Education Stats: compare key data on Australia & Japan

Definitions

Average IQ: Average IQ of different countries according to the controversial book "IQ and the Wealth of Nations".
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 > 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).
Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
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.
Teachers as percentage of labor force: The percentage share of the total labor force who are classroom, academic staff, and other teachers. Data for 1999.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall: Overall.
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Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
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.
Mathematical literacy: Mathematical literacy mean value of performance scale 15 years old 2000
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.
Scientific literacy: Scientific literacy mean value of performance scale 15 years old (2000)
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.
Reading literacy: Reading literacy mean value of performance scale (15 years old, 2000)
High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills: Overall.
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Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve: Access and retrieve.
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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.
Educational attainment > Tertiary: Percentage of adult population (aged 25-64) educated till tertiary level (year 2000).
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
Schools connected to the Internet: Schools connected to the Internet are the share of primary and secondary schools in the country that have access to the Internet.
Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Universities > Top 100: Number of universities in the top 100
Student attitude > Dislike of school: Percentage of schoolgoing children who do not like going to school (2000).
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.
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).
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11: Intended hours of instruction per year for 11 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
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.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12: Intended hours of instruction per year for 12 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret: Integrate and interpret.
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Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
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.
Spending per secondary school student: Secondary school spending per pupil in 1998, converted into US dollars by purchasing power parity.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts: Non-continuous texts.
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Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts: Continuous texts.
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Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
Participation > 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.
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.
Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate: Reflect and evaluate.
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Educational attainment > Senior secondary: Percentage of adult population (aged 25-64) educated till senior secondary level (year 2000).
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."
Student attitude > Find school boring: Percentage of students who do find school boring (2000).
Teaching weeks per year > Primary: Average number of weeks taught per year by primary level teachers. Data for 2000.
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.
Universities > Top 200: Number of universities in the top 200
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.
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD: Research and development (R&D) comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. R&D is a term covering three activities: basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view. Applied research is also original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective. Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and/or practical experience, which is directed to producing new materials, products or devices, to installing new processes, systems and services, or to improving substantially those already produced or installed.
The main aggregate used for international comparisons is gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD). This consists of the total expenditure (current and capital) on R&D by all resident companies, research institutes, university and government laboratories, etc. It excludes R&D expenditures financed by domestic firms but performed abroad.
Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge per million: Investment in knowledge is defined and calculated as the sum of expenditure on R&D, on total higher education (public and private) and on software. Simple summation of the three components would lead to overestimation of the investment in knowledge owing to overlaps (R&D and software, R&D and education, software and education). Therefore, data reported here have been adjusted to exclude the overlaps between components.
Note that as the term is used here, "investment” has a broader connotation than its usual meaning in economic statistics. It includes current expenditures, such as on education and R&D, as well as capital outlays, such as purchases of software and construction of school buildings. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Library books per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
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.
Expenditure on education > Change in expenditure on education > Expenditure in tertiary education: The indicator shows direct public and private expenditure on educational institutions in relation to the number of full-time equivalent students enrolled in these institutions. Public subsidies for students’ living expenses have been excluded to ensure international comparability of the data.
Expenditure on education per student is obtained by dividing the total expenditure on educational institutions by the number of full-time equivalents students. Only those educational institutions and programmes are taken into account for which both enrolment and expenditure data are available.
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.
Educational attainment > Junior secondary: Percentage of adult population (aged 25-64) educated till junior secondary level (year 2000).
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10: Intended hours of instruction per year for 10 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge: Investment in knowledge is defined and calculated as the sum of expenditure on R&D, on total higher education (public and private) and on software. Simple summation of the three components would lead to overestimation of the investment in knowledge owing to overlaps (R&D and software, R&D and education, software and education). Therefore, data reported here have been adjusted to exclude the overlaps between components.
Note that as the term is used here, "investment” has a broader connotation than its usual meaning in economic statistics. It includes current expenditures, such as on education and R&D, as well as capital outlays, such as purchases of software and construction of school buildings.
Student attitude > Report class disorder: Percentage of students who report high noise level and disorder in classes (2000).
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.
Universities > Top 50 per million: Number of universities in the top 50. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Universities > Top 200 per million: Number of universities in the top 200. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology: Intended instruction time spent studying technology, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
High school > 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.
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.
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.
Spending per primary school student: Primary school spending per pupil in 1998, converted into US dollars by purchasing power parity.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9: Intended hours of instruction per year for 9 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13: Intended hours of instruction per year for 14 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
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.
Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64: For each age group shown, those who have completed tertiary education are shown as a percentage of all persons in that age group. Tertiary education includes both tertiary-type "A programmes”, which are largely theoretically-based and designed to provide qualifications for entry to advanced research programmes and professions with high skill requirements, as well as tertiary-type "B programmes” which are classified at the same level of competencies as tertiary-type A programmes but are more occupationally-oriented and lead to direct labour market access. The tertiary attainment profiles are based on the percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 that has completed that level of education.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning science: Intended instruction time spent studying science, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
Universities > Top 50 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 50 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 14.1 billion $ gross domestic product.
Universities > Top 50: Number of universities in the top 50
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.
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.
Universities > Top 100 per million: Number of universities in the top 100. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 15 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 20 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills: Intended instruction time spent studying vocational skills, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 200 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
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.
Young shorttext readers: Share of 15-year-olds who are frequent shorttext (particularly comics) readers (2000)
Share of university qualifications awarded to females: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million: Research and development (R&D) comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. R&D is a term covering three activities: basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view. Applied research is also original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective. Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and/or practical experience, which is directed to producing new materials, products or devices, to installing new processes, systems and services, or to improving substantially those already produced or installed.
The main aggregate used for international comparisons is gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD). This consists of the total expenditure (current and capital) on R&D by all resident companies, research institutes, university and government laboratories, etc. It excludes R&D expenditures financed by domestic firms but performed abroad. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Young longtext readers: Share of 15-year-olds who are frequent longtext readers(2000)
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages: Intended instruction time spent studying modern foreign languages, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
Spending per secondary school student > Per $ GDP: Secondary school spending per pupil in 1998, converted into US dollars by purchasing power parity. Per $ GDP figures expressed per $1,000 of Gross Domestic Product.
Universities > Top 100 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 100 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 14.1 billion $ gross domestic product.
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 19 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 16 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
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).
Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with secondary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
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)
Teaching weeks per year > Lower secondary: Average number of weeks taught per year by lower secondary level teachers. Data for 2000.
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: 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."
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.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % 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."
Participation > 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."
Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort: 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.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: 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.
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.
Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Primary is the total public expenditure per student in primary 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).
Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with primary education, female (% of female 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.
Labor force with tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education (% of total). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %: 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.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %: 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.
Participation > 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."
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % 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."
Participation > 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."
Participation > 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."
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."
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.
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP: 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.
Unemployment with primary 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).
Unemployment with secondary 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).
Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita: 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.
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.
Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita: 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.
School enrollment > Primary > % 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.
Proportion of 17 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 17 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
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.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). 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 as a proportion of GDP for the same year
School enrollment, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
School enrollment, 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.
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.
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."
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.
Proportion of 18 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 18 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning mathematics: Intended instruction time spent practicing mathematics, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
Proportion of 19 year olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 19 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
Proportion of 20 year olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 20 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
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.
Total expenditure as % of GDP: Total expenditure on education per year per country as % of GDP (Year 2000).
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
School enrollment > Tertiary > % 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.

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STAT	Australia	Japan
Average IQ	98 Ranked 14th.	105 Ranked 3rd. 7% more than Australia
Average years of schooling of adults	10.9 Ranked 6th. 15% more than Japan	9.5 Ranked 13th.
Children out of school, primary	68,417 Ranked 39th. 17 times more than Japan	4,121 Ranked 85th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000	3.06 Ranked 68th. 95 times more than Japan	0.0322 Ranked 116th.
Children out of school, primary, female	29,573 Ranked 39th. 25% more than Japan	23,671 Ranked 31st.
College and university > Gender parity index	1.35 Ranked 39th. 52% more than Japan	0.891 Ranked 90th.
College and university > Share of total education spending	22.28% Ranked 42nd. 14% more than Japan	19.47% Ranked 23th.
Compulsary education duration	11 Ranked 41st. 22% more than Japan	9 Ranked 93th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP	5.59% Ranked 41st. 48% more than Japan	3.78% Ranked 32nd.
High school enrolment rate	99.86 Ranked 6th.	100 Ranked 2nd. About the same as Australia
Literacy > Total population	99% Ranked 25th. The same as Japan	99% Ranked 4th.
Primary education, duration > Years	7 Ranked 20th. 17% more than Japan	6 Ranked 48th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000	5.57 Ranked 46th. 77% more than Japan	3.14 Ranked 106th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	17.88 Ranked 118th. 2% more than Japan	17.5 Ranked 73th.
Secondary education, duration > Years	6 Ranked 144th. The same as Japan	6 Ranked 97th.
Literacy > Female	99% Ranked 24th. The same as Japan	99% Ranked 4th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000	1.32 Ranked 67th. 7 times more than Japan	0.197 Ranked 58th.
College and university > Gender ratio	129.51 Ranked 38th. 46% more than Japan	88.42 Ranked 68th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration	1 Ranked 201st.	3 Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Australia
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita	6.42 per 1,000 people Ranked 33th. 34% more than Japan	4.79 per 1,000 people Ranked 78th.
Duration of compulsory education	11 years Ranked 29th. 10% more than Japan	10 years Ranked 39th.
Secondary education, pupils	2.33 million Ranked 32nd.	7.28 million Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Australia
College and university > Private school share	8.79% Ranked 92nd.	78.66% Ranked 10th. 9 times more than Australia
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment	0.99 Ranked 53th.	1 Ranked 22nd. 1% more than Australia
School life expectancy > Total	16.6 years Ranked 3rd. 16% more than Japan	14.3 years Ranked 24th.
Primary education, teachers	105,469 Ranked 36th.	401,773 Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Australia
Primary education, pupils	2.04 million Ranked 48th.	7.03 million Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Australia
Tertiary enrollment	63.3% Ranked 6th. 33% more than Japan	47.7% Ranked 25th.
Spending per student > College and university	21.04 Ranked 40th. 5% more than Japan	20.07 Ranked 42nd.
High school > Gender ratio	95.35 Ranked 82nd.	100.09 Ranked 58th. 5% more than Australia
Compulsary education starting age	5 Ranked 172nd.	6 Ranked 58th. 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.	3 Ranked 66th. 50% more than Australia
Literacy > Male	99% Ranked 34th. The same as Japan	99% Ranked 5th.
Spending > USD	49.45 billion Ranked 13th.	160.99 billion Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Australia
High school > Private school share	35.24% Ranked 16th. 83% more than Japan	19.22% Ranked 46th.
Spending > Proportion	5.11 Ranked 46th. 61% more than Japan	3.17 Ranked 120th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary	17.88 Ranked 114th.	19.15 Ranked 90th. 7% more than Australia
Child care (preschool) > Starting age	4 Ranked 50th. 33% more than Japan	3 Ranked 89th.
High school repeaters > Male	0.0 Ranked 104th.	0.0 Ranked 52nd.
Preschool enrollment rate	105.52 Ranked 60th. 4% more than Japan	101.88 Ranked 78th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad	10,829.8 Ranked 75th.	35,954.86 Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Australia
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	1.01 million Ranked 23th.	3.98 million Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Australia
Teachers as percentage of labor force	3.7% Ranked 23th. 23% more than Japan	3% Ranked 31st.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall	515 Ranked 7th.	520 Ranked 6th. 1% more than Australia
Elementary (primary school) > Duration	7 Ranked 24th. 17% more than Japan	6 Ranked 53th.
Children out of school > Primary	77,047 Ranked 37th. 11 times more than Japan	6,844 Ranked 83th.
Secondary education, teachers	104,110 Ranked 23th.	617,642 Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Australia
Secondary education, teachers per 1000	5.95 Ranked 28th. 23% more than Japan	4.83 Ranked 60th.
Mathematical literacy	533 Ranked 6th.	557 Ranked 1st. 5% more than Australia
High school > Lower secondary school duration	4 Ranked 60th. 33% more than Japan	3 Ranked 98th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000	1.74 Ranked 61st. 6 times more than Japan	0.273 Ranked 59th.
Scientific literacy	528 Ranked 7th.	550 Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Australia
Spending per student > High school	15.11 Ranked 47th.	22.32 Ranked 24th. 48% more than Australia
Secondary education, general pupils	1.54 million Ranked 35th.	6.43 million Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Australia
Reading literacy	528 Ranked 4th. 1% more than Japan	522 Ranked 8th.
High school > Gender parity index	0.951 Ranked 109th.	1 Ranked 77th. 5% more than Australia
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills	515 Ranked 7th.	520 Ranked 6th. 1% more than Australia
Scientific and technical journal articles	15,809 Ranked 10th.	60,067 Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Australia
Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve	513 Ranked 9th.	530 Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Australia
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion	0.818% Ranked 118th.	0.927% Ranked 115th. 13% more than Australia
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000	51.51 Ranked 9th. 65% more than Japan	31.26 Ranked 46th.
Scouting > Genders admitted	both	both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age	5 Ranked 205th.	6 Ranked 71st. 20% more than Australia
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government	13.3% Ranked 56th. 36% more than Japan	9.8% Ranked 69th.
Children out of school, primary, male	38,844 Ranked 37th. 19% more than Japan	32,724 Ranked 27th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI	4.9% Ranked 52nd. 40% more than Japan	3.5% Ranked 80th.
Secondary education > General pupils	1.45 million Ranked 40th.	6.88 million Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Australia
Spending per student > Elementary school	17.08 Ranked 34th.	21.63 Ranked 19th. 27% more than Australia
Secondary school starting age > Years	12 Ranked 110th. The same as Japan	12 Ranked 57th.
High school starting age > Years	12 Ranked 102nd. The same as Japan	12 Ranked 53th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita	5.57 per 1,000 people Ranked 40th. 88% more than Japan	2.97 per 1,000 people Ranked 119th.
Educational attainment > Tertiary	29% Ranked 7th.	34% Ranked 4th. 17% more than Australia
Education enrolment by level > Primary level	1.93 million Ranked 57th.	7.27 million Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Australia
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women	92.2% Ranked 21st. 15% more than Japan	80% Ranked 38th.
Schools connected to the Internet	97% Ranked 9th.	99% Ranked 7th. 2% more than Australia
Public spending per student > Primary level	15.9 Ranked 9th.	21.3 Ranked 12th. 34% more than Australia
Secondary education, pupils per 1000	104.3 Ranked 25th. 83% more than Japan	56.99 Ranked 122nd.
Primary education, pupils per 1000	91.48 Ranked 85th. 66% more than Japan	54.99 Ranked 127th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment	1.25 Ranked 37th. 40% more than Japan	0.89 Ranked 66th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment	0.95 Ranked 97th.	1 Ranked 63th. 5% more than Australia
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita	51.54 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 65% more than Japan	31.26 per 1,000 people Ranked 44th.
Universities > Top 100	12 Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Japan	3 Ranked 10th.
Student attitude > Dislike of school	34% Ranked 6th. 36% more than Japan	25% Ranked 13th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people	0.485 Ranked 144th. 72% more than Japan	0.281 Ranked 170th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years	6 Ranked 128th. The same as Japan	6 Ranked 82nd.
Teacher student ratio > High school	12.58 Ranked 83th. 4% more than Japan	12.12 Ranked 63th.
Children out of school > Primary per 1000	3.83 Ranked 67th. 71 times more than Japan	0.0536 Ranked 119th.
High school repeaters > Female	0.0 Ranked 104th.	0.0 Ranked 52nd.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school	17.88 Ranked 104th.	18.28 Ranked 69th. 2% more than Australia
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11	987 hours Ranked 8th. 30% more than Japan	761 hours Ranked 30th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5	98.8% Ranked 12th.	100% Ranked 1st. 1% more than Australia
Elementary school > Enrolled students	1.98 million Ranked 47th.	7.17 million Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Australia
Primary education > Duration > Years	7 years Ranked 20th. 17% more than Japan	6 years Ranked 50th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita	$24,308.11 Ranked 3rd.	$25,465.36 Ranked 5th. 5% more than Australia
School enrolment rate > 1st grade	102.78 Ranked 70th. 1% more than Japan	101.49 Ranked 81st.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000	69.08 Ranked 73th. 37% more than Japan	50.29 Ranked 119th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12	1,014 hours Ranked 11th. 16% more than Japan	875 hours Ranked 25th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret	513 Ranked 7th.	520 Ranked 5th. 1% more than Australia
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share	31.08% Ranked 27th. 28 times more than Japan	1.13% Ranked 124th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age	12 Ranked 113th. The same as Japan	12 Ranked 58th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio	99.85 Ranked 33th.	100.02 Ranked 28th. About the same as Australia
High school enrolment rate > Female	99.8 Ranked 15th.	99.88 Ranked 3rd. The same as Australia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level	97% Ranked 47th.	100% Ranked 1st. 3% more than Australia
Duration of education > Secondary level	6 Ranked 122nd. The same as Japan	6 Ranked 77th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level	24.9 Ranked 17th. 83% more than Japan	13.6 Ranked 9th.
Secondary education > Pupils	2.49 million Ranked 29th.	7.89 million Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Australia
Primary education > Pupils	1.93 million Ranked 52nd.	7.26 million Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Australia
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men	92.2% Ranked 25th. 12% more than Japan	82.3% Ranked 40th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level	54% Ranked 54th. 18% more than Japan	45.57% Ranked 86th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita	127.98 per 1,000 people Ranked 14th. Twice as much as Japan	63.8 per 1,000 people Ranked 123th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils	786,296 Ranked 13th.	857,049 Ranked 10th. 9% more than Australia
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries	73.47% Ranked 41st.	76.72% Ranked 19th. 4% more than Australia
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher	17.88 Ranked 123th. 2% more than Japan	17.5 Ranked 73th.
Secondary education > Teachers	111,000 Ranked 28th.	612,629 Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Australia
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary	20 years Ranked 1st. 33% more than Japan	15 years Ranked 28th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade	98.8 Ranked 5th.	99.97 Ranked 1st. 1% more than Australia
Spending per secondary school student	$5,830.00 per student Ranked 10th.	$5,890.00 per student Ranked 9th. 1% more than Australia
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level	2.51 million Ranked 32nd.	8.13 million Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Australia
Scientific and technical journal articles per million	794.61 Ranked 8th. 69% more than Japan	470.31 Ranked 20th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts	524 Ranked 5th. 1% more than Japan	518 Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts	513 Ranked 7th.	520 Ranked 5th. 1% more than Australia
Duration of education > Primary level	7 Ranked 19th. 17% more than Japan	6 Ranked 47th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education	97.3% Ranked 83th.	100.05% Ranked 54th. 3% more than Australia
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary	54,848 Ranked 44th. 79 times more than Japan	695 Ranked 101st.
Public spending per student > Secondary level	13.9 Ranked 25th.	18.7 Ranked 4th. 35% more than Australia
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level	48.61% Ranked 69th.	48.79% Ranked 48th. About the same as Australia
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita	3.83 per 1,000 people Ranked 68th. 71 times more than Japan	0.054 per 1,000 people Ranked 120th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate	523 Ranked 6th. About the same as Japan	521 Ranked 7th.
Educational attainment > Senior secondary	30% Ranked 17th.	49% Ranked 8th. 63% more than Australia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women	97% Ranked 43th.	100% Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Australia
High school > Upper secondary starting age	16 Ranked 48th. 7% more than Japan	15 Ranked 85th.
Elementary school starting age > Years	5 Ranked 174th.	6 Ranked 66th. 20% more than Australia
Library books	2.44 million Ranked 6th.	7.31 million Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Australia
Student attitude > Find school boring	60% Ranked 3rd. 88% more than Japan	32% Ranked 16th.
Teaching weeks per year > Primary	40 weeks per year Ranked 14th. 14% more than Japan	35 weeks per year Ranked 33th.
School life expectancy > Male	16.4 years Ranked 1st. 14% more than Japan	14.4 years Ranked 21st.
Universities > Top 200	17 Ranked 3rd. 70% more than Japan	10 Ranked 5th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita	72.08 per 1,000 people Ranked 75th. 34% more than Japan	53.84 per 1,000 people Ranked 118th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita	0.098 per capita Ranked 104th. 72% more than Japan	0.057 per capita Ranked 145th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000	98.4 Ranked 106th. 73% more than Japan	57.04 Ranked 150th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men	97% Ranked 42nd.	100% Ranked 4th. 3% more than Australia
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD	2.01% Ranked 12th.	3.32% Ranked 3rd. 65% more than Australia
Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge per million	0.179% Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Japan	0.0375% Ranked 17th.
Library books per 1000	135.07 Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Japan	57.74 Ranked 37th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level	9.1 Ranked 10th.	20.4 Ranked 87th. 2 times more than Australia
Secondary education > Vocational pupils	1.04 million Ranked 11th. 3% more than Japan	1.02 million Ranked 12th.
Primary education > Teachers	105,469 Ranked 33th.	378,950 Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Australia
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level	48.01% Ranked 110th.	48.93% Ranked 87th. 2% more than Australia
Expenditure on education > Change in expenditure on education > Expenditure in tertiary education	122.22 Index of change, year 200 Ranked 13th. 15% more than Japan	106.35 Index of change, year 200 Ranked 25th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level	27.2 Ranked 16th. 30 times more than Japan	0.9 Ranked 82nd.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years	7 Ranked 19th. 17% more than Japan	6 Ranked 45th.
Educational attainment > Junior secondary	41% Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Japan	17% Ranked 14th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10	987 hours Ranked 8th. 30% more than Japan	761 hours Ranked 28th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000	5.57 Ranked 41st. 88% more than Japan	2.97 Ranked 119th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000	123.82 Ranked 15th. Twice as much as Japan	61.79 Ranked 113th.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita	1.75 per 1,000 people Ranked 71st. 584 times more than Japan	0.003 per 1,000 people Ranked 114th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level	48.6% Ranked 61st.	48.8% Ranked 35th. About the same as Australia
Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge	3.91% Ranked 8th.	4.78% Ranked 6th. 22% more than Australia
Student attitude > Report class disorder	32% Ranked 9th. 88% more than Japan	17% Ranked 17th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$	$551.40 billion Ranked 6th.	$3.25 trillion Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Australia
Universities > Top 50 per million	0.294 Ranked 2nd. 19 times more than Japan	0.0157 Ranked 9th.
Universities > Top 200 per million	0.834 Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than Japan	0.0783 Ranked 20th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology	9	8
Primary school starting age > Years	5 Ranked 195th.	6 Ranked 71st. 20% more than Australia
Scouting > Members	65,881 Ranked 24th.	111,180 Ranked 15th. 69% more than Australia
High school > Share of total education spending	36.79% Ranked 43th.	38.24% Ranked 9th. 4% more than Australia
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries	76.85% Ranked 61st.	86.36% Ranked 25th. 12% more than Australia
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	89.7% Ranked 12th.	101.2% Ranked 1st. 13% more than Australia
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils	1.51 million Ranked 35th.	6.47 million Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Australia
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000	71.95 Ranked 76th. 34% more than Japan	53.85 Ranked 117th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000	6.42 Ranked 34th. 34% more than Japan	4.8 Ranked 79th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment	99.56 Ranked 41st.	100.19 Ranked 21st. 1% more than Australia
Children out of school > Primary > Male	41,839 Ranked 36th. 6 times more than Japan	6,844 Ranked 67th.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index	0.994 Ranked 62nd.	1 Ranked 37th. 1% more than Australia
Spending per primary school student	$3,981.00 per student Ranked 10th.	$5,075.00 per student Ranked 8th. 27% more than Australia
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9	986 hours Ranked 9th. 30% more than Japan	761 hours Ranked 24th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13	1,023 hours Ranked 13th. 17% more than Japan	875 hours Ranked 28th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	48.9% Ranked 76th.	49% Ranked 72nd. About the same as Australia
Private school enrolment > Secondary level	33.6 Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Japan	16.5 Ranked 8th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000	127.91 Ranked 15th. Twice as much as Japan	63.8 Ranked 124th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people	2.9 Ranked 48th. 3 times more than Japan	0.872 Ranked 94th.
Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64	26.26% Ranked 6th. 15% more than Japan	22.87% Ranked 12th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning science	11% Ranked 21st. The same as Japan	11% Ranked 20th.
School life expectancy > Female	16.8 years Ranked 5th. 19% more than Japan	14.1 years Ranked 28th.
Universities > Top 50 > Per $ GDP	0.134 per $14.1 billion of GDP Ranked 3rd. 22 times more than Japan	0.006 per $14.1 billion of GDP Ranked 11th.
Universities > Top 50	6 Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Japan	2 Ranked 7th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men	98.1% Ranked 11th.	100% Ranked 1st. 2% more than Australia
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita	2.08 per 1,000 people Ranked 65th. 39 times more than Japan	0.054 per 1,000 people Ranked 113th.
High school teachers	183,020 Ranked 10th.	607,062 Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Australia
Elementary school teachers	105,469 Ranked 31st.	391,967 Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Australia
High school enrolment rate > Male	99.92 Ranked 10th.	100 Ranked 2nd. The same as Australia
Universities > Top 100 per million	0.588 Ranked 1st. 25 times more than Japan	0.0235 Ranked 17th.
Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education	99% Ranked 9th.	100% Ranked 5th. 1% more than Australia
Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education	33% Ranked 11th.	0.0 Ranked 32nd.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils	2.49 million Ranked 27th.	7.71 million Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Australia
Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills	n	n
Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP	0.027 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than Japan	0.002 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 28th.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita	124.04 per 1,000 people Ranked 14th. Twice as much as Japan	61.79 per 1,000 people Ranked 112th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000	96.12 Ranked 99th. 69% more than Japan	56.8 Ranked 147th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment	95.96 Ranked 106th.	100.23 Ranked 74th. 4% more than Australia
Young shorttext readers	10.6% Ranked 25th.	74.5% Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Australia
Share of university qualifications awarded to females	57% Ranked 13th. 54% more than Japan	37% Ranked 30th.
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million	0.0923% Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Japan	0.026% Ranked 24th.
Young longtext readers	36% Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Japan	3% Ranked 27th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages	6	13
Spending per secondary school student > Per $ GDP	$0.00 per student per $1,000 Ranked 13th. 6 times more than Japan	$0.00 per student per $1,000 Ranked 20th.
Universities > Top 100 > Per $ GDP	0.268 per $14.1 billion of GDP Ranked 1st. 30 times more than Japan	0.009 per $14.1 billion of GDP Ranked 22nd.
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education	34% Ranked 8th.	0.0 Ranked 32nd.
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree	57% Ranked 13th. 54% more than Japan	37% Ranked 30th.
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education	94% Ranked 11th.	96% Ranked 6th. 2% more than Australia
Primary education, teachers > % female	76.89% Ranked 29th. 19% more than Japan	64.88% Ranked 83th.
Tertiary education, teachers > % female	31.43% Ranked 13th. 76% more than Japan	17.9% Ranked 76th.
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	13.46% Ranked 66th. 43% more than Japan	9.41% Ranked 102nd.
Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force	33.5% Ranked 57th.	50.2% Ranked 24th. 50% more than Australia
Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment	32.7% Ranked 71st.	57.7% Ranked 21st. 76% more than Australia
Education spending > % of GDP	4.9% Ranked 61st. 36% more than Japan	3.6% Ranked 93th.
Teaching weeks per year > Lower secondary	40 weeks per year Ranked 13th. 14% more than Japan	35 weeks per year Ranked 32nd.
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education	123.09 Ranked 48th. 39% more than Japan	88.72 Ranked 82nd.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group	103.47% Ranked 65th. 6% more than Japan	97.93% Ranked 105th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary	28.52% Ranked 23th. 50% more than Japan	19.04% Ranked 40th.
School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross	64.87% gross Ranked 8th. 14% more than Japan	57.13% gross Ranked 16th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross	77% Ranked 10th. 33% more than Japan	58.03% Ranked 25th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross	87.15% Ranked 14th. 60% more than Japan	54.39% Ranked 34th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net	97.07% Ranked 40th.	99.99% Ranked 1st. 3% more than Australia
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net	87.28% Ranked 20th.	98.09% Ranked 3rd. 12% more than Australia
Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort	98.17% Ranked 10th.	99.95% Ranked 1st. 2% more than Australia
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female	21 years Ranked 1st. 40% more than Japan	15 years Ranked 33th.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %	96.95% Ranked 92nd.	100.09% Ranked 53th. 3% more than Australia
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross	77.5% Ranked 60th.	87.65% Ranked 25th. 13% more than Australia
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross	78.72% Ranked 58th.	85.71% Ranked 29th. 9% more than Australia
Secondary education, pupils > % female	47.37% Ranked 104th.	48.87% Ranked 61st. 3% more than Australia
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita	22.52% Ranked 24th.	23.37% Ranked 4th. 4% more than Australia
Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force	28% Ranked 26th.	59.1% Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Australia
Labor force with tertiary education > % of total	33.8% Ranked 13th.	41.4% Ranked 4th. 22% more than Australia
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %	94.58% Ranked 98th.	100.29% Ranked 58th. 6% more than Australia
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %	99.67% Ranked 41st.	99.88% Ranked 35th. About the same as Australia
Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross	82.29% Ranked 40th.	88.79% Ranked 30th. 8% more than Australia
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net	96.93% Ranked 28th.	99.99% Ranked 1st. 3% more than Australia
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross	105.6% Ranked 62nd. 4% more than Japan	101.87% Ranked 83th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net	96.45% Ranked 31st.	100% Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Australia
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary	30.26% Ranked 20th. 29 times more than Japan	1.05% Ranked 112th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net	95.99% net Ranked 35th.	100% net Ranked 1st. 4% more than Australia
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI	4.76% of GNI Ranked 60th. 53% more than Japan	3.12% of GNI Ranked 115th.
Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP	4.76% Ranked 59th. 30% more than Japan	3.65% Ranked 85th.
Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment	48.3% Ranked 5th.	70.8% Ranked 3rd. 47% more than Australia
Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment	32.7% Ranked 30th.	53.4% Ranked 22nd. 63% more than Australia
Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita	16.41% Ranked 43th.	22.63% Ranked 17th. 38% more than Australia
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross	151.55% gross Ranked 1st. 49% more than Japan	101.48% gross Ranked 21st.
Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita	22.48% Ranked 53th. 15% more than Japan	19.61% Ranked 56th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women	99.4% Ranked 10th.	100% Ranked 5th. 1% more than Australia
School enrollment > Primary > % net	95.75% net Ranked 39th.	99.91% net Ranked 1st. 4% more than Australia
Proportion of 17 year olds in tertiary education	5% Ranked 2nd.	0.0 Ranked 27th.
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross	148.56% gross Ranked 1st. 46% more than Japan	101.59% gross Ranked 21st.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP	36.26% Ranked 43th.	55.2% Ranked 17th. 52% more than Australia
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male	20 years Ranked 1st. 33% more than Japan	15 years Ranked 21st.
School enrollment, primary > % gross	104.42% Ranked 70th. 2% more than Japan	102.63% Ranked 78th.
School enrollment, primary, female > % net	96.78% Ranked 24th.	99.59% Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Australia
School enrollment > Primary > % gross	102.83% gross Ranked 81st. 2% more than Japan	100.41% gross Ranked 101st.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net	97.6% Ranked 27th.	99.97% Ranked 5th. 2% more than Australia
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure	13.32% Ranked 54th. 25% more than Japan	10.68% Ranked 57th.
Proportion of 18 year olds in tertiary education	29% Ranked 5th.	0.0 Ranked 30th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning mathematics	12% Ranked 26th. The same as Japan	12% Ranked 25th.
Proportion of 19 year olds in secondary education	25% Ranked 14th.	0.0 Ranked 35th.
Proportion of 20 year olds in secondary education	20% Ranked 9th.	0.0 Ranked 34th.
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross	70.41% Ranked 10th. 12% more than Japan	63.13% Ranked 17th.
Foreign students in the United States > 2008/09	11,140 Ranked 5th. 93% more than Japan	5,784 Ranked 10th.
Total expenditure as % of GDP	6% of GDP Ranked 6th. 30% more than Japan	4.6% of GDP Ranked 18th.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of relevant age group	102.28% Ranked 61st. 4% more than Japan	98.26% Ranked 92nd.
School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross	72.21% gross Ranked 12th. 34% more than Japan	53.98% gross Ranked 30th.

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