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  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • 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).
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • 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."
  • 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> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.
  • School enrollment, tertiary > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Total is the total enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • 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, secondary, female > % net: School enrollment, secondary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the ratio of female children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the female population of the official secondary school age.
  • School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the total male enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total female enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • High school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Female: 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.
  • Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % gross: School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Male is the total male enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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."
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people: 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. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
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STAT Costa Rica United States HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 6
Ranked 52nd. 		12
Ranked 1st. Twice as much as Costa Rica
Children out of school, primary 23,445
Ranked 60th. 		1.76 million
Ranked 3rd. 75 times more than Costa Rica
Children out of school, primary per 1000 4.95
Ranked 51st. 		5.64
Ranked 47th. 14% more than Costa Rica
Children out of school, primary, female 10,290
Ranked 56th. 		780,465
Ranked 3rd. 76 times more than Costa Rica
College and university > Gender parity index 1.29
Ranked 38th. 		1.41
Ranked 33th. 9% more than Costa Rica
College and university > Share of total education spending 19.71%
Ranked 57th. 		25.65%
Ranked 26th. 30% more than Costa Rica
Compulsary education duration 10
Ranked 73th. 		12
Ranked 14th. 20% more than Costa Rica
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 6.27%
Ranked 24th. 12% more than United States 		5.62%
Ranked 39th.
Literacy > Female 96.1%
Ranked 51st. 		99%
Ranked 17th. 3% more than Costa Rica
Literacy > Total population 96%
Ranked 55th. 		99%
Ranked 20th. 3% more than Costa Rica
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 120th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 53th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 6.17
Ranked 32nd. 12% more than United States 		5.49
Ranked 49th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 17.34
Ranked 77th. 21% more than United States 		14.29
Ranked 98th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 14.92
Ranked 49th. 3% more than United States 		14.49
Ranked 56th.
Secondary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 191st. 		6
Ranked 102nd. 20% more than Costa Rica
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 2.17
Ranked 53th. 		2.5
Ranked 48th. 15% more than Costa Rica
College and university > Gender ratio 125.58
Ranked 45th. 		140.06
Ranked 29th. 12% more than Costa Rica
Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 176th. 		3
Ranked 47th. 50% more than Costa Rica
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 3.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 95th. 		5.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th. 40% more than Costa Rica
Duration of compulsory education 10 years
Ranked 58th. 		12 years
Ranked 10th. 20% more than Costa Rica
Secondary education, pupils 419,453
Ranked 80th. 		24.21 million
Ranked 4th. 58 times more than Costa Rica
College and university > Private school share 52.56%
Ranked 9th. 88% more than United States 		27.95%
Ranked 46th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 55th. The same as United States 		0.99
Ranked 49th.
School life expectancy > Total 10.1 years
Ranked 73th. 		15.2 years
Ranked 14th. 50% more than Costa Rica
Primary education, teachers 29,233
Ranked 69th. 		1.71 million
Ranked 5th. 59 times more than Costa Rica
Primary education, pupils 506,961
Ranked 80th. 		24.43 million
Ranked 5th. 48 times more than Costa Rica
Tertiary enrollment 16%
Ranked 59th. 		72.6%
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Costa Rica
Spending per student > College and university 35.94
Ranked 35th. 63% more than United States 		22.04
Ranked 37th.
High school > Gender ratio 106.09
Ranked 25th. 7% more than United States 		99.5
Ranked 59th.
Compulsary education starting age 5
Ranked 174th. 		6
Ranked 66th. 20% more than Costa Rica
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 3.15
Ranked 40th. 68 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 2
Ranked 192nd. 		3
Ranked 73th. 50% more than Costa Rica
Literacy > Male 95.9%
Ranked 59th. 		99%
Ranked 28th. 3% more than Costa Rica
Spending > USD 1.46 billion
Ranked 68th. 		684.04 billion
Ranked 1st. 469 times more than Costa Rica
High school > Private school share 9.61%
Ranked 77th. 16% more than United States 		8.27%
Ranked 86th.
Spending > Proportion 5.04
Ranked 50th. 5% more than United States 		4.79
Ranked 54th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 21.34
Ranked 61st. 50% more than United States 		14.21
Ranked 120th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 52nd. 33% more than United States 		3
Ranked 103th.
Preschool enrollment rate 109.87
Ranked 40th. 11% more than United States 		98.77
Ranked 94th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 2,022.88
Ranked 153th. 		56,943.33
Ranked 6th. 28 times more than Costa Rica
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 77,283
Ranked 86th. 		16.61 million
Ranked 1st. 215 times more than Costa Rica
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 127th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 59th.
Secondary education, teachers 28,111
Ranked 53th. 		1.67 million
Ranked 4th. 59 times more than Costa Rica
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 5.93
Ranked 49th. 11% more than United States 		5.36
Ranked 56th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 14.17
Ranked 67th. 		14.96
Ranked 64th. 6% more than Costa Rica
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 164th. The same as United States 		3
Ranked 105th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 2.78
Ranked 46th. 		3.14
Ranked 43th. 13% more than Costa Rica
Spending per student > High school 17.05
Ranked 57th. 		24.56
Ranked 18th. 44% more than Costa Rica
Secondary education, general pupils 355,843
Ranked 79th. 		24.21 million
Ranked 3rd. 68 times more than Costa Rica
High school > Gender parity index 1.05
Ranked 25th. 4% more than United States 		1.01
Ranked 68th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 84
Ranked 86th. 		211,233
Ranked 1st. 2515 times more than Costa Rica
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 1.08%
Ranked 111th. 4 times more than United States 		0.271%
Ranked 124th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 18.88
Ranked 75th. 		57.75
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Scouting > Genders admitted both both for Venturing, boys only for non-Venturing
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 149th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 77th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 18.5%
Ranked 16th. 21% more than United States 		15.3%
Ranked 38th.
Children out of school, primary, male 13,155
Ranked 52nd. 		976,866
Ranked 3rd. 74 times more than Costa Rica
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5.1%
Ranked 49th. 		5.9%
Ranked 23th. 16% more than Costa Rica
High school > Students per teacher 14.92
Ranked 50th. 3% more than United States 		14.49
Ranked 57th.
Secondary education > General pupils 286,414
Ranked 55th. 		24.19 million
Ranked 3rd. 84 times more than Costa Rica
Spending per student > Elementary school 16.96
Ranked 37th. 		22.35
Ranked 18th. 32% more than Costa Rica
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 115th. The same as United States 		12
Ranked 59th.
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 106th. The same as United States 		12
Ranked 55th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 		5.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. About the same as Costa Rica
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 545,509
Ranked 93th. 		24.85 million
Ranked 4th. 46 times more than Costa Rica
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 54.4%
Ranked 79th. 		94.7%
Ranked 14th. 74% more than Costa Rica
Elementary school graduate rate 94.3
Ranked 37th. 		95.34
Ranked 40th. 1% more than Costa Rica
Schools connected to the Internet 15%
Ranked 33th. 		100%
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Costa Rica
Public spending per student > Primary level 14.9
Ranked 11th. 		17.9
Ranked 21st. 20% more than Costa Rica
Primary education, pupils per 1000 107.01
Ranked 75th. 36% more than United States 		78.41
Ranked 97th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 88.54
Ranked 52nd. 14% more than United States 		77.71
Ranked 76th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.26
Ranked 34th. 		1.4
Ranked 22nd. 11% more than Costa Rica
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.06
Ranked 34th. 4% more than United States 		1.02
Ranked 54th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 18.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th. 		57.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.427
Ranked 148th. 2 times more than United States 		0.183
Ranked 178th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 172nd. 		6
Ranked 86th. 20% more than Costa Rica
Teacher student ratio > High school 15.64
Ranked 44th. 9% more than United States 		14.38
Ranked 51st.
Inequality adjusted index 0.601
Ranked 61st. 		0.941
Ranked 3rd. 57% more than Costa Rica
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 18.97
Ranked 67th. 39% more than United States 		13.69
Ranked 102nd.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 534,816
Ranked 76th. 		24.68 million
Ranked 3rd. 46 times more than Costa Rica
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 118th. The same as United States 		6 years
Ranked 54th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $3,340.64
Ranked 32nd. 		$33,005.49
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Costa Rica
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 94.95
Ranked 102nd. 		105.99
Ranked 46th. 12% more than Costa Rica
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 75.11
Ranked 52nd. 		77.71
Ranked 47th. 3% more than Costa Rica
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 118th. The same as United States 		12
Ranked 61st.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 8.45%
Ranked 82nd. 		8.72%
Ranked 80th. 3% more than Costa Rica
Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.19
Ranked 50th. 		100.68
Ranked 17th. 2% more than Costa Rica
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 88%
Ranked 76th. 		94%
Ranked 71st. 7% more than Costa Rica
Duration of education > Secondary level 5
Ranked 169th. 		6
Ranked 81st. 20% more than Costa Rica
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 55.7
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than United States 		23.9
Ranked 8th.
Primary education > Pupils 542,087
Ranked 54th. 		24.56 million
Ranked 4th. 45 times more than Costa Rica
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 52.8%
Ranked 86th. 		94.3%
Ranked 22nd. 79% more than Costa Rica
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 52.36%
Ranked 67th. 		56.64%
Ranked 34th. 8% more than Costa Rica
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 70.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 117th. 		82.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th. 17% more than Costa Rica
Secondary education, vocational pupils 63,610
Ranked 59th. 		0.0
Ranked 96th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 17.34
Ranked 77th. 21% more than United States 		14.29
Ranked 100th.
Secondary education > Teachers 16,355
Ranked 82nd. 		1.62 million
Ranked 3rd. 99 times more than Costa Rica
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 12 years
Ranked 19th. 		16 years
Ranked 15th. 33% more than Costa Rica
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 96.21
Ranked 23th. 2% more than United States 		94.45
Ranked 30th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 288,965
Ranked 104th. 		23.85 million
Ranked 4th. 83 times more than Costa Rica
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 20.14
Ranked 66th. 		728.12
Ranked 13th. 36 times more than Costa Rica
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 111th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 51st.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 41,790
Ranked 40th. 		1.71 million
Ranked 4th. 41 times more than Costa Rica
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 102.03%
Ranked 24th. 2% more than United States 		100.09%
Ranked 51st.
Public spending per student > Secondary level 19.4
Ranked 18th. 		22.4
Ranked 28th. 15% more than Costa Rica
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.13%
Ranked 108th. 		48.86%
Ranked 40th. 2% more than Costa Rica
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 88%
Ranked 74th. 		94%
Ranked 66th. 7% more than Costa Rica
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 149th. The same as United States 		15
Ranked 90th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 131st. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 73th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 7.04
Ranked 38th. 		0.0
Ranked 116th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 66.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th. 		82.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 24% more than Costa Rica
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 133.25
Ranked 62nd. 54% more than United States 		86.39
Ranked 118th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.133 per capita
Ranked 60th. 55% more than United States 		0.086 per capita
Ranked 119th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 87%
Ranked 80th. 		93%
Ranked 66th. 7% more than Costa Rica
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 24.9
Ranked 65th. 62% more than United States 		15.4
Ranked 115th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 80%
Ranked 38th. 		87%
Ranked 8th. 9% more than Costa Rica
Primary education > Teachers 25,399
Ranked 44th. 		1.73 million
Ranked 3rd. 68 times more than Costa Rica
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 50.46%
Ranked 43th. 4% more than United States 		48.72%
Ranked 92nd.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 6.9
Ranked 45th. 		11.6
Ranked 33th. 68% more than Costa Rica
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 109th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 49th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 5.88
Ranked 27th. 		5.9
Ranked 45th. About the same as Costa Rica
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.1%
Ranked 101st. 		48.7%
Ranked 42nd. 1% more than Costa Rica
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $16.05 billion
Ranked 40th. 		$10.28 trillion
Ranked 1st. 641 times more than Costa Rica
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 148th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 77th.
Scouting > Members 11,297
Ranked 70th. 		2.99 million
Ranked 3rd. 265 times more than Costa Rica
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 54.46%
Ranked 47th. 		54.76%
Ranked 39th. 1% more than Costa Rica
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 68.63%
Ranked 32nd. 25% more than United States 		54.76%
Ranked 41st.
High school > Share of total education spending 20.19%
Ranked 88th. 		35.42%
Ranked 52nd. 75% more than Costa Rica
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 97.17%
Ranked 3rd. 19% more than United States 		81.55%
Ranked 48th.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 49.2%
Ranked 66th. 		88.1%
Ranked 17th. 79% more than Costa Rica
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 321,961
Ranked 76th. 		24.69 million
Ranked 2nd. 77 times more than Costa Rica
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 3.92
Ranked 95th. 		5.52
Ranked 66th. 41% more than Costa Rica
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 98.78
Ranked 31st. 2% more than United States 		97.22
Ranked 93th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 66.3
Ranked 57th. 		82.6
Ranked 48th. 25% more than Costa Rica
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.99
Ranked 51st. 		0.991
Ranked 69th. About the same as Costa Rica
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 50.8%
Ranked 33th. 4% more than United States 		49%
Ranked 73th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 0.0
Ranked 60th. 		25,000
Ranked 1st.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 17.7
Ranked 40th. 84% more than United States 		9.6
Ranked 12th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 70.59
Ranked 117th. 		82.94
Ranked 90th. 17% more than Costa Rica
Scouting > Members per thousand people 2.35
Ranked 57th. 		9.52
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Costa Rica
Elementary school repeaters > Male 8.18
Ranked 36th. 		0.0
Ranked 113th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 5.82
Ranked 41st. 		0.0
Ranked 112th.
High school teachers 24,347
Ranked 53th. 		1.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 71 times more than Costa Rica
Elementary school teachers 28,186
Ranked 71st. 		1.8 million
Ranked 2nd. 64 times more than Costa Rica
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 347,244
Ranked 84th. 		24.43 million
Ranked 3rd. 70 times more than Costa Rica
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 106.24
Ranked 24th. 5% more than United States 		101.63
Ranked 58th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 125.48
Ranked 61st. 50% more than United States 		83.88
Ranked 115th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 12.58%
Ranked 56th. 43% more than United States 		8.81%
Ranked 67th.
School enrollment, tertiary > % gross 46.74%
Ranked 11th. 		95.33%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Costa Rica
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ $28.15 billion
Ranked 37th. 		$11.51 trillion
Ranked 1st. 409 times more than Costa Rica
Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU 1.3 trillion
Ranked 27th. 		11.23 trillion
Ranked 13th. 9 times more than Costa Rica
School enrollment, secondary, female > % net 75.97%
Ranked 62nd. 		88.17%
Ranked 31st. 16% more than Costa Rica
School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross 98.49%
Ranked 35th. 6% more than United States 		93.35%
Ranked 56th.
School enrollment > Secondary > % net 37.83% net
Ranked 37th. 		89.34% net
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Costa Rica
Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita 270,198.79
Ranked 14th. 7 times more than United States 		36,028.94
Ranked 52nd.
Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment 65.4%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than United States 		19.2%
Ranked 47th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross 68.39% gross
Ranked 24th. 8% more than United States 		63.25% gross
Ranked 58th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 36.39% net
Ranked 34th. 		88.14% net
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Costa Rica
Secondary education > Teachers > % female 54.21% female
Ranked 74th. 		62.59% female
Ranked 37th. 15% more than Costa Rica
Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 46.24%
Ranked 7th. 		69.78%
Ranked 40th. 51% more than Costa Rica
Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 33.1%
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than United States 		15.1%
Ranked 64th.
Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment 4.53%
Ranked 47th. 		0.0
Ranked 135th.
Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort 91.69%
Ranked 41st. 		98.33%
Ranked 16th. 7% more than Costa Rica
Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort 94.14%
Ranked 36th. 6% more than United States 		89.05%
Ranked 54th.
High school teachers > % female 58.36%
Ranked 45th. 		60.36%
Ranked 38th. 3% more than Costa Rica
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 89.2%
Ranked 57th. 		94.11%
Ranked 41st. 6% more than Costa Rica
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 86.64%
Ranked 63th. 		94.34%
Ranked 38th. 9% more than Costa Rica
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total > % of relevant age group 96.92%
Ranked 99th. 		101.34%
Ranked 79th. 5% more than Costa Rica
Elementary school graduate rate > Female 96.04
Ranked 30th. 10% more than United States 		87.47
Ranked 48th.
Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female 14,208
Ranked 46th. 		1.04 million
Ranked 1st. 73 times more than Costa Rica
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male 29,622
Ranked 34th. 		944,307
Ranked 4th. 32 times more than Costa Rica
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group 96.59%
Ranked 100th. 		102.8%
Ranked 73th. 6% more than Costa Rica
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female 25,478
Ranked 38th. 		769,923
Ranked 4th. 30 times more than Costa Rica
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 107.63%
Ranked 53th. 9% more than United States 		98.6%
Ranked 116th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net 42.21%
Ranked 12th. 		88.31%
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Costa Rica
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 91.92%
Ranked 49th. 		93.87%
Ranked 43th. 2% more than Costa Rica
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female 49.85%
Ranked 75th. 3% more than United States 		48.63%
Ranked 95th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female 49.99%
Ranked 37th. 3% more than United States 		48.63%
Ranked 69th.
School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 28.28% gross
Ranked 61st. 		96.32% gross
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 39.32%
Ranked 3rd. 		88.98%
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Costa Rica
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 22.53%
Ranked 62nd. 		69.36%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Secondary education, teachers > % female 59.71%
Ranked 40th. 		61.15%
Ranked 36th. 2% more than Costa Rica
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people 0.0
Ranked 59th. 		80.23
Ranked 14th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 88.13% net
Ranked 67th. 		90.49% net
Ranked 71st. 3% more than Costa Rica
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 86.84% net
Ranked 74th. 		94.25% net
Ranked 51st. 9% more than Costa Rica
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 68.63%
Ranked 23th. 		79.4%
Ranked 11th. 16% more than Costa Rica
Primary education, teachers > % female 80.14%
Ranked 52nd. 		86.71%
Ranked 33th. 8% more than Costa Rica
Tertiary education, teachers > % female 32.86%
Ranked 10th. 		47.68%
Ranked 22nd. 45% more than Costa Rica
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 23.06%
Ranked 10th. 77% more than United States 		13.07%
Ranked 60th.

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