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  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • 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.
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • 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."
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • 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.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Library books per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand 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.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary 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 > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • 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. 
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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."
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • 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.
  • Repitition rate > Secondary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of secondary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
  • Library members per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Library employees per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Progression to secondary level: Progression to secondary level is the number of new entrants to the first grade of general secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • 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 organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.
  • Unemployment with primary 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).
  • School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the total male enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Progression to secondary school > %: Progression to secondary school (%). Transition from primary (ISCED 1) to secondary (ISCED 2), general programmes (%). Total is the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary education (general programmes only) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous year.
  • Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total female enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male 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.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % gross: School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Male is the total male enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > 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. 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.
  • 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.
  • Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.
  • Primary completion rate > Female > % 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.
  • Primary completion rate > Male > % 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.
  • Repetition rate > Primary > % of total enrollment: 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.
  • Progression to secondary school > 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.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > 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. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment: 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.
  • Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with primary education > % of total: Labor force with primary education (% of total). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with secondary education, male (% of male 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.
  • Labor force with secondary education > % of total: Labor force with secondary education (% of total). 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 tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary 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).
  • Primary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > 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."
  • Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Female: 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."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Male: 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."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: 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."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: 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."
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female: 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.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male: 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.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Male is the total male enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • 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."
  • Secondary education, teachers, female: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • 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.
  • Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total female enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment, secondary, male > % net: School enrollment, secondary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the ratio of male children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the male population of the official secondary school age.
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Percentage of population older than 24 years that has completed tertiary education.
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary 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).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Grade 1 intake rate: Total number of new entrants in first grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population at the official primary school-entrance age
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STAT Switzerland United Arab Emirates HISTORY
Children out of school, primary 3,503
Ranked 88th. 		5,761
Ranked 49th. 64% more than Switzerland
Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.443
Ranked 105th. 		0.626
Ranked 60th. 41% more than Switzerland
Children out of school, primary, female 1,047
Ranked 86th. 		4,302
Ranked 39th. 4 times more than Switzerland
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.132
Ranked 99th. 		0.467
Ranked 49th. 4 times more than Switzerland
College and university > Gender parity index 0.996
Ranked 59th. 		4.15
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Switzerland
College and university > Gender ratio 99.71
Ranked 60th. 		205.37
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Switzerland
Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 87th. The same as United Arab Emirates 		9
Ranked 65th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.22%
Ranked 50th. 5 times more than United Arab Emirates 		1.11%
Ranked 34th.
High school enrolment rate 99.42
Ranked 19th. 1% more than United Arab Emirates 		98.38
Ranked 30th.
Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 14th. 21% more than United Arab Emirates 		81.7%
Ranked 94th.
Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 17th. 27% more than United Arab Emirates 		77.9%
Ranked 114th.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 38th. 20% more than United Arab Emirates 		5
Ranked 161st.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 5.58
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates 		2.2
Ranked 72nd.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 15.82
Ranked 54th. 11% more than United Arab Emirates 		14.3
Ranked 30th.
Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 28th. The same as United Arab Emirates 		7
Ranked 51st.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 139th. The same as United Arab Emirates 		2
Ranked 153th.
Duration of compulsory education 9 years
Ranked 66th. 29% more than United Arab Emirates 		7 years
Ranked 119th.
Secondary education, pupils 605,000
Ranked 66th. 69% more than United Arab Emirates 		357,526
Ranked 39th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 47th. 2% more than United Arab Emirates 		0.97
Ranked 82nd.
School life expectancy > Total 15 years
Ranked 16th. 40% more than United Arab Emirates 		10.7 years
Ranked 67th.
Primary education, pupils 487,436
Ranked 81st. 34% more than United Arab Emirates 		364,017
Ranked 52nd.
Primary education, teachers 39,700
Ranked 34th. 96% more than United Arab Emirates 		20,259
Ranked 43th.
Tertiary enrollment 42.1%
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates 		12.1%
Ranked 19th.
Spending per student > College and university 47.8
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than United Arab Emirates 		12.87
Ranked 21st.
High school > Gender ratio 95.36
Ranked 81st. 		101.56
Ranked 60th. 7% more than Switzerland
Compulsary education starting age 7
Ranked 5th. 17% more than United Arab Emirates 		6
Ranked 47th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 2.5
Ranked 48th. 61% more than United Arab Emirates 		1.55
Ranked 29th.
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 4
Ranked 9th. 33% more than United Arab Emirates 		3
Ranked 82nd.
Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 25th. 30% more than United Arab Emirates 		76.1%
Ranked 121st.
High school > Private school share 9.73%
Ranked 76th. 		60.58%
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Switzerland
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 5
Ranked 5th. 25% more than United Arab Emirates 		4
Ranked 33th.
High school repeaters > Male 2.63
Ranked 61st. 		6.51
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Switzerland
Preschool enrollment rate 102.85
Ranked 73th. 		107.94
Ranked 55th. 5% more than Switzerland
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 11,829.31
Ranked 69th. 41% more than United Arab Emirates 		8,391.23
Ranked 85th.
Primary completion rate 95
Ranked 49th. 25% more than United Arab Emirates 		76
Ranked 91st.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 185,965
Ranked 61st. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates 		68,182
Ranked 89th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 42nd. 20% more than United Arab Emirates 		5
Ranked 170th.
Children out of school > Primary 9,231
Ranked 80th. 		75,754
Ranked 32nd. 8 times more than Switzerland
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 7.95
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates 		2.72
Ranked 28th.
Secondary education, teachers 56,500
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates 		24,994
Ranked 15th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 91st. 		4
Ranked 41st. 33% more than Switzerland
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.31
Ranked 91st. 96% more than United Arab Emirates 		0.158
Ranked 55th.
Spending per student > High school 25.79
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than United Arab Emirates 		6.9
Ranked 68th.
Secondary education, general pupils 397,849
Ranked 75th. 13% more than United Arab Emirates 		353,529
Ranked 46th.
High school > Gender parity index 0.975
Ranked 66th. 		1.01
Ranked 65th. 4% more than Switzerland
Scientific and technical journal articles 8,542
Ranked 17th. 44 times more than United Arab Emirates 		193
Ranked 68th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 37%
Ranked 48th. 28% more than United Arab Emirates 		29%
Ranked 56th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 4.59%
Ranked 69th. 		8.1%
Ranked 40th. 76% more than Switzerland
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 25.53
Ranked 63th. 21% more than United Arab Emirates 		21.15
Ranked 69th.
Scouting > Genders admitted both boys only
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 7
Ranked 8th. 17% more than United Arab Emirates 		6
Ranked 98th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 13%
Ranked 37th. 		27.4%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Switzerland
Children out of school, primary, male 2,456
Ranked 76th. 68% more than United Arab Emirates 		1,459
Ranked 48th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5.6%
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates 		1.6%
Ranked 100th.
High school > Students per teacher 15.82
Ranked 56th. 11% more than United Arab Emirates 		14.3
Ranked 30th.
Secondary education > General pupils 387,723
Ranked 79th. 37% more than United Arab Emirates 		283,621
Ranked 56th.
Spending per student > Elementary school 23.02
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than United Arab Emirates 		4.93
Ranked 74th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 13
Ranked 9th. 18% more than United Arab Emirates 		11
Ranked 157th.
High school starting age > Years 13
Ranked 10th. 18% more than United Arab Emirates 		11
Ranked 139th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 535,577
Ranked 94th. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates 		248,370
Ranked 121st.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 95.1%
Ranked 13th. 30% more than United Arab Emirates 		73.1%
Ranked 49th.
Public spending per student > Primary level 23.2
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates 		8.5
Ranked 56th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 61.6
Ranked 119th. 56% more than United Arab Emirates 		39.54
Ranked 85th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 76.46
Ranked 81st. 97% more than United Arab Emirates 		38.84
Ranked 68th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.84
Ranked 70th. 		3.24
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Switzerland
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.93
Ranked 102nd. 		1.05
Ranked 37th. 13% more than Switzerland
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 25.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th. 41% more than United Arab Emirates 		18.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 1.5
Ranked 95th. 59% more than United Arab Emirates 		0.94
Ranked 116th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 25th. The same as United Arab Emirates 		7
Ranked 45th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 15.82
Ranked 86th. 23% more than United Arab Emirates 		12.88
Ranked 76th.
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 1.25
Ranked 94th. 		18.26
Ranked 23th. 15 times more than Switzerland
High school repeaters > Female 2.22
Ranked 59th. 		3.13
Ranked 49th. 41% more than Switzerland
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 12.62
Ranked 109th. 		17.19
Ranked 87th. 36% more than Switzerland
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 79.7%
Ranked 48th. 		96.8%
Ranked 31st. 21% more than Switzerland
Elementary school > Enrolled students 505,382
Ranked 77th. 78% more than United Arab Emirates 		284,034
Ranked 112th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 39th. 20% more than United Arab Emirates 		5 years
Ranked 155th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 94.44
Ranked 103th. 		109.73
Ranked 46th. 16% more than Switzerland
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 50.28
Ranked 120th. 31% more than United Arab Emirates 		38.4
Ranked 80th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 13
Ranked 9th. 18% more than United Arab Emirates 		11
Ranked 162nd.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 4.86%
Ranked 95th. 		72.91%
Ranked 4th. 15 times more than Switzerland
Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.6
Ranked 38th. The same as United Arab Emirates 		99.56
Ranked 47th.
High school enrolment rate > Female 100
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than United Arab Emirates 		98.52
Ranked 27th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 98%
Ranked 27th. 29% more than United Arab Emirates 		76%
Ranked 121st.
Duration of education > Secondary level 7
Ranked 29th. 17% more than United Arab Emirates 		6
Ranked 90th.
Secondary education > Pupils 563,701
Ranked 68th. 98% more than United Arab Emirates 		284,978
Ranked 55th.
Primary education > Pupils 532,092
Ranked 90th. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates 		262,807
Ranked 67th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 96.6%
Ranked 14th. 58% more than United Arab Emirates 		61.3%
Ranked 71st.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 76.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd. 5% more than United Arab Emirates 		72.85 per 1,000 people
Ranked 110th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 44.23%
Ranked 91st. 		66.32%
Ranked 4th. 50% more than Switzerland
Secondary education, vocational pupils 207,151
Ranked 38th. 52 times more than United Arab Emirates 		3,997
Ranked 47th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 15 years
Ranked 26th. 36% more than United Arab Emirates 		11 years
Ranked 5th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 88.3
Ranked 11th. 		100
Ranked 1st. 13% more than Switzerland
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 555,505
Ranked 77th. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates 		273,491
Ranked 107th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 1,163.92
Ranked 1st. 20 times more than United Arab Emirates 		57.28
Ranked 46th.
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 36th. The same as United Arab Emirates 		6
Ranked 63th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 4,287
Ranked 84th. 64% more than United Arab Emirates 		2,608
Ranked 106th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 97.26%
Ranked 84th. 		100.63%
Ranked 53th. 3% more than Switzerland
Public spending per student > Secondary level 28.2
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates 		11.2
Ranked 60th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.63%
Ranked 65th. 1% more than United Arab Emirates 		48.28%
Ranked 99th.
Progression to secondary school 99.9%
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than United Arab Emirates 		97.47%
Ranked 20th.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 1.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 96th. 		16.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 13 times more than Switzerland
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 98%
Ranked 22nd. 31% more than United Arab Emirates 		75%
Ranked 114th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 21st. 7% more than United Arab Emirates 		15
Ranked 108th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 9th. 17% more than United Arab Emirates 		6
Ranked 90th.
Library books 3.11 million
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates 		1,000,000
Ranked 29th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 1.48
Ranked 80th. 		1.88
Ranked 89th. 27% more than Switzerland
School life expectancy > Male 15.6 years
Ranked 7th. 51% more than United Arab Emirates 		10.3 years
Ranked 71st.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 52.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 120th. 		62.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th. 19% more than Switzerland
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.074 per capita
Ranked 133th. 12% more than United Arab Emirates 		0.066 per capita
Ranked 140th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 73.52
Ranked 139th. 		77.04
Ranked 130th. 5% more than Switzerland
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 97%
Ranked 39th. 26% more than United Arab Emirates 		77%
Ranked 113th.
Library books per 1000 435.23
Ranked 22nd. 26% more than United Arab Emirates 		345.58
Ranked 25th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 13.6
Ranked 121st. 		15.9
Ranked 111th. 17% more than Switzerland
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 175,978
Ranked 40th. 130 times more than United Arab Emirates 		1,357
Ranked 71st.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 47.25%
Ranked 120th. 		49.37%
Ranked 74th. 4% more than Switzerland
Private school enrolment > Primary level 3.4
Ranked 62nd. 		46.5
Ranked 6th. 14 times more than Switzerland
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 35th. 20% more than United Arab Emirates 		5
Ranked 143th.
Library employees 105
Ranked 31st. 91% more than United Arab Emirates 		55
Ranked 38th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 76.28
Ranked 85th. 11% more than United Arab Emirates 		68.69
Ranked 55th.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 0.569 per 1,000 people
Ranked 96th. 		8.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 15 times more than Switzerland
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.6%
Ranked 52nd. 1% more than United Arab Emirates 		48%
Ranked 102nd.
Primary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 8th. 17% more than United Arab Emirates 		6
Ranked 99th.
Scouting > Members 23,263
Ranked 45th. 4 times more than United Arab Emirates 		5,830
Ranked 92nd.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 82.99%
Ranked 40th. 		86.93%
Ranked 31st. 5% more than Switzerland
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 72.86%
Ranked 16th. 2% more than United Arab Emirates 		71.09%
Ranked 22nd.
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 66.49%
Ranked 30th. 		72.48%
Ranked 29th. 9% more than Switzerland
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 87.9%
Ranked 18th. 30% more than United Arab Emirates 		67.4%
Ranked 51st.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 402,131
Ranked 69th. 30% more than United Arab Emirates 		309,476
Ranked 94th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 52.47
Ranked 118th. 		68.36
Ranked 53th. 30% more than Switzerland
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.32
Ranked 54th. 2% more than United Arab Emirates 		97.07
Ranked 46th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male 5,028
Ranked 69th. 		36,732
Ranked 31st. 7 times more than Switzerland
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.996
Ranked 33th. 		1.03
Ranked 8th. 4% more than Switzerland
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 47.2%
Ranked 95th. 		49.6%
Ranked 61st. 5% more than Switzerland
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 7.7
Ranked 55th. 		32
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Switzerland
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 76.26
Ranked 101st. 		84.83
Ranked 85th. 11% more than Switzerland
Scouting > Members per thousand people 2.91
Ranked 47th. 5 times more than United Arab Emirates 		0.633
Ranked 109th.
Primary completion rate > Women 96
Ranked 46th. 28% more than United Arab Emirates 		75
Ranked 85th.
School life expectancy > Female 14.5 years
Ranked 24th. 29% more than United Arab Emirates 		11.2 years
Ranked 57th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 1.37
Ranked 77th. 		1.71
Ranked 85th. 25% more than Switzerland
Elementary school repeaters > Male 1.58
Ranked 81st. 		2.04
Ranked 90th. 29% more than Switzerland
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 80.4%
Ranked 37th. 		96.5%
Ranked 27th. 20% more than Switzerland
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th. 		8.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 12 times more than Switzerland
Elementary school teachers 40,040
Ranked 54th. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates 		16,523
Ranked 91st.
High school enrolment rate > Male 99.27
Ranked 20th. 1% more than United Arab Emirates 		98.26
Ranked 33th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 574,783
Ranked 64th. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates 		284,978
Ranked 91st.
Primary completion rate > Men 94
Ranked 47th. 21% more than United Arab Emirates 		78
Ranked 83th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 72.01
Ranked 134th. 14% more than United Arab Emirates 		63.34
Ranked 100th.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 76.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th. 21% more than United Arab Emirates 		62.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 92.03
Ranked 117th. 		105.3
Ranked 27th. 14% more than Switzerland
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
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Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 10.8
Ranked 101st. 		12.4
Ranked 96th. 15% more than Switzerland
Repitition rate > Secondary level 1.9
Ranked 24th. 		7.8
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Switzerland
Library members 12,466
Ranked 32nd. 		15,000
Ranked 27th. 20% more than Switzerland
Library members per 1000 1.74
Ranked 31st. 		5.18
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Switzerland
Library employees per million 14.7
Ranked 37th. 		19.01
Ranked 34th. 29% more than Switzerland
Progression to secondary level 100
Ranked 1st. 4% more than United Arab Emirates 		96
Ranked 12th.
Pupils reaching grade 5 100.9
Ranked 4th. 3% more than United Arab Emirates 		98.1
Ranked 15th.
School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 3.77%
Ranked 92nd. 		61.07%
Ranked 4th. 16 times more than Switzerland
Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment 30.3%
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates 		12.6%
Ranked 59th.
School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross 97.38%
Ranked 42nd. 22% more than United Arab Emirates 		79.87%
Ranked 68th.
Progression to secondary school > % 99.09%
Ranked 17th. 		99.42%
Ranked 6th. About the same as Switzerland
Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment 1.25%
Ranked 81st. 		0.0
Ranked 78th.
High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 85.25%
Ranked 31st. 		85.27%
Ranked 30th. The same as Switzerland
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total > % of relevant age group 95.58%
Ranked 106th. 		101.5%
Ranked 46th. 6% more than Switzerland
Children out of school > Primary > Male per 1000 0.68
Ranked 90th. 		8.85
Ranked 24th. 13 times more than Switzerland
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group 94.01%
Ranked 116th. 		100.95%
Ranked 48th. 7% more than Switzerland
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 103.12%
Ranked 84th. 		109.75%
Ranked 33th. 6% more than Switzerland
School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 41.73% gross
Ranked 46th. 6% more than United Arab Emirates 		39.45% gross
Ranked 49th.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 94.03%
Ranked 105th. 		126.02%
Ranked 1st. 34% more than Switzerland
Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of official school-age population 55.56%
Ranked 64th. 66% more than United Arab Emirates 		33.4%
Ranked 53th.
Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group 98.12%
Ranked 47th. 31% more than United Arab Emirates 		74.81%
Ranked 56th.
Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group 95.81%
Ranked 55th. 23% more than United Arab Emirates 		78.09%
Ranked 56th.
Repetition rate > Primary > % of total enrollment 1.55%
Ranked 99th. 		1.86%
Ranked 70th. 20% more than Switzerland
Progression to secondary school > Female 100%
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than United Arab Emirates 		98.37%
Ranked 17th.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 102.68% gross
Ranked 93th. 21% more than United Arab Emirates 		84.53% gross
Ranked 98th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross 94.48% gross
Ranked 21st. 48% more than United Arab Emirates 		63.69% gross
Ranked 26th.
Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment 1.43%
Ranked 95th. 		1.53%
Ranked 67th. 7% more than Switzerland
Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force 28.8%
Ranked 26th. 		29.6%
Ranked 24th. 3% more than Switzerland
Labor force with primary education > % of total 16.1%
Ranked 34th. 		29.3%
Ranked 32nd. 82% more than Switzerland
Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force 46.2%
Ranked 26th. 63% more than United Arab Emirates 		28.3%
Ranked 47th.
Labor force with secondary education > % of total 49.3%
Ranked 23th. 71% more than United Arab Emirates 		28.8%
Ranked 48th.
Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 17.7%
Ranked 47th. 		33.2%
Ranked 9th. 88% more than Switzerland
Primary education > Pupils > % female 48.54% female
Ranked 68th. About the same as United Arab Emirates 		48.49% female
Ranked 37th.
Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.072 per capita
Ranked 136th. 24% more than United Arab Emirates 		0.058 per capita
Ranked 102nd.
Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population 54.85%
Ranked 64th. 61% more than United Arab Emirates 		33.98%
Ranked 55th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 96.11%
Ranked 34th. 2% more than United Arab Emirates 		93.77%
Ranked 48th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 98.34%
Ranked 26th. 6% more than United Arab Emirates 		93.07%
Ranked 46th.
Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female 25,034
Ranked 29th. 87% more than United Arab Emirates 		13,371
Ranked 58th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male 3,048
Ranked 75th. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates 		1,228
Ranked 104th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female 1,239
Ranked 83th. 		1,380
Ranked 97th. 11% more than Switzerland
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 40.74%
Ranked 63th. 		0.0
Ranked 114th.
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils 196,826
Ranked 34th. 133 times more than United Arab Emirates 		1,475
Ranked 104th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 98.79%
Ranked 17th. 		99.09%
Ranked 13th. About the same as Switzerland
Preschool enrollment rate > Female 101.59
Ranked 13th. 17% more than United Arab Emirates 		86.59
Ranked 35th.
Preschool enrollment rate > Male 101.74
Ranked 10th. 15% more than United Arab Emirates 		88.11
Ranked 33th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 95.64
Ranked 96th. 		109.14
Ranked 46th. 14% more than Switzerland
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 93.3
Ranked 108th. 		110.29
Ranked 47th. 18% more than Switzerland
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female 88.12
Ranked 12th. 		99.99
Ranked 7th. 13% more than Switzerland
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male 88.47
Ranked 8th. 		99.97
Ranked 6th. 13% more than Switzerland
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 54.56%
Ranked 29th. 19 times more than United Arab Emirates 		2.88%
Ranked 73th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 49.47%
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates 		17.41%
Ranked 59th.
Secondary education, teachers, female 22,500
Ranked 10th. 47% more than United Arab Emirates 		15,295
Ranked 12th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 93.65% net
Ranked 52nd. 34% more than United Arab Emirates 		69.63% net
Ranked 70th.
Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 2.23%
Ranked 62nd. 8% more than United Arab Emirates 		2.06%
Ranked 51st.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 94.07% net
Ranked 55th. 32% more than United Arab Emirates 		71.43% net
Ranked 70th.
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 84.1%
Ranked 41st. 16% more than United Arab Emirates 		72.5%
Ranked 37th.
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 34.82%
Ranked 7th. 94% more than United Arab Emirates 		17.95%
Ranked 2nd.
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 94.93%
Ranked 58th. 8% more than United Arab Emirates 		87.64%
Ranked 53th.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 51.5%
Ranked 32nd. 41% more than United Arab Emirates 		36.4%
Ranked 61st.
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 27.3%
Ranked 59th. 		36.5%
Ranked 37th. 34% more than Switzerland
Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 39%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates 		14.6%
Ranked 43th.
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 15%
Ranked 61st. 		43%
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Switzerland
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 21.2%
Ranked 19th. 18% more than United Arab Emirates 		17.9%
Ranked 31st.
Grade 1 intake rate 59
Ranked 40th. 		60.7
Ranked 37th. 3% more than Switzerland

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  • Over the years, Africa has had some of the worst literacy rates on Earth; up to 50% of the population is illiterate in some countries.

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