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  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public education funding for all levels that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • 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.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Education spending > % of GDP: Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP, 2000-2002)
  • Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • 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 > 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."
  • Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education 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)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > 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. 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."
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education (%). Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Primary is the total public expenditure per student in primary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP: 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. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • School enrollment, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % net: School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Female is the ratio of female children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the female population of the official primary school age.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
STAT Australia Zambia HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 10.9
Ranked 6th. 98% more than Zambia
5.5
Ranked 58th.
Children out of school, primary 68,417
Ranked 39th.
124,814
Ranked 19th. 82% more than Australia

Children out of school, primary per 1000 3.06
Ranked 68th.
8.87
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Australia

Children out of school, primary, female 29,573
Ranked 39th.
51,122
Ranked 19th. 73% more than Australia

College and university > Gender parity index 1.35
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Zambia
0.464
Ranked 99th.

College and university > Share of total education spending 22.28%
Ranked 42nd.
25.75%
Ranked 21st. 16% more than Australia

Compulsary education duration 11
Ranked 41st. 57% more than Zambia
7
Ranked 88th.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.59%
Ranked 41st. 4 times more than Zambia
1.35%
Ranked 122nd.

High school enrolment rate 99.86
Ranked 6th. 78% more than Zambia
55.99
Ranked 89th.

Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 24th. 32% more than Zambia
74.8%
Ranked 105th.
Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 25th. 23% more than Zambia
80.6%
Ranked 108th.
Primary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 20th. The same as Zambia
7
Ranked 4th.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 5.57
Ranked 46th. 23% more than Zambia
4.53
Ranked 36th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 17.88
Ranked 118th.
49.22
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Australia

Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 144th. 20% more than Zambia
5
Ranked 168th.

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 1.32
Ranked 67th.
3.63
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Australia

College and university > Gender ratio 129.51
Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Zambia
46.32
Ranked 98th.

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

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 6.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th. 7 times more than Zambia
0.925 per 1,000 people
Ranked 122nd.

Duration of compulsory education 11 years
Ranked 29th. 57% more than Zambia
7 years
Ranked 115th.
Secondary education, pupils 2.33 million
Ranked 32nd. 46% more than Zambia
1.59 million
Ranked 19th.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 53th. 4% more than Zambia
0.95
Ranked 100th.

School life expectancy > Total 16.6 years
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Zambia
7 years
Ranked 95th.
Primary education, teachers 105,469
Ranked 36th. 66% more than Zambia
63,697
Ranked 20th.

Primary education, pupils 2.04 million
Ranked 48th.
3.14 million
Ranked 20th. 54% more than Australia

Tertiary enrollment 63.3%
Ranked 6th. 25 times more than Zambia
2.5%
Ranked 86th.
Spending per student > College and university 21.04
Ranked 40th.
164.56
Ranked 11th. 8 times more than Australia
High school > Gender ratio 95.35
Ranked 82nd. 15% more than Zambia
83.26
Ranked 100th.

Compulsary education starting age 5
Ranked 172nd.
7
Ranked 3rd. 40% more than Australia

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write English
High school > Upper secondary school duration 2
Ranked 188th.
3
Ranked 54th. 50% more than Australia

Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 34th. 14% more than Zambia
86.8%
Ranked 95th.
Spending > USD 49.45 billion
Ranked 13th. 288 times more than Zambia
171.67 million
Ranked 118th.

Spending > Proportion 5.11
Ranked 46th. 4 times more than Zambia
1.32
Ranked 158th.

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 17.88
Ranked 114th.
51.08
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Australia

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 50th. 33% more than Zambia
3
Ranked 74th.

High school repeaters > Male 0.0
Ranked 104th.
5.55
Ranked 45th.

Preschool enrollment rate 105.52
Ranked 60th.
119.11
Ranked 15th. 13% more than Australia

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 10,829.8
Ranked 75th. 2 times more than Zambia
5,380.16
Ranked 106th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 1.01 million
Ranked 23th. 41 times more than Zambia
24,553
Ranked 91st.

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 7
Ranked 24th. The same as Zambia
7
Ranked 5th.

Children out of school > Primary 77,047
Ranked 37th.
227,759
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Australia

Secondary education, teachers 104,110
Ranked 23th. 16 times more than Zambia
6,703
Ranked 52nd.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 5.95
Ranked 28th. 7 times more than Zambia
0.9
Ranked 74th.

High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 60th. Twice as much as Zambia
2
Ranked 186th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 1.74
Ranked 61st.
5.24
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Australia

Spending per student > High school 15.11
Ranked 47th. 95% more than Zambia
7.76
Ranked 73th.

Secondary education, general pupils 1.54 million
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Zambia
743,995
Ranked 31st.

Scientific and technical journal articles 15,809
Ranked 10th. 608 times more than Zambia
26
Ranked 104th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.818%
Ranked 118th.
20.35%
Ranked 25th. 25 times more than Australia

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 51.51
Ranked 9th. 21 times more than Zambia
2.43
Ranked 111th.

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 5
Ranked 205th.
7
Ranked 6th. 40% more than Australia

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 13.3%
Ranked 56th.
14.8%
Ranked 40th. 11% more than Australia
Children out of school, primary, male 38,844
Ranked 37th.
73,692
Ranked 17th. 90% more than Australia

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 4.9%
Ranked 52nd. 2 times more than Zambia
2.2%
Ranked 48th.

Secondary education > General pupils 1.45 million
Ranked 40th. 4 times more than Zambia
401,202
Ranked 44th.

Spending per student > Elementary school 17.08
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Zambia
5.51
Ranked 83th.

Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 110th.
14
Ranked 2nd. 17% more than Australia

High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 102nd.
14
Ranked 2nd. 17% more than Australia

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 29% more than Zambia
4.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 1.93 million
Ranked 57th. 12% more than Zambia
1.73 million
Ranked 60th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 92.2%
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Zambia
25.7%
Ranked 117th.

Public spending per student > Primary level 15.9
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Zambia
4.7
Ranked 11th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 91.48
Ranked 85th.
222.77
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Australia

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 104.3
Ranked 25th.
113.13
Ranked 6th. 8% more than Australia

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.25
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Zambia
0.46
Ranked 105th.

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.95
Ranked 97th. 16% more than Zambia
0.82
Ranked 115th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 51.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 22 times more than Zambia
2.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 111th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.485
Ranked 144th. 23% more than Zambia
0.395
Ranked 152nd.

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 128th. 20% more than Zambia
5
Ranked 148th.

Teacher student ratio > High school 12.58
Ranked 83th.
22.18
Ranked 22nd. 76% more than Australia

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 3.83
Ranked 67th.
19.86
Ranked 22nd. 5 times more than Australia

Inequality adjusted index 0.965
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Zambia
0.383
Ranked 88th.
High school repeaters > Female 0.0
Ranked 104th.
5.62
Ranked 37th.

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 17.88
Ranked 104th.
60.52
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Australia

Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 51.97%
Ranked 16th.
72.57%
Ranked 7th. 40% more than Australia
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 98.8%
Ranked 12th. 13% more than Zambia
87.5%
Ranked 57th.

Elementary school > Enrolled students 1.98 million
Ranked 47th.
2.91 million
Ranked 38th. 47% more than Australia

Primary education > Duration > Years 7 years
Ranked 20th. The same as Zambia
7 years
Ranked 3rd.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $24,308.11
Ranked 3rd. 70 times more than Zambia
$345.52
Ranked 94th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 102.78
Ranked 70th.
124.65
Ranked 18th. 21% more than Australia

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 69.08
Ranked 73th. 31% more than Zambia
52.86
Ranked 64th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 31.08%
Ranked 27th. 10 times more than Zambia
3.09%
Ranked 62nd.

High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 113th.
14
Ranked 2nd. 17% more than Australia

Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.85
Ranked 33th. 2% more than Zambia
97.91
Ranked 74th.

High school enrolment rate > Female 99.8
Ranked 15th. 73% more than Zambia
57.59
Ranked 85th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 97%
Ranked 47th. 8% more than Zambia
90%
Ranked 90th.

Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 122nd. 20% more than Zambia
5
Ranked 140th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 24.9
Ranked 17th.
331
Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than Australia
Secondary education > Pupils 2.49 million
Ranked 29th. 6 times more than Zambia
408,971
Ranked 44th.

Primary education > Pupils 1.93 million
Ranked 52nd.
2.57 million
Ranked 28th. 33% more than Australia

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 92.2%
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Zambia
44.2%
Ranked 103th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 127.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Zambia
31.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 144th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 54%
Ranked 54th. 71% more than Zambia
31.63%
Ranked 107th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils 786,296
Ranked 13th.
848,371
Ranked 1st. 8% more than Australia

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 73.47%
Ranked 41st.
74.33%
Ranked 46th. 1% more than Australia

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 17.88
Ranked 123th.
49.22
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Australia

Secondary education > Teachers 111,000
Ranked 28th. 11 times more than Zambia
10,269
Ranked 86th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 20 years
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Zambia
7 years
Ranked 6th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 98.8
Ranked 5th. 10% more than Zambia
90.1
Ranked 42nd.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 2.51 million
Ranked 32nd. 7 times more than Zambia
351,442
Ranked 96th.

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 794.61
Ranked 8th. 301 times more than Zambia
2.64
Ranked 126th.

Duration of education > Primary level 7
Ranked 19th. The same as Zambia
7
Ranked 2nd.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 97.3%
Ranked 83th. 2% more than Zambia
95.06%
Ranked 92nd.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 54,848
Ranked 44th.
81,688
Ranked 37th. 49% more than Australia

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.61%
Ranked 69th. 1% more than Zambia
48.08%
Ranked 112th.

Progression to secondary school 99.86%
Ranked 8th. 81% more than Zambia
55.32%
Ranked 68th.

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 3.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th.
19.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Australia

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 97%
Ranked 43th. 7% more than Zambia
91%
Ranked 81st.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 48th. The same as Zambia
16
Ranked 18th.

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

School life expectancy > Male 16.4 years
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Zambia
7.4 years
Ranked 85th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 72.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th. 2 times more than Zambia
34.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 98.4
Ranked 106th.
162.97
Ranked 36th. 66% more than Australia

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.098 per capita
Ranked 104th.
0.156 per capita
Ranked 38th. 59% more than Australia

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 97%
Ranked 42nd. 8% more than Zambia
90%
Ranked 84th.

Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 9.1
Ranked 10th.
45
Ranked 20th. 5 times more than Australia
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 1.04 million
Ranked 11th. 134 times more than Zambia
7,769
Ranked 52nd.

Primary education > Teachers 105,469
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Zambia
50,224
Ranked 30th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 48.01%
Ranked 110th. 6% more than Zambia
45.19%
Ranked 129th.

Private school enrolment > Primary level 27.2
Ranked 16th. 14 times more than Zambia
2
Ranked 34th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 19th. The same as Zambia
7
Ranked 3rd.

Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 123.82
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Zambia
35.66
Ranked 79th.

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 5.57
Ranked 41st. 27% more than Zambia
4.38
Ranked 49th.

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 1.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st.
9.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Australia

Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.6%
Ranked 61st. 1% more than Zambia
48.1%
Ranked 97th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $551.40 billion
Ranked 6th. 117 times more than Zambia
$4.71 billion
Ranked 68th.

Primary school starting age > Years 5
Ranked 195th.
7
Ranked 6th. 40% more than Australia

Scouting > Members 65,881
Ranked 24th. 9 times more than Zambia
7,396
Ranked 83th.
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 59.68%
Ranked 34th.
80.99%
Ranked 10th. 36% more than Australia
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 76.85%
Ranked 61st.
95.01%
Ranked 16th. 24% more than Australia

High school > Share of total education spending 36.79%
Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Zambia
14.49%
Ranked 73th.

Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 62.53%
Ranked 33th.
92.76%
Ranked 5th. 48% more than Australia
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 89.7%
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Zambia
19.1%
Ranked 86th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 1.51 million
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Zambia
588,669
Ranked 55th.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.56
Ranked 41st. 5% more than Zambia
94.55
Ranked 69th.

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 71.95
Ranked 76th. 2 times more than Zambia
34.98
Ranked 90th.

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 6.42
Ranked 34th. 7 times more than Zambia
0.966
Ranked 122nd.

Children out of school > Primary > Male 41,839
Ranked 36th.
118,626
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Australia

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.994
Ranked 62nd. The same as Zambia
0.994
Ranked 41st.

Female enrolment share > Secondary level 48.9%
Ranked 76th. 10% more than Zambia
44.4%
Ranked 108th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 127.91
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Zambia
33.08
Ranked 147th.

Scouting > Members per thousand people 2.9
Ranked 48th. 6 times more than Zambia
0.525
Ranked 118th.
School life expectancy > Female 16.8 years
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Zambia
6.6 years
Ranked 82nd.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 98.1%
Ranked 11th. 39% more than Zambia
70.5%
Ranked 63th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 2.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th.
10.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 5 times more than Australia

Elementary school teachers 105,469
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Zambia
48,075
Ranked 51st.

High school teachers 183,020
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Zambia
29,148
Ranked 50th.

High school enrolment rate > Male 99.92
Ranked 10th. 83% more than Zambia
54.64
Ranked 84th.

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 2.49 million
Ranked 27th. 6 times more than Zambia
408,971
Ranked 76th.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 95.96
Ranked 106th. 18% more than Zambia
81.64
Ranked 74th.

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 96.12
Ranked 99th.
223.66
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Australia

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 124.04 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Zambia
35.05 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th.

Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 69.44%
Ranked 19th. 61% more than Zambia
43.24%
Ranked 110th.

Primary education, teachers > % female 76.89%
Ranked 29th. 45% more than Zambia
53.1%
Ranked 44th.

Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 13.46%
Ranked 66th.
14.8%
Ranked 48th. 10% more than Australia

Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 5.59%
Ranked 43th. 4 times more than Zambia
1.35%
Ranked 121st.

Education spending > % of GDP 4.9%
Ranked 61st. 2 times more than Zambia
2%
Ranked 124th.
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 123.09
Ranked 48th. 3 times more than Zambia
46.28
Ranked 103th.

Secondary education > Pupils > % female 47.76% female
Ranked 94th. 7% more than Zambia
44.8% female
Ranked 67th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 97.44%
Ranked 25th. 2% more than Zambia
95.84%
Ranked 31st.

Government spending on education > % of government spending 14.01%
Ranked 46th.
14.8%
Ranked 39th. 6% more than Australia

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 105.44%
Ranked 55th.
117.85%
Ranked 14th. 12% more than Australia

Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort 98.17%
Ranked 10th. 18% more than Zambia
83.06%
Ranked 43th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 21 years
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Zambia
7 years
Ranked 6th.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 96.95%
Ranked 92nd. 2% more than Zambia
95.2%
Ranked 41st.

Secondary education, pupils > % female 47.37%
Ranked 104th. 1% more than Zambia
46.87%
Ranked 52nd.

Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 22.52%
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Zambia
5.37%
Ranked 82nd.

Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita $43,964.38
Ranked 2nd. 73 times more than Zambia
$604.52
Ranked 103th.

Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP 65.58%
Ranked 11th. 53% more than Zambia
42.92%
Ranked 100th.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 94.58%
Ranked 98th. 8% more than Zambia
87.47%
Ranked 47th.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 99.67%
Ranked 41st. About the same as Zambia
99.39%
Ranked 25th.

Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 4.76% of GNI
Ranked 60th. 64% more than Zambia
2.91% of GNI
Ranked 121st.

Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 4.76%
Ranked 59th. 2 times more than Zambia
1.99%
Ranked 49th.

Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita 16.41%
Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Zambia
5.42%
Ranked 39th.

School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 151.55% gross
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Zambia
31.16% gross
Ranked 84th.

Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita 22.48%
Ranked 53th.
168.25%
Ranked 11th. 7 times more than Australia
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 99.4%
Ranked 10th. 60% more than Zambia
62%
Ranked 73th.
School enrollment > Primary > % net 95.75% net
Ranked 39th. 8% more than Zambia
88.92% net
Ranked 42nd.

Rhodes scholarships > Recipients > > 1902-2009 688
Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than Zambia
51
Ranked 10th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 36.26%
Ranked 43th. 48% more than Zambia
24.53%
Ranked 100th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 20 years
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Zambia
7 years
Ranked 6th.
School enrollment, primary > % gross 104.42%
Ranked 70th.
113.6%
Ranked 20th. 9% more than Australia

School enrollment, primary, female > % net 96.78%
Ranked 24th. 3% more than Zambia
94.42%
Ranked 18th.

School enrollment > Primary > % gross 102.83% gross
Ranked 81st.
111.14% gross
Ranked 32nd. 8% more than Australia

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 97.6%
Ranked 27th. About the same as Zambia
97.38%
Ranked 31st.

Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 13.32%
Ranked 54th.
14.8%
Ranked 33th. 11% more than Australia

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