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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.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Homeschooling legal status: Legal status of homeschooling.
  • Literacy > 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.
  • 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."
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Teachers as percentage of labor force: The percentage share of the total labor force who are classroom, academic staff, and other teachers. Data for 1999.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall: Overall.

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  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • 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.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills: Overall.

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  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve: Access and retrieve.

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  • 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.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Schools connected to the Internet: Schools connected to the Internet are the share of primary and secondary schools in the country that have access to the Internet.
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11: Intended hours of instruction per year for 11 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12: Intended hours of instruction per year for 12 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret: Integrate and interpret.

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  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts: Continuous texts.

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  • Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts: Non-continuous texts.

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  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > 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.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10: Intended hours of instruction per year for 10 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Universities > Top 200 per million: Number of universities in the top 200. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff 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."
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13: Intended hours of instruction per year for 14 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9: Intended hours of instruction per year for 9 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Elementary school repeaters > 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."
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 30-39: Percentage of primary teachers who are aged 30-39. Data for 1999.
  • Library employees per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with primary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Repeaters, secondary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total male enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female: Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. Technical/vocational programmes is the number of female students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Total enrollment, primary > % net: Total enrollment, primary (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Total is the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • 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.
  • Progression to secondary school, male > %: Progression to secondary school, male (%). Transition from primary (ISCED 1) to secondary (ISCED 2), general programmes (%). Male is the number of new male entrants to the first grade of secondary education (general programmes only) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the number of male pupils enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous year.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • 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.
  • Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • 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.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to primary education.
  • Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, female (% of female 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.
  • Labor force with primary education > % of total: Labor force with primary education (% of total). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with secondary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with secondary education > % of total: Labor force with secondary education (% of total). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with 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).
  • Primary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Researchers in R&D > Per million people: Researchers in R&D (per million people). Researchers in R&D are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods, or systems and in the management of the projects concerned. Postgraduate PhD students (ISCED97 level 6) engaged in R&D are included.
  • 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 > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Female: 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."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Male: 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 enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total female enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • 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 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).
STAT Brazil Sweden HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 4.9
Ranked 68th.
11.4
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Brazil
Children out of school, primary 3.25 million
Ranked 2nd. 1074 times more than Sweden
3,027
Ranked 93th.

Children out of school, primary per 1000 33.84
Ranked 12th. 106 times more than Sweden
0.32
Ranked 108th.

College and university > Gender parity index 1.29
Ranked 43th.
1.52
Ranked 16th. 17% more than Brazil

College and university > Share of total education spending 16.4%
Ranked 75th.
29.02%
Ranked 14th. 77% more than Brazil

Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 54th.
10
Ranked 52nd. 11% more than Brazil

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.82%
Ranked 32nd.
6.98%
Ranked 12th. 20% more than Brazil

High school enrolment rate 81.93
Ranked 78th.
99.91
Ranked 6th. 22% more than Brazil

Homeschooling legal status Illegal, public education is mandatory without known exceptions Illegal, as of June 2010; supposedly allowed under special circumstances such as student health reasons or family travel, but virtually never approved. Officials often ignore legally permitted appeals.
Literacy > Total population 88.6%
Ranked 11th.
99%
Ranked 19th. 12% more than Brazil
Primary education, duration > Years 4
Ranked 184th.
6
Ranked 52nd. 50% more than Brazil

Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.76
Ranked 16th.
6.61
Ranked 27th. 39% more than Brazil

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 28.01
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Sweden
9.27
Ranked 125th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 13.24
Ranked 24th. 39% more than Sweden
9.51
Ranked 84th.

Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 34th. 17% more than Sweden
6
Ranked 101st.

Literacy > Female 88.8%
Ranked 6th.
99%
Ranked 16th. 11% more than Brazil
College and university > Gender ratio 129.12
Ranked 40th.
159.23
Ranked 15th. 23% more than Brazil

Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 39th.
4
Ranked 12th. 33% more than Brazil

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 8.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th.
8.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 3% more than Brazil

Duration of compulsory education 8 years
Ranked 102nd.
10 years
Ranked 41st. 25% more than Brazil
Secondary education, pupils 6.97 million
Ranked 4th. 10 times more than Sweden
698,968
Ranked 62nd.

College and university > Private school share 72.11%
Ranked 13th. 8 times more than Sweden
8.81%
Ranked 91st.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.93
Ranked 144th.
1
Ranked 26th. 8% more than Brazil

School life expectancy > Total 13.4 years
Ranked 37th.
16 years
Ranked 6th. 19% more than Brazil
Primary education, pupils 35.84 million
Ranked 3rd. 62 times more than Sweden
578,486
Ranked 77th.

Primary education, teachers 457,406
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Sweden
62,429
Ranked 42nd.

Tertiary enrollment 16.5%
Ranked 57th.
70%
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Brazil
Spending per student > College and university 30.37
Ranked 23th.
38.99
Ranked 16th. 28% more than Brazil

High school > Gender ratio 110.62
Ranked 10th. 11% more than Sweden
99.24
Ranked 62nd.

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 31st.
7
Ranked 12th. 17% more than Brazil

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.138
Ranked 28th.
1.01
Ranked 70th. 7 times more than Brazil

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 3
Ranked 64th. The same as Sweden
3
Ranked 72nd.

Literacy > Male 88.4%
Ranked 13th.
99%
Ranked 27th. 12% more than Brazil
Spending > USD 73.41 billion
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Sweden
31.41 billion
Ranked 17th.

Spending > Proportion 4.77
Ranked 58th.
6.41
Ranked 17th. 34% more than Brazil

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 21.57
Ranked 80th. 2 times more than Sweden
10.11
Ranked 143th.

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 27th. 33% more than Sweden
3
Ranked 102nd.

High school repeaters > Male 18.3
Ranked 10th.
0.0
Ranked 94th.

Preschool enrollment rate 127.47
Ranked 7th. 34% more than Sweden
94.9
Ranked 110th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 28,550.22
Ranked 28th. 75% more than Sweden
16,287.14
Ranked 50th.

Primary completion rate 105
Ranked 13th. 9% more than Sweden
96
Ranked 22nd.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 3.58 million
Ranked 6th. 9 times more than Sweden
414,657
Ranked 40th.

Teachers as percentage of labor force 3.9%
Ranked 21st.
4.2%
Ranked 16th. 8% more than Brazil
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 412
Ranked 50th.
497
Ranked 18th. 21% more than Brazil
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 4
Ranked 194th.
6
Ranked 58th. 50% more than Brazil

Children out of school > Primary 799,691
Ranked 12th. 84 times more than Sweden
9,536
Ranked 78th.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 3.21
Ranked 8th.
7.78
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Brazil

Secondary education, teachers 308,552
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Sweden
73,492
Ranked 33th.

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 17.12
Ranked 53th. 73% more than Sweden
9.88
Ranked 114th.

High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 27th. 33% more than Sweden
3
Ranked 104th.

Spending per student > High school 18.46
Ranked 37th.
31.19
Ranked 9th. 69% more than Brazil

Secondary education, general pupils 15.8 million
Ranked 5th. 33 times more than Sweden
472,309
Ranked 70th.

High school > Gender parity index 1.1
Ranked 26th. 11% more than Sweden
0.989
Ranked 57th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 412
Ranked 50th.
497
Ranked 18th. 21% more than Brazil
Scientific and technical journal articles 8,684
Ranked 16th.
10,237
Ranked 15th. 18% more than Brazil

Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 407
Ranked 50th.
505
Ranked 14th. 24% more than Brazil
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 45%
Ranked 25th. 5% more than Sweden
43%
Ranked 30th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.412%
Ranked 122nd.
3.51%
Ranked 76th. 9 times more than Brazil

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 19.95
Ranked 73th.
46.46
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Brazil

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 7
Ranked 11th. The same as Sweden
7
Ranked 19th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 10.9%
Ranked 61st.
12.9%
Ranked 51st. 18% more than Brazil

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 4.5%
Ranked 60th.
7.3%
Ranked 9th. 62% more than Brazil

Secondary education > General pupils 24.14 million
Ranked 3rd. 46 times more than Sweden
519,183
Ranked 64th.

Spending per student > Elementary school 17.72
Ranked 29th.
25.44
Ranked 8th. 44% more than Brazil

Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 145th.
13
Ranked 15th. 18% more than Brazil

High school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 127th.
13
Ranked 15th. 18% more than Brazil

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd.
7.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 57% more than Brazil

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 19.38 million
Ranked 6th. 25 times more than Sweden
774,888
Ranked 83th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 50.5%
Ranked 85th.
84.4%
Ranked 31st. 67% more than Brazil

Elementary school graduate rate 75.63
Ranked 70th.
99.93
Ranked 1st. 32% more than Brazil

Schools connected to the Internet 50%
Ranked 25th.
99%
Ranked 10th. 98% more than Brazil
Public spending per student > Primary level 12.5
Ranked 44th.
23.5
Ranked 9th. 88% more than Brazil
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 41.12
Ranked 38th.
73.97
Ranked 94th. 80% more than Brazil

Primary education, pupils per 1000 211.47
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Sweden
61.22
Ranked 120th.

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.32
Ranked 44th.
1.55
Ranked 13th. 17% more than Brazil

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.1
Ranked 17th. 10% more than Sweden
1
Ranked 64th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 20.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th.
46.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Brazil

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.145
Ranked 187th.
1.72
Ranked 89th. 12 times more than Brazil

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 29th. 17% more than Sweden
6
Ranked 85th.

Teacher student ratio > High school 17.2
Ranked 33th. 78% more than Sweden
9.68
Ranked 84th.

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 4.4
Ranked 63th. 4 times more than Sweden
1.06
Ranked 98th.

Inequality adjusted index 0.503
Ranked 75th.
0.878
Ranked 13th. 75% more than Brazil
High school repeaters > Female 18.3
Ranked 11th.
0.0
Ranked 95th.

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 23.02
Ranked 55th. 2 times more than Sweden
9.55
Ranked 124th.

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11 800 hours
Ranked 25th. 8% more than Sweden
741 hours
Ranked 34th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 80.5%
Ranked 60th.
99.8%
Ranked 3rd. 24% more than Brazil

Elementary school > Enrolled students 17.81 million
Ranked 5th. 30 times more than Sweden
584,726
Ranked 73th.

Primary education > Duration > Years 4 years
Ranked 173th.
6 years
Ranked 53th. 50% more than Brazil

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $3,233.40
Ranked 33th.
$27,094.66
Ranked 8th. 8 times more than Brazil

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 124.37
Ranked 18th. 20% more than Sweden
103.26
Ranked 55th.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 99.1
Ranked 14th. 98% more than Sweden
49.98
Ranked 123th.

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12 800 hours
Ranked 31st. 8% more than Sweden
741 hours
Ranked 37th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 406
Ranked 52nd.
494
Ranked 21st. 22% more than Brazil
High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 148th.
13
Ranked 16th. 18% more than Brazil

Elementary school > Gender ratio 92.75
Ranked 110th.
99.32
Ranked 46th. 7% more than Brazil

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 96%
Ranked 55th. The same as Sweden
96%
Ranked 52nd.

Duration of education > Secondary level 7
Ranked 32nd. 17% more than Sweden
6
Ranked 80th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 72.8
Ranked 21st. 36% more than Sweden
53.5
Ranked 28th.
Secondary education > Pupils 24.59 million
Ranked 3rd. 35 times more than Sweden
711,798
Ranked 58th.

Primary education > Pupils 18.92 million
Ranked 6th. 27 times more than Sweden
690,758
Ranked 83th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 48.5%
Ranked 95th.
85.5%
Ranked 33th. 76% more than Brazil

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 56.47%
Ranked 36th.
59.59%
Ranked 21st. 6% more than Brazil

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 149.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 46% more than Sweden
102.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st.

Secondary education, vocational pupils 2.02 million
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Sweden
226,659
Ranked 34th.

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 73.82%
Ranked 49th. 10% more than Sweden
66.89%
Ranked 60th.

Secondary education > Teachers 1.47 million
Ranked 4th. 20 times more than Sweden
75,243
Ranked 43th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 14 years
Ranked 4th.
16 years
Ranked 14th. 14% more than Brazil
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 26.79 million
Ranked 3rd. 29 times more than Sweden
917,978
Ranked 61st.

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 47.78
Ranked 50th.
1,142.75
Ranked 2nd. 24 times more than Brazil

Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 414
Ranked 51st.
499
Ranked 14th. 21% more than Brazil
Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 408
Ranked 50th.
498
Ranked 19th. 22% more than Brazil
Duration of education > Primary level 4
Ranked 154th.
6
Ranked 50th. 50% more than Brazil
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 681,858
Ranked 11th. 21 times more than Sweden
33,098
Ranked 52nd.

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 102.53%
Ranked 18th. 3% more than Sweden
99.28%
Ranked 64th.

Public spending per student > Secondary level 12.6
Ranked 52nd.
28.3
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Brazil
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 47.85%
Ranked 123th.
49.36%
Ranked 18th. 3% more than Brazil

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 4.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th. 4 times more than Sweden
1.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 99th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 424
Ranked 47th.
502
Ranked 14th. 18% more than Brazil
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 97%
Ranked 44th. 1% more than Sweden
96%
Ranked 50th.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 84th.
16
Ranked 29th. 7% more than Brazil

Elementary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 12th. The same as Sweden
7
Ranked 19th.

Elementary school repeaters > All 18.67
Ranked 15th.
0.0
Ranked 115th.

School life expectancy > Male 13.2 years
Ranked 35th.
15.1 years
Ranked 14th. 14% more than Brazil
Universities > Top 200 1
Ranked 27th.
5
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Brazil
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 133.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Sweden
57.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.108 per capita
Ranked 96th. 24% more than Sweden
0.087 per capita
Ranked 117th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 108.03
Ranked 98th. 24% more than Sweden
86.82
Ranked 117th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 96%
Ranked 53th. The same as Sweden
96%
Ranked 48th.

Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 26
Ranked 61st. 2 times more than Sweden
11.4
Ranked 129th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 90%
Ranked 17th. 10% more than Sweden
82%
Ranked 37th.
Primary education > Teachers 877,204
Ranked 5th. 13 times more than Sweden
68,325
Ranked 43th.

Secondary education > Vocational pupils 452,342
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Sweden
192,615
Ranked 39th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 51.56%
Ranked 23th.
52.87%
Ranked 10th. 3% more than Brazil

Private school enrolment > Primary level 7.9
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Sweden
3.9
Ranked 60th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 4
Ranked 161st.
6
Ranked 48th. 50% more than Brazil

Library employees 518
Ranked 8th. 82% more than Sweden
284
Ranked 23th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10 800 hours
Ranked 22nd. 8% more than Sweden
741 hours
Ranked 31st.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.83
Ranked 72nd.
7.6
Ranked 18th. 57% more than Brazil

Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 135.31
Ranked 9th. 71% more than Sweden
79.15
Ranked 75th.

Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.1%
Ranked 98th.
49.3%
Ranked 16th. 2% more than Brazil
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $642.33 billion
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Sweden
$254.10 billion
Ranked 16th.

Universities > Top 200 per million 0.00537
Ranked 28th.
0.554
Ranked 6th. 103 times more than Brazil
Primary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 10th. The same as Sweden
7
Ranked 18th.

Scouting > Members 70,388
Ranked 21st. 61% more than Sweden
43,729
Ranked 31st.
High school > Share of total education spending 44.66%
Ranked 17th. 26% more than Sweden
35.59%
Ranked 49th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 68.86%
Ranked 72nd.
69.38%
Ranked 71st. 1% more than Brazil

Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 71.3%
Ranked 40th.
96.1%
Ranked 2nd. 35% more than Brazil
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 22.52 million
Ranked 3rd. 42 times more than Sweden
531,393
Ranked 59th.

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 132.82
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Sweden
57.73
Ranked 113th.

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 8.09
Ranked 28th.
8.37
Ranked 26th. 3% more than Brazil

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 94.49
Ranked 131st.
99.79
Ranked 31st. 6% more than Brazil

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.941
Ranked 138th.
0.996
Ranked 35th. 6% more than Brazil

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13 800 hours
Ranked 34th. 8% more than Sweden
741 hours
Ranked 35th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9 800 hours
Ranked 20th. 8% more than Sweden
741 hours
Ranked 29th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 51.6%
Ranked 19th.
54.4%
Ranked 4th. 5% more than Brazil
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 149.33
Ranked 4th. 45% more than Sweden
102.86
Ranked 43th.

Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.354
Ranked 131st.
4.6
Ranked 32nd. 13 times more than Brazil
Primary completion rate > Women 111
Ranked 8th. 16% more than Sweden
96
Ranked 18th.
School life expectancy > Female 13.6 years
Ranked 34th.
17 years
Ranked 3rd. 25% more than Brazil
Elementary school repeaters > Male 20.13
Ranked 15th.
0.0
Ranked 112th.

Elementary school repeaters > Female 20.13
Ranked 14th.
0.0
Ranked 111th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 75.8%
Ranked 54th.
99.6%
Ranked 3rd. 31% more than Brazil

High school teachers 1.38 million
Ranked 4th. 17 times more than Sweden
78,978
Ranked 31st.

Elementary school teachers 773,624
Ranked 4th. 13 times more than Sweden
61,220
Ranked 45th.

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 25.13 million
Ranked 3rd. 34 times more than Sweden
735,494
Ranked 54th.

Primary completion rate > Men 110
Ranked 12th. 15% more than Sweden
96
Ranked 18th.
Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP 0.002 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 27th.
0.014 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Brazil
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 110.64
Ranked 20th. 7% more than Sweden
103.84
Ranked 45th.

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 104.09
Ranked 99th. 36% more than Sweden
76.81
Ranked 126th.

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 135.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 71% more than Sweden
79.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th.

Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 19.2
Ranked 50th. 25% more than Sweden
15.3
Ranked 77th.
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 30-39 36%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Sweden
15%
Ranked 24th.
Library employees per million 3.01
Ranked 46th.
32.06
Ranked 24th. 11 times more than Brazil
Pupils reaching grade 5 70.8
Ranked 12th.
97.1
Ranked 4th. 37% more than Brazil
Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force 41.1%
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Sweden
18.1%
Ranked 29th.

Repeaters, secondary, male > % of male enrollment 9.86%
Ranked 23th.
0.0
Ranked 107th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female 54.98%
Ranked 9th. 25% more than Sweden
43.88%
Ranked 51st.

Total enrollment, primary > % net 69.76%
Ranked 10th.
99.47%
Ranked 10th. 43% more than Brazil

Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment 19.12%
Ranked 16th.
0.0
Ranked 125th.

School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 56.86%
Ranked 39th.
95.01%
Ranked 30th. 67% more than Brazil

School enrollment, primary > % net 69.76%
Ranked 10th.
99.47%
Ranked 8th. 43% more than Brazil

School enrollment, secondary > % gross 51.22%
Ranked 68th.
96.91%
Ranked 45th. 89% more than Brazil

Progression to secondary school, male > % 78.19%
Ranked 10th.
100%
Ranked 2nd. 28% more than Brazil

School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 11.98%
Ranked 56th.
89.46%
Ranked 14th. 7 times more than Brazil

School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 78.13% net
Ranked 52nd.
100% net
Ranked 1st. 28% more than Brazil

Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 105.12%
Ranked 40th.
112.09%
Ranked 7th. 7% more than Brazil

Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group 111.37%
Ranked 5th. 6% more than Sweden
105.02%
Ranked 1st.

Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group 109.95%
Ranked 10th. 7% more than Sweden
102.91%
Ranked 2nd.

School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 144.89% gross
Ranked 1st. 46% more than Sweden
99.17% gross
Ranked 120th.

School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross 67.5% gross
Ranked 53th.
84.71% gross
Ranked 35th. 25% more than Brazil

Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % of relevant age group 117.21%
Ranked 31st. 27% more than Sweden
92.6%
Ranked 123th.

Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort 72.75%
Ranked 62nd.
99.8%
Ranked 6th. 37% more than Brazil
Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending 31.33%
Ranked 52nd. 29% more than Sweden
24.29%
Ranked 80th.

Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force 21.9%
Ranked 50th.
40.4%
Ranked 10th. 84% more than Brazil

Labor force with primary education > % of total 37%
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Sweden
17%
Ranked 32nd.

Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force 34.3%
Ranked 52nd.
53.5%
Ranked 20th. 56% more than Brazil

Labor force with secondary education > % of total 36.4%
Ranked 52nd.
48.9%
Ranked 25th. 34% more than Brazil

Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 12%
Ranked 29th.
16.4%
Ranked 53th. 37% more than Brazil

Primary education > Pupils > % female 47.72% female
Ranked 123th.
48.63% female
Ranked 56th. 2% more than Brazil

Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.104 per capita
Ranked 100th. 35% more than Sweden
0.077 per capita
Ranked 127th.

Researchers in R&D > Per million people 703.72
Ranked 32nd.
5,257.32
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Brazil

Elementary school graduate rate > Male 75.85
Ranked 51st.
99.85
Ranked 5th. 32% more than Brazil

Secondary education, teachers > % female 53.3%
Ranked 5th.
58.67%
Ranked 44th. 10% more than Brazil

Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 47.18%
Ranked 116th.
48.57%
Ranked 66th. 3% more than Brazil

Elementary school teachers > % female 91.08%
Ranked 18th. 12% more than Sweden
81.01%
Ranked 52nd.

Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 57.34%
Ranked 4th. 30% more than Sweden
44.22%
Ranked 39th.

Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils 1.13 million
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Sweden
232,871
Ranked 28th.

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 95.94%
Ranked 42nd. 1% more than Sweden
94.99%
Ranked 48th.

Preschool enrollment rate > Female 64.62
Ranked 59th.
101.47
Ranked 14th. 57% more than Brazil

Preschool enrollment rate > Male 65.46
Ranked 58th.
101.58
Ranked 11th. 55% more than Brazil

School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 116.15
Ranked 27th. 13% more than Sweden
102.63
Ranked 55th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 126.03
Ranked 17th. 21% more than Sweden
103.85
Ranked 56th.

Secondary education, teachers, female 164,457
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Sweden
43,121
Ranked 26th.

Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 68.47%
Ranked 25th.
71.84%
Ranked 31st. 5% more than Brazil

Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 7.38%
Ranked 30th.
0.0
Ranked 107th.

School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 46.86%
Ranked 45th.
96.39%
Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Brazil

Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 41.5%
Ranked 21st.
46.1%
Ranked 42nd. 11% more than Brazil

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