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Education Stats: compare key data on United States & Uruguay

Definitions

  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Teachers as percentage of labor force: The percentage share of the total labor force who are classroom, academic staff, and other teachers. Data for 1999.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall: Overall.

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

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

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

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  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts: Non-continuous texts.

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

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  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate: Reflect and evaluate.

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  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • 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.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology: Intended instruction time spent studying technology, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • 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 spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • 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 > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning science: Intended instruction time spent studying science, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills: Intended instruction time spent studying vocational skills, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages: Intended instruction time spent studying modern foreign languages, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Percentage of population older than 24 years that has completed tertiary education.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • 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).
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning arts: Intended instruction time spent studying arts, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent in physical education: Intended instruction time spent studying physical education, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Government spending on education > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Percentage of private enrolment. Primary is the enrolment in private primary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in primary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • Primary education, pupils > % female: Primary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Primary is the number of female students at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % gross: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Female is the total female enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female 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.
  • Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Primary completion rate. Total is the total number of new entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as percentage of the total population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade of primary. This indicator is also known as "gross intake rate to the last grade of primary." The ratio can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% 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.
  • Secondary education, general pupils > % female: Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. General programmes is the number of female students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Total enrollment, primary, male > % net: Total enrollment, primary, male (% net). Adjusted net 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.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • School enrollment, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % 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."
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning religion: Intended instruction time spent studying religion, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers > % female: Secondary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Secondary is the number of female teachers at the secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's high school, or secondary, teachers that are female.
  • High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to primary education.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % of relevant age group: 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.
STAT United States Uruguay HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 12
Ranked 1st. 58% more than Uruguay
7.6
Ranked 31st.
Children out of school, primary 1.76 million
Ranked 3rd. 3543 times more than Uruguay
496
Ranked 116th.

Children out of school, primary per 1000 5.64
Ranked 47th. 38 times more than Uruguay
0.147
Ranked 121st.

Children out of school, primary, female 780,465
Ranked 3rd. 572 times more than Uruguay
1,364
Ranked 91st.

College and university > Gender parity index 1.41
Ranked 33th.
1.73
Ranked 11th. 23% more than United States

College and university > Share of total education spending 25.65%
Ranked 26th.
26.83%
Ranked 13th. 5% more than United States

Compulsary education duration 12
Ranked 14th.
14
Ranked 2nd. 17% more than United States

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.62%
Ranked 39th. 25% more than Uruguay
4.5%
Ranked 22nd.

Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 17th. 1% more than Uruguay
98.4%
Ranked 32nd.
Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 20th. 1% more than Uruguay
98%
Ranked 40th.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 53th. The same as Uruguay
6
Ranked 36th.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 5.49
Ranked 49th.
7.35
Ranked 24th. 34% more than United States

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 14.29
Ranked 98th. 4% more than Uruguay
13.79
Ranked 105th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 14.49
Ranked 56th. 28% more than Uruguay
11.32
Ranked 67th.

Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 102nd. The same as Uruguay
6
Ranked 91st.

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 2.5
Ranked 48th. 6 times more than Uruguay
0.406
Ranked 97th.

College and university > Gender ratio 140.06
Ranked 29th.
175.21
Ranked 10th. 25% more than United States

Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 47th. The same as Uruguay
3
Ranked 33th.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th.
7.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 29% more than United States

Duration of compulsory education 12 years
Ranked 10th. 20% more than Uruguay
10 years
Ranked 36th.
Secondary education, pupils 24.21 million
Ranked 4th. 84 times more than Uruguay
287,381
Ranked 101st.

College and university > Private school share 27.95%
Ranked 46th. 2 times more than Uruguay
13.76%
Ranked 78th.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 49th. 1% more than Uruguay
0.98
Ranked 86th.

School life expectancy > Total 15.2 years
Ranked 14th. 11% more than Uruguay
13.7 years
Ranked 30th.
Primary education, teachers 1.71 million
Ranked 5th. 69 times more than Uruguay
24,785
Ranked 76th.

Primary education, pupils 24.43 million
Ranked 5th. 71 times more than Uruguay
341,885
Ranked 103th.

Tertiary enrollment 72.6%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Uruguay
36.1%
Ranked 34th.
Spending per student > College and university 22.04
Ranked 37th. 22% more than Uruguay
18.12
Ranked 60th.
High school > Gender ratio 99.5
Ranked 59th. 1% more than Uruguay
98.85
Ranked 83th.

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 66th. 50% more than Uruguay
4
Ranked 103th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.0465
Ranked 96th.
3.36
Ranked 36th. 72 times more than United States

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 73th. The same as Uruguay
3
Ranked 59th.

Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 28th. 1% more than Uruguay
97.6%
Ranked 44th.
Spending > USD 684.04 billion
Ranked 1st. 815 times more than Uruguay
839.23 million
Ranked 80th.

High school > Private school share 8.27%
Ranked 86th.
14.54%
Ranked 62nd. 76% more than United States

Spending > Proportion 4.79
Ranked 54th. 81% more than Uruguay
2.65
Ranked 132nd.

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 14.21
Ranked 120th.
20.83
Ranked 84th. 47% more than United States

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 103th. The same as Uruguay
3
Ranked 80th.

Preschool enrollment rate 98.77
Ranked 94th.
114.31
Ranked 26th. 16% more than United States

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 56,943.33
Ranked 6th. 20 times more than Uruguay
2,785.56
Ranked 139th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 16.61 million
Ranked 1st. 169 times more than Uruguay
98,520
Ranked 81st.

Teachers as percentage of labor force 4.2%
Ranked 17th. The same as Uruguay
4.2%
Ranked 15th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 500
Ranked 15th. 17% more than Uruguay
426
Ranked 44th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 59th. The same as Uruguay
6
Ranked 40th.

Secondary education, teachers 1.67 million
Ranked 4th. 66 times more than Uruguay
25,390
Ranked 50th.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 5.36
Ranked 56th.
7.53
Ranked 30th. 40% more than United States

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 14.96
Ranked 64th.
26.31
Ranked 16th. 76% more than United States

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 105th. The same as Uruguay
3
Ranked 88th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 3.14
Ranked 43th. 22 times more than Uruguay
0.144
Ranked 107th.

Spending per student > High school 24.56
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Uruguay
10.4
Ranked 61st.

Secondary education, general pupils 24.21 million
Ranked 3rd. 99 times more than Uruguay
243,438
Ranked 107th.

High school > Gender parity index 1.01
Ranked 68th.
1.14
Ranked 8th. 13% more than United States

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 500
Ranked 15th. 17% more than Uruguay
426
Ranked 44th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 211,233
Ranked 1st. 1089 times more than Uruguay
194
Ranked 67th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 492
Ranked 25th. 16% more than Uruguay
424
Ranked 46th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 47%
Ranked 7th.
50%
Ranked 4th. 6% more than United States
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.271%
Ranked 124th.
1.75%
Ranked 107th. 6 times more than United States

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 57.75
Ranked 4th. 95% more than Uruguay
29.61
Ranked 49th.

Scouting > Genders admitted both for Venturing, boys only for non-Venturing both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 77th. The same as Uruguay
6
Ranked 58th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 15.3%
Ranked 38th. 94% more than Uruguay
7.9%
Ranked 66th.

Children out of school, primary, male 976,866
Ranked 3rd. 2018 times more than Uruguay
484
Ranked 104th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5.9%
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Uruguay
2.7%
Ranked 88th.

High school > Students per teacher 14.49
Ranked 57th. 28% more than Uruguay
11.32
Ranked 69th.

Secondary education > General pupils 24.19 million
Ranked 3rd. 77 times more than Uruguay
313,582
Ranked 93th.

Spending per student > Elementary school 22.35
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Uruguay
8.52
Ranked 63th.

Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 59th. The same as Uruguay
12
Ranked 46th.

High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 55th. The same as Uruguay
12
Ranked 43th.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 11% more than Uruguay
5.31 per 1,000 people
Ranked 58th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 24.85 million
Ranked 4th. 68 times more than Uruguay
364,858
Ranked 111th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 94.7%
Ranked 14th. 87% more than Uruguay
50.6%
Ranked 84th.

Elementary school graduate rate 95.34
Ranked 40th. 2% more than Uruguay
93.67
Ranked 48th.

Schools connected to the Internet 100%
Ranked 2nd. Twice as much as Uruguay
50%
Ranked 24th.
Public spending per student > Primary level 17.9
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Uruguay
8.2
Ranked 59th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 77.71
Ranked 76th.
85.23
Ranked 70th. 10% more than United States

Primary education, pupils per 1000 78.41
Ranked 97th.
101.39
Ranked 83th. 29% more than United States

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.4
Ranked 22nd.
2.04
Ranked 7th. 46% more than United States

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.02
Ranked 54th.
1.15
Ranked 11th. 13% more than United States

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 57.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 93% more than Uruguay
29.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.183
Ranked 178th.
0.823
Ranked 120th. 5 times more than United States

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 86th. The same as Uruguay
6
Ranked 76th.

Teacher student ratio > High school 14.38
Ranked 51st. 4% more than Uruguay
13.8
Ranked 69th.

Inequality adjusted index 0.941
Ranked 3rd. 38% more than Uruguay
0.682
Ranked 47th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 13.69
Ranked 102nd.
15.51
Ranked 105th. 13% more than United States

Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 47.8%
Ranked 32nd.
55.91%
Ranked 19th. 17% more than United States

Elementary school > Enrolled students 24.68 million
Ranked 3rd. 69 times more than Uruguay
359,439
Ranked 104th.

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 54th. The same as Uruguay
6 years
Ranked 37th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $33,005.49
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Uruguay
$4,231.55
Ranked 22nd.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 105.99
Ranked 46th. 2% more than Uruguay
103.81
Ranked 66th.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 77.71
Ranked 47th. 8% more than Uruguay
72.19
Ranked 71st.

Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 495
Ranked 20th. 17% more than Uruguay
423
Ranked 45th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 8.72%
Ranked 80th.
16.14%
Ranked 49th. 85% more than United States

High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 61st. The same as Uruguay
12
Ranked 47th.

Elementary school > Gender ratio 100.68
Ranked 17th. 4% more than Uruguay
97.19
Ranked 100th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 94%
Ranked 71st.
96%
Ranked 54th. 2% more than United States

Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 81st. The same as Uruguay
6
Ranked 71st.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 23.9
Ranked 8th. 12% more than Uruguay
21.3
Ranked 60th.
Primary education > Pupils 24.56 million
Ranked 4th. 67 times more than Uruguay
365,423
Ranked 107th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 94.3%
Ranked 22nd. 93% more than Uruguay
48.8%
Ranked 93th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 56.64%
Ranked 34th.
65.34%
Ranked 5th. 15% more than United States

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 82.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th.
100.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th. 21% more than United States

Secondary education, vocational pupils 0.0
Ranked 96th.
43,943
Ranked 72nd.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 14.29
Ranked 100th. 4% more than Uruguay
13.79
Ranked 107th.

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 77.19%
Ranked 38th.
84.36%
Ranked 12th. 9% more than United States

Secondary education > Teachers 1.62 million
Ranked 3rd. 69 times more than Uruguay
23,403
Ranked 79th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 16 years
Ranked 15th. 7% more than Uruguay
15 years
Ranked 25th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 94.45
Ranked 30th. The same as Uruguay
94.44
Ranked 34th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 23.85 million
Ranked 4th. 72 times more than Uruguay
332,175
Ranked 98th.

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 728.12
Ranked 13th. 12 times more than Uruguay
58.34
Ranked 44th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 503
Ranked 14th. 19% more than Uruguay
421
Ranked 46th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 500
Ranked 13th. 17% more than Uruguay
429
Ranked 44th.
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 51st. The same as Uruguay
6
Ranked 34th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 1.71 million
Ranked 4th. 245 times more than Uruguay
7,008
Ranked 92nd.

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 100.09%
Ranked 51st. 2% more than Uruguay
97.93%
Ranked 96th.

Public spending per student > Secondary level 22.4
Ranked 28th. 87% more than Uruguay
12
Ranked 58th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.86%
Ranked 40th. 1% more than Uruguay
48.4%
Ranked 86th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 512
Ranked 8th. 17% more than Uruguay
436
Ranked 42nd.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 94%
Ranked 66th.
97%
Ranked 43th. 3% more than United States

High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 90th. The same as Uruguay
15
Ranked 74th.

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 73th. The same as Uruguay
6
Ranked 56th.

Elementary school repeaters > All 0.0
Ranked 116th.
6.96
Ranked 45th.

School life expectancy > Male 14.8 years
Ranked 17th. 14% more than Uruguay
13 years
Ranked 37th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 82.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st.
94.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th. 15% more than United States

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.086 per capita
Ranked 119th.
0.11 per capita
Ranked 90th. 28% more than United States

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 86.39
Ranked 118th.
109.65
Ranked 93th. 27% more than United States

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 93%
Ranked 66th.
96%
Ranked 52nd. 3% more than United States

Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 15.4
Ranked 115th.
20.8
Ranked 84th. 35% more than United States
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 87%
Ranked 8th.
92%
Ranked 1st. 6% more than United States
Primary education > Teachers 1.73 million
Ranked 3rd. 98 times more than Uruguay
17,547
Ranked 92nd.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 48.72%
Ranked 92nd.
51.96%
Ranked 18th. 7% more than United States

Private school enrolment > Primary level 11.6
Ranked 33th.
14
Ranked 30th. 21% more than United States
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 49th. The same as Uruguay
6
Ranked 33th.

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 5.9
Ranked 45th. 12% more than Uruguay
5.28
Ranked 57th.

Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.7%
Ranked 42nd. About the same as Uruguay
48.5%
Ranked 68th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $10.28 trillion
Ranked 1st. 716 times more than Uruguay
$14.37 billion
Ranked 41st.

Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology 3 a
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 77th. The same as Uruguay
6
Ranked 58th.

Scouting > Members 2.99 million
Ranked 3rd. 1936 times more than Uruguay
1,544
Ranked 130th.
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 54.76%
Ranked 39th.
62.09%
Ranked 31st. 13% more than United States

Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 81.55%
Ranked 48th.
83.95%
Ranked 28th. 3% more than United States

High school > Share of total education spending 35.42%
Ranked 52nd. 7% more than Uruguay
33.17%
Ranked 22nd.

Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 54.76%
Ranked 41st. 6% more than Uruguay
51.78%
Ranked 41st.

Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 88.1%
Ranked 17th. 26% more than Uruguay
69.9%
Ranked 45th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 24.69 million
Ranked 2nd. 98 times more than Uruguay
251,085
Ranked 101st.

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 5.52
Ranked 66th.
7.04
Ranked 46th. 28% more than United States

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 82.6
Ranked 48th.
94.3
Ranked 41st. 14% more than United States

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 97.22
Ranked 93th.
97.76
Ranked 93th. 1% more than United States

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.991
Ranked 69th. 2% more than Uruguay
0.967
Ranked 108th.

Female enrolment share > Secondary level 49%
Ranked 73th.
52.2%
Ranked 15th. 7% more than United States
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 25,000
Ranked 1st.
0.0
Ranked 59th.

Private school enrolment > Secondary level 9.6
Ranked 12th.
16
Ranked 10th. 67% more than United States
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 82.94
Ranked 90th.
99.83
Ranked 51st. 20% more than United States

Scouting > Members per thousand people 9.52
Ranked 14th. 21 times more than Uruguay
0.455
Ranked 125th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning science 14%
Ranked 9th.
19%
Ranked 1st. 36% more than United States
School life expectancy > Female 15.7 years
Ranked 11th. 9% more than Uruguay
14.4 years
Ranked 26th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.0
Ranked 113th.
8.23
Ranked 43th.

Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.0
Ranked 112th.
5.59
Ranked 49th.

High school teachers 1.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 80 times more than Uruguay
21,369
Ranked 67th.

Elementary school teachers 1.8 million
Ranked 2nd. 78 times more than Uruguay
23,175
Ranked 81st.

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 24.43 million
Ranked 3rd. 72 times more than Uruguay
339,057
Ranked 94th.

Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills 5 a
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 101.63
Ranked 58th.
115.27
Ranked 9th. 13% more than United States

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 83.88
Ranked 115th.
109.89
Ranked 88th. 31% more than United States

Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 14.9
Ranked 79th.
17.3
Ranked 64th. 16% more than United States
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages 7 8
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 40.66%
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Uruguay
10.88%
Ranked 39th.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 37.6%
Ranked 57th.
72.9%
Ranked 1st. 94% more than United States

Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 5.62%
Ranked 41st. 25% more than Uruguay
4.5%
Ranked 22nd.

Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 20.2%
Ranked 66th. 92% more than Uruguay
10.5%
Ranked 28th.

Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 35%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Uruguay
16.2%
Ranked 50th.

Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 51.9%
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Uruguay
14.3%
Ranked 26th.

Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 42.2%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Uruguay
16.5%
Ranked 21st.

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 97.55% gross
Ranked 117th.
107.82% gross
Ranked 47th. 11% more than United States

Primary education > Teachers > % female 88.58% female
Ranked 21st.
92% female
Ranked 13th. 4% more than United States

Proportion of primary education time spent learning arts 7 5
Proportion of primary education time spent in physical education 12 5
Government spending on education > % of GDP 5.62%
Ranked 39th. 25% more than Uruguay
4.5%
Ranked 22nd.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 92.61%
Ranked 54th.
97.59%
Ranked 23th. 5% more than United States

Government spending on education > % of government spending 14.13%
Ranked 35th. 22% more than Uruguay
11.58%
Ranked 66th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 99.11%
Ranked 89th.
112.65%
Ranked 25th. 14% more than United States

School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 8.72%
Ranked 78th.
16.14%
Ranked 47th. 85% more than United States

Primary education, pupils > % female 49.01%
Ranked 26th. 2% more than Uruguay
48.16%
Ranked 110th.

School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 98.97%
Ranked 97th.
110.15%
Ranked 37th. 11% more than United States

Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 97.83%
Ranked 54th.
104.27%
Ranked 17th. 7% more than United States

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 99.82%
Ranked 86th. 1% more than Uruguay
98.91%
Ranked 96th.

Secondary education, general pupils > % female 48.86%
Ranked 96th.
53.41%
Ranked 6th. 9% more than United States

Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 92.27%
Ranked 66th.
99.69%
Ranked 7th. 8% more than United States

Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 0.0
Ranked 96th.
13.03
Ranked 54th.

Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 3.28
Ranked 51st.
4.14
Ranked 30th. 26% more than United States
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 4.79%
Ranked 59th. 2 times more than Uruguay
2.3%
Ranked 152nd.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 15 years
Ranked 24th. 7% more than Uruguay
14 years
Ranked 32nd.
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 138.98%
Ranked 35th.
172.67%
Ranked 11th. 24% more than United States

Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 93.08%
Ranked 58th.
94.74%
Ranked 50th. 2% more than United States

School enrollment, primary > % gross 98.78%
Ranked 107th.
112.04%
Ranked 36th. 13% more than United States

School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 95.47% gross
Ranked 47th.
115.79% gross
Ranked 11th. 21% more than United States

School enrollment, primary, male > % net 91.29%
Ranked 62nd.
99.41%
Ranked 5th. 9% more than United States

Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 87.88%
Ranked 62nd.
96.02%
Ranked 42nd. 9% more than United States

School enrollment > Primary > % gross 98.98% gross
Ranked 115th.
109.09% gross
Ranked 51st. 10% more than United States

Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 98.33%
Ranked 21st. 5% more than Uruguay
93.53%
Ranked 49th.

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 93.68%
Ranked 53th.
97.87%
Ranked 27th. 4% more than United States

Proportion of primary education time spent learning religion 1 a
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 93.76%
Ranked 61st.
96.26%
Ranked 56th. 3% more than United States

School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 86.8%
Ranked 32nd. 28% more than Uruguay
68.05%
Ranked 65th.

Secondary education, teachers, female 1.02 million
Ranked 4th. 75 times more than Uruguay
13,701
Ranked 45th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people 80.23
Ranked 14th.
0.0
Ranked 77th.

Secondary education, teachers > % female 61.15%
Ranked 36th.
72.16%
Ranked 9th. 18% more than United States
High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 61%
Ranked 19th.
72%
Ranked 1st. 18% more than United States
High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher 14.46
Ranked 37th. 5% more than Uruguay
13.78
Ranked 37th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending 32.42%
Ranked 47th. 16% more than Uruguay
27.88%
Ranked 35th.

Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % of relevant age group 99.44%
Ranked 92nd.
105.58%
Ranked 56th. 6% more than United States

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