th. 2% more than Sweden
103.84
Ranked 45th.

Students from households with calculator > Age 13 97%
Ranked 9th.
98%
Ranked 6th. 1% more than Spain
Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 8.5
Ranked 116th.
15.3
Ranked 77th. 80% more than Spain
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million 0.0244%
Ranked 25th.
0.39%
Ranked 5th. 16 times more than Spain
Young shorttext readers 17.7%
Ranked 18th.
37.3%
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Spain
Young longtext readers 23.1%
Ranked 13th. 8% more than Sweden
21.4%
Ranked 16th.
Share of university qualifications awarded to females 59%
Ranked 7th.
60%
Ranked 6th. 2% more than Spain
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages 11 12
Primary teacher salary > Starting per 1000 $0.61
Ranked 15th.
$2.10
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Spain
Spending per secondary school student > Per $ GDP $0.00 per student per $1,000
Ranked 14th.
$0.00 per student per $1,000
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Spain
Library employees per million 12.47
Ranked 3rd.
32.06
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Spain
Students living with mother > Age 13 96%
Ranked 4th. 2% more than Sweden
94%
Ranked 17th.
Students from households with dictionary > Age 13 99%
Ranked 1st. 8% more than Sweden
92%
Ranked 21st.
Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13 22% 45%
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 per million 1.84%
Ranked 22nd.
9.75%
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Spain
Expected duration of education for males 17.1 years
Ranked 11th.
18.6 years
Ranked 2nd. 9% more than Spain
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education 90%
Ranked 18th. 1% more than Sweden
89%
Ranked 21st.
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education 35%
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Sweden
12%
Ranked 22nd.
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree 59%
Ranked 7th.
60%
Ranked 6th. 2% more than Spain
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 96.6%
Ranked 8th.
99.22%
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Spain

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 63.28%
Ranked 9th. 15% more than Sweden
55.12%
Ranked 18th.

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 99.13% net
Ranked 5th. 1% more than Sweden
98.47% net
Ranked 13th.

School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 99.73% net
Ranked 5th. 1% more than Sweden
98.78% net
Ranked 15th.

Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 71.13%
Ranked 36th.
71.84%
Ranked 31st. 1% more than Spain

Primary education, teachers > % female 75.33%
Ranked 67th.
82.04%
Ranked 49th. 9% more than Spain

Tertiary education, teachers > % female 39.79%
Ranked 52nd.
42.97%
Ranked 42nd. 8% more than Spain

Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 10.86%
Ranked 76th.
13.37%
Ranked 55th. 23% more than Spain

Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 24.4%
Ranked 41st.
43.9%
Ranked 25th. 80% more than Spain

Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 25%
Ranked 77th.
44.1%
Ranked 46th. 76% more than Spain

Education spending > % of GDP 4.5%
Ranked 71st.
7.7%
Ranked 12th. 71% more than Spain
Spending per primary school student > Per $ GDP $0.00 per student per $1,000
Ranked 15th.
$0.00 per student per $1,000
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Spain
Proportion of 18 year olds in secondary education 38%
Ranked 19th.
91%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Spain
Public spending on public institutions 86.9%
Ranked 20th. 10% more than Sweden
78.9%
Ranked 25th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 111.47% gross
Ranked 8th. 31% more than Sweden
85.11% gross
Ranked 37th.

Students whose father has secondary education 27% 43%
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 122.38
Ranked 50th.
154.94
Ranked 19th. 27% more than Spain

Primary teacher salary > Starting; ratio to GDP per capita $28,614.00
Ranked 9th. 17% more than Sweden
$24,364.00
Ranked 15th.
Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita 23.76%
Ranked 31st.
26.75%
Ranked 21st. 13% more than Spain

Proportion of primary education time spent learning arts 12 3
Secondary education > Pupils > % female 50.16% female
Ranked 28th. 1% more than Sweden
49.46% female
Ranked 49th.

Proportion of primary education time spent in physical education 8 8
Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group 109.28%
Ranked 8th. 5% more than Sweden
103.94%
Ranked 1st.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 99.69%
Ranked 3rd. 6% more than Sweden
94.25%
Ranked 42nd.

Government spending on education > % of government spending 11.09%
Ranked 59th.
12.73%
Ranked 43th. 15% more than Spain

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 106.14%
Ranked 50th. 12% more than Sweden
94.57%
Ranked 108th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 17 years
Ranked 10th. The same as Sweden
17 years
Ranked 8th.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 100.32%
Ranked 49th. 1% more than Sweden
99.25%
Ranked 62nd.

School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 126.92%
Ranked 2nd. 34% more than Sweden
94.79%
Ranked 32nd.

School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 126.85%
Ranked 2nd. 33% more than Sweden
95.21%
Ranked 29th.

Secondary education, pupils > % female 48.89%
Ranked 60th. 1% more than Sweden
48.36%
Ranked 77th.

Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 21.48%
Ranked 32nd.
27.61%
Ranked 7th. 29% more than Spain

Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita $19,396.30
Ranked 20th.
$30,958.50
Ranked 8th. 60% more than Spain

Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP 64.75%
Ranked 28th. 3% more than Sweden
62.72%
Ranked 31st.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 101.14%
Ranked 48th. 2% more than Sweden
98.97%
Ranked 69th.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 99.38%
Ranked 53th.
99.59%
Ranked 45th. About the same as Spain

Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 125.59%
Ranked 1st. 24% more than Sweden
101.53%
Ranked 12th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net 99.76%
Ranked 2nd. 5% more than Sweden
94.63%
Ranked 43th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 107.28%
Ranked 57th. 13% more than Sweden
95.21%
Ranked 116th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 99.83%
Ranked 2nd. 5% more than Sweden
94.99%
Ranked 40th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 32.92%
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Sweden
8.39%
Ranked 65th.

Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 4.12% of GNI
Ranked 81st.
8.04% of GNI
Ranked 6th. 95% more than Spain

Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 4.29%
Ranked 75th.
7.53%
Ranked 12th. 76% more than Spain

Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment 56%
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Sweden
23.2%
Ranked 21st.

Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment 20.4%
Ranked 58th.
58.1%
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Spain

Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita 18.62%
Ranked 33th.
23.98%
Ranked 12th. 29% more than Spain

School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 115.77% gross
Ranked 5th. 15% more than Sweden
100.7% gross
Ranked 23th.

Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita 22.73%
Ranked 52nd.
46.95%
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Spain

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 99.8%
Ranked 5th.
100%
Ranked 6th. About the same as Spain

School enrollment > Primary > % net 99.44% net
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than Sweden
98.63% net
Ranked 13th.

Proportion of 17 year olds in tertiary education 0.0
Ranked 17th.
0.0
Ranked 33th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 54.52%
Ranked 25th.
54.89%
Ranked 24th. 1% more than Spain

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 16 years
Ranked 12th. 7% more than Sweden
15 years
Ranked 23th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 122.51% gross
Ranked 3rd. 17% more than Sweden
104.56% gross
Ranked 17th.

School enrollment, primary, male > % net 99.54%
Ranked 4th.
99.7%
Ranked 1st. About the same as Spain

Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 97.42%
Ranked 27th. 2% more than Sweden
95.57%
Ranked 42nd.

School enrollment > Primary > % gross 107.7% gross
Ranked 51st. 9% more than Sweden
99.07% gross
Ranked 112th.

Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 2.88%
Ranked 66th.
0.0
Ranked 122nd.

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