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  • 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.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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: 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.
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • School enrollment > 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education (% of total unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with primary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Primary education > Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.
  • Researchers in R&D > Per million people: Researchers in R&D (per million people). Researchers in R&D are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods, or systems and in the management of the projects concerned. Postgraduate PhD students (ISCED97 level 6) engaged in R&D are included.
  • School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the total male enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Efficiency > 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."
  • Efficiency > 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."
  • Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total female enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Male: 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.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % gross: School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Male is the total male enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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 > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Female: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Male: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Male is the total male enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • 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.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and 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).
  • 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.
STAT Pakistan United States HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 3.9
Ranked 75th.
12
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Pakistan
Children out of school, primary 5.37 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than United States
1.76 million
Ranked 3rd.

Children out of school, primary per 1000 29.98
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than United States
5.64
Ranked 47th.

Children out of school, primary, female 3.05 million
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than United States
780,465
Ranked 3rd.

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 17.03
Ranked 12th. 7 times more than United States
2.5
Ranked 48th.

College and university > Gender parity index 0.908
Ranked 63th.
1.41
Ranked 33th. 55% more than Pakistan

Compulsary education duration 5
Ranked 107th.
12
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Pakistan

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 2.17%
Ranked 20th.
5.62%
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Pakistan

Literacy > Female 36%
Ranked 9th.
99%
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Pakistan

Literacy > Total population 49.9%
Ranked 10th.
99%
Ranked 20th. 98% more than Pakistan

Primary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 164th.
6
Ranked 53th. 20% more than Pakistan

Primary education, teachers per 1000 2.45
Ranked 71st.
5.49
Ranked 49th. 2 times more than Pakistan

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 41.35
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than United States
14.29
Ranked 98th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 41.86
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than United States
14.49
Ranked 56th.

Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 56th. 17% more than United States
6
Ranked 102nd.

College and university > Gender ratio 85.23
Ranked 69th.
140.06
Ranked 29th. 64% more than Pakistan

Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 157th.
3
Ranked 47th. 50% more than Pakistan

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 1.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 117th.
5.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th. 4 times more than Pakistan

Duration of compulsory education 5 years
Ranked 157th.
12 years
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Pakistan
Secondary education, pupils 10.37 million
Ranked 1st.
24.21 million
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Pakistan

College and university > Private school share 34.33%
Ranked 39th. 23% more than United States
27.95%
Ranked 46th.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.76
Ranked 144th.
0.99
Ranked 49th. 30% more than Pakistan

Primary education, teachers 438,161
Ranked 1st.
1.71 million
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Pakistan

Primary education, pupils 18.12 million
Ranked 1st.
24.43 million
Ranked 5th. 35% more than Pakistan

High school > Gender ratio 75.79
Ranked 104th.
99.5
Ranked 59th. 31% more than Pakistan

Compulsary education starting age 5
Ranked 92nd.
6
Ranked 66th. 20% more than Pakistan

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.27
Ranked 99th. 6 times more than United States
0.0465
Ranked 96th.

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 4
Ranked 28th. 33% more than United States
3
Ranked 73th.

Literacy > Male 63%
Ranked 9th.
99%
Ranked 28th. 57% more than Pakistan

Spending > USD 3.6 billion
Ranked 49th.
684.04 billion
Ranked 1st. 190 times more than Pakistan

High school > Private school share 31.12%
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than United States
8.27%
Ranked 86th.

Spending > Proportion 2.14
Ranked 145th.
4.79
Ranked 54th. 2 times more than Pakistan

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 38.34
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than United States
14.21
Ranked 120th.

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 133th. The same as United States
3
Ranked 103th.

Preschool enrollment rate 84.78
Ranked 125th.
98.77
Ranked 94th. 17% more than Pakistan

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 38,154.56
Ranked 17th.
56,943.33
Ranked 6th. 49% more than Pakistan

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 401,056
Ranked 41st.
16.61 million
Ranked 1st. 41 times more than Pakistan

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 5
Ranked 173th.
6
Ranked 59th. 20% more than Pakistan

Children out of school > Primary 6.3 million
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than United States
1.62 million
Ranked 2nd.

Secondary education, teachers 197,082
Ranked 17th.
1.67 million
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Pakistan

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 1.27
Ranked 103th.
5.36
Ranked 56th. 4 times more than Pakistan

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 41.34
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than United States
14.96
Ranked 64th.

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 125th. The same as United States
3
Ranked 105th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 12.95
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than United States
3.14
Ranked 43th.

Secondary education, general pupils 10 million
Ranked 1st.
24.21 million
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Pakistan

High school > Gender parity index 0.733
Ranked 94th.
1.01
Ranked 68th. 38% more than Pakistan

Scientific and technical journal articles 368
Ranked 54th.
211,233
Ranked 1st. 574 times more than Pakistan

College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 37%
Ranked 47th.
47%
Ranked 7th. 27% more than Pakistan
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 2.43%
Ranked 87th. 9 times more than United States
0.271%
Ranked 124th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 2.68
Ranked 115th.
57.75
Ranked 4th. 22 times more than Pakistan

Scouting > Genders admitted boys only both for Venturing, boys only for non-Venturing
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 5
Ranked 197th.
6
Ranked 77th. 20% more than Pakistan

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 10.9%
Ranked 41st.
15.3%
Ranked 38th. 40% more than Pakistan

Children out of school, primary, male 2.32 million
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United States
976,866
Ranked 3rd.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 2.4%
Ranked 45th.
5.9%
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Pakistan

High school > Students per teacher 41.86
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than United States
14.49
Ranked 57th.

Secondary education > General pupils 7.09 million
Ranked 4th.
24.19 million
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Pakistan

Secondary school starting age > Years 10
Ranked 192nd.
12
Ranked 59th. 20% more than Pakistan

High school starting age > Years 10
Ranked 172nd.
12
Ranked 55th. 20% more than Pakistan

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th.
5.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than Pakistan

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 14.04 million
Ranked 9th.
24.85 million
Ranked 4th. 77% more than Pakistan

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 18.3%
Ranked 130th.
94.7%
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Pakistan

Elementary school graduate rate 69.68
Ranked 79th.
95.34
Ranked 40th. 37% more than Pakistan

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 57.89
Ranked 58th.
77.71
Ranked 76th. 34% more than Pakistan

Primary education, pupils per 1000 101.13
Ranked 54th. 29% more than United States
78.41
Ranked 97th.

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.88
Ranked 68th.
1.4
Ranked 22nd. 59% more than Pakistan

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.74
Ranked 125th.
1.02
Ranked 54th. 38% more than Pakistan

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 2.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.
57.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 21 times more than Pakistan

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.217
Ranked 175th. 19% more than United States
0.183
Ranked 178th.

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 51st. 17% more than United States
6
Ranked 86th.

Teacher student ratio > High school 41.86
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than United States
14.38
Ranked 51st.

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 39.9
Ranked 11th. 7 times more than United States
5.54
Ranked 58th.

Inequality adjusted index 0.217
Ranked 118th.
0.941
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Pakistan
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 40.67
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than United States
13.69
Ranked 102nd.

Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 75.2%
Ranked 5th. 57% more than United States
47.8%
Ranked 32nd.

Elementary school > Enrolled students 18.18 million
Ranked 4th.
24.68 million
Ranked 3rd. 36% more than Pakistan

Primary education > Duration > Years 5 years
Ranked 157th.
6 years
Ranked 54th. 20% more than Pakistan

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $400.05
Ranked 82nd.
$33,005.49
Ranked 3rd. 83 times more than Pakistan

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 105.91
Ranked 48th.
105.99
Ranked 46th. The same as Pakistan

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 55.79
Ranked 62nd.
77.71
Ranked 47th. 39% more than Pakistan

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 33.68%
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than United States
8.72%
Ranked 80th.

High school > Lower secondary starting age 10
Ranked 199th.
12
Ranked 61st. 20% more than Pakistan

Elementary school > Gender ratio 82.6
Ranked 128th.
100.68
Ranked 17th. 22% more than Pakistan

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 68%
Ranked 127th.
94%
Ranked 71st. 38% more than Pakistan

Duration of education > Secondary level 7
Ranked 50th. 17% more than United States
6
Ranked 81st.
Primary education > Pupils 17.26 million
Ranked 2nd.
24.56 million
Ranked 4th. 42% more than Pakistan

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 43.1%
Ranked 105th.
94.3%
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Pakistan

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 43.16%
Ranked 96th.
56.64%
Ranked 34th. 31% more than Pakistan

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 39.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 140th.
82.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th. 2 times more than Pakistan

Secondary education, vocational pupils 376,337
Ranked 5th.
0.0
Ranked 96th.

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 80%
Ranked 27th. 4% more than United States
77.19%
Ranked 38th.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 41.35
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than United States
14.29
Ranked 100th.

Secondary education > Teachers 197,082
Ranked 20th.
1.62 million
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Pakistan

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 7 years
Ranked 90th.
16 years
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Pakistan
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 69.68
Ranked 70th.
94.45
Ranked 30th. 36% more than Pakistan

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 5.73 million
Ranked 19th.
23.85 million
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Pakistan

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 2.41
Ranked 86th.
728.12
Ranked 13th. 302 times more than Pakistan

Duration of education > Primary level 5
Ranked 139th.
6
Ranked 51st. 20% more than Pakistan
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 7.26 million
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than United States
1.71 million
Ranked 4th.

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 80.21%
Ranked 109th.
100.09%
Ranked 51st. 25% more than Pakistan

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 40.03%
Ranked 168th.
48.86%
Ranked 40th. 22% more than Pakistan

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 40.46 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 7 times more than United States
5.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 59%
Ranked 125th.
94%
Ranked 66th. 59% more than Pakistan

High school > Upper secondary starting age 13
Ranked 202nd.
15
Ranked 90th. 15% more than Pakistan

Elementary school starting age > Years 5
Ranked 168th.
6
Ranked 73th. 20% more than Pakistan

Elementary school repeaters > All 4.42
Ranked 54th.
0.0
Ranked 116th.

Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 45.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 83th.
82.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 81% more than Pakistan

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.097 per capita
Ranked 106th. 13% more than United States
0.086 per capita
Ranked 119th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 93.82
Ranked 112th. 9% more than United States
86.39
Ranked 118th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 77%
Ranked 115th.
93%
Ranked 66th. 21% more than Pakistan

Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 44.1
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than United States
15.4
Ranked 115th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 48%
Ranked 78th.
87%
Ranked 8th. 81% more than Pakistan
Primary education > Teachers 450,136
Ranked 2nd.
1.73 million
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Pakistan

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 39.98%
Ranked 149th.
48.72%
Ranked 92nd. 22% more than Pakistan

Private school enrolment > Primary level 34.8
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than United States
11.6
Ranked 33th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 145th.
6
Ranked 49th. 20% more than Pakistan

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 2.85
Ranked 76th.
5.9
Ranked 45th. 2 times more than Pakistan

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 25.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than United States
3.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th.

Female enrolment share > Primary level 35.9%
Ranked 23th.
48.7%
Ranked 42nd. 36% more than Pakistan
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $71.67 billion
Ranked 20th.
$10.28 trillion
Ranked 1st. 143 times more than Pakistan

Primary school starting age > Years 5
Ranked 189th.
6
Ranked 77th. 20% more than Pakistan

Scouting > Members 630,476
Ranked 7th.
2.99 million
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Pakistan
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 9 million
Ranked 6th.
24.69 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Pakistan

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 1.27
Ranked 116th.
5.52
Ranked 66th. 4 times more than Pakistan

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 44.89
Ranked 80th.
82.6
Ranked 48th. 84% more than Pakistan

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 76.04
Ranked 101st.
97.22
Ranked 93th. 28% more than Pakistan

Children out of school > Primary > Male 2.33 million
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than United States
593,372
Ranked 5th.

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.823
Ranked 112th.
0.991
Ranked 69th. 20% more than Pakistan

Female enrolment share > Secondary level 39.5%
Ranked 29th.
49%
Ranked 73th. 24% more than Pakistan
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 22.4
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than United States
9.6
Ranked 12th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 38.31
Ranked 144th.
82.94
Ranked 90th. 2 times more than Pakistan

Scouting > Members per thousand people 3.52
Ranked 40th.
9.52
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Pakistan
Elementary school repeaters > Male 4.8
Ranked 56th.
0.0
Ranked 113th.

Elementary school repeaters > Female 3.94
Ranked 53th.
0.0
Ranked 112th.

Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 14.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 7 times more than United States
2.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th.

High school teachers 197,082
Ranked 19th.
1.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Pakistan

Elementary school teachers 446,925
Ranked 6th.
1.8 million
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Pakistan

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 7.24 million
Ranked 10th.
24.43 million
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Pakistan

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 109.25
Ranked 68th. 30% more than United States
83.88
Ranked 115th.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 73.91
Ranked 83th.
101.63
Ranked 58th. 38% more than Pakistan

Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 28.3
Ranked 18th. 90% more than United States
14.9
Ranked 79th.
Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment 9.7%
Ranked 63th.
17.3%
Ranked 42nd. 78% more than Pakistan

Scouting > Membership > Guiding introduced 1911 1912
School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 35.8%
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than United States
10.29%
Ranked 59th.

School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 49.33%
Ranked 84th.
73.32%
Ranked 63th. 49% more than Pakistan

School enrollment, primary > % net 72.46%
Ranked 55th.
91.88%
Ranked 70th. 27% more than Pakistan

School enrollment, secondary > % gross 36.6%
Ranked 53th.
93.55%
Ranked 60th. 3 times more than Pakistan

School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 31.12%
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than United States
8.27%
Ranked 85th.

School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 9.3%
Ranked 35th.
111.32%
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than Pakistan

Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 75.49%
Ranked 69th.
108.83%
Ranked 20th. 44% more than Pakistan

Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of official school-age population 80.46%
Ranked 11th. 12% more than United States
71.58%
Ranked 32nd.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 98.82% gross
Ranked 72nd.
100.34% gross
Ranked 110th. 2% more than Pakistan

School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross 47.79% gross
Ranked 39th.
60.55% gross
Ranked 61st. 27% more than Pakistan

Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 28%
Ranked 17th.
46.5%
Ranked 2nd. 66% more than Pakistan

Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force 17.5%
Ranked 59th. 17% more than United States
14.9%
Ranked 51st.

Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.111 per capita
Ranked 71st. 32% more than United States
0.084 per capita
Ranked 115th.

Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population 99.6%
Ranked 3rd. 46% more than United States
68.07%
Ranked 43th.
Researchers in R&D > Per million people 161.89
Ranked 51st.
4,673.21
Ranked 8th. 29 times more than Pakistan

School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross 41.95%
Ranked 51st.
93.35%
Ranked 56th. 2 times more than Pakistan

Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 84.87%
Ranked 14th. 9% more than United States
77.51%
Ranked 23th.

Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of official school-age population 75.57%
Ranked 25th.
81.24%
Ranked 18th. 8% more than Pakistan

Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment 4.02%
Ranked 51st.
0.0
Ranked 135th.

Elementary school graduate rate > Male 67.84
Ranked 68th.
100
Ranked 3rd. 47% more than Pakistan

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total > % of relevant age group 112.21%
Ranked 25th. 11% more than United States
101.34%
Ranked 79th.

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group 116.8%
Ranked 28th. 14% more than United States
102.8%
Ranked 73th.

School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 98.96%
Ranked 60th. About the same as United States
98.6%
Ranked 116th.

Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population 93.67%
Ranked 7th. 27% more than United States
73.96%
Ranked 27th.

Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 43.84%
Ranked 139th.
48.92%
Ranked 37th. 12% more than Pakistan

School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 4.34% gross
Ranked 45th.
96.32% gross
Ranked 5th. 22 times more than Pakistan

Elementary school teachers > % female 47.2%
Ranked 99th.
85.64%
Ranked 32nd. 81% more than Pakistan

Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 34.69%
Ranked 88th.
0.0
Ranked 111th.

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 72.24%
Ranked 95th.
92.62%
Ranked 60th. 28% more than Pakistan

Preschool enrollment rate > Female 44.31
Ranked 82nd.
57.63
Ranked 64th. 30% more than Pakistan

Preschool enrollment rate > Male 49.3
Ranked 78th.
57.98
Ranked 63th. 18% more than Pakistan

School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 97.84
Ranked 85th.
108.63
Ranked 38th. 11% more than Pakistan

School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 113.53
Ranked 35th. 10% more than United States
103.49
Ranked 59th.

School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female 72.36
Ranked 62nd.
98.08
Ranked 22nd. 36% more than Pakistan

School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male 67.84
Ranked 65th.
95.67
Ranked 24th. 41% more than Pakistan

School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 9.74%
Ranked 38th.
80.1%
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Pakistan

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 58.62% net
Ranked 74th.
90.49% net
Ranked 71st. 54% more than Pakistan

School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 77.08% net
Ranked 64th.
94.25% net
Ranked 51st. 22% more than Pakistan

Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 7.37%
Ranked 15th.
40.66%
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Pakistan
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 10.14%
Ranked 46th.
13.07%
Ranked 60th. 29% more than Pakistan

Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 16.4%
Ranked 76th.
20.2%
Ranked 66th. 23% more than Pakistan

Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 28.4%
Ranked 18th.
35%
Ranked 4th. 23% more than Pakistan

Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 22.4%
Ranked 40th.
51.9%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Pakistan

Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 30.9%
Ranked 7th.
42.2%
Ranked 2nd. 37% more than Pakistan

Secondary education, teachers, female 100,258
Ranked 18th.
1.02 million
Ranked 4th. 10 times more than Pakistan

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