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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.
Homeschooling legal status: Legal status of homeschooling.
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.
College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
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.
Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall: Overall.
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Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
Secondary education, teachers 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.
Mathematical literacy: Mathematical literacy mean value of performance scale 15 years old 2000
High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Scientific literacy: Scientific literacy mean value of performance scale 15 years old (2000)
Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
Reading literacy: Reading literacy mean value of performance scale (15 years old, 2000)
High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills: Overall.
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Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve: Access and retrieve.
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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.
Educational attainment > Tertiary: Percentage of adult population (aged 25-64) educated till tertiary level (year 2000).
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
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.
Schools connected to the Internet: Schools connected to the Internet are the share of primary and secondary schools in the country that have access to the Internet.
Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Universities > Top 100: Number of universities in the top 100
Student attitude > Dislike of school: Percentage of schoolgoing children who do not like going to school (2000).
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
Class size > Age 13: The average number of 13-year-old students per class.
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.
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret: Integrate and interpret.
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High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
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.
Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts: Non-continuous texts.
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Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts: Continuous texts.
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Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
Expected duration of education for all students: Expected years of schooling for a 5-year-old under current conditions, excluding education for children under 5. Data for 2000.
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.
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.
Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Educational attainment > Senior secondary: Percentage of adult population (aged 25-64) educated till senior secondary level (year 2000).
Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate: Reflect and evaluate.
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High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
Student attitude > Find school boring: Percentage of students who do find school boring (2000).
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.
Universities > Top 200: Number of universities in the top 200
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge per million: Investment in knowledge is defined and calculated as the sum of expenditure on R&D, on total higher education (public and private) and on software. Simple summation of the three components would lead to overestimation of the investment in knowledge owing to overlaps (R&D and software, R&D and education, software and education). Therefore, data reported here have been adjusted to exclude the overlaps between components.
Note that as the term is used here, "investment” has a broader connotation than its usual meaning in economic statistics. It includes current expenditures, such as on education and R&D, as well as capital outlays, such as purchases of software and construction of school buildings. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD: Research and development (R&D) comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. R&D is a term covering three activities: basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view. Applied research is also original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective. Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and/or practical experience, which is directed to producing new materials, products or devices, to installing new processes, systems and services, or to improving substantially those already produced or installed.
The main aggregate used for international comparisons is gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD). This consists of the total expenditure (current and capital) on R&D by all resident companies, research institutes, university and government laboratories, etc. It excludes R&D expenditures financed by domestic firms but performed abroad.
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.
Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Students from households with computer > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one computer.
Expenditure on education > Change in expenditure on education > Expenditure in tertiary education: The indicator shows direct public and private expenditure on educational institutions in relation to the number of full-time equivalent students enrolled in these institutions. Public subsidies for students’ living expenses have been excluded to ensure international comparability of the data.
Expenditure on education per student is obtained by dividing the total expenditure on educational institutions by the number of full-time equivalents students. Only those educational institutions and programmes are taken into account for which both enrolment and expenditure data are available.
Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
Educational attainment > Junior secondary: Percentage of adult population (aged 25-64) educated till junior secondary level (year 2000).
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.
Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge: Investment in knowledge is defined and calculated as the sum of expenditure on R&D, on total higher education (public and private) and on software. Simple summation of the three components would lead to overestimation of the investment in knowledge owing to overlaps (R&D and software, R&D and education, software and education). Therefore, data reported here have been adjusted to exclude the overlaps between components.
Note that as the term is used here, "investment” has a broader connotation than its usual meaning in economic statistics. It includes current expenditures, such as on education and R&D, as well as capital outlays, such as purchases of software and construction of school buildings.
Student attitude > Report class disorder: Percentage of students who report high noise level and disorder in classes (2000).
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
Universities > Top 200 per million: Number of universities in the top 200. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
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 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 > 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.
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.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64: For each age group shown, those who have completed tertiary education are shown as a percentage of all persons in that age group. Tertiary education includes both tertiary-type "A programmes”, which are largely theoretically-based and designed to provide qualifications for entry to advanced research programmes and professions with high skill requirements, as well as tertiary-type "B programmes” which are classified at the same level of competencies as tertiary-type A programmes but are more occupationally-oriented and lead to direct labour market access. The tertiary attainment profiles are based on the percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 that has completed that level of education.
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 > 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."
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."
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.
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13: The average number of years of teaching experience, for teachers of students aged 13.
Students from households with computer > Age 13 per million: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one computer. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13: Percentage of 13 year-old students who come from households owning more than 25 books.
Universities > Top 100 per million: Number of universities in the top 100. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 15 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
Students from households with study desk > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one study desk.
Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 20 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 200 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
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.
Students from households with calculator > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households containing at least one calculator.
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million: Research and development (R&D) comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. R&D is a term covering three activities: basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view. Applied research is also original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective. Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and/or practical experience, which is directed to producing new materials, products or devices, to installing new processes, systems and services, or to improving substantially those already produced or installed.
The main aggregate used for international comparisons is gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD). This consists of the total expenditure (current and capital) on R&D by all resident companies, research institutes, university and government laboratories, etc. It excludes R&D expenditures financed by domestic firms but performed abroad. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Young longtext readers: Share of 15-year-olds who are frequent longtext readers(2000)
Young shorttext readers: Share of 15-year-olds who are frequent shorttext (particularly comics) readers (2000)
Share of university qualifications awarded to females: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
Universities > Top 100 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 100 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 14.1 billion $ gross domestic product.
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 per million: Percentage of 13 year-old students who come from households owning more than 25 books. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Students from households with dictionary > Age 13: The percentage of 13-year-old students who come from a household with a dictionary.
Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students whose mothers have at least secondary education.
Students living with mother > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who live with their mother.
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 16 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
Expected duration of education for males: Expected years of schooling for a male 5-year-old under current conditions, excluding education for children under 5. Data for 2000.
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 19 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.
School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the total male enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. 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 primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total female enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
Children out of school > Primary > Male per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to school staff salaries.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross: School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Male is the total male enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Total is the total enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total 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, primary > % net: School enrollment, primary (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Total is the ratio of children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the total population of the official primary school age.
School enrollment, secondary > % gross: School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Total is the total enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the 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.
School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary: School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary). Percentage of private enrolment. Secondary is the enrolment in private secondary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in secondary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Female is the total female enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Tertiary is the total public expenditure per student in tertiary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
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 > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
School enrollment > Preprimary > 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. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
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.
Secondary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education (% of total unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
Total expenditure as % of GDP: Total expenditure on education per year per country as % of GDP (Year 2000).
Primary education > Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
Elementary school graduate rate > Male: 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.
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.
Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > Advanced research degree: Percentage share of advanced research degrees awarded to females. Data for 2000.
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.
Share of vocational tertiary qualifications awarded to females > First degree: Percentage share of tertiary level B qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with secondary 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).
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.
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net: School enrollment, secondary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the ratio of male children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the male population of the official secondary school age.
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.
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).
Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
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).
Expected duration of education for females: Expected years of schooling for a female 5-year-old under current conditions, excluding education for children under 5. Data for 2000.
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.
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.

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STAT	Belgium	United States
Average years of schooling of adults	9.3 Ranked 17th.	12 Ranked 1st. 29% more than Belgium
Children out of school, primary	6,830 Ranked 79th.	1.76 million Ranked 3rd. 257 times more than Belgium
Children out of school, primary per 1000	0.618 Ranked 98th.	5.64 Ranked 47th. 9 times more than Belgium
Children out of school, primary, female	2,894 Ranked 73th.	780,465 Ranked 3rd. 270 times more than Belgium
College and university > Gender parity index	1.27 Ranked 55th.	1.41 Ranked 33th. 11% more than Belgium
College and university > Share of total education spending	22.17% Ranked 44th.	25.65% Ranked 26th. 16% more than Belgium
Compulsary education duration	12 Ranked 11th. The same as United States	12 Ranked 14th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP	6.57% Ranked 21st. 17% more than United States	5.62% Ranked 39th.
Homeschooling legal status	Legal under restrictive conditions, Homeschooling is a constitutional right in Belgium.	Legal under regulating conditions, varies by state.
Literacy > Total population	99% Ranked 18th. The same as United States	99% Ranked 20th.
Primary education, duration > Years	6 Ranked 42nd. The same as United States	6 Ranked 53th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000	5.95 Ranked 41st. 8% more than United States	5.49 Ranked 49th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	11.19 Ranked 117th.	14.29 Ranked 98th. 28% more than Belgium
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary	10.57 Ranked 98th.	14.49 Ranked 56th. 37% more than Belgium
Secondary education, duration > Years	6 Ranked 93th. The same as United States	6 Ranked 102nd.
Literacy > Female	99% Ranked 15th. The same as United States	99% Ranked 17th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000	0.262 Ranked 91st.	2.5 Ranked 48th. 10 times more than Belgium
College and university > Gender ratio	126.12 Ranked 42nd.	140.06 Ranked 29th. 11% more than Belgium
Child care (preschool) > Duration	3 Ranked 37th. The same as United States	3 Ranked 47th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita	7.7 per 1,000 people Ranked 31st. 40% more than United States	5.5 per 1,000 people Ranked 65th.
Duration of compulsory education	13 years Ranked 2nd. 8% more than United States	12 years Ranked 10th.
Secondary education, pupils	802,659 Ranked 54th.	24.21 million Ranked 4th. 30 times more than Belgium
College and university > Private school share	56.92% Ranked 24th. 2 times more than United States	27.95% Ranked 46th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment	0.99 Ranked 48th. The same as United States	0.99 Ranked 49th.
School life expectancy > Total	15.8 years Ranked 9th. 4% more than United States	15.2 years Ranked 14th.
Primary education, pupils	736,062 Ranked 72nd.	24.43 million Ranked 5th. 33 times more than Belgium
Primary education, teachers	65,783 Ranked 39th.	1.71 million Ranked 5th. 26 times more than Belgium
Tertiary enrollment	57% Ranked 2nd.	72.6% Ranked 1st. 27% more than Belgium
Spending per student > College and university	35.7 Ranked 21st. 62% more than United States	22.04 Ranked 37th.
High school > Gender ratio	96.83 Ranked 76th.	99.5 Ranked 59th. 3% more than Belgium
Compulsary education starting age	6 Ranked 50th. The same as United States	6 Ranked 66th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million	1.02 Ranked 81st. 22 times more than United States	0.0465 Ranked 96th.
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 12th. 33% more than United States	3 Ranked 73th.
Literacy > Male	99% Ranked 26th. The same as United States	99% Ranked 28th.
Spending > USD	29.12 billion Ranked 18th.	684.04 billion Ranked 1st. 23 times more than Belgium
High school > Private school share	68.6% Ranked 4th. 8 times more than United States	8.27% Ranked 86th.
Spending > Proportion	5.81 Ranked 28th. 21% more than United States	4.79 Ranked 54th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary	11.57 Ranked 133th.	14.21 Ranked 120th. 23% more than Belgium
Child care (preschool) > Starting age	3 Ranked 87th. The same as United States	3 Ranked 103th.
Preschool enrollment rate	103.04 Ranked 72nd. 4% more than United States	98.77 Ranked 94th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad	12,106.54 Ranked 65th.	56,943.33 Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Belgium
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	374,532 Ranked 46th.	16.61 million Ranked 1st. 44 times more than Belgium
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall	507 Ranked 9th. 1% more than United States	500 Ranked 15th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration	6 Ranked 47th. The same as United States	6 Ranked 59th.
Children out of school > Primary	6,984 Ranked 82nd.	1.62 million Ranked 2nd. 232 times more than Belgium
Secondary education, teachers per 1000	10.52 Ranked 7th. 96% more than United States	5.36 Ranked 56th.
Secondary education, teachers	108,723 Ranked 27th.	1.67 million Ranked 4th. 15 times more than Belgium
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher	13.91 Ranked 71st.	14.96 Ranked 64th. 8% more than Belgium
Mathematical literacy	520 Ranked 9th. 5% more than United States	493 Ranked 18th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration	2 Ranked 188th.	3 Ranked 105th. 50% more than Belgium
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000	0.356 Ranked 89th.	3.14 Ranked 43th. 9 times more than Belgium
Scientific literacy	496 Ranked 18th.	499 Ranked 14th. 1% more than Belgium
Spending per student > High school	33.68 Ranked 7th. 37% more than United States	24.56 Ranked 18th.
Secondary education, general pupils	484,925 Ranked 67th.	24.21 million Ranked 3rd. 50 times more than Belgium
Reading literacy	507 Ranked 11th. 1% more than United States	504 Ranked 15th.
High school > Gender parity index	0.968 Ranked 103th.	1.01 Ranked 68th. 4% more than Belgium
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills	507 Ranked 9th. 1% more than United States	500 Ranked 15th.
Scientific and technical journal articles	6,604 Ranked 20th.	211,233 Ranked 1st. 32 times more than Belgium
Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve	513 Ranked 8th. 4% more than United States	492 Ranked 25th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female	45% Ranked 10th.	47% Ranked 7th. 4% more than Belgium
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion	2.62% Ranked 84th. 10 times more than United States	0.271% Ranked 124th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000	36.25 Ranked 35th.	57.75 Ranked 4th. 59% more than Belgium
Scouting > Genders admitted	both	both for Venturing, boys only for non-Venturing
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age	6 Ranked 63th. The same as United States	6 Ranked 77th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government	12.2% Ranked 55th.	15.3% Ranked 38th. 25% more than Belgium
Children out of school, primary, male	3,936 Ranked 69th.	976,866 Ranked 3rd. 248 times more than Belgium
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI	6% Ranked 21st. 2% more than United States	5.9% Ranked 23th.
High school > Students per teacher	10.57 Ranked 102nd.	14.49 Ranked 57th. 37% more than Belgium
Secondary education > General pupils	479,769 Ranked 71st.	24.19 million Ranked 3rd. 50 times more than Belgium
Spending per student > Elementary school	20.79 Ranked 22nd.	22.35 Ranked 18th. 8% more than Belgium
Secondary school starting age > Years	12 Ranked 52nd. The same as United States	12 Ranked 59th.
High school starting age > Years	12 Ranked 49th. The same as United States	12 Ranked 55th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita	6.2 per 1,000 people Ranked 35th. 5% more than United States	5.88 per 1,000 people Ranked 44th.
Educational attainment > Tertiary	27% Ranked 11th.	37% Ranked 2nd. 37% more than Belgium
Education enrolment by level > Primary level	761,730 Ranked 86th.	24.85 million Ranked 4th. 33 times more than Belgium
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women	76.4% Ranked 42nd.	94.7% Ranked 14th. 24% more than Belgium
Elementary school graduate rate	87.23 Ranked 53th.	95.34 Ranked 40th. 9% more than Belgium
Schools connected to the Internet	93% Ranked 16th.	100% Ranked 2nd. 8% more than Belgium
Public spending per student > Primary level	17 Ranked 26th.	17.9 Ranked 21st. 5% more than Belgium
Secondary education, pupils per 1000	72.65 Ranked 97th.	77.71 Ranked 76th. 7% more than Belgium
Primary education, pupils per 1000	66.63 Ranked 112th.	78.41 Ranked 97th. 18% more than Belgium
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment	1.24 Ranked 38th.	1.4 Ranked 22nd. 13% more than Belgium
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment	0.97 Ranked 86th.	1.02 Ranked 54th. 5% more than Belgium
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita	36.25 per 1,000 people Ranked 35th.	57.61 per 1,000 people Ranked 4th. 59% more than Belgium
Universities > Top 100	3 Ranked 9th.	31 Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Belgium
Student attitude > Dislike of school	42% Ranked 1st. 20% more than United States	35% Ranked 5th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people	1.1 Ranked 110th. 6 times more than United States	0.183 Ranked 178th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years	6 Ranked 79th. The same as United States	6 Ranked 86th.
Teacher student ratio > High school	10.04 Ranked 93th.	14.38 Ranked 51st. 43% more than Belgium
Children out of school > Primary per 1000	0.67 Ranked 106th.	5.54 Ranked 58th. 8 times more than Belgium
Inequality adjusted index	0.822 Ranked 23th.	0.941 Ranked 3rd. 14% more than Belgium
Class size > Age 13	17.2 students Ranked 20th.	18.3 students Ranked 15th. 6% more than Belgium
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school	11.18 Ranked 119th.	13.69 Ranked 102nd. 22% more than Belgium
Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries	65.2% Ranked 15th. 36% more than United States	47.8% Ranked 32nd.
Elementary school > Enrolled students	733,052 Ranked 70th.	24.68 million Ranked 3rd. 34 times more than Belgium
Primary education > Duration > Years	6 years Ranked 44th. The same as United States	6 years Ranked 54th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita	$24,118.26 Ranked 12th.	$33,005.49 Ranked 3rd. 37% more than Belgium
School enrolment rate > 1st grade	97.51 Ranked 88th.	105.99 Ranked 46th. 9% more than Belgium
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000	43.89 Ranked 133th.	77.71 Ranked 47th. 77% more than Belgium
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret	504 Ranked 9th. 2% more than United States	495 Ranked 20th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age	12 Ranked 53th. The same as United States	12 Ranked 61st.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share	53.76% Ranked 8th. 6 times more than United States	8.72% Ranked 80th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio	99.86 Ranked 32nd.	100.68 Ranked 17th. 1% more than Belgium
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level	99% Ranked 13th. 5% more than United States	94% Ranked 71st.
Duration of education > Secondary level	6 Ranked 73th. The same as United States	6 Ranked 81st.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level	17.6 Ranked 21st.	23.9 Ranked 8th. 36% more than Belgium
Primary education > Pupils	747,111 Ranked 81st.	24.56 million Ranked 4th. 33 times more than Belgium
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men	82.7% Ranked 39th.	94.3% Ranked 22nd. 14% more than Belgium
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level	53.35% Ranked 58th.	56.64% Ranked 34th. 6% more than Belgium
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita	114.33 per 1,000 people Ranked 28th. 38% more than United States	82.72 per 1,000 people Ranked 88th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils	317,734 Ranked 29th.	0.0 Ranked 96th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher	11.19 Ranked 119th.	14.29 Ranked 100th. 28% more than Belgium
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries	87.59% Ranked 14th. 13% more than United States	77.19% Ranked 38th.
Secondary education > Teachers	80,257 Ranked 39th.	1.62 million Ranked 3rd. 20 times more than Belgium
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary	16 years Ranked 12th. The same as United States	16 years Ranked 15th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade	91.24 Ranked 40th.	94.45 Ranked 30th. 4% more than Belgium
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level	1.18 million Ranked 50th.	23.85 million Ranked 4th. 20 times more than Belgium
Scientific and technical journal articles per million	636.46 Ranked 15th.	728.12 Ranked 13th. 14% more than Belgium
Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts	511 Ranked 10th. 2% more than United States	503 Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts	504 Ranked 10th. 1% more than United States	500 Ranked 13th.
Duration of education > Primary level	6 Ranked 41st. The same as United States	6 Ranked 51st.
Expected duration of education for all students	18.7 years Ranked 4th. 12% more than United States	16.7 years Ranked 14th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary	9,899 Ranked 71st.	1.71 million Ranked 4th. 173 times more than Belgium
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education	98.25% Ranked 75th.	100.09% Ranked 51st. 2% more than Belgium
Public spending per student > Secondary level	13.5 Ranked 12th.	22.4 Ranked 28th. 66% more than Belgium
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level	48.66% Ranked 60th.	48.86% Ranked 40th. About the same as Belgium
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita	0.67 per 1,000 people Ranked 107th.	5.52 per 1,000 people Ranked 57th. 8 times more than Belgium
Educational attainment > Senior secondary	31% Ranked 16th.	50% Ranked 6th. 61% more than Belgium
Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate	505 Ranked 11th.	512 Ranked 8th. 1% more than Belgium
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women	99% Ranked 14th. 5% more than United States	94% Ranked 66th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age	14 Ranked 173th.	15 Ranked 90th. 7% more than Belgium
Elementary school starting age > Years	6 Ranked 61st. The same as United States	6 Ranked 73th.
Student attitude > Find school boring	46% Ranked 13th.	61% Ranked 2nd. 33% more than Belgium
Elementary school repeaters > All	3.39 Ranked 62nd.	0.0 Ranked 116th.
School life expectancy > Male	15.7 years Ranked 6th. 6% more than United States	14.8 years Ranked 17th.
Universities > Top 200	3 Ranked 16th.	54 Ranked 1st. 18 times more than Belgium
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita	46.04 per 1,000 people Ranked 132nd.	82.36 per 1,000 people Ranked 51st. 79% more than Belgium
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita	0.074 per capita Ranked 134th.	0.086 per capita Ranked 119th. 16% more than Belgium
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000	73.72 Ranked 138th.	86.39 Ranked 118th. 17% more than Belgium
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men	99% Ranked 18th. 6% more than United States	93% Ranked 66th.
Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge per million	0.351% Ranked 6th. 17 times more than United States	0.0212% Ranked 18th.
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD	1.89% Ranked 14th.	2.68% Ranked 7th. 42% more than Belgium
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level	12.1 Ranked 126th.	15.4 Ranked 115th. 27% more than Belgium
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female	81% Ranked 19th.	87% Ranked 8th. 7% more than Belgium
Primary education > Teachers	64,556 Ranked 46th.	1.73 million Ranked 3rd. 27 times more than Belgium
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level	51.26% Ranked 30th. 5% more than United States	48.72% Ranked 92nd.
Students from households with computer > Age 13	67% Ranked 6th. 24% more than United States	54% Ranked 13th.
Expenditure on education > Change in expenditure on education > Expenditure in tertiary education	101.95 Index of change, year 200 Ranked 28th.	117.74 Index of change, year 200 Ranked 15th. 15% more than Belgium
Private school enrolment > Primary level	54.4 Ranked 5th. 5 times more than United States	11.6 Ranked 33th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years	6 Ranked 40th. The same as United States	6 Ranked 49th.
Educational attainment > Junior secondary	42% Ranked 4th. 4 times more than United States	12% Ranked 18th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000	6.19 Ranked 35th. 5% more than United States	5.9 Ranked 45th.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita	0.292 per 1,000 people Ranked 102nd.	3.5 per 1,000 people Ranked 47th. 12 times more than Belgium
Female enrolment share > Primary level	48.6% Ranked 53th.	48.7% Ranked 42nd. About the same as Belgium
Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge	3.79% Ranked 11th.	6.49% Ranked 2nd. 71% more than Belgium
Student attitude > Report class disorder	36% Ranked 6th. 29% more than United States	28% Ranked 11th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$	$252.73 billion Ranked 19th.	$10.28 trillion Ranked 1st. 41 times more than Belgium
Universities > Top 200 per million	0.286 Ranked 13th. 57% more than United States	0.183 Ranked 17th.
Primary school starting age > Years	6 Ranked 63th. The same as United States	6 Ranked 77th.
Scouting > Members	97.49 Ranked 160th.	2.99 million Ranked 3rd. 30656 times more than Belgium
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries	89.89% Ranked 22nd. 10% more than United States	81.55% Ranked 48th.
High school > Share of total education spending	42.5% Ranked 23th. 20% more than United States	35.42% Ranked 52nd.
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries	70.33% Ranked 21st. 28% more than United States	54.76% Ranked 39th.
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries	66.91% Ranked 29th. 22% more than United States	54.76% Ranked 41st.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	88% Ranked 1st.	88.1% Ranked 17th. About the same as Belgium
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils	476,189 Ranked 63th.	24.69 million Ranked 2nd. 52 times more than Belgium
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment	99.34 Ranked 52nd. 2% more than United States	97.22 Ranked 93th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000	7.7 Ranked 30th. 40% more than United States	5.52 Ranked 66th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000	46.04 Ranked 129th.	82.6 Ranked 48th. 79% more than Belgium
Children out of school > Primary > Male	3,937 Ranked 76th.	593,372 Ranked 5th. 151 times more than Belgium
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index	0.997 Ranked 51st. 1% more than United States	0.991 Ranked 69th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	50.6% Ranked 3rd. 3% more than United States	49% Ranked 73th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level	69.3 Ranked 1st. 7 times more than United States	9.6 Ranked 12th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000	114.33 Ranked 30th. 38% more than United States	82.94 Ranked 90th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people	0.00875 Ranked 158th.	9.52 Ranked 14th. 1088 times more than Belgium
Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64	22.48% Ranked 14th.	37.67% Ranked 1st. 68% more than Belgium
School life expectancy > Female	16 years Ranked 8th. 2% more than United States	15.7 years Ranked 11th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male	3.5 Ranked 66th.	0.0 Ranked 113th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female	3.27 Ranked 57th.	0.0 Ranked 112th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita	0.378 per 1,000 people Ranked 100th.	2.02 per 1,000 people Ranked 67th. 5 times more than Belgium
Elementary school teachers	65,574 Ranked 43th.	1.8 million Ranked 2nd. 27 times more than Belgium
High school teachers	81,873 Ranked 36th.	1.72 million Ranked 2nd. 21 times more than Belgium
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13	23.5 years experience Ranked 15th.	27 years experience Ranked 10th. 15% more than Belgium
Students from households with computer > Age 13 per million	6.48% Ranked 12th. 35 times more than United States	0.188% Ranked 27th.
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13	75% Ranked 15th. The same as United States	75% Ranked 16th.
Universities > Top 100 per million	0.286 Ranked 5th. 3 times more than United States	0.105 Ranked 13th.
Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education	100% Ranked 6th. 10% more than United States	91% Ranked 23th.
Students from households with study desk > Age 13	96% Ranked 3rd. 10% more than United States	87% Ranked 21st.
Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education	46% Ranked 2nd. 21% more than United States	38% Ranked 5th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils	814,539 Ranked 49th.	24.43 million Ranked 3rd. 30 times more than Belgium
Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP	0.009 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 13th. 80% more than United States	0.005 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 17th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment	96.7 Ranked 100th.	101.63 Ranked 58th. 5% more than Belgium
Primary education > Pupils per 1000	71.69 Ranked 136th.	83.88 Ranked 115th. 17% more than Belgium
Students from households with calculator > Age 13	97% Ranked 11th. 1% more than United States	96% Ranked 17th.
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million	0.175% Ranked 11th. 20 times more than United States	0.00874% Ranked 28th.
Young longtext readers	12.5% Ranked 25th.	28.4% Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Belgium
Young shorttext readers	31.6% Ranked 9th. 3 times more than United States	11% Ranked 24th.
Share of university qualifications awarded to females	50% Ranked 23th.	57% Ranked 12th. 14% more than Belgium
Universities > Top 100 > Per $ GDP	0.121 per $14.1 billion of GDP Ranked 6th. 3 times more than United States	0.037 per $14.1 billion of GDP Ranked 15th.
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 per million	7.26% Ranked 16th. 28 times more than United States	0.261% Ranked 28th.
Students from households with dictionary > Age 13	99% Ranked 2nd. 4% more than United States	95% Ranked 17th.
Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13	37%	75%
Students living with mother > Age 13	96% Ranked 8th. 7% more than United States	90% Ranked 26th.
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education	99% Ranked 3rd. 14% more than United States	87% Ranked 22nd.
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree	50% Ranked 23th.	57% Ranked 12th. 14% more than Belgium
Expected duration of education for males	18.3 years Ranked 3rd. 13% more than United States	16.2 years Ranked 18th.
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education	45% Ranked 2nd. 10% more than United States	41% Ranked 3rd.
School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary	54.66% Ranked 9th. 5 times more than United States	10.29% Ranked 59th.
Scouting > Membership > Guiding introduced	1915	1912
School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross	108.05% Ranked 12th. 16% more than United States	93.35% Ranked 56th.
Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment	3.07% Ranked 57th.	0.0 Ranked 135th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male per 1000	0.378 Ranked 98th.	2.03 Ranked 66th. 5 times more than Belgium
High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries	89.79% Ranked 20th. 10% more than United States	81.55% Ranked 40th.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group	96.4% Ranked 104th.	102.8% Ranked 73th. 7% more than Belgium
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross	103.86% Ranked 81st. 5% more than United States	98.6% Ranked 116th.
School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross	68.66% gross Ranked 22nd.	96.32% gross Ranked 5th. 40% more than Belgium
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross	119.1% Ranked 3rd. 62% more than United States	73.32% Ranked 63th.
School enrollment, primary > % net	98.83% Ranked 14th. 8% more than United States	91.88% Ranked 70th.
School enrollment, secondary > % gross	106.46% Ranked 14th. 14% more than United States	93.55% Ranked 60th.
School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary	68.6% Ranked 4th. 8 times more than United States	8.27% Ranked 85th.
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross	77.36% Ranked 20th.	111.32% Ranked 1st. 44% more than Belgium
Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita	35.64% Ranked 38th. 65% more than United States	21.66% Ranked 66th.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education	102.76% Ranked 59th.	108.83% Ranked 20th. 6% more than Belgium
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross	104.28% gross Ranked 82nd. 4% more than United States	100.34% gross Ranked 110th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross	116.06% gross Ranked 3rd. 92% more than United States	60.55% gross Ranked 61st.
School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross	116.53% gross Ranked 4th. 84% more than United States	63.25% gross Ranked 58th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net	96.94% net Ranked 1st. 10% more than United States	88.14% net Ranked 23th.
Secondary education > Teachers > % female	57.42% female Ranked 52nd.	62.59% female Ranked 37th. 9% more than Belgium
Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment	19% Ranked 40th.	46.5% Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Belgium
Total expenditure as % of GDP	5.5% of GDP Ranked 12th.	7% of GDP Ranked 1st. 27% more than Belgium
Primary education > Pupils > Per capita	0.072 per capita Ranked 137th.	0.084 per capita Ranked 115th. 17% more than Belgium
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross	108.34% Ranked 13th. 15% more than United States	94.11% Ranked 41st.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross	110.05% Ranked 11th. 17% more than United States	94.34% Ranked 38th.
Elementary school graduate rate > Male	86.05 Ranked 45th.	100 Ranked 3rd. 16% more than Belgium
Secondary education, teachers > % female	58.57% Ranked 39th.	61.15% Ranked 36th. 4% more than Belgium
Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female	48.92% Ranked 36th. The same as United States	48.92% Ranked 37th.
Elementary school teachers > % female	80.3% Ranked 53th.	85.64% Ranked 32nd. 7% more than Belgium
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net	86.9% Ranked 29th.	88.31% Ranked 22nd. 2% more than Belgium
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross	106.56% Ranked 14th. 14% more than United States	93.87% Ranked 43th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female	51.22% Ranked 37th. 5% more than United States	48.63% Ranked 95th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female	48.15% Ranked 85th.	48.63% Ranked 69th. 1% more than Belgium
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > Advanced research degree	34% Ranked 23th.	44% Ranked 9th. 29% more than Belgium
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net	98.84% net Ranked 9th. 9% more than United States	90.49% net Ranked 71st.
Scouting > Membership > Scouting introduced	1911	1910
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net	98.71% net Ranked 17th. 5% more than United States	94.25% net Ranked 51st.
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds	29.81% Ranked 7th.	40.66% Ranked 3rd. 36% more than Belgium
Share of vocational tertiary qualifications awarded to females > First degree	61% awarded to females Ranked 13th. 2% more than United States	60% awarded to females Ranked 14th.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment	37.2% Ranked 59th.	37.6% Ranked 57th. 1% more than Belgium
Secondary education, teachers, female	63,677 Ranked 24th.	1.02 million Ranked 4th. 16 times more than Belgium
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net	87.13% Ranked 27th. About the same as United States	86.8% Ranked 32nd.
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross	104.81% Ranked 19th. 12% more than United States	93.76% Ranked 61st.
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment	37% Ranked 35th. 83% more than United States	20.2% Ranked 66th.
Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force	34.8% Ranked 6th.	35% Ranked 4th. 1% more than Belgium
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment	20.1% Ranked 48th.	51.9% Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Belgium
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment	17.9% Ranked 30th.	42.2% Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Belgium
Expected duration of education for females	19.2 years Ranked 5th. 12% more than United States	17.1 years Ranked 12th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross	103.6% gross Ranked 72nd. 6% more than United States	97.55% gross Ranked 117th.
Primary education > Teachers > % female	78.09% female Ranked 58th.	88.58% female Ranked 21st. 13% more than Belgium
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure	11.85% Ranked 48th.	15.25% Ranked 31st. 29% more than Belgium

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