| STAT | Sweden | United States | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average years of schooling of adults |
11.4
Ranked 5th. |
12
Ranked 1st. 5% more than Sweden |
|
| Children out of school, primary |
3,027
Ranked 93th. |
1.76 million
Ranked 3rd. 581 times more than Sweden |
|
| Children out of school, primary per 1000 |
0.32
Ranked 108th. |
5.64
Ranked 47th. 18 times more than Sweden |
|
| Children out of school, primary, female |
2,155
Ranked 76th. |
780,465
Ranked 3rd. 362 times more than Sweden |
|
| College and university > Gender parity index |
1.52
Ranked 16th. 8% more than United States |
1.41
Ranked 33th. |
|
| College and university > Share of total education spending |
29.02%
Ranked 14th. 13% more than United States |
25.65%
Ranked 26th. |
|
| Compulsary education duration |
10
Ranked 52nd. |
12
Ranked 14th. 20% more than Sweden |
|
| Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP |
6.98%
Ranked 12th. 24% more than United States |
5.62%
Ranked 39th. |
|
| Homeschooling legal status | 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. | Legal under regulating conditions, varies by state. | |
| Literacy > Total population |
99%
Ranked 19th. The same as United States |
99%
Ranked 20th. |
|
| Primary education, duration > Years |
6
Ranked 52nd. The same as United States |
6
Ranked 53th. |
|
| Primary education, teachers per 1000 |
6.61
Ranked 27th. 20% more than United States |
5.49
Ranked 49th. |
|
| Pupil-teacher ratio, primary |
9.27
Ranked 125th. |
14.29
Ranked 98th. 54% more than Sweden |
|
| Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary |
9.51
Ranked 84th. |
14.49
Ranked 56th. 52% more than Sweden |
|
| Secondary education, duration > Years |
6
Ranked 101st. The same as United States |
6
Ranked 102nd. |
|
| Literacy > Female |
99%
Ranked 16th. The same as United States |
99%
Ranked 17th. |
|
| Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 |
0.228
Ranked 93th. |
2.5
Ranked 48th. 11 times more than Sweden |
|
| College and university > Gender ratio |
159.23
Ranked 15th. 14% more than United States |
140.06
Ranked 29th. |
|
| Child care (preschool) > Duration |
4
Ranked 12th. 33% more than United States |
3
Ranked 47th. |
|
| Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita |
8.37
per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 52% more than United States |
5.5
per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th. |
|
| Duration of compulsory education |
10 years
Ranked 41st. |
12 years
Ranked 10th. 20% more than Sweden |
|
| Secondary education, pupils |
698,968
Ranked 62nd. |
24.21 million
Ranked 4th. 35 times more than Sweden |
|
| College and university > Private school share |
8.81%
Ranked 91st. |
27.95%
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Sweden |
|
| Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment |
1
Ranked 26th. 1% more than United States |
0.99
Ranked 49th. |
|
| School life expectancy > Total |
16 years
Ranked 6th. 5% more than United States |
15.2 years
Ranked 14th. |
|
| Primary education, pupils |
578,486
Ranked 77th. |
24.43 million
Ranked 5th. 42 times more than Sweden |
|
| Primary education, teachers |
62,429
Ranked 42nd. |
1.71 million
Ranked 5th. 27 times more than Sweden |
|
| Tertiary enrollment |
70%
Ranked 2nd. |
72.6%
Ranked 1st. 4% more than Sweden |
|
| Spending per student > College and university |
38.99
Ranked 16th. 77% more than United States |
22.04
Ranked 37th. |
|
| High school > Gender ratio |
99.24
Ranked 62nd. |
99.5
Ranked 59th. About the same as Sweden |
|
| Compulsary education starting age |
7
Ranked 12th. 17% more than United States |
6
Ranked 66th. |
|
| Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million |
1.01
Ranked 70th. 22 times more than United States |
0.0465
Ranked 96th. |
|
| Literacy > Definition | age 15 and over can read and write | age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| High school > Upper secondary school duration |
3
Ranked 72nd. The same as United States |
3
Ranked 73th. |
|
| Literacy > Male |
99%
Ranked 27th. The same as United States |
99%
Ranked 28th. |
|
| Spending > USD |
31.41 billion
Ranked 17th. |
684.04 billion
Ranked 1st. 22 times more than Sweden |
|
| High school > Private school share |
19.39%
Ranked 45th. 2 times more than United States |
8.27%
Ranked 86th. |
|
| Spending > Proportion |
6.41
Ranked 17th. 34% more than United States |
4.79
Ranked 54th. |
|
| Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary |
10.11
Ranked 143th. |
14.21
Ranked 120th. 41% more than Sweden |
|
| Child care (preschool) > Starting age |
3
Ranked 102nd. The same as United States |
3
Ranked 103th. |
|
| Preschool enrollment rate |
94.9
Ranked 110th. |
98.77
Ranked 94th. 4% more than Sweden |
|
| Tertiary > Students studying abroad |
16,287.14
Ranked 50th. |
56,943.33
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Sweden |
|
| Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level |
414,657
Ranked 40th. |
16.61 million
Ranked 1st. 40 times more than Sweden |
|
| Teachers as percentage of labor force |
4.2%
Ranked 16th. The same as United States |
4.2%
Ranked 17th. |
|
| Literacy > Reading performance > Overall |
497
Ranked 18th. |
500
Ranked 15th. 1% more than Sweden |
|
| Elementary (primary school) > Duration |
6
Ranked 58th. The same as United States |
6
Ranked 59th. |
|
| Children out of school > Primary |
9,536
Ranked 78th. |
1.62 million
Ranked 2nd. 170 times more than Sweden |
|
| Secondary education, teachers |
73,492
Ranked 33th. |
1.67 million
Ranked 4th. 23 times more than Sweden |
|
| Secondary education, teachers per 1000 |
7.78
Ranked 28th. 45% more than United States |
5.36
Ranked 56th. |
|
| Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher |
9.88
Ranked 114th. |
14.96
Ranked 64th. 51% more than Sweden |
|
| Mathematical literacy |
510
Ranked 14th. 3% more than United States |
493
Ranked 18th. |
|
| High school > Lower secondary school duration |
3
Ranked 104th. The same as United States |
3
Ranked 105th. |
|
| Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 |
0.0923
Ranked 101st. |
3.14
Ranked 43th. 34 times more than Sweden |
|
| Scientific literacy |
512
Ranked 10th. 3% more than United States |
499
Ranked 14th. |
|
| Spending per student > High school |
31.19
Ranked 9th. 27% more than United States |
24.56
Ranked 18th. |
|
| Secondary education, general pupils |
472,309
Ranked 70th. |
24.21 million
Ranked 3rd. 51 times more than Sweden |
|
| Reading literacy |
516
Ranked 9th. 2% more than United States |
504
Ranked 15th. |
|
| High school > Gender parity index |
0.989
Ranked 57th. |
1.01
Ranked 68th. 2% more than Sweden |
|
| Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills |
497
Ranked 18th. |
500
Ranked 15th. 1% more than Sweden |
|
| Scientific and technical journal articles |
10,237
Ranked 15th. |
211,233
Ranked 1st. 21 times more than Sweden |
|
| Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve |
505
Ranked 14th. 3% more than United States |
492
Ranked 25th. |
|
| College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female |
43%
Ranked 30th. |
47%
Ranked 7th. 9% more than Sweden |
|
| Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion |
3.51%
Ranked 76th. 13 times more than United States |
0.271%
Ranked 124th. |
|
| Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 |
46.46
Ranked 19th. |
57.75
Ranked 4th. 24% more than Sweden |
|
| Scouting > Genders admitted | both | both for Venturing, boys only for non-Venturing | |
| Elementary (primary school) > Starting age |
7
Ranked 19th. 17% more than United States |
6
Ranked 77th. |
|
| Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government |
12.9%
Ranked 51st. |
15.3%
Ranked 38th. 19% more than Sweden |
|
| International Baccalaureate schools |
41
Ranked 15th. |
1,489
Ranked 1st. 36 times more than Sweden |
|
| Children out of school, primary, male |
872
Ranked 90th. |
976,866
Ranked 3rd. 1120 times more than Sweden |
|
| Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI |
7.3%
Ranked 9th. 24% more than United States |
5.9%
Ranked 23th. |
|
| High school > Students per teacher |
9.51
Ranked 85th. |
14.49
Ranked 57th. 52% more than Sweden |
|
| Secondary education > General pupils |
519,183
Ranked 64th. |
24.19 million
Ranked 3rd. 47 times more than Sweden |
|
| Spending per student > Elementary school |
25.44
Ranked 8th. 14% more than United States |
22.35
Ranked 18th. |
|
| Secondary school starting age > Years |
13
Ranked 15th. 8% more than United States |
12
Ranked 59th. |
|
| High school starting age > Years |
13
Ranked 15th. 8% more than United States |
12
Ranked 55th. |
|
| Primary education > Teachers > Per capita |
7.6
per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 29% more than United States |
5.88
per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. |
|
| Educational attainment > Tertiary |
32%
Ranked 5th. |
37%
Ranked 2nd. 16% more than Sweden |
|
| Education enrolment by level > Primary level |
774,888
Ranked 83th. |
24.85 million
Ranked 4th. 32 times more than Sweden |
|
| High school > Population with at least high school education > Women |
84.4%
Ranked 31st. |
94.7%
Ranked 14th. 12% more than Sweden |
|
| Elementary school graduate rate |
99.93
Ranked 1st. 5% more than United States |
95.34
Ranked 40th. |
|
| Schools connected to the Internet |
99%
Ranked 10th. |
100%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Sweden |
|
| Public spending per student > Primary level |
23.5
Ranked 9th. 31% more than United States |
17.9
Ranked 21st. |
|
| Secondary education, pupils per 1000 |
73.97
Ranked 94th. |
77.71
Ranked 76th. 5% more than Sweden |
|
| Primary education, pupils per 1000 |
61.22
Ranked 120th. |
78.41
Ranked 97th. 28% more than Sweden |
|
| Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment |
1.55
Ranked 13th. 11% more than United States |
1.4
Ranked 22nd. |
|
| Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment |
1
Ranked 64th. |
1.02
Ranked 54th. 2% more than Sweden |
|
| Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita |
46.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. |
57.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 24% more than Sweden |
|
| Student attitude > Dislike of school |
20%
Ranked 16th. |
35%
Ranked 5th. 75% more than Sweden |
|
| Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people |
1.72
Ranked 89th. 9 times more than United States |
0.183
Ranked 178th. |
|
| Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years |
6
Ranked 85th. The same as United States |
6
Ranked 86th. |
|
| Teacher student ratio > High school |
9.68
Ranked 84th. |
14.38
Ranked 51st. 49% more than Sweden |
|
| Children out of school > Primary per 1000 |
1.06
Ranked 98th. |
5.54
Ranked 58th. 5 times more than Sweden |
|
| Inequality adjusted index |
0.878
Ranked 13th. |
0.941
Ranked 3rd. 7% more than Sweden |
|
| Class size > Age 13 |
13.6 students
Ranked 25th. |
18.3 students
Ranked 15th. 35% more than Sweden |
|
| Teacher student ratio > Elementary school |
9.55
Ranked 124th. |
13.69
Ranked 102nd. 43% more than Sweden |
|
| Elementary school > Enrolled students |
584,726
Ranked 73th. |
24.68 million
Ranked 3rd. 42 times more than Sweden |
|
| Primary education > Duration > Years |
6 years
Ranked 53th. The same as United States |
6 years
Ranked 54th. |
|
| Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita |
$27,094.66
Ranked 8th. |
$33,005.49
Ranked 3rd. 22% more than Sweden |
|
| School enrolment rate > 1st grade |
103.26
Ranked 55th. |
105.99
Ranked 46th. 3% more than Sweden |
|
| Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 |
49.98
Ranked 123th. |
77.71
Ranked 47th. 55% more than Sweden |
|
| Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret |
494
Ranked 21st. |
495
Ranked 20th. About the same as Sweden |
|
| Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share |
10.15%
Ranked 70th. 16% more than United States |
8.72%
Ranked 80th. |
|
| High school > Lower secondary starting age |
13
Ranked 16th. 8% more than United States |
12
Ranked 61st. |
|
| Elementary school > Gender ratio |
99.32
Ranked 46th. |
100.68
Ranked 17th. 1% more than Sweden |
|
| Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level |
96%
Ranked 52nd. 2% more than United States |
94%
Ranked 71st. |
|
| Duration of education > Secondary level |
6
Ranked 80th. The same as United States |
6
Ranked 81st. |
|
| Public spending per student > Tertiary level |
53.5
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than United States |
23.9
Ranked 8th. |
|
| Primary education > Pupils |
690,758
Ranked 83th. |
24.56 million
Ranked 4th. 36 times more than Sweden |
|
| High school > Population with at least high school education > Men |
85.5%
Ranked 33th. |
94.3%
Ranked 22nd. 10% more than Sweden |
|
| Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita |
102.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 24% more than United States |
82.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th. |
|
| Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level |
59.59%
Ranked 21st. 5% more than United States |
56.64%
Ranked 34th. |
|
| Secondary education, vocational pupils |
226,659
Ranked 34th. |
0.0
Ranked 96th. |
|
| Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher |
9.27
Ranked 127th. |
14.29
Ranked 100th. 54% more than Sweden |
|
| Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries |
66.89%
Ranked 60th. |
77.19%
Ranked 38th. 15% more than Sweden |
|
| Secondary education > Teachers |
75,243
Ranked 43th. |
1.62 million
Ranked 3rd. 21 times more than Sweden |
|
| School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary |
16 years
Ranked 14th. The same as United States |
16 years
Ranked 15th. |
|
| School enrolment rate > 5th grade |
99.84
Ranked 1st. 6% more than United States |
94.45
Ranked 30th. |
|
| Spending per secondary school student |
$5,648.00 per student
Ranked 11th. |
$7,764.00 per student
Ranked 3rd. 37% more than Sweden |
|
| Education enrolment by level > Secondary level |
917,978
Ranked 61st. |
23.85 million
Ranked 4th. 26 times more than Sweden |
|
| Scientific and technical journal articles per million |
1,142.75
Ranked 2nd. 57% more than United States |
728.12
Ranked 13th. |
|
| Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts |
498
Ranked 19th. |
503
Ranked 14th. 1% more than Sweden |
|
| Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts |
499
Ranked 14th. |
500
Ranked 13th. About the same as Sweden |
|
| Duration of education > Primary level |
6
Ranked 50th. The same as United States |
6
Ranked 51st. |
|
| Literacy > Adults at low literacy level |
25.1%
Ranked 17th. |
49.6%
Ranked 7th. 98% more than Sweden |
|
| Expected duration of education for all students |
20.2 years
Ranked 2nd. 21% more than United States |
16.7 years
Ranked 14th. |
|
| Participation > Children out of school > Elementary |
33,098
Ranked 52nd. |
1.71 million
Ranked 4th. 52 times more than Sweden |
|
| Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education |
99.28%
Ranked 64th. |
100.09%
Ranked 51st. 1% more than Sweden |
|
| Public spending per student > Secondary level |
28.3
Ranked 16th. 26% more than United States |
22.4
Ranked 28th. |
|
| Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level |
49.36%
Ranked 18th. 1% more than United States |
48.86%
Ranked 40th. |
|
| Children out of school > Primary > Per capita |
1.06
per 1,000 people
Ranked 99th. |
5.52
per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 5 times more than Sweden |
|
| Educational attainment > Senior secondary |
49%
Ranked 7th. |
50%
Ranked 6th. 2% more than Sweden |
|
| Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate |
502
Ranked 14th. |
512
Ranked 8th. 2% more than Sweden |
|
| Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women |
96%
Ranked 50th. 2% more than United States |
94%
Ranked 66th. |
|
| High school > Upper secondary starting age |
16
Ranked 29th. 7% more than United States |
15
Ranked 90th. |
|
| Elementary school starting age > Years |
7
Ranked 19th. 17% more than United States |
6
Ranked 73th. |
|
| Student attitude > Find school boring |
58%
Ranked 6th. |
61%
Ranked 2nd. 5% more than Sweden |
|
| Elementary school repeaters > All |
0.0
Ranked 115th. |
0.0
Ranked 116th. |
|
| School life expectancy > Male |
15.1 years
Ranked 14th. 2% more than United States |
14.8 years
Ranked 17th. |
|
| Universities > Top 200 |
5
Ranked 11th. |
54
Ranked 1st. 11 times more than Sweden |
|
| Literacy > Adults at high literacy level |
35.5%
Ranked 1st. 87% more than United States |
19%
Ranked 9th. |
|
| Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita |
57.74
per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th. |
82.36
per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 43% more than Sweden |
|
| Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita |
0.087 per capita
Ranked 117th. 1% more than United States |
0.086 per capita
Ranked 119th. |
|
| Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 |
86.82
Ranked 117th. About the same as United States |
86.39
Ranked 118th. |
|
| Primary teacher salary > Starting |
$18,581.00
Ranked 16th. |
$25,707.00
Ranked 5th. 38% more than Sweden |
|
| Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men |
96%
Ranked 48th. 3% more than United States |
93%
Ranked 66th. |
|
| Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge per million |
0.745%
Ranked 3rd. 35 times more than United States |
0.0212%
Ranked 18th. |
|
| Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD |
3.63%
Ranked 1st. 35% more than United States |
2.68%
Ranked 7th. |
|
| Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level |
11.4
Ranked 129th. |
15.4
Ranked 115th. 35% more than Sweden |
|
| Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female |
82%
Ranked 37th. |
87%
Ranked 8th. 6% more than Sweden |
|
| Primary education > Teachers |
68,325
Ranked 43th. |
1.73 million
Ranked 3rd. 25 times more than Sweden |
|
| Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level |
52.87%
Ranked 10th. 9% more than United States |
48.72%
Ranked 92nd. |
|
| Students from households with computer > Age 13 |
58%
Ranked 12th. 7% more than United States |
54%
Ranked 13th. |
|
| Expenditure on education > Change in expenditure on education > Expenditure in tertiary education |
115.52 Index of change, year 200
Ranked 20th. |
117.74 Index of change, year 200
Ranked 15th. 2% more than Sweden |
|
| Private school enrolment > Primary level |
3.9
Ranked 60th. |
11.6
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Sweden |
|
| Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years |
6
Ranked 48th. The same as United States |
6
Ranked 49th. |
|
| Literacy > Adults with at least moderate literacy |
74.9%
Ranked 1st. 49% more than United States |
50.4%
Ranked 11th. |
|
| Educational attainment > Junior secondary |
19%
Ranked 12th. 58% more than United States |
12%
Ranked 18th. |
|
| Primary education > Teachers per 1000 |
7.6
Ranked 18th. 29% more than United States |
5.9
Ranked 45th. |
|
| Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita |
0.576
per 1,000 people
Ranked 95th. |
3.5
per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 6 times more than Sweden |
|
| Female enrolment share > Primary level |
49.3%
Ranked 16th. 1% more than United States |
48.7%
Ranked 42nd. |
|
| Student attitude > Report class disorder |
38%
Ranked 5th. 36% more than United States |
28%
Ranked 11th. |
|
| Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge |
6.93%
Ranked 1st. 7% more than United States |
6.49%
Ranked 2nd. |
|
| Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ |
$254.10 billion
Ranked 16th. |
$10.28 trillion
Ranked 1st. 40 times more than Sweden |
|
| Universities > Top 200 per million |
0.554
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than United States |
0.183
Ranked 17th. |
|
| Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology | x | 3 | |
| Primary school starting age > Years |
7
Ranked 18th. 17% more than United States |
6
Ranked 77th. |
|
| Scouting > Members |
43,729
Ranked 31st. |
2.99 million
Ranked 3rd. 68 times more than Sweden |
|
| High school > Share of total education spending |
35.59%
Ranked 49th. About the same as United States |
35.42%
Ranked 52nd. |
|
| Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries |
49.66%
Ranked 43th. |
54.76%
Ranked 41st. 10% more than Sweden |
|
| Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries |
69.38%
Ranked 71st. |
81.55%
Ranked 48th. 18% more than Sweden |
|
| High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries |
49.24%
Ranked 43th. |
54.76%
Ranked 39th. 11% more than Sweden |
|
| Enrolment ratio > Secondary level |
96.1%
Ranked 2nd. 9% more than United States |
88.1%
Ranked 17th. |
|
| Participation > Secondary education > General pupils |
531,393
Ranked 59th. |
24.69 million
Ranked 2nd. 46 times more than Sweden |
|
| Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 |
57.73
Ranked 113th. |
82.6
Ranked 48th. 43% more than Sweden |
|
| Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 |
8.37
Ranked 26th. 52% more than United States |
5.52
Ranked 66th. |
|
| Ratio of female to male primary enrollment |
99.79
Ranked 31st. 3% more than United States |
97.22
Ranked 93th. |
|
| Children out of school > Primary > Male |
4,358
Ranked 73th. |
593,372
Ranked 5th. 136 times more than Sweden |
|
| Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index |
0.996
Ranked 35th. About the same as United States |
0.991
Ranked 69th. |
|
| Spending per primary school student |
$5,579.00 per student
Ranked 7th. |
$6,043.00 per student
Ranked 4th. 8% more than Sweden |
|
| Female enrolment share > Secondary level |
54.4%
Ranked 4th. 11% more than United States |
49%
Ranked 73th. |
|
| Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women |
457
Ranked 14th. |
25,000
Ranked 1st. 55 times more than Sweden |
|
| Private school enrolment > Secondary level |
2.7
Ranked 75th. |
9.6
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Sweden |
|
| Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 |
102.86
Ranked 43th. 24% more than United States |
82.94
Ranked 90th. |
|
| Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64 |
25.21%
Ranked 7th. |
37.67%
Ranked 1st. 49% more than Sweden |
|
| Scouting > Members per thousand people |
4.6
Ranked 32nd. |
9.52
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Sweden |
|
| Proportion of primary education time spent learning science |
12%
Ranked 16th. |
14%
Ranked 9th. 17% more than Sweden |
|
| School life expectancy > Female |
17 years
Ranked 3rd. 8% more than United States |
15.7 years
Ranked 11th. |
|
| Elementary school repeaters > Female |
0.0
Ranked 111th. |
0.0
Ranked 112th. |
|
| Elementary school repeaters > Male |
0.0
Ranked 112th. |
0.0
Ranked 113th. |
|
| Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita |
0.485
per 1,000 people
Ranked 96th. |
2.02
per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th. 4 times more than Sweden |
|
| High school teachers |
78,978
Ranked 31st. |
1.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 22 times more than Sweden |
|
| Elementary school teachers |
61,220
Ranked 45th. |
1.8 million
Ranked 2nd. 29 times more than Sweden |
|
| Primary teacher salary > After 15 years |
$24,364.00
Ranked 15th. |
$34,705.00
Ranked 5th. 42% more than Sweden |
|
| Students from households with computer > Age 13 per million |
6.5%
Ranked 11th. 35 times more than United States |
0.188%
Ranked 27th. |
|
| Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13 |
26.2 years experience
Ranked 12th. |
27 years experience
Ranked 10th. 3% more than Sweden |
|
| Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 |
87%
Ranked 6th. 16% more than United States |
75%
Ranked 16th. |
|
| Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 13 |
68%
Ranked 19th. |
97%
Ranked 6th. 43% more than Sweden |
|
| Literacy > Adults at moderate literacy level |
39.4%
Ranked 5th. 25% more than United States |
31.4%
Ranked 13th. |
|
| Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education |
98%
Ranked 13th. 8% more than United States |
91%
Ranked 23th. |
|
| Students from households with study desk > Age 13 |
98%
Ranked 1st. 13% more than United States |
87%
Ranked 21st. |
|
| Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education |
23%
Ranked 18th. |
38%
Ranked 5th. 65% more than Sweden |
|
| Participation > Secondary education > Pupils |
735,494
Ranked 54th. |
24.43 million
Ranked 3rd. 33 times more than Sweden |
|
| Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills | n | 5 | |
| Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP |
0.014 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than United States |
0.005 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 17th. |
|
| Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment |
103.84
Ranked 45th. 2% more than United States |
101.63
Ranked 58th. |
|
| Primary education > Pupils per 1000 |
76.81
Ranked 126th. |
83.88
Ranked 115th. 9% more than Sweden |
|
| Students from households with calculator > Age 13 |
98%
Ranked 6th. 2% more than United States |
96%
Ranked 17th. |
|
| Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level |
15.3
Ranked 77th. 3% more than United States |
14.9
Ranked 79th. |
|
| Young longtext readers |
21.4%
Ranked 16th. |
28.4%
Ranked 6th. 33% more than Sweden |
|
| Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million |
0.39%
Ranked 5th. 45 times more than United States |
0.00874%
Ranked 28th. |
|
| Young shorttext readers |
37.3%
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than United States |
11%
Ranked 24th. |
|
| Share of university qualifications awarded to females |
60%
Ranked 6th. 5% more than United States |
57%
Ranked 12th. |
|
| Primary teacher salary > Starting per 1000 |
$2.10
Ranked 9th. 23 times more than United States |
$0.09
Ranked 22nd. |
|
| Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages | 12 | 7 | |
| Spending per secondary school student > Per $ GDP |
$0.00 per student per $1,000
Ranked 8th. 33 times more than United States |
$0.00 per student per $1,000
Ranked 21st. |
|
| Students from households with dictionary > Age 13 |
92%
Ranked 21st. |
95%
Ranked 17th. 3% more than Sweden |
|
| Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 per million |
9.75%
Ranked 12th. 37 times more than United States |
0.261%
Ranked 28th. |
|
| Students living with mother > Age 13 |
94%
Ranked 17th. 4% more than United States |
90%
Ranked 26th. |
|
| Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13 | 45% | 75% | |
| Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education |
89%
Ranked 21st. 2% more than United States |
87%
Ranked 22nd. |
|
| Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree |
60%
Ranked 6th. 5% more than United States |
57%
Ranked 12th. |
|
| Expected duration of education for males |
18.6 years
Ranked 2nd. 15% more than United States |
16.2 years
Ranked 18th. |
|
| Female teachers > Lower secondary |
62.1%
Ranked 13th. 3% more than United States |
60.2%
Ranked 14th. |
|
| Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education |
12%
Ranked 22nd. |
41%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Sweden |
|
| Elementary school graduate rate > Female |
100
Ranked 6th. 14% more than United States |
87.47
Ranked 48th. |
|
| Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female |
46,801
Ranked 23th. |
1.04 million
Ranked 1st. 22 times more than Sweden |
|
| Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male |
15,826
Ranked 53th. |
944,307
Ranked 4th. 60 times more than Sweden |
|
| Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female |
17,272
Ranked 49th. |
769,923
Ranked 4th. 45 times more than Sweden |
|
| Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female |
44.22%
Ranked 39th. |
0.0
Ranked 111th. |
|
| Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net |
94.99%
Ranked 48th. 3% more than United States |
92.62%
Ranked 60th. |
|
| Preschool enrollment rate > Female |
101.47
Ranked 14th. 76% more than United States |
57.63
Ranked 64th. |
|
| Preschool enrollment rate > Male |
101.58
Ranked 11th. 75% more than United States |
57.98
Ranked 63th. |
|
| School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female |
102.63
Ranked 55th. |
108.63
Ranked 38th. 6% more than Sweden |
|
| School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male |
103.85
Ranked 56th. About the same as United States |
103.49
Ranked 59th. |
|
| School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female |
100
Ranked 6th. 2% more than United States |
98.08
Ranked 22nd. |
|
| School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male |
99.69
Ranked 6th. 4% more than United States |
95.67
Ranked 24th. |
|
| Services, etc., value added > % of GDP |
71.84%
Ranked 31st. |
79.4%
Ranked 11th. 11% more than Sweden |
|
| Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure |
13.37%
Ranked 55th. 2% more than United States |
13.07%
Ranked 60th. |
|
| Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment |
33.6%
Ranked 46th. 66% more than United States |
20.2%
Ranked 66th. |
|
| Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force |
28.2%
Ranked 15th. |
35%
Ranked 4th. 24% more than Sweden |
|
| Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment |
17.1%
Ranked 56th. |
51.9%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Sweden |
|
| Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment |
15.8%
Ranked 42nd. |
42.2%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Sweden |
|
| School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross |
98.96% gross
Ranked 105th. 1% more than United States |
97.55% gross
Ranked 117th. |
|
| Primary education > Teachers > % female |
80.78% female
Ranked 48th. |
88.58% female
Ranked 21st. 10% more than Sweden |
|
| Proportion of primary education time spent learning arts | 3 | 7 | |
| Proportion of primary education time spent in physical education | 8 | 12 | |
| Government spending on education > % of GDP |
6.98%
Ranked 12th. 24% more than United States |
5.62%
Ranked 39th. |
|
| Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net |
94.25%
Ranked 42nd. 2% more than United States |
92.61%
Ranked 54th. |
|
| Government spending on education > % of government spending |
12.73%
Ranked 43th. |
14.13%
Ranked 35th. 11% more than Sweden |
|
| Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross |
94.57%
Ranked 108th. |
99.11%
Ranked 89th. 5% more than Sweden |
|
| School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary |
10.15%
Ranked 68th. 16% more than United States |
8.72%
Ranked 78th. |
|
| Primary education, pupils > % female |
48.59%
Ranked 70th. |
49.01%
Ranked 26th. 1% more than Sweden |
|
| School enrollment, primary, female > % gross |
100.29%
Ranked 86th. 1% more than United States |
98.97%
Ranked 97th. |
|
| Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group |
101.52%
Ranked 29th. 4% more than United States |
97.83%
Ranked 54th. |
|
| Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group |
101.2%
Ranked 68th. 1% more than United States |
99.82%
Ranked 86th. |
|
| Secondary education, general pupils > % female |
50.5%
Ranked 50th. 3% more than United States |
48.86%
Ranked 96th. |
|
| Total enrollment, primary, male > % net |
99.7%
Ranked 4th. 8% more than United States |
92.27%
Ranked 66th. |
|
| Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force |
15.7%
Ranked 30th. 33% more than United States |
11.8%
Ranked 48th. |
|
| Labor force with tertiary education > % of total |
34%
Ranked 12th. |
35.7%
Ranked 3rd. 5% more than Sweden |
|
| Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 |
23.99
Ranked 21st. |
0.0
Ranked 96th. |
|
| Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 |
4.56
Ranked 30th. 39% more than United States |
3.28
Ranked 51st. |
|
| Literacy > Adults with at least moderate literacy > Male |
51.9%
Ranked 12th. 12% more than United States |
46.4%
Ranked 17th. |
|
| School enrollment > Secondary > % gross |
102.57% gross
Ranked 17th. 8% more than United States |
94.68% gross
Ranked 44th. |
|
| Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI |
6.22%
Ranked 20th. 30% more than United States |
4.79%
Ranked 59th. |
|
| Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort |
95.58%
Ranked 38th. 3% more than United States |
93.08%
Ranked 58th. |
|
| School enrollment, primary, female > % net |
99.23%
Ranked 5th. 7% more than United States |
92.48%
Ranked 52nd. |
|
| Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort |
96.54%
Ranked 24th. 3% more than United States |
93.68%
Ranked 44th. |
|
| Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort |
95.59%
Ranked 36th. |
98.33%
Ranked 21st. 3% more than Sweden |
|
| Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net |
94.25%
Ranked 50th. 1% more than United States |
93.68%
Ranked 53th. |
|
| Expected duration of education for females |
22 years
Ranked 1st. 29% more than United States |
17.1 years
Ranked 12th. |
|
| Proportion of primary education time spent learning religion | x | 1 | |
| School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross |
96.39%
Ranked 47th. 3% more than United States |
93.76%
Ranked 61st. |
|
| School enrollment, secondary, male > % net |
91.44%
Ranked 18th. 5% more than United States |
86.8%
Ranked 32nd. |
|
| Secondary education, teachers, female |
43,121
Ranked 26th. |
1.02 million
Ranked 4th. 24 times more than Sweden |
|
| Share of vocational tertiary qualifications awarded to females > First degree |
53% awarded to females
Ranked 20th. |
60% awarded to females
Ranked 14th. 13% more than Sweden |
|
| Share of university qualifications awarded to females > Advanced research degree |
37%
Ranked 19th. |
44%
Ranked 9th. 19% more than Sweden |
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