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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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Library books per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$: Services, etc., value added (current 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 current U.S. dollars.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). 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 local currency.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). 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 local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > 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. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > 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. 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.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education (% of total unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Primary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • 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."
  • Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % 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. 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 > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education, teachers > % female: Secondary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Secondary is the number of female teachers at the secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Participation > 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 organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > 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. 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 > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • 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.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • 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).
  • Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with secondary 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).
  • Education spending > % of GDP: Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP, 2000-2002)
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • School enrollment > Primary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > % 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.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % net: School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Female is the ratio of female children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the female population of the official primary school age.
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STAT Australia Bangladesh HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 10.9
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Bangladesh 		2.6
Ranked 88th.
Children out of school, primary 68,417
Ranked 39th. 		621,163
Ranked 10th. 9 times more than Australia
Children out of school, primary per 1000 3.06
Ranked 68th. 		4.11
Ranked 58th. 34% more than Australia
Children out of school, primary, female 29,573
Ranked 39th. 		125,134
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Australia
College and university > Gender parity index 1.35
Ranked 39th. 92% more than Bangladesh 		0.702
Ranked 71st.
College and university > Share of total education spending 22.28%
Ranked 42nd. 65% more than Bangladesh 		13.5%
Ranked 82nd.
Compulsary education duration 11
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Bangladesh 		5
Ranked 108th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.59%
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Bangladesh 		2.23%
Ranked 113th.
High school enrolment rate 99.86
Ranked 6th. 3% more than Bangladesh 		97.38
Ranked 44th.
Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Bangladesh 		31.8%
Ranked 148th.
Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Bangladesh 		43.1%
Ranked 152nd.
Primary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 20th. 40% more than Bangladesh 		5
Ranked 171st.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 5.57
Ranked 46th. 86% more than Bangladesh 		3
Ranked 113th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 17.88
Ranked 118th. 		40.21
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Australia
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 144th. 		7
Ranked 72nd. 17% more than Australia
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 1.32
Ranked 67th. 60% more than Bangladesh 		0.828
Ranked 80th.
College and university > Gender ratio 129.51
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Bangladesh 		55.37
Ranked 88th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 1
Ranked 201st. 		3
Ranked 106th. 3 times more than Australia
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 6.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Bangladesh 		2.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th.
Duration of compulsory education 11 years
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Bangladesh 		5 years
Ranked 158th.
Secondary education, pupils 2.33 million
Ranked 32nd. 		11.54 million
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Australia
College and university > Private school share 8.79%
Ranked 92nd. 		45.17%
Ranked 29th. 5 times more than Australia
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 53th. 		1.03
Ranked 11th. 4% more than Australia
School life expectancy > Total 16.6 years
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Bangladesh 		5.1 years
Ranked 100th.
Primary education, pupils 2.04 million
Ranked 48th. 		18.43 million
Ranked 6th. 9 times more than Australia
Primary education, teachers 105,469
Ranked 36th. 		458,389
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Australia
Tertiary enrollment 63.3%
Ranked 6th. 10 times more than Bangladesh 		6.6%
Ranked 73th.
Spending per student > College and university 21.04
Ranked 40th. 		39.77
Ranked 15th. 89% more than Australia
High school > Gender ratio 95.35
Ranked 82nd. 		105.13
Ranked 33th. 10% more than Australia
Compulsary education starting age 5
Ranked 172nd. 		6
Ranked 69th. 20% more than Australia
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 2
Ranked 188th. 		4
Ranked 43th. Twice as much as Australia
Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 34th. 84% more than Bangladesh 		53.9%
Ranked 149th.
Spending > USD 49.45 billion
Ranked 13th. 29 times more than Bangladesh 		1.7 billion
Ranked 62nd.
High school > Private school share 35.24%
Ranked 16th. 		94.79%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Australia
Spending > Proportion 5.11
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Bangladesh 		1.97
Ranked 150th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 17.88
Ranked 114th. 		50.87
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Australia
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 50th. 33% more than Bangladesh 		3
Ranked 180th.
High school repeaters > Male 0.0
Ranked 104th. 		8.83
Ranked 30th.
Preschool enrollment rate 105.52
Ranked 60th. 15% more than Bangladesh 		91.9
Ranked 118th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 10,829.8
Ranked 75th. 		22,521.08
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Australia
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 1.01 million
Ranked 23th. 15% more than Bangladesh 		877,335
Ranked 27th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 7
Ranked 24th. 40% more than Bangladesh 		5
Ranked 181st.
Secondary education, teachers 104,110
Ranked 23th. 		376,914
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Australia
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 5.95
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Bangladesh 		2.47
Ranked 86th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 60th. 33% more than Bangladesh 		3
Ranked 171st.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 1.74
Ranked 61st. 		3.28
Ranked 46th. 89% more than Australia
Spending per student > High school 15.11
Ranked 47th. 6% more than Bangladesh 		14.3
Ranked 22nd.
Secondary education, general pupils 1.54 million
Ranked 35th. 		11.18 million
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Australia
High school > Gender parity index 0.951
Ranked 109th. 		1.17
Ranked 7th. 23% more than Australia
Scientific and technical journal articles 15,809
Ranked 10th. 77 times more than Bangladesh 		204
Ranked 65th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.818%
Ranked 118th. 		1.12%
Ranked 109th. 37% more than Australia
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 51.51
Ranked 9th. 8 times more than Bangladesh 		6.4
Ranked 100th.
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 5
Ranked 205th. 		6
Ranked 154th. 20% more than Australia
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 13.3%
Ranked 56th. 		14.2%
Ranked 30th. 7% more than Australia
Children out of school, primary, male 38,844
Ranked 37th. 		496,029
Ranked 6th. 13 times more than Australia
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 4.9%
Ranked 52nd. 2 times more than Bangladesh 		2.4%
Ranked 47th.
Secondary education > General pupils 1.45 million
Ranked 40th. 		9.92 million
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Australia
Spending per student > Elementary school 17.08
Ranked 34th. 63% more than Bangladesh 		10.47
Ranked 26th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 110th. 9% more than Bangladesh 		11
Ranked 176th.
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 102nd. 9% more than Bangladesh 		11
Ranked 156th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Bangladesh 		2.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 133th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 1.93 million
Ranked 57th. 		17.56 million
Ranked 7th. 9 times more than Australia
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 92.2%
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Bangladesh 		30.8%
Ranked 110th.
Public spending per student > Primary level 15.9
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Bangladesh 		7.3
Ranked 26th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 91.48
Ranked 85th. 		120.58
Ranked 64th. 32% more than Australia
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 104.3
Ranked 25th. 38% more than Bangladesh 		75.51
Ranked 88th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.25
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Bangladesh 		0.53
Ranked 83th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.95
Ranked 97th. 		1.03
Ranked 60th. 8% more than Australia
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 51.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 8 times more than Bangladesh 		6.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 97th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.485
Ranked 144th. 3 times more than Bangladesh 		0.147
Ranked 186th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 128th. 		7
Ranked 63th. 17% more than Australia
Teacher student ratio > High school 12.58
Ranked 83th. 		25.24
Ranked 21st. Twice as much as Australia
Inequality adjusted index 0.965
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Bangladesh 		0.252
Ranked 110th.
High school repeaters > Female 0.0
Ranked 104th. 		8.27
Ranked 28th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 17.88
Ranked 104th. 		43.73
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Australia
Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 51.97%
Ranked 16th. 		65.98%
Ranked 19th. 27% more than Australia
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 98.8%
Ranked 12th. 52% more than Bangladesh 		65.1%
Ranked 85th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 1.98 million
Ranked 47th. 		16 million
Ranked 6th. 8 times more than Australia
Primary education > Duration > Years 7 years
Ranked 20th. 40% more than Bangladesh 		5 years
Ranked 163th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $24,308.11
Ranked 3rd. 80 times more than Bangladesh 		$303.70
Ranked 86th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 102.78
Ranked 70th. 3% more than Bangladesh 		99.55
Ranked 73th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 69.08
Ranked 73th. 		73.13
Ranked 60th. 6% more than Australia
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 113th. 9% more than Bangladesh 		11
Ranked 183th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 31.08%
Ranked 27th. 		41.96%
Ranked 13th. 35% more than Australia
Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.85
Ranked 33th. 		105.71
Ranked 3rd. 6% more than Australia
High school enrolment rate > Female 99.8
Ranked 15th. 		100
Ranked 8th. About the same as Australia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 97%
Ranked 47th. 		98%
Ranked 40th. 1% more than Australia
Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 122nd. 		7
Ranked 59th. 17% more than Australia
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 24.9
Ranked 17th. 		38.9
Ranked 13th. 56% more than Australia
Primary education > Pupils 1.93 million
Ranked 52nd. 		17.94 million
Ranked 6th. 9 times more than Australia
Secondary education > Pupils 2.49 million
Ranked 29th. 		10.11 million
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Australia
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 92.2%
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Bangladesh 		39.3%
Ranked 113th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 54%
Ranked 54th. 69% more than Bangladesh 		32.02%
Ranked 112th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 127.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 56% more than Bangladesh 		82.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 786,296
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Bangladesh 		364,064
Ranked 24th.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 73.47%
Ranked 41st. 		73.82%
Ranked 51st. About the same as Australia
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 17.88
Ranked 123th. 		40.21
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Australia
Secondary education > Teachers 111,000
Ranked 28th. 		422,578
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Australia
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 20 years
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Bangladesh 		8 years
Ranked 17th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 98.8
Ranked 5th. 80% more than Bangladesh 		54.81
Ranked 80th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 2.51 million
Ranked 32nd. 		11.02 million
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Australia
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 794.61
Ranked 8th. 542 times more than Bangladesh 		1.47
Ranked 89th.
Duration of education > Primary level 7
Ranked 19th. 40% more than Bangladesh 		5
Ranked 144th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 97.3%
Ranked 83th. 		106.13%
Ranked 6th. 9% more than Australia
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 54,848
Ranked 44th. 		2.02 million
Ranked 3rd. 37 times more than Australia
Public spending per student > Secondary level 13.9
Ranked 25th. 		14.1
Ranked 24th. 1% more than Australia
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.61%
Ranked 69th. 		49.65%
Ranked 8th. 2% more than Australia
Progression to secondary school 99.86%
Ranked 8th. 16% more than Bangladesh 		85.96%
Ranked 39th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 97%
Ranked 43th. 		99%
Ranked 28th. 2% more than Australia
High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 48th. 14% more than Bangladesh 		14
Ranked 197th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 5
Ranked 174th. 		6
Ranked 136th. 20% more than Australia
Library books 2.44 million
Ranked 6th. 174 times more than Bangladesh 		14,000
Ranked 17th.
School life expectancy > Male 16.4 years
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Bangladesh 		5.9 years
Ranked 90th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 72.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th. 3% more than Bangladesh 		69.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 98.4
Ranked 106th. 		128.18
Ranked 67th. 30% more than Australia
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.098 per capita
Ranked 104th. 		0.131 per capita
Ranked 64th. 34% more than Australia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 97%
Ranked 42nd. 1% more than Bangladesh 		96%
Ranked 61st.
Library books per 1000 135.07
Ranked 10th. 1156 times more than Bangladesh 		0.117
Ranked 18th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 9.1
Ranked 10th. 		57.1
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Australia
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 1.04 million
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Bangladesh 		192,491
Ranked 12th.
Primary education > Teachers 105,469
Ranked 33th. 		352,683
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Australia
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 48.01%
Ranked 110th. 		51.34%
Ranked 28th. 7% more than Australia
Private school enrolment > Primary level 27.2
Ranked 16th. 		38.7
Ranked 10th. 42% more than Australia
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 19th. 40% more than Bangladesh 		5
Ranked 152nd.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 5.57
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Bangladesh 		2.5
Ranked 134th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 123.82
Ranked 15th. 75% more than Bangladesh 		70.63
Ranked 53th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.6%
Ranked 61st. 		48.9%
Ranked 31st. 1% more than Australia
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $551.40 billion
Ranked 6th. 12 times more than Bangladesh 		$46.98 billion
Ranked 27th.
Primary school starting age > Years 5
Ranked 195th. 		6
Ranked 153th. 20% more than Australia
Scouting > Members 65,881
Ranked 24th. 		958,243
Ranked 5th. 15 times more than Australia
High school > Share of total education spending 36.79%
Ranked 43th. 		40.21%
Ranked 31st. 9% more than Australia
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 76.85%
Ranked 61st. 13% more than Bangladesh 		68.05%
Ranked 72nd.
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 59.68%
Ranked 34th. 		71.47%
Ranked 12th. 20% more than Australia
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 62.53%
Ranked 33th. 		67.64%
Ranked 36th. 8% more than Australia
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 89.7%
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Bangladesh 		42.7%
Ranked 71st.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 1.51 million
Ranked 35th. 		10.19 million
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Australia
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 71.95
Ranked 76th. 4% more than Bangladesh 		69.28
Ranked 50th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 6.42
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Bangladesh 		2.95
Ranked 49th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.56
Ranked 41st. 		103.22
Ranked 6th. 4% more than Australia
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.994
Ranked 62nd. 18% more than Bangladesh 		0.844
Ranked 98th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 48.9%
Ranked 76th. 		49.7%
Ranked 59th. 2% more than Australia
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 127.91
Ranked 15th. 59% more than Bangladesh 		80.47
Ranked 94th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 2.9
Ranked 48th. 		6.19
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Australia
School life expectancy > Female 16.8 years
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Bangladesh 		4.2 years
Ranked 91st.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 98.1%
Ranked 11th. 55% more than Bangladesh 		63.1%
Ranked 79th.
Elementary school teachers 105,469
Ranked 31st. 		365,925
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Australia
High school teachers 183,020
Ranked 10th. 		413,746
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Australia
High school enrolment rate > Male 99.92
Ranked 10th. 6% more than Bangladesh 		94.67
Ranked 50th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 2.49 million
Ranked 27th. 		10.35 million
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Australia
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 124.04 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 74% more than Bangladesh 		71.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 96.12
Ranked 99th. 		127.03
Ranked 69th. 32% more than Australia
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 95.96
Ranked 106th. 		107.31
Ranked 19th. 12% more than Australia
High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 75%
Ranked 55th. 		83%
Ranked 26th. 11% more than Australia
Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita 19.88%
Ranked 52nd. 43% more than Bangladesh 		13.93%
Ranked 33th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female 42.79%
Ranked 57th. 30% more than Bangladesh 		32.87%
Ranked 100th.
School enrollment, secondary > % net 85.61%
Ranked 38th. 88% more than Bangladesh 		45.61%
Ranked 78th.
Total enrollment, primary > % net 96.5%
Ranked 54th. About the same as Bangladesh 		96.18%
Ranked 62nd.
Total enrollment, primary, female > % net 96.89%
Ranked 36th. 		98.43%
Ranked 25th. 2% more than Australia
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ $997.27 billion
Ranked 4th. 16 times more than Bangladesh 		$60.52 billion
Ranked 29th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU 931.96 billion
Ranked 33th. 		1.95 trillion
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Australia
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 104.58%
Ranked 73th. 		110.79%
Ranked 43th. 6% more than Australia
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 102.19%
Ranked 61st. 1% more than Bangladesh 		101.19%
Ranked 72nd.
Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita 41,084.97
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Bangladesh 		12,630.07
Ranked 59th.
Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment 50.6%
Ranked 6th. 		55.3%
Ranked 19th. 9% more than Australia
School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 79.85% gross
Ranked 13th. 18 times more than Bangladesh 		4.46% gross
Ranked 44th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross 102.46% gross
Ranked 15th. 10 times more than Bangladesh 		10.73% gross
Ranked 66th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 84.92% net
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Bangladesh 		41.18% net
Ranked 47th.
Secondary education > Teachers > % female 50% female
Ranked 57th. 3 times more than Bangladesh 		17.23% female
Ranked 59th.
Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 19%
Ranked 41st. 19% more than Bangladesh 		15.9%
Ranked 45th.
Primary education > Pupils > % female 48.62% female
Ranked 59th. 		49.61% female
Ranked 11th. 2% more than Australia
Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita 51.96 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 38 times more than Bangladesh 		1.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th.
High school teachers > % female 51.53%
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Bangladesh 		19.77%
Ranked 96th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 149.29%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Bangladesh 		44.13%
Ranked 115th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 152.74%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Bangladesh 		43.04%
Ranked 118th.
Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female 94,310
Ranked 10th. 15% more than Bangladesh 		81,786
Ranked 24th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male 32,923
Ranked 39th. 		1.11 million
Ranked 3rd. 34 times more than Australia
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female 21,925
Ranked 46th. 		914,530
Ranked 3rd. 42 times more than Australia
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net 87.97%
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Bangladesh 		41.48%
Ranked 88th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 145.64%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Bangladesh 		45.25%
Ranked 114th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female 49.97%
Ranked 72nd. 		50.83%
Ranked 49th. 2% more than Australia
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female 47.46%
Ranked 97th. 		50.32%
Ranked 31st. 6% more than Australia
Secondary education, teachers > % female 50.63%
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Bangladesh 		21.54%
Ranked 84th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 30.26%
Ranked 20th. 		40.33%
Ranked 11th. 33% more than Australia
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 88.69%
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Bangladesh 		42.58%
Ranked 83th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 67.29%
Ranked 6th. 8 times more than Bangladesh 		8.95%
Ranked 83th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 95.99% net
Ranked 35th. 1% more than Bangladesh 		94.58% net
Ranked 44th.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 95.53% net
Ranked 40th. 3% more than Bangladesh 		92.34% net
Ranked 62nd.
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 41.28%
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Bangladesh 		4.21%
Ranked 6th.
Primary education, teachers > % female 76.89%
Ranked 29th. 43% more than Bangladesh 		53.73%
Ranked 90th.
Tertiary education, teachers > % female 31.43%
Ranked 13th. 84% more than Bangladesh 		17.06%
Ranked 86th.
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 13.46%
Ranked 66th. 		14.11%
Ranked 51st. 5% more than Australia
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 5.59%
Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Bangladesh 		2.23%
Ranked 111th.
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 129.25%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Bangladesh 		54.5%
Ranked 106th.
Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 32.7%
Ranked 71st. 76% more than Bangladesh 		18.6%
Ranked 82nd.
Education spending > % of GDP 4.9%
Ranked 61st. 2 times more than Bangladesh 		2.4%
Ranked 118th.
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 13.32%
Ranked 54th. 		14.24%
Ranked 30th. 7% more than Australia
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 97.6%
Ranked 27th. 13% more than Bangladesh 		86.28%
Ranked 76th.
School enrollment > Primary > % gross 102.83% gross
Ranked 81st. 		108.86% gross
Ranked 49th. 6% more than Australia
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 102.41% gross
Ranked 15th. 9 times more than Bangladesh 		10.86% gross
Ranked 65th.
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 96.78%
Ranked 24th. 4% more than Bangladesh 		93.33%
Ranked 50th.

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