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Education Stats: compare key data on Australia & Thailand

Definitions

  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • 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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  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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 > Continuous texts: Continuous texts.

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  • Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts: Non-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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • 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).
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Share of university qualifications awarded to females: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • School enrollment > 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.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with primary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • School enrollment, tertiary > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Total is the total enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % net: School enrollment, secondary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the ratio of female children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the female population of the official secondary school age.
  • School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the total male enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • 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 > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to primary education.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • School enrollment > Primary > 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and 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. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • 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).
  • 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.
STAT Australia Thailand HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 10.9
Ranked 6th. 68% more than Thailand
6.5
Ranked 44th.
Children out of school, primary 68,417
Ranked 39th.
243,883
Ranked 28th. 4 times more than Australia

Children out of school, primary per 1000 3.06
Ranked 68th.
3.68
Ranked 67th. 20% more than Australia

Children out of school, primary, female 29,573
Ranked 39th.
137,330
Ranked 27th. 5 times more than Australia

College and university > Gender parity index 1.35
Ranked 39th. The same as Thailand
1.35
Ranked 2nd.

College and university > Share of total education spending 22.28%
Ranked 42nd. 61% more than Thailand
13.83%
Ranked 39th.

Compulsary education duration 11
Ranked 41st. 22% more than Thailand
9
Ranked 118th.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.59%
Ranked 41st.
5.79%
Ranked 12th. 4% more than Australia

High school enrolment rate 99.86
Ranked 6th. 15% more than Thailand
86.74
Ranked 69th.
Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 24th. 5% more than Thailand
94.6%
Ranked 53th.

Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 25th. 3% more than Thailand
96%
Ranked 54th.

Primary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 20th. 17% more than Thailand
6
Ranked 111th.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 5.57
Ranked 46th. 6% more than Thailand
5.26
Ranked 54th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 17.88
Ranked 118th. 12% more than Thailand
15.99
Ranked 102nd.

Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 144th. The same as Thailand
6
Ranked 140th.

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 1.32
Ranked 67th.
2.07
Ranked 59th. 56% more than Australia

College and university > Gender ratio 129.51
Ranked 38th. 6% more than Thailand
122.35
Ranked 49th.

Child care (preschool) > Duration 1
Ranked 201st.
3
Ranked 96th. 3 times more than Australia

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 6.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th. 88% more than Thailand
3.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 98th.

Duration of compulsory education 11 years
Ranked 29th. 22% more than Thailand
9 years
Ranked 91st.
Secondary education, pupils 2.33 million
Ranked 32nd.
4.79 million
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Australia

College and university > Private school share 8.79%
Ranked 92nd.
16.34%
Ranked 29th. 86% more than Australia

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 53th. 3% more than Thailand
0.96
Ranked 6th.

School life expectancy > Total 16.6 years
Ranked 3rd. 54% more than Thailand
10.8 years
Ranked 66th.
Primary education, pupils 2.04 million
Ranked 48th.
5.37 million
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Australia

Primary education, teachers 105,469
Ranked 36th.
347,959
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Australia

Tertiary enrollment 63.3%
Ranked 6th. 79% more than Thailand
35.3%
Ranked 36th.
Spending per student > College and university 21.04
Ranked 40th.
23.03
Ranked 18th. 9% more than Australia

High school > Gender ratio 95.35
Ranked 82nd.
108.56
Ranked 14th. 14% more than Australia

Compulsary education starting age 5
Ranked 172nd.
6
Ranked 114th. 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 114th. 50% more than Australia

Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 34th. 2% more than Thailand
97.5%
Ranked 45th.

Spending > USD 49.45 billion
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Thailand
12.54 billion
Ranked 28th.

High school > Private school share 35.24%
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Thailand
16.4%
Ranked 27th.

Spending > Proportion 5.11
Ranked 46th. 7% more than Thailand
4.79
Ranked 55th.

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 17.88
Ranked 114th.
20.68
Ranked 86th. 16% more than Australia

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 50th. 33% more than Thailand
3
Ranked 170th.

High school repeaters > Male 0.0
Ranked 104th.
10.76
Ranked 24th.

Preschool enrollment rate 105.52
Ranked 60th. 13% more than Thailand
93.43
Ranked 114th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 10,829.8
Ranked 75th.
25,493.56
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Australia

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 1.01 million
Ranked 23th.
2.25 million
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Australia

Teachers as percentage of labor force 3.7%
Ranked 23th. 23% more than Thailand
3%
Ranked 32nd.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 515
Ranked 7th. 22% more than Thailand
421
Ranked 47th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 7
Ranked 24th. 17% more than Thailand
6
Ranked 116th.

Secondary education, teachers 104,110
Ranked 23th.
245,769
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Australia

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 5.95
Ranked 28th. 61% more than Thailand
3.69
Ranked 76th.

High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 60th. 33% more than Thailand
3
Ranked 156th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 1.74
Ranked 61st. 8% more than Thailand
1.61
Ranked 73th.

Spending per student > High school 15.11
Ranked 47th.
22.13
Ranked 13th. 46% more than Australia

Secondary education, general pupils 1.54 million
Ranked 35th.
4.05 million
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Australia

High school > Gender parity index 0.951
Ranked 109th.
1.08
Ranked 2nd. 13% more than Australia

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 515
Ranked 7th. 22% more than Thailand
421
Ranked 47th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 15,809
Ranked 10th. 15 times more than Thailand
1,072
Ranked 40th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 513
Ranked 9th. 19% more than Thailand
431
Ranked 44th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.818%
Ranked 118th.
1.02%
Ranked 114th. 25% more than Australia

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 51.51
Ranked 9th. 48% more than Thailand
34.91
Ranked 3rd.

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 5
Ranked 205th.
6
Ranked 140th. 20% more than Australia

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 13.3%
Ranked 56th.
25%
Ranked 7th. 88% more than Australia

Children out of school, primary, male 38,844
Ranked 37th.
106,553
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Australia

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 4.9%
Ranked 52nd. 14% more than Thailand
4.3%
Ranked 28th.

Secondary education > General pupils 1.45 million
Ranked 40th.
3.85 million
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Australia

Spending per student > Elementary school 17.08
Ranked 34th.
21.44
Ranked 10th. 26% more than Australia

Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 110th. The same as Thailand
12
Ranked 108th.

High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 102nd. The same as Thailand
12
Ranked 100th.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 18% more than Thailand
4.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 1.93 million
Ranked 57th.
6.11 million
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Australia

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 92.2%
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Thailand
29%
Ranked 113th.

Schools connected to the Internet 97%
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Thailand
37%
Ranked 23th.
Public spending per student > Primary level 15.9
Ranked 9th. 27% more than Thailand
12.5
Ranked 45th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 104.3
Ranked 25th. 46% more than Thailand
71.66
Ranked 44th.

Primary education, pupils per 1000 91.48
Ranked 85th. 13% more than Thailand
81.03
Ranked 110th.

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.25
Ranked 37th. 18% more than Thailand
1.06
Ranked 1st.

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.95
Ranked 97th.
1.05
Ranked 2nd. 11% more than Australia

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 51.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 45% more than Thailand
35.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.485
Ranked 144th. 27% more than Thailand
0.383
Ranked 154th.

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 128th. The same as Thailand
6
Ranked 124th.

Teacher student ratio > High school 12.58
Ranked 83th.
21.22
Ranked 23th. 69% more than Australia

Inequality adjusted index 0.965
Ranked 2nd. 97% more than Thailand
0.491
Ranked 76th.
High school repeaters > Female 0.0
Ranked 104th.
8.92
Ranked 25th.

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 17.88
Ranked 104th. 12% more than Thailand
15.99
Ranked 90th.

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11 987 hours
Ranked 8th.
1,200 hours
Ranked 1st. 22% more than Australia
Elementary school > Enrolled students 1.98 million
Ranked 47th.
5.56 million
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Australia

Primary education > Duration > Years 7 years
Ranked 20th. 17% more than Thailand
6 years
Ranked 109th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $24,308.11
Ranked 3rd. 16 times more than Thailand
$1,548.27
Ranked 54th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 102.78
Ranked 70th. 45% more than Thailand
70.89
Ranked 141st.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 69.08
Ranked 73th. 14% more than Thailand
60.59
Ranked 57th.

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12 1,014 hours
Ranked 11th.
1,167 hours
Ranked 6th. 15% more than Australia
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 513
Ranked 7th. 23% more than Thailand
416
Ranked 49th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 113th. The same as Thailand
12
Ranked 110th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 31.08%
Ranked 27th. 69% more than Thailand
18.36%
Ranked 43th.

Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.85
Ranked 33th. 2% more than Thailand
97.82
Ranked 79th.

High school enrolment rate > Female 99.8
Ranked 15th. 12% more than Thailand
88.77
Ranked 56th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 97%
Ranked 47th. 4% more than Thailand
93%
Ranked 3rd.

Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 122nd. The same as Thailand
6
Ranked 119th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 24.9
Ranked 17th.
38.2
Ranked 42nd. 53% more than Australia
Primary education > Pupils 1.93 million
Ranked 52nd.
5.97 million
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Australia

Secondary education > Pupils 2.49 million
Ranked 29th.
4.72 million
Ranked 5th. 89% more than Australia

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 92.2%
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Thailand
35.6%
Ranked 121st.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 127.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 61% more than Thailand
79.34 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 54%
Ranked 54th. 1% more than Thailand
53.66%
Ranked 1st.

Secondary education, vocational pupils 786,296
Ranked 13th. 6% more than Thailand
739,155
Ranked 3rd.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 17.88
Ranked 123th. 12% more than Thailand
15.99
Ranked 103th.

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 73.47%
Ranked 41st. 40% more than Thailand
52.63%
Ranked 71st.
Secondary education > Teachers 111,000
Ranked 28th.
215,798
Ranked 20th. 94% more than Australia

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 20 years
Ranked 1st. 43% more than Thailand
14 years
Ranked 51st.
Spending per secondary school student $5,830.00 per student
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Thailand
$1,177.00 per student
Ranked 21st.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 2.51 million
Ranked 32nd.
5.01 million
Ranked 1st. Twice as much as Australia

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 794.61
Ranked 8th. 48 times more than Thailand
16.62
Ranked 67th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 513
Ranked 7th. 21% more than Thailand
423
Ranked 47th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 524
Ranked 5th. 24% more than Thailand
423
Ranked 45th.
Duration of education > Primary level 7
Ranked 19th. 17% more than Thailand
6
Ranked 103th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 97.3%
Ranked 83th.
102.61%
Ranked 16th. 5% more than Australia

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 54,848
Ranked 44th.
650,919
Ranked 12th. 12 times more than Australia
Public spending per student > Secondary level 13.9
Ranked 25th. 9% more than Thailand
12.8
Ranked 51st.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.61%
Ranked 69th. About the same as Thailand
48.37%
Ranked 5th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 523
Ranked 6th. 25% more than Thailand
420
Ranked 49th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 97%
Ranked 43th. 7% more than Thailand
91%
Ranked 3rd.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 48th. 7% more than Thailand
15
Ranked 145th.

Elementary school starting age > Years 5
Ranked 174th.
6
Ranked 125th. 20% more than Australia

Teaching weeks per year > Primary 40 weeks per year
Ranked 14th. The same as Thailand
40 weeks per year
Ranked 13th.
School life expectancy > Male 16.4 years
Ranked 1st. 53% more than Thailand
10.7 years
Ranked 64th.
Universities > Top 200 17
Ranked 3rd. 17 times more than Thailand
1
Ranked 29th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 72.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th. 20% more than Thailand
59.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.098 per capita
Ranked 104th. 1% more than Thailand
0.097 per capita
Ranked 6th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 98.4
Ranked 106th. 4% more than Thailand
94.79
Ranked 6th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 97%
Ranked 42nd. 2% more than Thailand
95%
Ranked 3rd.

Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 9.1
Ranked 10th.
20.8
Ranked 85th. 2 times more than Australia
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 1.04 million
Ranked 11th. 20% more than Thailand
870,602
Ranked 2nd.

Primary education > Teachers 105,469
Ranked 33th.
298,270
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Australia

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 48.01%
Ranked 110th.
49.6%
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Australia

Private school enrolment > Primary level 27.2
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Thailand
13.2
Ranked 31st.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 19th. 17% more than Thailand
6
Ranked 102nd.

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10 987 hours
Ranked 8th.
1,200 hours
Ranked 1st. 22% more than Australia
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 123.82
Ranked 15th. 72% more than Thailand
71.97
Ranked 51st.

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 5.57
Ranked 41st. 20% more than Thailand
4.63
Ranked 78th.

Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.6%
Ranked 61st. About the same as Thailand
48.4%
Ranked 86th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $551.40 billion
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Thailand
$103.40 billion
Ranked 16th.

Universities > Top 200 per million 0.834
Ranked 2nd. 55 times more than Thailand
0.0153
Ranked 25th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology 9 x
Primary school starting age > Years 5
Ranked 195th.
6
Ranked 140th. 20% more than Australia

Scouting > Members 65,881
Ranked 24th.
828,248
Ranked 6th. 13 times more than Australia
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 76.85%
Ranked 61st.
84.56%
Ranked 35th. 10% more than Australia
High school > Share of total education spending 36.79%
Ranked 43th. 12% more than Thailand
32.87%
Ranked 23th.

Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 1.51 million
Ranked 35th.
3.95 million
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Australia

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 6.42
Ranked 34th. 92% more than Thailand
3.35
Ranked 98th.

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 71.95
Ranked 76th. 23% more than Thailand
58.69
Ranked 66th.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.56
Ranked 41st. 5% more than Thailand
95.06
Ranked 66th.

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.994
Ranked 62nd. 1% more than Thailand
0.988
Ranked 83th.

Spending per primary school student $3,981.00 per student
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Thailand
$1,048.00 per student
Ranked 21st.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13 1,023 hours
Ranked 13th.
1,167 hours
Ranked 9th. 14% more than Australia
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9 986 hours
Ranked 9th.
1,080 hours
Ranked 2nd. 10% more than Australia
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 48.9%
Ranked 76th. 1% more than Thailand
48.3%
Ranked 86th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 33.6
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Thailand
6.2
Ranked 15th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 127.91
Ranked 15th. 65% more than Thailand
77.69
Ranked 3rd.

Scouting > Members per thousand people 2.9
Ranked 48th.
12.4
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Australia
Proportion of primary education time spent learning science 11%
Ranked 21st. 22% more than Thailand
9%
Ranked 31st.
School life expectancy > Female 16.8 years
Ranked 5th. 56% more than Thailand
10.8 years
Ranked 61st.
High school teachers 183,020
Ranked 10th.
222,799
Ranked 14th. 22% more than Australia

Elementary school teachers 105,469
Ranked 31st.
347,959
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Australia

High school enrolment rate > Male 99.92
Ranked 10th. 18% more than Thailand
84.87
Ranked 62nd.
Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education 99%
Ranked 9th. 36% more than Thailand
73%
Ranked 29th.
Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education 33%
Ranked 11th.
0.0
Ranked 35th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 2.49 million
Ranked 27th.
4.53 million
Ranked 2nd. 82% more than Australia

Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills n 6
Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP 0.027 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Thailand
0.006 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 16th.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 124.04 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 69% more than Thailand
73.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 95.96
Ranked 106th.
102.78
Ranked 36th. 7% more than Australia

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 96.12
Ranked 99th. 5% more than Thailand
91.13
Ranked 83th.

Share of university qualifications awarded to females 57%
Ranked 13th. The same as Thailand
57%
Ranked 11th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages 6 x
Spending per secondary school student > Per $ GDP $0.00 per student per $1,000
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Thailand
$0.00 per student per $1,000
Ranked 19th.
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree 57%
Ranked 13th. The same as Thailand
57%
Ranked 11th.
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education 94%
Ranked 11th. 49% more than Thailand
63%
Ranked 30th.
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education 34%
Ranked 8th.
0.0
Ranked 35th.
High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 75%
Ranked 55th. 71% more than Thailand
43.92%
Ranked 38th.

Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment 45.5%
Ranked 3rd. 46% more than Thailand
31.2%
Ranked 10th.

School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 30.48%
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Thailand
12.87%
Ranked 36th.

Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed post-secondary > Post-secondary and tertiary education > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 46.46%
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Thailand
12.73%
Ranked 9th.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ $997.27 billion
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Thailand
$161.63 billion
Ranked 16th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU 931.96 billion
Ranked 33th.
2.18 trillion
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Australia

Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita 41,084.97
Ranked 37th. 26% more than Thailand
32,595.79
Ranked 42nd.

Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment 50.6%
Ranked 6th. 10% more than Thailand
46.1%
Ranked 7th.

School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross 102.46% gross
Ranked 15th. 12% more than Thailand
91.46% gross
Ranked 11th.

Secondary education > Teachers > % female 50% female
Ranked 57th.
54.34% female
Ranked 72nd. 9% more than Australia

Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 46.3%
Ranked 9th. 72% more than Thailand
26.9%
Ranked 6th.

Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita 51.96 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Thailand
13.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th.

High school teachers > % female 51.53%
Ranked 31st.
55.25%
Ranked 54th. 7% more than Australia

Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force 26.7%
Ranked 39th.
42.3%
Ranked 7th. 58% more than Australia

School enrollment, tertiary > % gross 83.24%
Ranked 7th. 62% more than Thailand
51.4%
Ranked 9th.

School enrollment, secondary, female > % net 86.09%
Ranked 41st. 5% more than Thailand
81.72%
Ranked 13th.

School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross 136.65%
Ranked 1st. 61% more than Thailand
84.63%
Ranked 25th.

Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 48.62%
Ranked 62nd. 1% more than Thailand
48.36%
Ranked 82nd.

Elementary school teachers > % female 76.21%
Ranked 26th. 27% more than Thailand
59.98%
Ranked 85th.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net 87.97%
Ranked 24th. 22% more than Thailand
72.09%
Ranked 53th.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 145.64%
Ranked 1st. 88% more than Thailand
77.43%
Ranked 79th.

Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female 49.97%
Ranked 72nd.
52.28%
Ranked 13th. 5% more than Australia

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female 47.46%
Ranked 97th.
50.98%
Ranked 20th. 7% more than Australia

Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % of relevant age group 102.89%
Ranked 67th. 6% more than Thailand
97.35%
Ranked 99th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending 36.81%
Ranked 35th. 6% more than Thailand
34.57%
Ranked 25th.

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 67.29%
Ranked 6th. 67% more than Thailand
40.25%
Ranked 38th.

School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 95.53% net
Ranked 40th. 24% more than Thailand
76.88% net
Ranked 92nd.
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 69.44%
Ranked 19th. 57% more than Thailand
44.17%
Ranked 87th.

Primary education, teachers > % female 76.89%
Ranked 29th. 28% more than Thailand
59.98%
Ranked 95th.

Tertiary education, teachers > % female 31.43%
Ranked 13th.
68.68%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Australia

Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 13.46%
Ranked 66th.
29.47%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Australia

School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 70.41%
Ranked 10th. 58% more than Thailand
44.62%
Ranked 10th.

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