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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 > 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.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Secondary education, teachers 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.
  • 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.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • 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.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • 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.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • 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.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Library books per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • 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.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > 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. 
  • 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.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Percentage of population older than 24 years that has completed tertiary education.
  • Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment: 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).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary 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).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary 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 > 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.
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Government spending on education > % of GDP: 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 > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education (%). Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Primary is the total public expenditure per student in primary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: 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.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total female enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female 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.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males: Number of male entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the male population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Secondary education, teachers > % female: Secondary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Secondary is the number of female teachers at the secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
STAT Bangladesh Germany HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 2.6
Ranked 88th.
10.2
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Bangladesh
Children out of school, primary 621,163
Ranked 10th. 86 times more than Germany
7,230
Ranked 76th.

Children out of school, primary per 1000 4.11
Ranked 58th. 47 times more than Germany
0.0884
Ranked 114th.

Children out of school, primary, female 125,134
Ranked 20th. 8 times more than Germany
16,194
Ranked 55th.

College and university > Gender parity index 0.702
Ranked 71st.
0.885
Ranked 47th. 26% more than Bangladesh

College and university > Share of total education spending 13.5%
Ranked 82nd.
27.16%
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Bangladesh

Compulsary education duration 5
Ranked 108th.
13
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Bangladesh

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 2.23%
Ranked 113th.
5.08%
Ranked 54th. 2 times more than Bangladesh

High school enrolment rate 97.38
Ranked 44th.
98.86
Ranked 25th. 2% more than Bangladesh

Literacy > Total population 43.1%
Ranked 152nd.
99%
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Bangladesh
Primary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 171st. 25% more than Germany
4
Ranked 181st.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 3
Ranked 113th.
3.09
Ranked 109th. 3% more than Bangladesh

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 40.21
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Germany
11.82
Ranked 113th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 30.62
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Germany
12.88
Ranked 62nd.

Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 72nd.
9
Ranked 1st. 29% more than Bangladesh

Literacy > Female 31.8%
Ranked 148th.
99%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Bangladesh
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.828
Ranked 80th. 4 times more than Germany
0.196
Ranked 104th.

College and university > Gender ratio 55.37
Ranked 88th.
88.74
Ranked 44th. 60% more than Bangladesh

Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 106th. The same as Germany
3
Ranked 28th.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th.
7.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Bangladesh

Duration of compulsory education 5 years
Ranked 158th.
13 years
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Bangladesh
Secondary education, pupils 11.54 million
Ranked 7th. 53% more than Germany
7.53 million
Ranked 10th.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1.03
Ranked 11th. 3% more than Germany
1
Ranked 20th.

School life expectancy > Total 5.1 years
Ranked 100th.
15.3 years
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Bangladesh
Primary education, pupils 18.43 million
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Germany
2.99 million
Ranked 36th.

Primary education, teachers 458,389
Ranked 7th. 81% more than Germany
252,845
Ranked 15th.

Tertiary enrollment 6.6%
Ranked 73th.
46.3%
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Bangladesh
High school > Gender ratio 105.13
Ranked 33th. 8% more than Germany
97.54
Ranked 74th.

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 69th. The same as Germany
6
Ranked 38th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.2
Ranked 90th. 27% more than Germany
0.157
Ranked 92nd.

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 4
Ranked 43th. 33% more than Germany
3
Ranked 53th.

Literacy > Male 53.9%
Ranked 149th.
99%
Ranked 23th. 84% more than Bangladesh
Spending > USD 1.7 billion
Ranked 62nd.
157.95 billion
Ranked 3rd. 93 times more than Bangladesh

High school > Private school share 94.79%
Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than Germany
8.76%
Ranked 81st.

Spending > Proportion 1.97
Ranked 150th.
4.28
Ranked 79th. 2 times more than Bangladesh

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 50.87
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Germany
14.19
Ranked 121st.

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 180th. The same as Germany
3
Ranked 73th.

High school repeaters > Male 8.83
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Germany
3.19
Ranked 56th.

Preschool enrollment rate 91.9
Ranked 118th.
104.77
Ranked 65th. 14% more than Bangladesh

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 22,521.08
Ranked 41st.
113,236.01
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Bangladesh

Primary completion rate 76
Ranked 104th.
94
Ranked 52nd. 24% more than Bangladesh

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 877,335
Ranked 27th.
2.33 million
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Bangladesh

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 5
Ranked 181st. 25% more than Germany
4
Ranked 191st.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 2.47
Ranked 86th.
7.15
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Bangladesh

Secondary education, teachers 376,914
Ranked 10th.
584,535
Ranked 8th. 55% more than Bangladesh

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 23.12
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Germany
10.2
Ranked 99th.

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 171st.
6
Ranked 1st. Twice as much as Bangladesh

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 3.28
Ranked 46th. 11 times more than Germany
0.298
Ranked 102nd.

Spending per student > High school 14.3
Ranked 22nd.
20.66
Ranked 38th. 44% more than Bangladesh

Secondary education, general pupils 11.18 million
Ranked 5th. 84% more than Germany
6.07 million
Ranked 12th.

High school > Gender parity index 1.17
Ranked 7th. 23% more than Germany
0.947
Ranked 110th.

Scientific and technical journal articles 204
Ranked 65th.
44,305
Ranked 4th. 217 times more than Bangladesh

College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 17%
Ranked 63th.
39%
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Bangladesh
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 1.12%
Ranked 109th.
4.1%
Ranked 72nd. 4 times more than Bangladesh
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 6.4
Ranked 100th.
28.3
Ranked 55th. 4 times more than Bangladesh

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 154th. The same as Germany
6
Ranked 50th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 14.2%
Ranked 30th. 45% more than Germany
9.8%
Ranked 68th.

Children out of school, primary, male 496,029
Ranked 6th. 20 times more than Germany
24,606
Ranked 48th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 2.4%
Ranked 47th.
4.6%
Ranked 58th. 92% more than Bangladesh

High school > Students per teacher 30.62
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Germany
12.88
Ranked 64th.

Secondary education > General pupils 9.92 million
Ranked 1st. 50% more than Germany
6.59 million
Ranked 12th.

Spending per student > Elementary school 10.47
Ranked 26th.
16.08
Ranked 40th. 54% more than Bangladesh

Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 176th. 10% more than Germany
10
Ranked 186th.

High school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 156th. 10% more than Germany
10
Ranked 162nd.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 133th.
2.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 125th. 11% more than Bangladesh

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 17.56 million
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Germany
3.3 million
Ranked 35th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 30.8%
Ranked 110th.
96.2%
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Bangladesh

Elementary school graduate rate 54.81
Ranked 91st.
95.63
Ranked 31st. 74% more than Bangladesh

Public spending per student > Primary level 7.3
Ranked 26th.
17.8
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Bangladesh
Primary education, pupils per 1000 120.58
Ranked 64th. 3 times more than Germany
36.55
Ranked 152nd.

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 75.51
Ranked 88th.
92.04
Ranked 43th. 22% more than Bangladesh

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.53
Ranked 83th.
1.03
Ranked 60th. 94% more than Bangladesh

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.03
Ranked 60th. 5% more than Germany
0.98
Ranked 80th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 6.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 97th.
28.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 4 times more than Bangladesh

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.147
Ranked 186th.
1.38
Ranked 98th. 9 times more than Bangladesh

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 63th.
9
Ranked 1st. 29% more than Bangladesh

Teacher student ratio > High school 25.24
Ranked 21st. 91% more than Germany
13.24
Ranked 55th.

Inequality adjusted index 0.252
Ranked 110th.
0.927
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Bangladesh
High school repeaters > Female 8.27
Ranked 28th. 4 times more than Germany
2.26
Ranked 57th.

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 43.73
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Germany
13.5
Ranked 103th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 65.1%
Ranked 85th.
99.2%
Ranked 12th. 52% more than Bangladesh

Elementary school > Enrolled students 16 million
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Germany
3.24 million
Ranked 34th.

Primary education > Duration > Years 5 years
Ranked 163th. 25% more than Germany
4 years
Ranked 170th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $303.70
Ranked 86th.
$23,804.70
Ranked 11th. 78 times more than Bangladesh

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 99.55
Ranked 73th. About the same as Germany
99.13
Ranked 79th.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 73.13
Ranked 60th.
74.21
Ranked 58th. 1% more than Bangladesh

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 41.96%
Ranked 13th. 10 times more than Germany
4.34%
Ranked 98th.

High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 183th. 10% more than Germany
10
Ranked 193th.

Elementary school > Gender ratio 105.71
Ranked 3rd. 6% more than Germany
99.62
Ranked 37th.

High school enrolment rate > Female 100
Ranked 8th. 1% more than Germany
98.61
Ranked 27th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 98%
Ranked 40th. 2% more than Germany
96%
Ranked 50th.

Duration of education > Secondary level 7
Ranked 59th.
9
Ranked 1st. 29% more than Bangladesh
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 38.9
Ranked 13th.
42.5
Ranked 38th. 9% more than Bangladesh
Secondary education > Pupils 10.11 million
Ranked 1st. 21% more than Germany
8.38 million
Ranked 9th.

Primary education > Pupils 17.94 million
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Germany
3.31 million
Ranked 36th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 39.3%
Ranked 113th.
96.9%
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Bangladesh

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 82.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th.
102.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 24% more than Bangladesh

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 32.02%
Ranked 112th.
49%
Ranked 81st. 53% more than Bangladesh

Secondary education, vocational pupils 364,064
Ranked 24th.
1.46 million
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Bangladesh

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 73.82%
Ranked 51st.
78.06%
Ranked 35th. 6% more than Bangladesh

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 40.21
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Germany
11.82
Ranked 115th.

Secondary education > Teachers 422,578
Ranked 1st.
597,681.1
Ranked 7th. 41% more than Bangladesh

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 8 years
Ranked 17th.
16 years
Ranked 11th. Twice as much as Bangladesh
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 11.02 million
Ranked 7th. 31% more than Germany
8.45 million
Ranked 12th.

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 1.47
Ranked 89th.
536.81
Ranked 17th. 366 times more than Bangladesh

Duration of education > Primary level 5
Ranked 144th. 25% more than Germany
4
Ranked 150th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 106.13%
Ranked 6th. 8% more than Germany
98.14%
Ranked 77th.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 2.02 million
Ranked 3rd. 482 times more than Germany
4,196
Ranked 97th.

Public spending per student > Secondary level 14.1
Ranked 24th.
20.5
Ranked 32nd. 45% more than Bangladesh
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 49.65%
Ranked 8th. 2% more than Germany
48.6%
Ranked 70th.

Progression to secondary school 85.96%
Ranked 39th.
98.71%
Ranked 25th. 15% more than Bangladesh

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 99%
Ranked 28th. 3% more than Germany
96%
Ranked 47th.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 14
Ranked 197th.
16
Ranked 17th. 14% more than Bangladesh

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 136th. The same as Germany
6
Ranked 49th.

Library books 14,000
Ranked 17th.
34.69 million
Ranked 1st. 2478 times more than Bangladesh
Elementary school repeaters > All 13.15
Ranked 20th. 10 times more than Germany
1.27
Ranked 82nd.

School life expectancy > Male 5.9 years
Ranked 90th.
15.5 years
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Bangladesh
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 69.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st.
79.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 58th. 14% more than Bangladesh

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 128.18
Ranked 67th. 3 times more than Germany
40.05
Ranked 166th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.131 per capita
Ranked 64th. 3 times more than Germany
0.04 per capita
Ranked 162nd.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 96%
Ranked 61st. The same as Germany
96%
Ranked 44th.

Library books per 1000 0.117
Ranked 18th.
422.78
Ranked 2nd. 3620 times more than Bangladesh
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 57.1
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Germany
14.8
Ranked 117th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 54%
Ranked 70th.
86%
Ranked 9th. 59% more than Bangladesh
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 192,491
Ranked 12th.
1.79 million
Ranked 5th. 9 times more than Bangladesh

Primary education > Teachers 352,683
Ranked 13th. 51% more than Germany
232,936.5
Ranked 17th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 51.34%
Ranked 28th. 6% more than Germany
48.25%
Ranked 106th.

Private school enrolment > Primary level 38.7
Ranked 10th. 16 times more than Germany
2.4
Ranked 64th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 152nd. 25% more than Germany
4
Ranked 157th.

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 2.5
Ranked 134th.
2.82
Ranked 126th. 13% more than Bangladesh

Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 70.63
Ranked 53th.
101.58
Ranked 33th. 44% more than Bangladesh

Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.9%
Ranked 31st. 1% more than Germany
48.5%
Ranked 66th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $46.98 billion
Ranked 27th.
$1.95 trillion
Ranked 3rd. 41 times more than Bangladesh

Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 153th. The same as Germany
6
Ranked 50th.

Scouting > Members 958,243
Ranked 5th. 9 times more than Germany
112,503
Ranked 14th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 68.05%
Ranked 72nd.
82.97%
Ranked 41st. 22% more than Bangladesh

High school > Share of total education spending 40.21%
Ranked 31st.
45.55%
Ranked 13th. 13% more than Bangladesh

Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 42.7%
Ranked 71st.
87.7%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Bangladesh
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 10.19 million
Ranked 6th. 65% more than Germany
6.17 million
Ranked 11th.

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 2.95
Ranked 49th.
7.24
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Bangladesh

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 69.28
Ranked 50th.
79.87
Ranked 57th. 15% more than Bangladesh

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 103.22
Ranked 6th. 3% more than Germany
99.78
Ranked 32nd.

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.844
Ranked 98th.
0.995
Ranked 57th. 18% more than Bangladesh

Female enrolment share > Secondary level 49.7%
Ranked 59th. 3% more than Germany
48.4%
Ranked 82nd.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 1,281
Ranked 9th.
15,897
Ranked 4th. 12 times more than Bangladesh

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 80.47
Ranked 94th.
102.4
Ranked 44th. 27% more than Bangladesh

Scouting > Members per thousand people 6.19
Ranked 26th. 5 times more than Germany
1.37
Ranked 75th.
Primary completion rate > Women 79
Ranked 98th.
94
Ranked 52nd. 19% more than Bangladesh

School life expectancy > Female 4.2 years
Ranked 91st.
15.2 years
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Bangladesh
Elementary school repeaters > Female 12.94
Ranked 20th. 11 times more than Germany
1.2
Ranked 80th.

Elementary school repeaters > Male 13.38
Ranked 23th. 10 times more than Germany
1.34
Ranked 82nd.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 63.1%
Ranked 79th.
98.7%
Ranked 14th. 56% more than Bangladesh

High school teachers 413,746
Ranked 12th.
597,269
Ranked 8th. 44% more than Bangladesh

Elementary school teachers 365,925
Ranked 8th. 53% more than Germany
239,761
Ranked 15th.

High school enrolment rate > Male 94.67
Ranked 50th.
99.1
Ranked 23th. 5% more than Bangladesh

Primary completion rate > Men 74
Ranked 108th.
94
Ranked 46th. 27% more than Bangladesh

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 10.35 million
Ranked 8th. 25% more than Germany
8.27 million
Ranked 8th.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 107.31
Ranked 19th. 9% more than Germany
98.32
Ranked 92nd.

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 127.03
Ranked 69th. 3 times more than Germany
40.06
Ranked 163th.

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 71.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st.
101.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 43% more than Bangladesh

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 42.6
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Germany
15.4
Ranked 75th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 100.42
Ranked 71st. 2% more than Germany
98.54
Ranked 77th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 98.7
Ranked 84th.
99.7
Ranked 77th. 1% more than Bangladesh

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 42.58%
Ranked 83th.
89.01%
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Bangladesh

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 94.58% net
Ranked 44th. 10% more than Germany
85.62% net
Ranked 75th.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 92.34% net
Ranked 62nd. 11% more than Germany
83.02% net
Ranked 80th.
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 4.21%
Ranked 6th.
25.6%
Ranked 17th. 6 times more than Bangladesh
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 32.2%
Ranked 48th.
33.6%
Ranked 45th. 4% more than Bangladesh

Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 10.7%
Ranked 67th.
11.2%
Ranked 69th. 5% more than Bangladesh

Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 19.4%
Ranked 23th. 83% more than Germany
10.6%
Ranked 60th.

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 110.63% gross
Ranked 33th. 11% more than Germany
100.07% gross
Ranked 97th.

Primary education > Teachers > % female 34.24% female
Ranked 128th.
82.92% female
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Bangladesh

Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 129.36%
Ranked 14th. 23% more than Germany
105.28%
Ranked 59th.

Government spending on education > % of GDP 2.23%
Ranked 113th.
5.08%
Ranked 54th. 2 times more than Bangladesh

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 95.63%
Ranked 1st. 11 times more than Germany
8.62%
Ranked 69th.

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 6.98%
Ranked 89th.
47.17%
Ranked 10th. 7 times more than Bangladesh

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 4.95%
Ranked 87th.
44.29%
Ranked 18th. 9 times more than Bangladesh

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 85.46%
Ranked 86th.
99.87%
Ranked 2nd. 17% more than Bangladesh

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 40.43%
Ranked 86th.
88.95%
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Bangladesh

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 8 years
Ranked 14th.
16 years
Ranked 21st. Twice as much as Bangladesh
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 109.64%
Ranked 3rd. 14% more than Germany
96.36%
Ranked 95th.

School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 25.25%
Ranked 103th.
110.82%
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Bangladesh

School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 25.85%
Ranked 101st.
112.24%
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Bangladesh

Secondary education, pupils > % female 52.53%
Ranked 7th. 11% more than Germany
47.45%
Ranked 101st.

Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 8.94%
Ranked 82nd.
18.26%
Ranked 43th. 2 times more than Bangladesh

Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 1.81%
Ranked 162nd.
4.39%
Ranked 76th. 2 times more than Bangladesh

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 8 years
Ranked 17th.
16 years
Ranked 9th. Twice as much as Bangladesh
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 66.2%
Ranked 90th.
96.62%
Ranked 31st. 46% more than Bangladesh

School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 47.29% gross
Ranked 62nd.
99.43% gross
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Bangladesh

School enrollment, primary, male > % net 89.85%
Ranked 70th.
97.55%
Ranked 20th. 9% more than Bangladesh

Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 70.64%
Ranked 78th.
96.96%
Ranked 28th. 37% more than Bangladesh

Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 9.65%
Ranked 31st. 18 times more than Germany
0.528%
Ranked 96th.

School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 54.5%
Ranked 106th.
99.13%
Ranked 38th. 82% more than Bangladesh

Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 3.86%
Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Germany
1.84%
Ranked 69th.

Secondary education, teachers, female 81,190
Ranked 17th.
349,459
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Bangladesh

Scouting > Membership > Scouting introduced 1920 1910
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males None
None

Secondary education, teachers > % female 21.54%
Ranked 84th.
59.78%
Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Bangladesh

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