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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.
  • 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.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Homeschooling legal status: Legal status of homeschooling.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • 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.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Homeschooling prevalance: Prevalence of homeschooling.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • 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).
  • Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Secondary is the total public expenditure per student in secondary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Repeaters, secondary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total male enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female: Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. Technical/vocational programmes is the number of female students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, secondary > % net: School enrollment, secondary (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Total is the ratio of children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the population of the official secondary school age.
  • Total enrollment, primary > % net: Total enrollment, primary (% 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.
  • School enrollment, preprimary > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Total is the total enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, primary > % net: School enrollment, primary (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Total is the ratio of children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the total population of the official primary school age.
  • School enrollment, secondary > % gross: School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Total is the total enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the 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, private > % of total secondary: School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary). Percentage of private enrolment. Secondary is the enrolment in private secondary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in secondary 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.
  • Progression to secondary school, male > %: Progression to secondary school, male (%). Transition from primary (ISCED 1) to secondary (ISCED 2), general programmes (%). Male is the number of new male entrants to the first grade of secondary education (general programmes only) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the number of male pupils enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous year.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Female is the total female enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Tertiary is the total public expenditure per student in tertiary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • 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.
  • Total enrollment, primary, female > % net: Total enrollment, primary, female (% 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.
  • 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.
  • Net intake rate in grade 1 > % 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.
  • Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment: 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).
  • Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Total is the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Primary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Female: 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's high school, or secondary, teachers that are female.
  • 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 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.
  • 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).
  • 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).
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
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STAT Finland Ukraine HISTORY
Children out of school, primary 6,055
Ranked 80th. 		24,365
Ranked 37th. 4 times more than Finland
Children out of school, primary per 1000 1.12
Ranked 86th. 2 times more than Ukraine 		0.534
Ranked 62nd.
Children out of school, primary, female 2,896
Ranked 72nd. 		5,288
Ranked 38th. 83% more than Finland
College and university > Gender parity index 1.23
Ranked 41st. 4% more than Ukraine 		1.18
Ranked 46th.
College and university > Share of total education spending 31.85%
Ranked 9th. 		34.41%
Ranked 5th. 8% more than Finland
Compulsary education duration 10
Ranked 75th. 		11
Ranked 32nd. 10% more than Finland
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 6.84%
Ranked 17th. 11% more than Ukraine 		6.15%
Ranked 9th.
High school enrolment rate 99.99
Ranked 2nd. About the same as Ukraine 		99.58
Ranked 15th.
Homeschooling legal status Legal as alternative to the mandatory public school system. Written and oral examinations to check on progress are mandatory. Legal and expressly allowed for in Articles 59 and 60 of Ukraine’s Education Law.
Literacy > Total population 100%
Ranked 2nd. About the same as Ukraine 		99.7%
Ranked 4th.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 129th. 50% more than Ukraine 		4
Ranked 189th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.69
Ranked 64th. 2 times more than Ukraine 		2.16
Ranked 73th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 13.67
Ranked 101st. 		16.09
Ranked 57th. 18% more than Finland
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 9.5
Ranked 85th. 		13.37
Ranked 80th. 41% more than Finland
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 150th. 		7
Ranked 40th. 17% more than Finland
Literacy > Female 100%
Ranked 2nd. About the same as Ukraine 		99.6%
Ranked 5th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.537
Ranked 81st. 5 times more than Ukraine 		0.116
Ranked 54th.
College and university > Gender ratio 124.02
Ranked 45th. 		124.76
Ranked 43th. 1% more than Finland
Child care (preschool) > Duration 4
Ranked 20th. 33% more than Ukraine 		3
Ranked 48th.
Duration of compulsory education 10 years
Ranked 59th. 11% more than Ukraine 		9 years
Ranked 76th.
Secondary education, pupils 422,872
Ranked 79th. 		2.9 million
Ranked 10th. 7 times more than Finland
College and university > Private school share 25.63%
Ranked 48th. 2 times more than Ukraine 		11.29%
Ranked 37th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 56th. 		1
Ranked 27th. 1% more than Finland
Primary education, teachers 25,281
Ranked 72nd. 		98,491
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Finland
Primary education, pupils 345,615
Ranked 92nd. 		1.58 million
Ranked 34th. 5 times more than Finland
Tertiary enrollment 70.4%
Ranked 1st. 63% more than Ukraine 		43.3%
Ranked 5th.
Spending per student > College and university 31.84
Ranked 22nd. 27% more than Ukraine 		25.14
Ranked 30th.
High school > Gender ratio 104.88
Ranked 29th. 7% more than Ukraine 		98.06
Ranked 70th.
Compulsary education starting age 7
Ranked 25th. 17% more than Ukraine 		6
Ranked 68th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 1.76
Ranked 56th. 6 times more than Ukraine 		0.272
Ranked 101st.
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 124th. 50% more than Ukraine 		2
Ranked 161st.
Literacy > Male 100%
Ranked 2nd. About the same as Ukraine 		99.8%
Ranked 4th.
Spending > USD 15.41 billion
Ranked 25th. 47% more than Ukraine 		10.48 billion
Ranked 33th.
High school > Private school share 9.36%
Ranked 79th. 25 times more than Ukraine 		0.376%
Ranked 59th.
Spending > Proportion 5.64
Ranked 31st. 		5.86
Ranked 25th. 4% more than Finland
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 15.96
Ranked 112th. 		18.7
Ranked 69th. 17% more than Finland
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 182nd. The same as Ukraine 		3
Ranked 106th.
High school repeaters > Male 0.41
Ranked 83th. 21 times more than Ukraine 		0.02
Ranked 91st.
Preschool enrollment rate 97.29
Ranked 105th. 		98.43
Ranked 96th. 1% more than Finland
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 7,550.79
Ranked 88th. 		37,359.74
Ranked 18th. 5 times more than Finland
Primary completion rate 100
Ranked 30th. 5% more than Ukraine 		95
Ranked 65th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 291,664
Ranked 50th. 		2.3 million
Ranked 11th. 8 times more than Finland
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 136th. 50% more than Ukraine 		4
Ranked 199th.
Children out of school > Primary 1,957
Ranked 98th. 		296,005
Ranked 20th. 151 times more than Finland
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 8.26
Ranked 19th. 4% more than Ukraine 		7.92
Ranked 21st.
Secondary education, teachers 44,493
Ranked 42nd. 		389,387
Ranked 12th. 9 times more than Finland
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 10.77
Ranked 95th. 15% more than Ukraine 		9.35
Ranked 53th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 172nd. 		5
Ranked 9th. 67% more than Finland
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.586
Ranked 82nd. 40% more than Ukraine 		0.418
Ranked 51st.
Secondary education, general pupils 288,779
Ranked 89th. 		2.64 million
Ranked 13th. 9 times more than Finland
High school > Gender parity index 1.05
Ranked 28th. 8% more than Ukraine 		0.972
Ranked 71st.
Scientific and technical journal articles 5,202
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Ukraine 		2,089
Ranked 35th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 2.45%
Ranked 86th. 68% more than Ukraine 		1.46%
Ranked 101st.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 56.08
Ranked 6th. 18% more than Ukraine 		47.64
Ranked 15th.
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 7
Ranked 37th. 17% more than Ukraine 		6
Ranked 79th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 12.8%
Ranked 52nd. 		18.9%
Ranked 16th. 48% more than Finland
Children out of school, primary, male 3,159
Ranked 71st. 		19,077
Ranked 29th. 6 times more than Finland
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 6.6%
Ranked 16th. 2% more than Ukraine 		6.5%
Ranked 13th.
High school > Students per teacher 9.5
Ranked 86th. 		13.37
Ranked 85th. 41% more than Finland
Secondary education > General pupils 305,970
Ranked 94th. 		3.72 million
Ranked 8th. 12 times more than Finland
Secondary school starting age > Years 13
Ranked 31st. 30% more than Ukraine 		10
Ranked 189th.
High school starting age > Years 13
Ranked 30th. 30% more than Ukraine 		10
Ranked 168th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 74th. 2 times more than Ukraine 		2.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 81st.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 392,741
Ranked 109th. 		1.96 million
Ranked 56th. 5 times more than Finland
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 100%
Ranked 2nd. 9% more than Ukraine 		91.5%
Ranked 22nd.
Elementary school graduate rate 99.8
Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Ukraine 		97.28
Ranked 24th.
Public spending per student > Primary level 17.3
Ranked 25th. 		42.4
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Finland
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 78.48
Ranked 75th. 23% more than Ukraine 		63.59
Ranked 54th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 64.14
Ranked 114th. 85% more than Ukraine 		34.75
Ranked 88th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.21
Ranked 44th. 1% more than Ukraine 		1.2
Ranked 46th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.05
Ranked 40th. 14% more than Ukraine 		0.92
Ranked 105th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 56.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 18% more than Ukraine 		47.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 1.4
Ranked 97th. 71% more than Ukraine 		0.817
Ranked 121st.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 133th. 		7
Ranked 36th. 17% more than Finland
Teacher student ratio > High school 10.03
Ranked 79th. 		10.57
Ranked 92nd. 5% more than Finland
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 0.374
Ranked 109th. 		6.28
Ranked 49th. 17 times more than Finland
Inequality adjusted index 0.859
Ranked 14th. 6% more than Ukraine 		0.808
Ranked 27th.
High school repeaters > Female 0.25
Ranked 86th. 13 times more than Ukraine 		0.02
Ranked 91st.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 14.39
Ranked 100th. 		15.82
Ranked 94th. 10% more than Finland
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 99.5%
Ranked 7th. 2% more than Ukraine 		97.5%
Ranked 22nd.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 357,403
Ranked 89th. 		1.57 million
Ranked 54th. 4 times more than Finland
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 126th. 50% more than Ukraine 		4 years
Ranked 179th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $21,079.50
Ranked 15th. 20 times more than Ukraine 		$1,035.05
Ranked 63th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 98.93
Ranked 82nd. 		99.94
Ranked 71st. 1% more than Finland
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 53.59
Ranked 111th. 		57.95
Ranked 60th. 8% more than Finland
High school > Lower secondary starting age 13
Ranked 31st. 30% more than Ukraine 		10
Ranked 196th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 1.6%
Ranked 118th. 3 times more than Ukraine 		0.527%
Ranked 80th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.09
Ranked 53th. 		100.5
Ranked 19th. 1% more than Finland
High school enrolment rate > Female 100
Ranked 6th. About the same as Ukraine 		99.58
Ranked 14th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 98%
Ranked 35th. 17% more than Ukraine 		84%
Ranked 109th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 127th. 		7
Ranked 39th. 17% more than Finland
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 39.7
Ranked 41st. 41% more than Ukraine 		28.2
Ranked 52nd.
Secondary education > Pupils 425,966
Ranked 76th. 		4.04 million
Ranked 8th. 9 times more than Finland
Primary education > Pupils 387,934
Ranked 103th. 		1.95 million
Ranked 32nd. 5 times more than Finland
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 100%
Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Ukraine 		96.1%
Ranked 16th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 95.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 58th. 		100.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th. 5% more than Finland
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 53.49%
Ranked 57th. 		53.79%
Ranked 55th. 1% more than Finland
Secondary education, vocational pupils 134,093
Ranked 47th. 		256,962
Ranked 10th. 92% more than Finland
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 64.23%
Ranked 65th. 30% more than Ukraine 		49.35%
Ranked 43th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 13.67
Ranked 103th. 		16.09
Ranked 56th. 18% more than Finland
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 17 years
Ranked 8th. 21% more than Ukraine 		14 years
Ranked 44th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 496,834
Ranked 81st. 		4.82 million
Ranked 21st. 10 times more than Finland
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 997.89
Ranked 4th. 23 times more than Ukraine 		43.69
Ranked 54th.
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 119th. 50% more than Ukraine 		4
Ranked 161st.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 14,007
Ranked 65th. 		170,248
Ranked 30th. 12 times more than Finland
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 102.22%
Ranked 21st. 3% more than Ukraine 		98.81%
Ranked 70th.
Public spending per student > Secondary level 25.5
Ranked 22nd. 20% more than Ukraine 		21.2
Ranked 31st.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.83%
Ranked 44th. About the same as Ukraine 		48.73%
Ranked 53th.
Progression to secondary school 99.88%
Ranked 4th. About the same as Ukraine 		99.41%
Ranked 18th.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 0.374 per 1,000 people
Ranked 110th. 		6.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th. 17 times more than Finland
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 98%
Ranked 33th. 17% more than Ukraine 		84%
Ranked 100th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 53th. 7% more than Ukraine 		15
Ranked 92nd.
Elementary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 38th. 17% more than Ukraine 		6
Ranked 74th.
Library books 2.15 million
Ranked 25th. 		4.12 million
Ranked 13th. 92% more than Finland
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.41
Ranked 99th. 3 times more than Ukraine 		0.12
Ranked 106th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 58.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 109th. 		79.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 35% more than Finland
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.076 per capita
Ranked 131st. 85% more than Ukraine 		0.041 per capita
Ranked 161st.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 75.52
Ranked 133th. 86% more than Ukraine 		40.67
Ranked 165th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 98%
Ranked 36th. 17% more than Ukraine 		84%
Ranked 105th.
Library books per 1000 416.23
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Ukraine 		82.99
Ranked 33th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 15.5
Ranked 114th. 		20.5
Ranked 12th. 32% more than Finland
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 79%
Ranked 41st. 		99%
Ranked 1st. 25% more than Finland
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 119,996
Ranked 50th. 		319,580
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Finland
Primary education > Teachers 24,313
Ranked 79th. 		104,028
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Finland
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 51.43%
Ranked 27th. 6% more than Ukraine 		48.72%
Ranked 93th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 1.2
Ranked 80th. 4 times more than Ukraine 		0.3
Ranked 36th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 117th. 50% more than Ukraine 		4
Ranked 166th.
Library employees 203
Ranked 28th. 		452
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Finland
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.65
Ranked 72nd. 2 times more than Ukraine 		2.21
Ranked 82nd.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 81.48
Ranked 72nd. 		85.83
Ranked 32nd. 5% more than Finland
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 0.194 per 1,000 people
Ranked 107th. 		3.05 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 16 times more than Finland
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.8%
Ranked 41st. About the same as Ukraine 		48.6%
Ranked 9th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $113.06 billion
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Ukraine 		$47.19 billion
Ranked 26th.
Primary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 37th. 17% more than Ukraine 		6
Ranked 79th.
Scouting > Members 43,811
Ranked 30th. 18 times more than Ukraine 		2,429
Ranked 117th.
High school > Share of total education spending 42.45%
Ranked 24th. 49% more than Ukraine 		28.58%
Ranked 31st.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 304,729
Ranked 81st. 		3.22 million
Ranked 20th. 11 times more than Finland
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.21
Ranked 56th. 		100.02
Ranked 17th. 1% more than Finland
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 58.52
Ranked 110th. 		79.04
Ranked 37th. 35% more than Finland
Children out of school > Primary > Male 943
Ranked 93th. 		152,258
Ranked 18th. 161 times more than Finland
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.993
Ranked 44th. 		1.01
Ranked 19th. 2% more than Finland
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 51.4%
Ranked 23th. 11% more than Ukraine 		46.5%
Ranked 21st.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 95.53
Ranked 56th. 		100.08
Ranked 49th. 5% more than Finland
Scouting > Members per thousand people 8.09
Ranked 19th. 152 times more than Ukraine 		0.0533
Ranked 156th.
Primary completion rate > Women 99
Ranked 36th. 4% more than Ukraine 		95
Ranked 63th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.53
Ranked 96th. 4 times more than Ukraine 		0.12
Ranked 105th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.28
Ranked 99th. 2 times more than Ukraine 		0.12
Ranked 104th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 104th. 		3.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th. 18 times more than Finland
High school teachers 42,991
Ranked 41st. 		350,716
Ranked 15th. 8 times more than Finland
Elementary school teachers 24,830
Ranked 73th. 		99,482
Ranked 34th. 4 times more than Finland
Homeschooling prevalance 500 100 families
High school enrolment rate > Male 99.99
Ranked 12th. About the same as Ukraine 		99.58
Ranked 19th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 430,596
Ranked 72nd. 		4.04 million
Ranked 20th. 9 times more than Finland
Primary completion rate > Men 100
Ranked 29th. 6% more than Ukraine 		94
Ranked 65th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 104.87
Ranked 39th. 14% more than Ukraine 		91.84
Ranked 64th.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 81.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th. 		85.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th. 5% more than Finland
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 74.2
Ranked 130th. 80% more than Ukraine 		41.31
Ranked 104th.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Repitition rate > Secondary level 1
Ranked 26th. 67% more than Ukraine 		0.6
Ranked 31st.
Library employees per million 39.3
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Ukraine 		9.1
Ranked 40th.
Progression to secondary level 100
Ranked 4th. 1% more than Ukraine 		99
Ranked 10th.
School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 1.23%
Ranked 112th. 2 times more than Ukraine 		0.51%
Ranked 73th.
Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment 34.2%
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Ukraine 		11.8%
Ranked 28th.
Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita 36.52%
Ranked 9th. 33% more than Ukraine 		27.46%
Ranked 9th.
Repeaters, secondary, male > % of male enrollment 0.352%
Ranked 98th. 71 times more than Ukraine 		0.00494%
Ranked 71st.
Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female 46.8%
Ranked 28th. 30% more than Ukraine 		35.95%
Ranked 42nd.
School enrollment, secondary > % net 92.96%
Ranked 14th. 9% more than Ukraine 		85.65%
Ranked 9th.
Total enrollment, primary > % net 98.26%
Ranked 31st. 		98.37%
Ranked 14th. About the same as Finland
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 69.52%
Ranked 66th. 		101.49%
Ranked 8th. 46% more than Finland
School enrollment, primary > % net 98.17%
Ranked 20th. About the same as Ukraine 		97.93%
Ranked 9th.
School enrollment, secondary > % gross 107.48%
Ranked 12th. 10% more than Ukraine 		97.77%
Ranked 9th.
School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 9.36%
Ranked 78th. 25 times more than Ukraine 		0.376%
Ranked 58th.
Progression to secondary school, male > % 99.79%
Ranked 12th. The same as Ukraine 		99.74%
Ranked 3rd.
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 105.59%
Ranked 3rd. 24% more than Ukraine 		85.4%
Ranked 2nd.
Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 38.51%
Ranked 34th. 2% more than Ukraine 		37.7%
Ranked 18th.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 106.64%
Ranked 29th. 5% more than Ukraine 		101.51%
Ranked 30th.
Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of official school-age population 93.43%
Ranked 6th. 20% more than Ukraine 		77.98%
Ranked 15th.
Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group 99.8%
Ranked 35th. 7% more than Ukraine 		93.23%
Ranked 14th.
Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group 99.35%
Ranked 37th. 6% more than Ukraine 		93.8%
Ranked 15th.
Repetition rate > Primary > % of total enrollment 0.44%
Ranked 114th. 4 times more than Ukraine 		0.11%
Ranked 86th.
Progression to secondary school > Female 100%
Ranked 10th. The same as Ukraine 		100%
Ranked 3rd.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 100.94% gross
Ranked 106th. 		106.84% gross
Ranked 54th. 6% more than Finland
School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross 58.48% gross
Ranked 63th. 		83.92% gross
Ranked 17th. 44% more than Finland
Total enrollment, primary, female > % net 98.3%
Ranked 24th. 		99.27%
Ranked 4th. 1% more than Finland
Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment 0.33%
Ranked 112th. 3 times more than Ukraine 		0.11%
Ranked 121st.
Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 92.84%
Ranked 6th. 19% more than Ukraine 		77.98%
Ranked 16th.
Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 33.3%
Ranked 32nd. 6 times more than Ukraine 		5.9%
Ranked 83th.
Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment 0.389%
Ranked 102nd. 7 times more than Ukraine 		0.0559%
Ranked 76th.
Primary education > Pupils > % female 48.84% female
Ranked 34th. About the same as Ukraine 		48.65% female
Ranked 32nd.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita 22.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Ukraine 		6.79 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd.
High school teachers > % female 63.67%
Ranked 28th. 		79.45%
Ranked 7th. 25% more than Finland
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 110.3%
Ranked 9th. 17% more than Ukraine 		94.45%
Ranked 40th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 107.72%
Ranked 14th. 13% more than Ukraine 		95.35%
Ranked 35th.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group 99.81%
Ranked 84th. 		102.28%
Ranked 45th. 2% more than Finland
Elementary school graduate rate > Female 100
Ranked 8th. 2% more than Ukraine 		98.41
Ranked 16th.
Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female 27,371
Ranked 34th. 		278,636
Ranked 11th. 10 times more than Finland
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male 7,082
Ranked 62nd. 		89,006
Ranked 27th. 13 times more than Finland
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 99.77%
Ranked 106th. 		105.07%
Ranked 47th. 5% more than Finland
School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 97.81% gross
Ranked 4th. 30% more than Ukraine 		75.43% gross
Ranked 2nd.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female 6,925
Ranked 64th. 		81,242
Ranked 29th. 12 times more than Finland
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 46.54%
Ranked 29th. 34% more than Ukraine 		34.7%
Ranked 87th.
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils 126,504
Ranked 40th. 		282,279
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Finland
High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 65%
Ranked 19th. 		76%
Ranked 1st. 17% more than Finland
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 96.22%
Ranked 39th. 8% more than Ukraine 		89.15%
Ranked 74th.
Preschool enrollment rate > Female 65.12
Ranked 58th. 		96.32
Ranked 22nd. 48% more than Finland
Preschool enrollment rate > Male 65.52
Ranked 57th. 		99.64
Ranked 19th. 52% more than Finland
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 97.69
Ranked 89th. 		100.04
Ranked 73th. 2% more than Finland
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 100.11
Ranked 73th. About the same as Ukraine 		99.85
Ranked 76th.
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 85.94%
Ranked 2nd. 16% more than Ukraine 		74.27%
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 32.59%
Ranked 4th. 		37.99%
Ranked 1st. 17% more than Finland
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 45.9%
Ranked 43th. 		58.2%
Ranked 24th. 27% more than Finland
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 40%
Ranked 32nd. 5 times more than Ukraine 		8.7%
Ranked 85th.
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 21.8%
Ranked 43th. 		47.5%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Finland
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 12.9%
Ranked 53th. 		33.1%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Finland
Secondary education, teachers, female 28,789
Ranked 38th. 		296,876
Ranked 6th. 10 times more than Finland
Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 0.261%
Ranked 96th. 52 times more than Ukraine 		0.00498%
Ranked 71st.
Grade 1 intake rate 93.5
Ranked 5th. 40% more than Ukraine 		66.6
Ranked 17th.
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 92.69%
Ranked 13th. 8% more than Ukraine 		85.49%
Ranked 7th.
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 109.89%
Ranked 11th. 14% more than Ukraine 		96.69%
Ranked 13th.

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