| STAT | Denmark | United States | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average years of schooling of adults |
9.7
Ranked 11th. |
12
Ranked 1st. 24% more than Denmark |
|
| Children out of school, primary |
15,219
Ranked 73th. |
1.76 million
Ranked 3rd. 115 times more than Denmark |
|
| Children out of school, primary per 1000 |
2.74
Ranked 71st. |
5.64
Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Denmark |
|
| Children out of school, primary, female |
5,253
Ranked 73th. |
780,465
Ranked 3rd. 149 times more than Denmark |
|
| College and university > Gender parity index |
1.45
Ranked 28th. 3% more than United States |
1.41
Ranked 33th. |
|
| College and university > Share of total education spending |
27.64%
Ranked 19th. 8% more than United States |
25.65%
Ranked 26th. |
|
| Compulsary education duration |
10
Ranked 68th. |
12
Ranked 14th. 20% more than Denmark |
|
| Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP |
8.74%
Ranked 6th. 55% more than United States |
5.62%
Ranked 39th. |
|
| Homeschooling legal status | Legal as alternative to the mandatory public school system. | Legal under regulating conditions, varies by state. | |
| Literacy > Total population |
99%
Ranked 24th. The same as United States |
99%
Ranked 20th. |
|
| Primary education, duration > Years |
6
Ranked 106th. The same as United States |
6
Ranked 53th. |
|
| Primary education, teachers per 1000 |
7.44
Ranked 20th. 35% more than United States |
5.49
Ranked 49th. |
|
| Pupil-teacher ratio, primary |
9.93
Ranked 145th. |
14.29
Ranked 98th. 44% more than Denmark |
|
| Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary |
10.05
Ranked 108th. |
14.49
Ranked 56th. 44% more than Denmark |
|
| Secondary education, duration > Years |
6
Ranked 135th. The same as United States |
6
Ranked 102nd. |
|
| Literacy > Female |
99%
Ranked 23th. The same as United States |
99%
Ranked 17th. |
|
| Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 |
0.947
Ranked 78th. |
2.5
Ranked 48th. 3 times more than Denmark |
|
| College and university > Gender ratio |
140.66
Ranked 29th. About the same as United States |
140.06
Ranked 29th. |
|
| Child care (preschool) > Duration |
4
Ranked 19th. 33% more than United States |
3
Ranked 47th. |
|
| Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita |
8.2
per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 49% more than United States |
5.5
per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th. |
|
| Duration of compulsory education |
10 years
Ranked 53th. |
12 years
Ranked 10th. 20% more than Denmark |
|
| Secondary education, pupils |
504,205
Ranked 81st. |
24.21 million
Ranked 4th. 48 times more than Denmark |
|
| College and university > Private school share |
1.77%
Ranked 98th. |
27.95%
Ranked 46th. 16 times more than Denmark |
|
| Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment |
1
Ranked 38th. 1% more than United States |
0.99
Ranked 49th. |
|
| School life expectancy > Total |
15.6 years
Ranked 10th. 3% more than United States |
15.2 years
Ranked 14th. |
|
| Primary education, pupils |
403,344
Ranked 95th. |
24.43 million
Ranked 5th. 61 times more than Denmark |
|
| Primary education, teachers |
39,854
Ranked 61st. |
1.71 million
Ranked 5th. 43 times more than Denmark |
|
| Tertiary enrollment |
58.9%
Ranked 11th. |
72.6%
Ranked 1st. 23% more than Denmark |
|
| Spending per student > College and university |
53.41
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than United States |
22.04
Ranked 37th. |
|
| High school > Gender ratio |
103.07
Ranked 48th. 4% more than United States |
99.5
Ranked 59th. |
|
| Compulsary education starting age |
6
Ranked 110th. The same as United States |
6
Ranked 66th. |
|
| Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million |
1.88
Ranked 68th. 40 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 110th. The same as United States |
3
Ranked 73th. |
|
| Literacy > Male |
99%
Ranked 33th. The same as United States |
99%
Ranked 28th. |
|
| Spending > USD |
25.86 billion
Ranked 22nd. |
684.04 billion
Ranked 1st. 26 times more than Denmark |
|
| High school > Private school share |
13.82%
Ranked 64th. 67% more than United States |
8.27%
Ranked 86th. |
|
| Spending > Proportion |
7.41
Ranked 4th. 55% more than United States |
4.79
Ranked 54th. |
|
| Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary |
9.93
Ranked 157th. |
14.21
Ranked 120th. 43% more than Denmark |
|
| Child care (preschool) > Starting age |
3
Ranked 165th. The same as United States |
3
Ranked 103th. |
|
| Preschool enrollment rate |
99.04
Ranked 105th. About the same as United States |
98.77
Ranked 94th. |
|
| Tertiary > Students studying abroad |
6,071.04
Ranked 100th. |
56,943.33
Ranked 6th. 9 times more than Denmark |
|
| Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level |
201,746
Ranked 58th. |
16.61 million
Ranked 1st. 82 times more than Denmark |
|
| Teachers as percentage of labor force |
0.0
Ranked 36th. |
4.2%
Ranked 17th. |
|
| Literacy > Reading performance > Overall |
495
Ranked 22nd. |
500
Ranked 15th. 1% more than Denmark |
|
| Elementary (primary school) > Duration |
6
Ranked 111th. The same as United States |
6
Ranked 59th. |
|
| Children out of school > Primary |
6,276
Ranked 84th. |
1.62 million
Ranked 2nd. 258 times more than Denmark |
|
| Secondary education, teachers per 1000 |
8.2
Ranked 23th. 53% more than United States |
5.36
Ranked 56th. |
|
| Secondary education, teachers |
43,921
Ranked 50th. |
1.67 million
Ranked 4th. 38 times more than Denmark |
|
| Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher |
5.53
Ranked 126th. |
14.96
Ranked 64th. 3 times more than Denmark |
|
| Mathematical literacy |
514
Ranked 13th. 4% more than United States |
493
Ranked 18th. |
|
| High school > Lower secondary school duration |
3
Ranked 152nd. The same as United States |
3
Ranked 105th. |
|
| Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 |
1.8
Ranked 64th. |
3.14
Ranked 43th. 75% more than Denmark |
|
| Scientific literacy |
481
Ranked 22nd. |
499
Ranked 14th. 4% more than Denmark |
|
| Spending per student > High school |
34.36
Ranked 8th. 40% more than United States |
24.56
Ranked 18th. |
|
| Secondary education, general pupils |
372,253
Ranked 85th. |
24.21 million
Ranked 3rd. 65 times more than Denmark |
|
| Reading literacy |
497
Ranked 16th. |
504
Ranked 15th. 1% more than Denmark |
|
| High school > Gender parity index |
1.01
Ranked 71st. |
1.01
Ranked 68th. About the same as Denmark |
|
| Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills |
495
Ranked 22nd. |
500
Ranked 15th. 1% more than Denmark |
|
| Scientific and technical journal articles |
5,291
Ranked 22nd. |
211,233
Ranked 1st. 40 times more than Denmark |
|
| Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve |
502
Ranked 16th. 2% more than United States |
492
Ranked 25th. |
|
| Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion |
2.21%
Ranked 97th. 8 times more than United States |
0.271%
Ranked 124th. |
|
| Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 |
37.53
Ranked 32nd. |
57.75
Ranked 4th. 54% more than Denmark |
|
| Scouting > Genders admitted | both | both for Venturing, boys only for non-Venturing | |
| Elementary (primary school) > Starting age |
7
Ranked 32nd. 17% more than United States |
6
Ranked 77th. |
|
| Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government |
15.3%
Ranked 37th. The same as United States |
15.3%
Ranked 38th. |
|
| Children out of school, primary, male |
9,966
Ranked 63th. |
976,866
Ranked 3rd. 98 times more than Denmark |
|
| Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI |
8.6%
Ranked 3rd. 46% more than United States |
5.9%
Ranked 23th. |
|
| High school > Students per teacher |
10.05
Ranked 116th. |
14.49
Ranked 57th. 44% more than Denmark |
|
| Secondary education > General pupils |
326,647
Ranked 89th. |
24.19 million
Ranked 3rd. 74 times more than Denmark |
|
| Spending per student > Elementary school |
24.54
Ranked 12th. 10% more than United States |
22.35
Ranked 18th. |
|
| Secondary school starting age > Years |
13
Ranked 26th. 8% more than United States |
12
Ranked 59th. |
|
| High school starting age > Years |
13
Ranked 26th. 8% more than United States |
12
Ranked 55th. |
|
| Primary education > Teachers > Per capita |
7.44
per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 26% more than United States |
5.88
per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. |
|
| Educational attainment > Tertiary |
27%
Ranked 10th. |
37%
Ranked 2nd. 37% more than Denmark |
|
| Education enrolment by level > Primary level |
419,806
Ranked 104th. |
24.85 million
Ranked 4th. 59 times more than Denmark |
|
| High school > Population with at least high school education > Women |
99.3%
Ranked 7th. 5% more than United States |
94.7%
Ranked 14th. |
|
| Elementary school graduate rate |
92.06
Ranked 44th. |
95.34
Ranked 40th. 4% more than Denmark |
|
| Schools connected to the Internet |
100%
Ranked 5th. The same as United States |
100%
Ranked 2nd. |
|
| Public spending per student > Primary level |
23.4
Ranked 10th. 31% more than United States |
17.9
Ranked 21st. |
|
| Secondary education, pupils per 1000 |
90.89
Ranked 46th. 17% more than United States |
77.71
Ranked 76th. |
|
| Primary education, pupils per 1000 |
72.7
Ranked 110th. |
78.41
Ranked 97th. 8% more than Denmark |
|
| Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment |
1.39
Ranked 23th. |
1.4
Ranked 22nd. 1% more than Denmark |
|
| Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment |
1.03
Ranked 50th. 1% more than United States |
1.02
Ranked 54th. |
|
| Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita |
37.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd. |
57.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 53% more than Denmark |
|
| Universities > Top 100 |
1
Ranked 20th. |
31
Ranked 1st. 31 times more than Denmark |
|
| Student attitude > Dislike of school |
19%
Ranked 17th. |
35%
Ranked 5th. 84% more than Denmark |
|
| Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people |
1.09
Ranked 111th. 6 times more than United States |
0.183
Ranked 178th. |
|
| Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years |
6
Ranked 121st. The same as United States |
6
Ranked 86th. |
|
| Teacher student ratio > High school |
10.05
Ranked 110th. |
14.38
Ranked 51st. 43% more than Denmark |
|
| Children out of school > Primary per 1000 |
1.16
Ranked 96th. |
5.54
Ranked 58th. 5 times more than Denmark |
|
| Inequality adjusted index |
0.891
Ranked 10th. |
0.941
Ranked 3rd. 6% more than Denmark |
|
| Class size > Age 13 |
18 students
Ranked 17th. |
18.3 students
Ranked 15th. 2% more than Denmark |
|
| Teacher student ratio > Elementary school |
9.93
Ranked 146th. |
13.69
Ranked 102nd. 38% more than Denmark |
|
| Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries |
48.66%
Ranked 31st. 2% more than United States |
47.8%
Ranked 32nd. |
|
| Elementary school > Enrolled students |
415,793
Ranked 97th. |
24.68 million
Ranked 3rd. 59 times more than Denmark |
|
| Primary education > Duration > Years |
6 years
Ranked 104th. The same as United States |
6 years
Ranked 54th. |
|
| Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita |
$29,815.87
Ranked 5th. |
$33,005.49
Ranked 3rd. 11% more than Denmark |
|
| School enrolment rate > 1st grade |
98.69
Ranked 104th. |
105.99
Ranked 46th. 7% more than Denmark |
|
| Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 |
67.1
Ranked 87th. |
77.71
Ranked 47th. 16% more than Denmark |
|
| Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret |
492
Ranked 23th. |
495
Ranked 20th. 1% more than Denmark |
|
| High school > Lower secondary starting age |
13
Ranked 26th. 8% more than United States |
12
Ranked 61st. |
|
| Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share |
13.73%
Ranked 57th. 57% more than United States |
8.72%
Ranked 80th. |
|
| Elementary school > Gender ratio |
100.04
Ranked 27th. |
100.68
Ranked 17th. 1% more than Denmark |
|
| Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level |
96%
Ranked 57th. 2% more than United States |
94%
Ranked 71st. |
|
| Duration of education > Secondary level |
6
Ranked 116th. The same as United States |
6
Ranked 81st. |
|
| Public spending per student > Tertiary level |
65.1
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than United States |
23.9
Ranked 8th. |
|
| Primary education > Pupils |
419,806
Ranked 100th. |
24.56 million
Ranked 4th. 59 times more than Denmark |
|
| High school > Population with at least high school education > Men |
99.4%
Ranked 7th. 5% more than United States |
94.3%
Ranked 22nd. |
|
| Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita |
83.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th. 1% more than United States |
82.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th. |
|
| Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level |
57.92%
Ranked 27th. 2% more than United States |
56.64%
Ranked 34th. |
|
| Secondary education, vocational pupils |
131,952
Ranked 53th. |
0.0
Ranked 96th. |
|
| Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher |
9.93
Ranked 152nd. |
14.29
Ranked 100th. 44% more than Denmark |
|
| Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries |
80.65%
Ranked 25th. 4% more than United States |
77.19%
Ranked 38th. |
|
| Secondary education > Teachers |
43,921
Ranked 51st. |
1.62 million
Ranked 3rd. 37 times more than Denmark |
|
| School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary |
17 years
Ranked 7th. 6% more than United States |
16 years
Ranked 15th. |
|
| School enrolment rate > 5th grade |
100
Ranked 1st. 6% more than United States |
94.45
Ranked 30th. |
|
| Spending per secondary school student |
$7,200.00 per student
Ranked 5th. |
$7,764.00 per student
Ranked 3rd. 8% more than Denmark |
|
| Education enrolment by level > Secondary level |
446,863
Ranked 87th. |
23.85 million
Ranked 4th. 53 times more than Denmark |
|
| Scientific and technical journal articles per million |
981.53
Ranked 5th. 35% more than United States |
728.12
Ranked 13th. |
|
| Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts |
496
Ranked 21st. |
500
Ranked 13th. 1% more than Denmark |
|
| Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts |
493
Ranked 23th. |
503
Ranked 14th. 2% more than Denmark |
|
| Duration of education > Primary level |
6
Ranked 100th. The same as United States |
6
Ranked 51st. |
|
| Literacy > Adults at low literacy level |
32%
Ranked 15th. |
49.6%
Ranked 7th. 55% more than Denmark |
|
| Expected duration of education for all students |
17.8 years
Ranked 8th. 7% more than United States |
16.7 years
Ranked 14th. |
|
| Participation > Children out of school > Elementary |
16,343
Ranked 74th. |
1.71 million
Ranked 4th. 105 times more than Denmark |
|
| Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education |
101.62%
Ranked 37th. 2% more than United States |
100.09%
Ranked 51st. |
|
| Public spending per student > Secondary level |
37.2
Ranked 3rd. 66% more than United States |
22.4
Ranked 28th. |
|
| Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level |
48.71%
Ranked 54th. |
48.86%
Ranked 40th. About the same as Denmark |
|
| Children out of school > Primary > Per capita |
1.16
per 1,000 people
Ranked 97th. |
5.52
per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 5 times more than Denmark |
|
| Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate |
493
Ranked 23th. |
512
Ranked 8th. 4% more than Denmark |
|
| Educational attainment > Senior secondary |
54%
Ranked 5th. 8% more than United States |
50%
Ranked 6th. |
|
| Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women |
97%
Ranked 42nd. 3% more than United States |
94%
Ranked 66th. |
|
| High school > Upper secondary starting age |
16
Ranked 44th. 7% more than United States |
15
Ranked 90th. |
|
| Elementary school starting age > Years |
7
Ranked 34th. 17% more than United States |
6
Ranked 73th. |
|
| Student attitude > Find school boring |
41%
Ranked 14th. |
61%
Ranked 2nd. 49% more than Denmark |
|
| Elementary school repeaters > All |
0.0
Ranked 141st. |
0.0
Ranked 116th. |
|
| School life expectancy > Male |
15.2 years
Ranked 11th. 3% more than United States |
14.8 years
Ranked 17th. |
|
| Universities > Top 200 |
3
Ranked 20th. |
54
Ranked 1st. 18 times more than Denmark |
|
| Literacy > Adults at high literacy level |
25.4%
Ranked 3rd. 34% more than United States |
19%
Ranked 9th. |
|
| Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita |
60.48
per 1,000 people
Ranked 101st. |
82.36
per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 36% more than Denmark |
|
| Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 |
78.09
Ranked 126th. |
86.39
Ranked 118th. 11% more than Denmark |
|
| Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita |
0.078 per capita
Ranked 128th. |
0.086 per capita
Ranked 119th. 10% more than Denmark |
|
| Primary teacher salary > Starting |
$28,140.00
Ranked 3rd. 9% more than United States |
$25,707.00
Ranked 5th. |
|
| Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men |
95%
Ranked 57th. 2% more than United States |
93%
Ranked 66th. |
|
| Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD |
2.54%
Ranked 9th. |
2.68%
Ranked 7th. 6% more than Denmark |
|
| Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge per million |
0.93%
Ranked 2nd. 44 times more than United States |
0.0212%
Ranked 18th. |
|
| Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level |
9.9
Ranked 134th. |
15.4
Ranked 115th. 56% more than Denmark |
|
| Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female |
64%
Ranked 2nd. |
87%
Ranked 8th. 36% more than Denmark |
|
| Primary education > Teachers |
39,854
Ranked 64th. |
1.73 million
Ranked 3rd. 43 times more than Denmark |
|
| Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level |
50.07%
Ranked 54th. 3% more than United States |
48.72%
Ranked 92nd. |
|
| Students from households with computer > Age 13 |
72%
Ranked 3rd. 33% more than United States |
54%
Ranked 13th. |
|
| Expenditure on education > Change in expenditure on education > Expenditure in tertiary education |
116.29 Index of change, year 200
Ranked 18th. |
117.74 Index of change, year 200
Ranked 15th. 1% more than Denmark |
|
| Private school enrolment > Primary level |
10.8
Ranked 20th. |
11.6
Ranked 33th. 7% more than Denmark |
|
| Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years |
6
Ranked 98th. The same as United States |
6
Ranked 49th. |
|
| Literacy > Adults with at least moderate literacy |
68%
Ranked 3rd. 35% more than United States |
50.4%
Ranked 11th. |
|
| Educational attainment > Junior secondary |
20%
Ranked 11th. 67% more than United States |
12%
Ranked 18th. |
|
| Primary education > Teachers per 1000 |
7.44
Ranked 22nd. 26% more than United States |
5.9
Ranked 45th. |
|
| Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita |
0.303
per 1,000 people
Ranked 101st. |
3.5
per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 12 times more than Denmark |
|
| Female enrolment share > Primary level |
48.7%
Ranked 46th. The same as United States |
48.7%
Ranked 42nd. |
|
| Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge |
5.13%
Ranked 4th. |
6.49%
Ranked 2nd. 26% more than Denmark |
|
| Student attitude > Report class disorder |
33%
Ranked 8th. 18% more than United States |
28%
Ranked 11th. |
|
| Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ |
$165.41 billion
Ranked 23th. |
$10.28 trillion
Ranked 1st. 62 times more than Denmark |
|
| Universities > Top 200 per million |
0.554
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than United States |
0.183
Ranked 17th. |
|
| Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology | n | 3 | |
| Primary school starting age > Years |
7
Ranked 32nd. 17% more than United States |
6
Ranked 77th. |
|
| Scouting > Members |
39,829
Ranked 37th. |
2.99 million
Ranked 3rd. 75 times more than Denmark |
|
| High school > Share of total education spending |
33.69%
Ranked 55th. |
35.42%
Ranked 52nd. 5% more than Denmark |
|
| Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries |
50.77%
Ranked 42nd. |
54.76%
Ranked 41st. 8% more than Denmark |
|
| High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries |
52.59%
Ranked 48th. |
54.76%
Ranked 39th. 4% more than Denmark |
|
| Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries |
80.76%
Ranked 49th. |
81.55%
Ranked 48th. 1% more than Denmark |
|
| Enrolment ratio > Secondary level |
89.5%
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than United States |
88.1%
Ranked 17th. |
|
| Participation > Secondary education > General pupils |
349,425
Ranked 86th. |
24.69 million
Ranked 2nd. 71 times more than Denmark |
|
| Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 |
8.2
Ranked 25th. 49% more than United States |
5.52
Ranked 66th. |
|
| Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 |
60.44
Ranked 101st. |
82.6
Ranked 48th. 37% more than Denmark |
|
| Ratio of female to male primary enrollment |
100.08
Ranked 23th. 3% more than United States |
97.22
Ranked 93th. |
|
| Children out of school > Primary > Male |
4,639
Ranked 72nd. |
593,372
Ranked 5th. 128 times more than Denmark |
|
| Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index |
1
Ranked 32nd. 1% more than United States |
0.991
Ranked 69th. |
|
| Spending per primary school student |
$6,713.00 per student
Ranked 1st. 11% more than United States |
$6,043.00 per student
Ranked 4th. |
|
| Female enrolment share > Secondary level |
50.1%
Ranked 7th. 2% more than United States |
49%
Ranked 73th. |
|
| Private school enrolment > Secondary level |
15.8
Ranked 41st. 65% more than United States |
9.6
Ranked 12th. |
|
| Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 |
83.12
Ranked 89th. About the same as United States |
82.94
Ranked 90th. |
|
| Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64 |
28.47%
Ranked 4th. |
37.67%
Ranked 1st. 32% more than Denmark |
|
| Scouting > Members per thousand people |
7.12
Ranked 23th. |
9.52
Ranked 14th. 34% more than Denmark |
|
| Proportion of primary education time spent learning science |
12%
Ranked 15th. |
14%
Ranked 9th. 17% more than Denmark |
|
| School life expectancy > Female |
16 years
Ranked 9th. 2% more than United States |
15.7 years
Ranked 11th. |
|
| Elementary school repeaters > Male |
0.0
Ranked 139th. |
0.0
Ranked 113th. |
|
| Elementary school repeaters > Female |
0.0
Ranked 139th. |
0.0
Ranked 112th. |
|
| Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita |
0.859
per 1,000 people
Ranked 85th. |
2.02
per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th. 2 times more than Denmark |
|
| Elementary school teachers |
39,854
Ranked 58th. |
1.8 million
Ranked 2nd. 45 times more than Denmark |
|
| High school teachers |
43,921
Ranked 48th. |
1.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 39 times more than Denmark |
|
| Primary teacher salary > After 15 years |
$32,684.00
Ranked 6th. |
$34,705.00
Ranked 5th. 6% more than Denmark |
|
| Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 |
83%
Ranked 9th. 11% more than United States |
75%
Ranked 16th. |
|
| Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13 |
21.7 years experience
Ranked 23th. |
27 years experience
Ranked 10th. 24% more than Denmark |
|
| Students from households with computer > Age 13 per million |
13.39%
Ranked 7th. 71 times more than United States |
0.188%
Ranked 27th. |
|
| Literacy > Adults at moderate literacy level |
42.6%
Ranked 2nd. 36% more than United States |
31.4%
Ranked 13th. |
|
| Universities > Top 100 per million |
0.185
Ranked 11th. 76% more than United States |
0.105
Ranked 13th. |
|
| Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education |
96%
Ranked 19th. 5% more than United States |
91%
Ranked 23th. |
|
| Students from households with study desk > Age 13 |
94%
Ranked 9th. 8% more than United States |
87%
Ranked 21st. |
|
| Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education |
11%
Ranked 27th. |
38%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Denmark |
|
| Participation > Secondary education > Pupils |
464,952
Ranked 69th. |
24.43 million
Ranked 3rd. 53 times more than Denmark |
|
| Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills | n | 5 | |
| Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP |
0.012 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than United States |
0.005 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 17th. |
|
| Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment |
104.63
Ranked 40th. 3% more than United States |
101.63
Ranked 58th. |
|
| Primary education > Pupils per 1000 |
77.68
Ranked 123th. |
83.88
Ranked 115th. 8% more than Denmark |
|
| Students from households with calculator > Age 13 |
95%
Ranked 19th. |
96%
Ranked 17th. 1% more than Denmark |
|
| Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level |
9.6
Ranked 114th. |
14.9
Ranked 79th. 55% more than Denmark |
|
| Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million |
0.46%
Ranked 4th. 53 times more than United States |
0.00874%
Ranked 28th. |
|
| Share of university qualifications awarded to females |
51%
Ranked 21st. |
57%
Ranked 12th. 12% more than Denmark |
|
| Young shorttext readers |
56.2%
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than United States |
11%
Ranked 24th. |
|
| Young longtext readers |
16.3%
Ranked 21st. |
28.4%
Ranked 6th. 74% more than Denmark |
|
| Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages | 10 | 7 | |
| Primary teacher salary > Starting per 1000 |
$5.29
Ranked 3rd. 57 times more than United States |
$0.09
Ranked 22nd. |
|
| Spending per secondary school student > Per $ GDP |
$0.00 per student per $1,000
Ranked 1st. 62 times more than United States |
$0.00 per student per $1,000
Ranked 21st. |
|
| Universities > Top 100 > Per $ GDP |
0.058 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 12th. 57% more than United States |
0.037 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 15th. |
|
| Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 per million |
15.44%
Ranked 10th. 59 times more than United States |
0.261%
Ranked 28th. |
|
| Students living with mother > Age 13 |
92%
Ranked 24th. 2% more than United States |
90%
Ranked 26th. |
|
| Students from households with dictionary > Age 13 |
80%
Ranked 26th. |
95%
Ranked 17th. 19% more than Denmark |
|
| Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13 | 43% | 75% | |
| Female teachers > Lower secondary |
64%
Ranked 11th. 6% more than United States |
60.2%
Ranked 14th. |
|
| Expected duration of education for males |
17.4 years
Ranked 7th. 7% more than United States |
16.2 years
Ranked 18th. |
|
| Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education |
3%
Ranked 26th. |
41%
Ranked 3rd. 14 times more than Denmark |
|
| Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree |
51%
Ranked 21st. |
57%
Ranked 12th. 12% more than Denmark |
|
| Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education |
91%
Ranked 15th. 5% more than United States |
87%
Ranked 22nd. |
|
| School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary |
12.96%
Ranked 53th. 47% more than United States |
8.81%
Ranked 67th. |
|
| School enrollment, tertiary > % gross |
73.58%
Ranked 16th. |
95.33%
Ranked 3rd. 30% more than Denmark |
|
| Services, etc., value added > Current US$ |
$207.85 billion
Ranked 24th. |
$11.51 trillion
Ranked 1st. 55 times more than Denmark |
|
| Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU |
991.94 billion
Ranked 44th. |
11.23 trillion
Ranked 13th. 11 times more than Denmark |
|
| School enrollment, secondary, female > % net |
91.39%
Ranked 23th. 4% more than United States |
88.17%
Ranked 31st. |
|
| School enrollment, preprimary > % gross |
99.88%
Ranked 22nd. 36% more than United States |
73.32%
Ranked 63th. |
|
| School enrollment, primary > % net |
95.87%
Ranked 44th. 4% more than United States |
91.88%
Ranked 70th. |
|
| School enrollment, secondary > % gross |
119.51%
Ranked 5th. 28% more than United States |
93.55%
Ranked 60th. |
|
| School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary |
13.82%
Ranked 64th. 67% more than United States |
8.27%
Ranked 85th. |
|
| School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross |
87.43%
Ranked 18th. |
111.32%
Ranked 1st. 27% more than Denmark |
|
| Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita |
56.88%
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than United States |
21.66%
Ranked 66th. |
|
| School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross |
118.98%
Ranked 4th. 27% more than United States |
93.35%
Ranked 56th. |
|
| School enrollment > Secondary > % net |
91.66% net
Ranked 15th. 3% more than United States |
89.34% net
Ranked 22nd. |
|
| Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita |
178,803.07
Ranked 28th. 5 times more than United States |
36,028.94
Ranked 52nd. |
|
| Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment |
27.5%
Ranked 16th. 43% more than United States |
19.2%
Ranked 47th. |
|
| School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross |
90.7% gross
Ranked 29th. 43% more than United States |
63.25% gross
Ranked 58th. |
|
| School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net |
90.32% net
Ranked 15th. 2% more than United States |
88.14% net
Ranked 23th. |
|
| Secondary education > Teachers > % female |
48.06% female
Ranked 84th. |
62.59% female
Ranked 37th. 30% more than Denmark |
|
| Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population |
86.19%
Ranked 10th. 24% more than United States |
69.78%
Ranked 40th. |
|
| Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment |
33%
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than United States |
15.1%
Ranked 64th. |
|
| Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment |
0.135%
Ranked 120th. |
0.0
Ranked 135th. |
|
| Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort |
99.24%
Ranked 9th. 1% more than United States |
98.33%
Ranked 16th. |
|
| Primary teacher salary > Starting, % of GDP |
1.62e-05%
Ranked 4th. 59 times more than United States |
2.76e-07%
Ranked 22nd. |
|
| Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort |
99.32%
Ranked 16th. 12% more than United States |
89.05%
Ranked 54th. |
|
| Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total > % of relevant age group |
99.14%
Ranked 102nd. |
101.34%
Ranked 79th. 2% more than Denmark |
|
| Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross |
119.21%
Ranked 4th. 27% more than United States |
94.11%
Ranked 41st. |
|
| Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross |
117.46%
Ranked 4th. 25% more than United States |
94.34%
Ranked 38th. |
|
| Elementary school graduate rate > Female |
92.07
Ranked 42nd. 5% more than United States |
87.47
Ranked 48th. |
|
| Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female |
21,107
Ranked 49th. |
1.04 million
Ranked 1st. 49 times more than Denmark |
|
| Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male |
9,993
Ranked 66th. |
944,307
Ranked 4th. 94 times more than Denmark |
|
| School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net |
93.07% net
Ranked 14th. 3% more than United States |
90.59% net
Ranked 20th. |
|
| Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % of relevant age group |
98.41%
Ranked 96th. |
99.44%
Ranked 92nd. 1% more than Denmark |
|
| Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending |
24.36%
Ranked 73th. |
32.42%
Ranked 47th. 33% more than Denmark |
|
| Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female |
6,350
Ranked 74th. |
769,923
Ranked 4th. 121 times more than Denmark |
|
| School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross |
73.88% gross
Ranked 9th. |
82.44% gross
Ranked 5th. 12% more than Denmark |
|
| Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net |
89.59%
Ranked 19th. 1% more than United States |
88.31%
Ranked 22nd. |
|
| Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross |
121.06%
Ranked 4th. 29% more than United States |
93.87%
Ranked 43th. |
|
| Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female |
51.3%
Ranked 39th. 5% more than United States |
48.63%
Ranked 95th. |
|
| Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female |
49.39%
Ranked 59th. 2% more than United States |
48.63%
Ranked 69th. |
|
| Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of relevant age group |
98.69%
Ranked 89th. |
99.02%
Ranked 86th. About the same as Denmark |
|
| Total expenditure as % of GDP |
6.7% of GDP
Ranked 2nd. |
7% of GDP
Ranked 1st. 4% more than Denmark |
|
| Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net |
91.09%
Ranked 17th. 2% more than United States |
88.98%
Ranked 21st. |
|
| Secondary education, teachers > % female |
48.06%
Ranked 76th. |
61.15%
Ranked 36th. 27% more than Denmark |
|
| Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds |
31.13%
Ranked 9th. |
40.66%
Ranked 3rd. 31% more than Denmark |
|
| Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment |
34.9%
Ranked 64th. |
37.6%
Ranked 57th. 8% more than Denmark |
|
| Share of vocational tertiary qualifications awarded to females > First degree |
66% awarded to females
Ranked 8th. 10% more than United States |
60% awarded to females
Ranked 14th. |
|
| Secondary education, teachers, female |
21,107
Ranked 50th. |
1.02 million
Ranked 4th. 48 times more than Denmark |
|
| Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force |
38.4%
Ranked 33th. |
51.6%
Ranked 23th. 34% more than Denmark |
|
| Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment |
39.4%
Ranked 59th. 19% more than United States |
33%
Ranked 70th. |
|
| Education spending > % of GDP |
8.5%
Ranked 8th. 49% more than United States |
5.7%
Ranked 38th. |
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