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Education Stats: compare key data on Australia & Russia

Definitions

  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Homeschooling legal status: Legal status of homeschooling.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • 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.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • 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.
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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  • 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."
  • Teaching weeks per year > Primary: Average number of weeks taught per year by primary level teachers. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • Library books per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • 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.
  • 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 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).
  • 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. 
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13: Intended hours of instruction per year for 14 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9: Intended hours of instruction per year for 9 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 100 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 100 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 14.1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male 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.
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed post-secondary > Post-secondary and tertiary education > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Compares countries by the percentage of its population 25 years or older that has completed post-secondary education, as defined by the levels 4, 5 and 6 of ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education), and index developed by UNESCO. The data was compiled by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), which elaborates statistics to provide a global perspective on education, science, culture, and communication
  • 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 organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % gross: School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Male is the total male enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning social studies: Intended instruction time spent studying socail studies, or equivalent, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant local currency.
  • Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Tertiary is the total public expenditure per student in tertiary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • 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.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • 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.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Percentage of population older than 24 years that has completed tertiary education.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • 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.
  • 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).
STAT Australia Russia HISTORY
Children out of school, primary 68,417
Ranked 39th.
217,543
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Australia

Children out of school, primary per 1000 3.06
Ranked 68th. Twice as much as Russia
1.53
Ranked 98th.

Children out of school, primary, female 29,573
Ranked 39th.
88,353
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Australia

College and university > Gender parity index 1.35
Ranked 39th. The same as Russia
1.35
Ranked 44th.

College and university > Share of total education spending 22.28%
Ranked 42nd.
23.11%
Ranked 34th. 4% more than Australia

Compulsary education duration 11
Ranked 41st. 10% more than Russia
10
Ranked 51st.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.59%
Ranked 41st. 36% more than Russia
4.1%
Ranked 76th.

High school enrolment rate 99.86
Ranked 6th.
100
Ranked 1st. About the same as Australia

Homeschooling legal status Legal as alternative to the mandatory public school system. Legal since 1992, law sometimes ignored and not made legal.
Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 24th.
99.5%
Ranked 9th. 1% more than Australia

Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 25th.
99.6%
Ranked 8th. 1% more than Australia

Primary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 20th. 75% more than Russia
4
Ranked 188th.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 5.57
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Russia
1.96
Ranked 142nd.

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 17.88
Ranked 118th.
18.06
Ranked 77th. 1% more than Australia

Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 144th.
7
Ranked 37th. 17% more than Australia

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 1.32
Ranked 67th. 2 times more than Russia
0.623
Ranked 93th.

College and university > Gender ratio 129.51
Ranked 38th.
135.63
Ranked 32nd. 5% more than Australia

Child care (preschool) > Duration 1
Ranked 201st.
4
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Australia

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 6.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th.
9.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 43% more than Australia

Duration of compulsory education 11 years
Ranked 29th. 10% more than Russia
10 years
Ranked 40th.
Secondary education, pupils 2.33 million
Ranked 32nd.
9.61 million
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Australia

College and university > Private school share 8.79%
Ranked 92nd.
14.78%
Ranked 75th. 68% more than Australia

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 53th.
1
Ranked 25th. 1% more than Australia

Primary education, pupils 2.04 million
Ranked 48th.
5.02 million
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Australia

Primary education, teachers 105,469
Ranked 36th.
277,657
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Australia

Tertiary enrollment 63.3%
Ranked 6th.
64.1%
Ranked 5th. 1% more than Australia
Spending per student > College and university 21.04
Ranked 40th. 60% more than Russia
13.18
Ranked 66th.

High school > Gender ratio 95.35
Ranked 82nd.
97.02
Ranked 75th. 2% more than Australia

Compulsary education starting age 5
Ranked 172nd.
6
Ranked 64th. 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. The same as Russia
2
Ranked 159th.

Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 34th.
99.7%
Ranked 6th. 1% more than Australia

Spending > USD 49.45 billion
Ranked 13th.
57.78 billion
Ranked 11th. 17% more than Australia

High school > Private school share 35.24%
Ranked 16th. 49 times more than Russia
0.712%
Ranked 118th.

Spending > Proportion 5.11
Ranked 46th. 44% more than Russia
3.54
Ranked 106th.

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 17.88
Ranked 114th. 7% more than Russia
16.65
Ranked 110th.

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 50th. 33% more than Russia
3
Ranked 98th.

High school repeaters > Male 0.0
Ranked 104th.
1.71
Ranked 42nd.
Preschool enrollment rate 105.52
Ranked 60th. 9% more than Russia
96.83
Ranked 106th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 10,829.8
Ranked 75th.
50,947.63
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Australia

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 1.01 million
Ranked 23th.
8.15 million
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Australia

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 515
Ranked 7th. 12% more than Russia
459
Ranked 40th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 7
Ranked 24th. 75% more than Russia
4
Ranked 198th.

Children out of school > Primary 77,047
Ranked 37th.
369,274
Ranked 22nd. 5 times more than Australia

Secondary education, teachers 104,110
Ranked 23th.
1.14 million
Ranked 6th. 11 times more than Australia

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 5.95
Ranked 28th.
8
Ranked 28th. 34% more than Australia

High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 60th.
5
Ranked 8th. 25% more than Australia

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 1.74
Ranked 61st. 91% more than Russia
0.91
Ranked 83th.

Secondary education, general pupils 1.54 million
Ranked 35th.
8.06 million
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Australia

High school > Gender parity index 0.951
Ranked 109th.
0.976
Ranked 98th. 3% more than Australia

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 515
Ranked 7th. 12% more than Russia
459
Ranked 40th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 15,809
Ranked 10th. About the same as Russia
15,782
Ranked 11th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 513
Ranked 9th. 9% more than Russia
469
Ranked 37th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.818%
Ranked 118th. 61% more than Russia
0.508%
Ranked 127th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 51.51
Ranked 9th.
56.1
Ranked 5th. 9% more than Australia

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 5
Ranked 205th.
7
Ranked 17th. 40% more than Australia

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 13.3%
Ranked 56th. 3% more than Russia
12.9%
Ranked 50th.

Children out of school, primary, male 38,844
Ranked 37th.
129,190
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Australia

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 4.9%
Ranked 52nd. 36% more than Russia
3.6%
Ranked 78th.

Secondary education > General pupils 1.45 million
Ranked 40th.
11.53 million
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Australia

Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 110th. 9% more than Russia
11
Ranked 148th.

High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 102nd. 20% more than Russia
10
Ranked 167th.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Russia
2.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 136th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 1.93 million
Ranked 57th.
5.42 million
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Australia

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 92.2%
Ranked 21st.
93.5%
Ranked 18th. 1% more than Australia

Schools connected to the Internet 97%
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Russia
43.3%
Ranked 10th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 104.3
Ranked 25th. 54% more than Russia
67.74
Ranked 118th.

Primary education, pupils per 1000 91.48
Ranked 85th. 3 times more than Russia
35.34
Ranked 173th.

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.25
Ranked 37th.
1.36
Ranked 27th. 9% more than Australia

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.95
Ranked 97th.
0.99
Ranked 75th. 4% more than Australia

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 51.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th.
56.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 9% more than Australia

Universities > Top 100 12
Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Russia
1
Ranked 21st.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.485
Ranked 144th. 36% more than Russia
0.356
Ranked 157th.

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 128th.
7
Ranked 34th. 17% more than Australia

Teacher student ratio > High school 12.58
Ranked 83th. 47% more than Russia
8.53
Ranked 92nd.

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 3.83
Ranked 67th. 49% more than Russia
2.57
Ranked 74th.

High school repeaters > Female 0.0
Ranked 104th.
1.61
Ranked 41st.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 17.88
Ranked 104th. 2% more than Russia
17.45
Ranked 75th.

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11 987 hours
Ranked 8th. 7% more than Russia
919 hours
Ranked 16th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 1.98 million
Ranked 47th.
4.97 million
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Australia

Primary education > Duration > Years 7 years
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Russia
3 years
Ranked 194th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $24,308.11
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Russia
$3,670.01
Ranked 29th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 102.78
Ranked 70th. 4% more than Russia
98.95
Ranked 81st.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 69.08
Ranked 73th. 22% more than Russia
56.77
Ranked 111th.

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12 1,014 hours
Ranked 11th. 4% more than Russia
971 hours
Ranked 18th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 513
Ranked 7th. 10% more than Russia
467
Ranked 39th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 31.08%
Ranked 27th. 49 times more than Russia
0.637%
Ranked 140th.

High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 113th. 9% more than Russia
11
Ranked 152nd.

Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.85
Ranked 33th.
100.19
Ranked 27th. About the same as Australia

High school enrolment rate > Female 99.8
Ranked 15th. 1% more than Russia
98.87
Ranked 6th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 97%
Ranked 47th. 5% more than Russia
92%
Ranked 78th.

Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 122nd.
7
Ranked 37th. 17% more than Australia
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 24.9
Ranked 17th. 58% more than Russia
15.8
Ranked 65th.
Secondary education > Pupils 2.49 million
Ranked 29th.
13.56 million
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Australia

Primary education > Pupils 1.93 million
Ranked 52nd.
5.33 million
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Australia

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 92.2%
Ranked 25th.
96.2%
Ranked 15th. 4% more than Australia

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 127.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 28% more than Russia
99.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 54%
Ranked 54th.
56.77%
Ranked 32nd. 5% more than Australia

Secondary education, vocational pupils 786,296
Ranked 13th.
1.56 million
Ranked 7th. 98% more than Australia

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 17.88
Ranked 123th.
18.06
Ranked 75th. 1% more than Australia

Secondary education > Teachers 111,000
Ranked 28th.
1.32 million
Ranked 4th. 12 times more than Australia

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 20 years
Ranked 1st. 43% more than Russia
14 years
Ranked 43th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 2.51 million
Ranked 32nd.
14.49 million
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Australia

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 794.61
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Russia
109.14
Ranked 34th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 524
Ranked 5th. 16% more than Russia
452
Ranked 40th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 513
Ranked 7th. 11% more than Russia
461
Ranked 40th.
Duration of education > Primary level 7
Ranked 19th. 75% more than Russia
4
Ranked 160th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 97.3%
Ranked 83th.
98.04%
Ranked 78th. 1% more than Australia

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 54,848
Ranked 44th.
571,183
Ranked 14th. 10 times more than Australia

Public spending per student > Secondary level 13.9
Ranked 25th.
20.5
Ranked 33th. 47% more than Australia
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.61%
Ranked 69th.
48.73%
Ranked 52nd. About the same as Australia

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 3.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th. 49% more than Russia
2.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 523
Ranked 6th. 19% more than Russia
441
Ranked 41st.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 97%
Ranked 43th. 4% more than Russia
93%
Ranked 70th.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 48th. The same as Russia
16
Ranked 27th.

Elementary school starting age > Years 5
Ranked 174th.
7
Ranked 18th. 40% more than Australia

Library books 2.44 million
Ranked 6th.
73.63 million
Ranked 2nd. 30 times more than Australia
Teaching weeks per year > Primary 40 weeks per year
Ranked 14th.
43 weeks per year
Ranked 3rd. 8% more than Australia
Universities > Top 200 17
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Russia
2
Ranked 22nd.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 72.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th.
80.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th. 11% more than Australia

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.098 per capita
Ranked 104th. 3 times more than Russia
0.037 per capita
Ranked 163th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 98.4
Ranked 106th. 3 times more than Russia
37.28
Ranked 167th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 97%
Ranked 42nd. 5% more than Russia
92%
Ranked 73th.

Library books per 1000 135.07
Ranked 10th.
503.26
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Australia
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 9.1
Ranked 10th.
17.3
Ranked 103th. 90% more than Australia
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 1.04 million
Ranked 11th.
2.03 million
Ranked 4th. 95% more than Australia

Primary education > Teachers 105,469
Ranked 33th.
320,168
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Australia

Private school enrolment > Primary level 27.2
Ranked 16th. 68 times more than Russia
0.4
Ranked 90th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Russia
3
Ranked 177th.

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10 987 hours
Ranked 8th. 11% more than Russia
893 hours
Ranked 16th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 5.57
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Russia
2.23
Ranked 137th.

Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 123.82
Ranked 15th. 31% more than Russia
94.26
Ranked 51st.

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 1.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 47% more than Russia
1.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th.

Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.6%
Ranked 61st. The same as Russia
48.6%
Ranked 56th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $551.40 billion
Ranked 6th. 5% more than Russia
$526.77 billion
Ranked 7th.

Universities > Top 200 per million 0.834
Ranked 2nd. 60 times more than Russia
0.014
Ranked 26th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology 9 6
Primary school starting age > Years 5
Ranked 195th.
7
Ranked 16th. 40% more than Australia

Scouting > Members 65,881
Ranked 24th. 9 times more than Russia
7,186
Ranked 85th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 1.51 million
Ranked 35th.
8.42 million
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Australia

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 71.95
Ranked 76th.
80.13
Ranked 56th. 11% more than Australia

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 6.42
Ranked 34th.
9.19
Ranked 21st. 43% more than Australia

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.56
Ranked 41st. The same as Russia
99.54
Ranked 42nd.

Children out of school > Primary > Male 41,839
Ranked 36th.
198,350
Ranked 22nd. 5 times more than Australia

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.994
Ranked 62nd.
1
Ranked 39th. 1% more than Australia

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13 1,023 hours
Ranked 13th. 3% more than Russia
998 hours
Ranked 17th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9 986 hours
Ranked 9th. 57% more than Russia
630 hours
Ranked 35th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 48.9%
Ranked 76th.
50.8%
Ranked 32nd. 4% more than Australia
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 33.6
Ranked 4th.
0.0
Ranked 90th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 127.91
Ranked 15th. 28% more than Russia
99.7
Ranked 52nd.

Scouting > Members per thousand people 2.9
Ranked 48th. 58 times more than Russia
0.0501
Ranked 157th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning science 11%
Ranked 21st.
15%
Ranked 5th. 36% more than Australia
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 2.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th. 51% more than Russia
1.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th.

High school teachers 183,020
Ranked 10th.
1.18 million
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Australia

Elementary school teachers 105,469
Ranked 31st.
284,789
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Australia

High school enrolment rate > Male 99.92
Ranked 10th.
100
Ranked 3rd. The same as Australia
Universities > Top 100 per million 0.588
Ranked 1st. 84 times more than Russia
0.00699
Ranked 20th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 2.49 million
Ranked 27th.
12.43 million
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Australia

Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills n m
Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP 0.027 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Russia
0.003 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 25th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 96.12
Ranked 99th. 3 times more than Russia
37.05
Ranked 166th.

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 124.04 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 32% more than Russia
94.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 95.96
Ranked 106th.
99.14
Ranked 86th. 3% more than Australia

Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages 6 x
Universities > Top 100 > Per $ GDP 0.268 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 1st. 11 times more than Russia
0.024 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 18th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male per 1000 2.08
Ranked 64th. 51% more than Russia
1.38
Ranked 74th.

Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed post-secondary > Post-secondary and tertiary education > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 46.46%
Ranked 4th.
65.53%
Ranked 1st. 41% more than Australia
School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 30.48%
Ranked 22nd. 64 times more than Russia
0.48%
Ranked 112th.

School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 104.58%
Ranked 73th. 6% more than Russia
98.51%
Ranked 129th.

School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 79.85% gross
Ranked 13th. 1% more than Russia
78.79% gross
Ranked 14th.

Proportion of primary education time spent learning social studies 11%
Ranked 26th.
14%
Ranked 12th. 27% more than Australia
School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 72.21% gross
Ranked 12th. 6% more than Russia
68.22% gross
Ranked 14th.

Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of relevant age group 102.28%
Ranked 61st. 6% more than Russia
96.74%
Ranked 100th.

Services, etc., value added > Current US$ $997.27 billion
Ranked 4th.
$1.03 trillion
Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Australia

Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU 931.96 billion
Ranked 33th.
6.84 trillion
Ranked 15th. 7 times more than Australia

Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 21.52%
Ranked 67th. 51% more than Russia
14.25%
Ranked 73th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita 41,084.97
Ranked 37th.
47,675.14
Ranked 36th. 16% more than Australia

Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment 50.6%
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Russia
19.4%
Ranked 62nd.

School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross 102.46% gross
Ranked 15th. 16% more than Russia
88.58% gross
Ranked 33th.

Secondary education > Teachers > % female 50% female
Ranked 57th.
75.44% female
Ranked 4th. 51% more than Australia
Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 46.3%
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Russia
10.4%
Ranked 76th.

Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita 51.96 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Russia
14.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd.

High school teachers > % female 51.53%
Ranked 31st.
81.08%
Ranked 6th. 57% more than Australia

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 149.29%
Ranked 1st. 76% more than Russia
84.81%
Ranked 69th.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 152.74%
Ranked 1st. 77% more than Russia
86.07%
Ranked 68th.

School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 70.41%
Ranked 10th. 9% more than Russia
64.56%
Ranked 11th.

Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 48.62%
Ranked 62nd.
48.86%
Ranked 39th. About the same as Australia

Elementary school teachers > % female 76.21%
Ranked 26th.
98.46%
Ranked 3rd. 29% more than Australia

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 145.64%
Ranked 1st. 74% more than Russia
83.5%
Ranked 74th.

Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female 49.97%
Ranked 72nd.
50.47%
Ranked 56th. 1% more than Australia

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female 47.46%
Ranked 97th.
48.2%
Ranked 82nd. 2% more than Australia

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 67.29%
Ranked 6th. 2% more than Russia
65.67%
Ranked 7th.

Proportion of primary education time spent learning mathematics 12%
Ranked 26th.
14%
Ranked 10th. 17% more than Australia
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 95.99% net
Ranked 35th. 4% more than Russia
91.93% net
Ranked 62nd.

School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 95.53% net
Ranked 40th. 5% more than Russia
91.05% net
Ranked 72nd.

Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 41.28%
Ranked 2nd.
60.1%
Ranked 1st. 46% more than Australia
Primary education, teachers > % female 76.89%
Ranked 29th.
98.45%
Ranked 3rd. 28% more than Australia

Tertiary education, teachers > % female 31.43%
Ranked 13th.
55.91%
Ranked 10th. 78% more than Australia

Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 13.46%
Ranked 66th. 13% more than Russia
11.94%
Ranked 83th.

Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 5.59%
Ranked 43th. 36% more than Russia
4.1%
Ranked 77th.

Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 13.32%
Ranked 54th. 9% more than Russia
12.25%
Ranked 45th.

Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 33.5%
Ranked 57th. 1% more than Russia
33.2%
Ranked 58th.

Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 32.7%
Ranked 71st.
48%
Ranked 36th. 47% more than Australia

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