×
Holy See (Vatican City)

Holy See (Vatican City) Education Stats

Definitions

  • 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.
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • 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.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Homeschooling legal status: Legal status of homeschooling.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • 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.
STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Child care (preschool) > Duration 0.0 2012 204th out of 204
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 0.0 2012 204th out of 204
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 0.0 2012 57th out of 57
College and university > Share of total education spending 0.0 2001 85th out of 85
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 8% 1999 3rd out of 3
Compulsary education duration 0.0 2009 197th out of 198
Compulsary education starting age 0.0 2009 197th out of 198
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 9,389 1998 96th out of 125
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 0.0 2012 212th out of 212
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 0.0 2012 212th out of 212
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 0.0 2012 22nd out of 22
High school > Lower secondary school duration 0.0 2012 205th out of 205
High school > Private school share 0.0 2012 62nd out of 64
High school > Students per teacher 0.0 2012 43th out of 43
High school > Upper secondary school duration 0.0 2012 205th out of 205
Homeschooling legal status No indication for educational laws to exist were found. 2014
Literacy > Definition NA 2011
Literacy > Female 100% 2011 1st out of 3
Literacy > Male 100% 2011 1st out of 3
Literacy > Total population 100% 2011 1st out of 3
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 20.92 2011 203th out of 203
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.157% 1998 89th out of 89

Citation

NationMaster

Holy See (Vatican City) Education Profiles (Subcategories)

Child care (preschool) 6 High school 19
Elementary (primary) school 6 Literacy 4
Elementary (primary) school) 3 Tertiary 3
  • Holy See (Vatican City) has ranked last for elementary (primary) school) > proportion spent on all staff salaries since 1975.
  • Holy See (Vatican City) has ranked last for high school > students per teacher since 1975.
  • Holy See (Vatican City) has ranked last for spending on education > proportion spent on all staff salaries since 1975.
  • Holy See (Vatican City) has ranked last for elementary (primary) school) > share of total education spending since 1975.
  • Holy See (Vatican City) has ranked last for high school > proportion spent on all staff salaries since 1975.
  • Holy See (Vatican City) has ranked last for child care (preschool) > students per teacher since 1981.
  • Holy See (Vatican City) has ranked last for high school > upper secondary > students per teacher since 1975.
  • Holy See (Vatican City) has ranked last for elementary (primary) school > students per teacher since 1975.
  • Holy See (Vatican City) has ranked last for high school > lower secondary > students per teacher since 1975.
  • Holy See (Vatican City) has ranked last for child care (preschool) > duration since 1975.
  • Holy See (Vatican City) has ranked last for high school > lower secondary school duration since 1975.

Adblocker detected! Please consider reading this notice.

We've detected that you are using AdBlock Plus or some other adblocking software which is preventing the page from fully loading.

We don't have any banner, Flash, animation, obnoxious sound, or popup ad. We do not implement these annoying types of ads!

We need money to operate the site, and almost all of it comes from our online advertising.

Please add www.nationmaster.com to your ad blocking whitelist or disable your adblocking software.

×