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  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > 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.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • 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.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant local currency.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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 > % 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.
  • 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.
  • Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.
  • 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.
  • High school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
  • Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age."
  • Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age."
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • School enrollment, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • 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.
  • Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age."
  • 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.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • School enrollment > 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.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > % 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.
  • Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • 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.
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education (%). Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Primary is the total public expenditure per student in primary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
STAT Cambodia United States HISTORY
Children out of school, primary 28,581
Ranked 34th.
1.76 million
Ranked 3rd. 61 times more than Cambodia

Children out of school, primary per 1000 1.92
Ranked 48th.
5.64
Ranked 47th. 3 times more than Cambodia

Children out of school, primary, female 25,697
Ranked 25th.
780,465
Ranked 3rd. 30 times more than Cambodia

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 1.73
Ranked 38th.
2.5
Ranked 48th. 45% more than Cambodia

College and university > Gender parity index 0.624
Ranked 77th.
1.41
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Cambodia

College and university > Share of total education spending 14.54%
Ranked 84th.
25.65%
Ranked 26th. 76% more than Cambodia

Compulsary education duration 0.0
Ranked 196th.
12
Ranked 14th.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 2.6%
Ranked 103th.
5.62%
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Cambodia

Literacy > Female 64.1%
Ranked 16th.
99%
Ranked 17th. 54% more than Cambodia

Literacy > Total population 73.6%
Ranked 16th.
99%
Ranked 20th. 35% more than Cambodia

Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 86th. The same as United States
6
Ranked 53th.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.23
Ranked 57th.
5.49
Ranked 49th. 70% more than Cambodia

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 45.72
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than United States
14.29
Ranked 98th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 28.92
Ranked 14th. Twice as much as United States
14.49
Ranked 56th.

Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 122nd. The same as United States
6
Ranked 102nd.

College and university > Gender ratio 53.61
Ranked 78th.
140.06
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Cambodia

Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 77th. The same as United States
3
Ranked 47th.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 1.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 111th.
5.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th. 3 times more than Cambodia

Duration of compulsory education 6 years
Ranked 9th.
12 years
Ranked 10th. Twice as much as Cambodia
Secondary education, pupils 930,200
Ranked 57th.
24.21 million
Ranked 4th. 26 times more than Cambodia

College and university > Private school share 59.97%
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than United States
27.95%
Ranked 46th.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.92
Ranked 120th.
0.99
Ranked 49th. 8% more than Cambodia

School life expectancy > Total 7.3 years
Ranked 94th.
15.2 years
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Cambodia
Primary education, pupils 2.19 million
Ranked 25th.
24.43 million
Ranked 5th. 11 times more than Cambodia

Primary education, teachers 48,002
Ranked 27th.
1.71 million
Ranked 5th. 36 times more than Cambodia

Tertiary enrollment 2.8%
Ranked 84th.
72.6%
Ranked 1st. 26 times more than Cambodia
Spending per student > College and university 43.74
Ranked 28th. 98% more than United States
22.04
Ranked 37th.

High school > Gender ratio 81.55
Ranked 123th.
99.5
Ranked 59th. 22% more than Cambodia

Compulsary education starting age 0.0
Ranked 196th.
6
Ranked 66th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 2.1
Ranked 58th. 45 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 3
Ranked 94th. The same as United States
3
Ranked 73th.

Literacy > Male 84.7%
Ranked 15th.
99%
Ranked 28th. 17% more than Cambodia

Spending > USD 164.89 million
Ranked 119th.
684.04 billion
Ranked 1st. 4149 times more than Cambodia

High school > Private school share 1.97%
Ranked 103th.
8.27%
Ranked 86th. 4 times more than Cambodia

Spending > Proportion 1.66
Ranked 154th.
4.79
Ranked 54th. 3 times more than Cambodia

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 53.21
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than United States
14.21
Ranked 120th.

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 140th. The same as United States
3
Ranked 103th.

Preschool enrollment rate 115.92
Ranked 22nd. 17% more than United States
98.77
Ranked 94th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 4,212.5
Ranked 118th.
56,943.33
Ranked 6th. 14 times more than Cambodia

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 43,210
Ranked 94th.
16.61 million
Ranked 1st. 384 times more than Cambodia

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 91st. The same as United States
6
Ranked 59th.

Secondary education, teachers 30,258
Ranked 63th.
1.67 million
Ranked 4th. 55 times more than Cambodia

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 2.2
Ranked 95th.
5.36
Ranked 56th. 2 times more than Cambodia

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 27.99
Ranked 9th. 87% more than United States
14.96
Ranked 64th.

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 133th. The same as United States
3
Ranked 105th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.194
Ranked 54th.
3.14
Ranked 43th. 16 times more than Cambodia

Spending per student > High school 6.36
Ranked 73th.
24.56
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Cambodia

Secondary education, general pupils 881,108
Ranked 27th.
24.21 million
Ranked 3rd. 27 times more than Cambodia

High school > Gender parity index 0.847
Ranked 129th.
1.01
Ranked 68th. 19% more than Cambodia

Scientific and technical journal articles 5
Ranked 141st.
211,233
Ranked 1st. 42247 times more than Cambodia

College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 12%
Ranked 64th.
47%
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Cambodia
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 1.89%
Ranked 96th. 7 times more than United States
0.271%
Ranked 124th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 3.4
Ranked 110th.
57.75
Ranked 4th. 17 times more than Cambodia

Scouting > Genders admitted both both for Venturing, boys only for non-Venturing
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 113th. The same as United States
6
Ranked 77th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 14.6%
Ranked 39th.
15.3%
Ranked 38th. 5% more than Cambodia

Children out of school, primary, male 2,884
Ranked 41st.
976,866
Ranked 3rd. 339 times more than Cambodia

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 2%
Ranked 98th.
5.9%
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Cambodia

High school > Students per teacher 28.92
Ranked 14th. Twice as much as United States
14.49
Ranked 57th.

Secondary education > General pupils 708,454
Ranked 30th.
24.19 million
Ranked 3rd. 34 times more than Cambodia

Spending per student > Elementary school 5.37
Ranked 89th.
22.35
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Cambodia

Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 88th. The same as United States
12
Ranked 59th.

High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 82nd. The same as United States
12
Ranked 55th.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 3.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st.
5.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 63% more than Cambodia

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 2.77 million
Ranked 46th.
24.85 million
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Cambodia

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 11.6%
Ranked 139th.
94.7%
Ranked 14th. 8 times more than Cambodia

Elementary school graduate rate 54.44
Ranked 84th.
95.34
Ranked 40th. 75% more than Cambodia

Public spending per student > Primary level 3.2
Ranked 65th.
17.9
Ranked 21st. 6 times more than Cambodia
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 66.73
Ranked 123th.
77.71
Ranked 76th. 16% more than Cambodia

Primary education, pupils per 1000 147.65
Ranked 29th. 88% more than United States
78.41
Ranked 97th.

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.46
Ranked 87th.
1.4
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Cambodia

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.69
Ranked 158th.
1.02
Ranked 54th. 48% more than Cambodia

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 3.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 110th.
57.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 18 times more than Cambodia

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.288
Ranked 166th. 58% more than United States
0.183
Ranked 178th.

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 106th. The same as United States
6
Ranked 86th.

Teacher student ratio > High school 28.92
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than United States
14.38
Ranked 51st.

Inequality adjusted index 0.372
Ranked 91st.
0.941
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Cambodia
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 48.54
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than United States
13.69
Ranked 102nd.

Elementary school > Enrolled students 2.34 million
Ranked 43th.
24.68 million
Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than Cambodia

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 84th. The same as United States
6 years
Ranked 54th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $262.44
Ranked 88th.
$33,005.49
Ranked 3rd. 126 times more than Cambodia

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 125.48
Ranked 15th. 18% more than United States
105.99
Ranked 46th.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 59.28
Ranked 59th.
77.71
Ranked 47th. 31% more than Cambodia

High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 89th. The same as United States
12
Ranked 61st.

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 2.38%
Ranked 66th.
8.72%
Ranked 80th. 4 times more than Cambodia

Elementary school > Gender ratio 93.62
Ranked 107th.
100.68
Ranked 17th. 8% more than Cambodia

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 99%
Ranked 18th. 5% more than United States
94%
Ranked 71st.

Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 101st. The same as United States
6
Ranked 81st.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 48.6
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than United States
23.9
Ranked 8th.
Primary education > Pupils 2.7 million
Ranked 27th.
24.56 million
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Cambodia

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 20.6%
Ranked 139th.
94.3%
Ranked 22nd. 5 times more than Cambodia

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 28.83%
Ranked 117th.
56.64%
Ranked 34th. 96% more than Cambodia

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 42.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 137th.
82.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th. 96% more than Cambodia

Secondary education, vocational pupils 21,167
Ranked 88th.
0.0
Ranked 96th.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 45.72
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than United States
14.29
Ranked 100th.

Secondary education > Teachers 25,160
Ranked 70th.
1.62 million
Ranked 3rd. 64 times more than Cambodia

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 10 years
Ranked 81st.
16 years
Ranked 15th. 60% more than Cambodia
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 62.08
Ranked 70th.
94.45
Ranked 30th. 52% more than Cambodia

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 560,197
Ranked 76th.
23.85 million
Ranked 4th. 43 times more than Cambodia

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 0.418
Ranked 162nd.
728.12
Ranked 13th. 1742 times more than Cambodia

Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 80th. The same as United States
6
Ranked 51st.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 230,428
Ranked 25th.
1.71 million
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Cambodia

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 89.65%
Ranked 121st.
100.09%
Ranked 51st. 12% more than Cambodia

Public spending per student > Secondary level 15
Ranked 22nd.
22.4
Ranked 28th. 49% more than Cambodia
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 46.78%
Ranked 144th.
48.86%
Ranked 40th. 4% more than Cambodia

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 98%
Ranked 27th. 4% more than United States
94%
Ranked 66th.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 122nd. The same as United States
15
Ranked 90th.

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 103th. The same as United States
6
Ranked 73th.

Elementary school repeaters > All 11.25
Ranked 25th.
0.0
Ranked 116th.

School life expectancy > Male 7.9 years
Ranked 84th.
14.8 years
Ranked 17th. 87% more than Cambodia
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 50.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th.
82.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 64% more than Cambodia

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 218.12
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than United States
86.39
Ranked 118th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.209 per capita
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than United States
0.086 per capita
Ranked 119th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 100%
Ranked 9th. 8% more than United States
93%
Ranked 66th.

Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 52.9
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than United States
15.4
Ranked 115th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 48%
Ranked 79th.
87%
Ranked 8th. 81% more than Cambodia
Primary education > Teachers 50,654
Ranked 29th.
1.73 million
Ranked 3rd. 34 times more than Cambodia

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 38.38%
Ranked 154th.
48.72%
Ranked 92nd. 27% more than Cambodia

Private school enrolment > Primary level 0.9
Ranked 85th.
11.6
Ranked 33th. 13 times more than Cambodia
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 78th. The same as United States
6
Ranked 49th.

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 3.79
Ranked 58th.
5.9
Ranked 45th. 56% more than Cambodia

Female enrolment share > Primary level 46.3%
Ranked 125th.
48.7%
Ranked 42nd. 5% more than Cambodia
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $3.90 billion
Ranked 67th.
$10.28 trillion
Ranked 1st. 2636 times more than Cambodia

Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 114th. The same as United States
6
Ranked 77th.

Scouting > Members 10,061
Ranked 76th.
2.99 million
Ranked 3rd. 297 times more than Cambodia
High school > Share of total education spending 17.58%
Ranked 93th.
35.42%
Ranked 52nd. 2 times more than Cambodia

Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 16.7%
Ranked 87th.
88.1%
Ranked 17th. 5 times more than Cambodia
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 909,033
Ranked 45th.
24.69 million
Ranked 2nd. 27 times more than Cambodia

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 92.41
Ranked 75th.
97.22
Ranked 93th. 5% more than Cambodia

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 53.04
Ranked 70th.
82.6
Ranked 48th. 56% more than Cambodia

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 1.91
Ranked 110th.
5.52
Ranked 66th. 3 times more than Cambodia

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.947
Ranked 85th.
0.991
Ranked 69th. 5% more than Cambodia

Female enrolment share > Secondary level 35.6%
Ranked 122nd.
49%
Ranked 73th. 38% more than Cambodia
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 168
Ranked 20th.
25,000
Ranked 1st. 149 times more than Cambodia

Private school enrolment > Secondary level 0.6
Ranked 84th.
9.6
Ranked 12th. 16 times more than Cambodia
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 44.08
Ranked 139th.
82.94
Ranked 90th. 88% more than Cambodia

Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.677
Ranked 107th.
9.52
Ranked 14th. 14 times more than Cambodia
School life expectancy > Female 6.5 years
Ranked 83th.
15.7 years
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Cambodia
Elementary school repeaters > Male 12.25
Ranked 26th.
0.0
Ranked 113th.

Elementary school repeaters > Female 10.13
Ranked 26th.
0.0
Ranked 112th.

Elementary school teachers 48,223
Ranked 50th.
1.8 million
Ranked 2nd. 37 times more than Cambodia

High school teachers 30,258
Ranked 63th.
1.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 57 times more than Cambodia

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 631,508
Ranked 67th.
24.43 million
Ranked 3rd. 39 times more than Cambodia

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 68.98
Ranked 141st.
101.63
Ranked 58th. 47% more than Cambodia

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 201.8
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than United States
83.88
Ranked 115th.

Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 17.6
Ranked 61st. 18% more than United States
14.9
Ranked 79th.
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 6.56%
Ranked 34th.
0.0
Ranked 136th.

Services, etc., value added > Current US$ $5.31 billion
Ranked 71st.
$11.51 trillion
Ranked 1st. 2169 times more than Cambodia

Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU 13.46 trillion
Ranked 8th. 20% more than United States
11.23 trillion
Ranked 13th.

School enrollment > Primary > % gross 134.11% gross
Ranked 4th. 35% more than United States
98.98% gross
Ranked 115th.

Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 86.6%
Ranked 60th.
108.83%
Ranked 20th. 26% more than Cambodia

Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita 905,354.03
Ranked 9th. 25 times more than United States
36,028.94
Ranked 52nd.

School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross 9.03% gross
Ranked 69th.
63.25% gross
Ranked 58th. 7 times more than Cambodia

School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 26.57% net
Ranked 60th.
88.14% net
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Cambodia

Secondary education > Teachers > % female 31.25% female
Ranked 103th.
62.59% female
Ranked 37th. Twice as much as Cambodia

Labor force with primary education > % of total 28%
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than United States
13.4%
Ranked 51st.

Labor force with secondary education > % of total 20.5%
Ranked 46th.
50.8%
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Cambodia

Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.192 per capita
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than United States
0.084 per capita
Ranked 115th.

Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population 88.77%
Ranked 7th. 30% more than United States
68.07%
Ranked 43th.
Researchers in R&D > Per million people 17.36
Ranked 60th.
4,673.21
Ranked 8th. 269 times more than Cambodia

High school teachers > % female 31.71%
Ranked 89th.
60.36%
Ranked 38th. 90% more than Cambodia

Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 68.54%
Ranked 43th.
87.88%
Ranked 62nd. 28% more than Cambodia

School enrollment, primary, male > % net 99.68%
Ranked 1st. 9% more than United States
91.29%
Ranked 62nd.

Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 78.93%
Ranked 19th. 2% more than United States
77.51%
Ranked 23th.

Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of official school-age population 78.13%
Ranked 19th.
81.24%
Ranked 18th. 4% more than Cambodia

School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 23.92% gross
Ranked 136th.
95.47% gross
Ranked 47th. 4 times more than Cambodia

School enrollment, primary > % gross 124.18%
Ranked 9th. 26% more than United States
98.78%
Ranked 107th.

Elementary school graduate rate > Male 51.93
Ranked 75th.
100
Ranked 3rd. 93% more than Cambodia

Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population 79.69%
Ranked 20th. 8% more than United States
73.96%
Ranked 27th.

Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 47.39%
Ranked 113th.
48.92%
Ranked 37th. 3% more than Cambodia

Elementary school teachers > % female 43.94%
Ranked 104th.
85.64%
Ranked 32nd. 95% more than Cambodia

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net 34.09%
Ranked 91st.
88.31%
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Cambodia

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 36.2%
Ranked 117th.
93.87%
Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Cambodia

Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female 44.88%
Ranked 117th.
48.63%
Ranked 95th. 8% more than Cambodia

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female 44.16%
Ranked 126th.
48.63%
Ranked 69th. 10% more than Cambodia

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 9.1%
Ranked 71st.
69.36%
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Cambodia

Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 65.95%
Ranked 46th.
93.08%
Ranked 58th. 41% more than Cambodia

School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 99.67% net
Ranked 1st. 6% more than United States
94.25% net
Ranked 51st.

School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 9.4% gross
Ranked 68th.
61.93% gross
Ranked 62nd. 7 times more than Cambodia

Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 46.48
Ranked 51st.
139.19
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Cambodia

Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita 6.68%
Ranked 81st.
25.85%
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Cambodia

School enrollment > Primary > % net 98.86% net
Ranked 3rd. 7% more than United States
92.41% net
Ranked 62nd.

Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita 77.47%
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than United States
26.68%
Ranked 46th.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 1.97%
Ranked 94th.
8.78%
Ranked 68th. 4 times more than Cambodia

School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 4.56% gross
Ranked 48th.
69.19% gross
Ranked 6th. 15 times more than Cambodia

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 7.02%
Ranked 75th.
82.92%
Ranked 4th. 12 times more than Cambodia

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 4.88%
Ranked 75th.
97.14%
Ranked 6th. 20 times more than Cambodia

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 88.59%
Ranked 83th.
93.14%
Ranked 64th. 5% more than Cambodia

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 36.29%
Ranked 91st.
87.68%
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Cambodia

School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 34.68% gross
Ranked 137th.
93.94% gross
Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Cambodia

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 9 years
Ranked 82nd.
16 years
Ranked 25th. 78% more than Cambodia
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 91.64%
Ranked 122nd.
100.42%
Ranked 47th. 10% more than Cambodia

School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 15.34%
Ranked 46th.
72.28%
Ranked 62nd. 5 times more than Cambodia

School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 14.58%
Ranked 46th.
74.31%
Ranked 60th. 5 times more than Cambodia

Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita 6.06%
Ranked 50th.
21.51%
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Cambodia

Secondary education, pupils > % female 44.93%
Ranked 136th.
48.86%
Ranked 62nd. 9% more than Cambodia

Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 6.88%
Ranked 88th.
22.93%
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Cambodia

Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 1.88%
Ranked 67th.
5.85%
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Cambodia

Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita $357.11
Ranked 95th.
$36,945.60
Ranked 5th. 103 times more than Cambodia

Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP 37.75%
Ranked 91st.
76.79%
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Cambodia

Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 1.83% of GNI
Ranked 150th.
4.79% of GNI
Ranked 58th. 3 times more than Cambodia

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 85.22%
Ranked 127th.
100.45%
Ranked 56th. 18% more than Cambodia

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 95.14%
Ranked 53th.
100.37%
Ranked 26th. 5% more than Cambodia

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