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  • 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.
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • 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).
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • 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.
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers: 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 15 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 20 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 19 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 16 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with primary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • School enrollment, secondary > % net: School enrollment, secondary (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Total is the ratio of children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the population of the official secondary school age.
  • Total enrollment, primary > % net: Total enrollment, primary (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • Total enrollment, primary, female > % net: Total enrollment, primary, female (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Total is the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • 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.
  • 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 > % 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.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with primary education > % of total: Labor force with primary education (% of total). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with secondary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with secondary education > % of total: Labor force with secondary education (% of total). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education (% of total unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % gross: School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Male is the total male enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Primary education > Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.
  • Researchers in R&D > Per million people: Researchers in R&D (per million people). Researchers in R&D are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods, or systems and in the management of the projects concerned. Postgraduate PhD students (ISCED97 level 6) engaged in R&D are included.
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Male is the total male enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • 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.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
STAT Egypt United States HISTORY
Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 136th.
3
Ranked 47th. 50% more than Egypt

Children out of school, primary 210,911
Ranked 24th.
1.76 million
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Egypt

Children out of school, primary per 1000 2.66
Ranked 71st.
5.64
Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Egypt

Children out of school, primary, female 93,942
Ranked 31st.
780,465
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Egypt

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 1.33
Ranked 71st.
2.5
Ranked 48th. 88% more than Egypt

College and university > Gender parity index 0.9
Ranked 64th.
1.41
Ranked 33th. 56% more than Egypt

Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 86th.
12
Ranked 14th. 33% more than Egypt

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 3.76%
Ranked 87th.
5.62%
Ranked 39th. 50% more than Egypt

Literacy > Female 59.4%
Ranked 8th.
99%
Ranked 17th. 67% more than Egypt

Literacy > Total population 71.4%
Ranked 9th.
99%
Ranked 20th. 39% more than Egypt

Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 35th. The same as United States
6
Ranked 53th.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.87
Ranked 62nd.
5.49
Ranked 49th. 13% more than Egypt

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 27.73
Ranked 44th. 94% more than United States
14.29
Ranked 98th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 12.13
Ranked 72nd.
14.49
Ranked 56th. 19% more than Egypt

Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 90th. The same as United States
6
Ranked 102nd.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 6.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 22% more than United States
5.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th.

Secondary education, pupils 6.85 million
Ranked 14th.
24.21 million
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Egypt

College and university > Private school share 18.6%
Ranked 62nd.
27.95%
Ranked 46th. 50% more than Egypt

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.94
Ranked 111th.
0.99
Ranked 49th. 5% more than Egypt

School life expectancy > Total 10.3 years
Ranked 72nd.
15.2 years
Ranked 14th. 48% more than Egypt
Primary education, pupils 10.27 million
Ranked 11th.
24.43 million
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Egypt

Primary education, teachers 380,111
Ranked 10th.
1.71 million
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Egypt

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 44th. The same as United States
6
Ranked 66th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.158
Ranked 97th. 3 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 58th. The same as United States
3
Ranked 73th.

Literacy > Male 83%
Ranked 7th.
99%
Ranked 28th. 19% more than Egypt

High school > Private school share 5.49%
Ranked 77th.
8.27%
Ranked 86th. 51% more than Egypt

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 21.86
Ranked 77th. 54% more than United States
14.21
Ranked 120th.

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 21st. 33% more than United States
3
Ranked 103th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 14,479.31
Ranked 55th.
56,943.33
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Egypt

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 2.15 million
Ranked 15th.
16.61 million
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Egypt

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 39th. The same as United States
6
Ranked 59th.

Children out of school > Primary 219,515
Ranked 28th.
1.62 million
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Egypt

Secondary education, teachers 549,344
Ranked 10th.
1.67 million
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Egypt

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 7.16
Ranked 42nd. 33% more than United States
5.36
Ranked 56th.

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 30.35
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than United States
14.96
Ranked 64th.

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 87th. The same as United States
3
Ranked 105th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.000864
Ranked 104th.
3.14
Ranked 43th. 3628 times more than Egypt

Secondary education, general pupils 5.58 million
Ranked 13th.
24.21 million
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Egypt

High school > Gender parity index 0.962
Ranked 106th.
1.01
Ranked 68th. 5% more than Egypt

Scientific and technical journal articles 1,720
Ranked 38th.
211,233
Ranked 1st. 123 times more than Egypt

Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.645%
Ranked 121st. 2 times more than United States
0.271%
Ranked 124th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 31.53
Ranked 44th.
57.75
Ranked 4th. 83% more than Egypt

Scouting > Genders admitted both both for Venturing, boys only for non-Venturing
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 57th. The same as United States
6
Ranked 77th.

Children out of school, primary, male 61
Ranked 103th.
976,866
Ranked 3rd. 16014 times more than Egypt

High school > Students per teacher 12.13
Ranked 74th.
14.49
Ranked 57th. 19% more than Egypt

Secondary education > General pupils 5.8 million
Ranked 14th.
24.19 million
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Egypt

Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 45th. The same as United States
12
Ranked 59th.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th.
5.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 18% more than Egypt

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 7.87 million
Ranked 13th.
24.85 million
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Egypt

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 43.4%
Ranked 97th.
94.7%
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Egypt

Schools connected to the Internet 66%
Ranked 17th.
100%
Ranked 2nd. 52% more than Egypt

Primary education, pupils per 1000 129.31
Ranked 52nd. 65% more than United States
78.41
Ranked 97th.

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 87.68
Ranked 65th. 13% more than United States
77.71
Ranked 76th.

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.55
Ranked 73th.
1.4
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Egypt

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.92
Ranked 103th.
1.02
Ranked 54th. 11% more than Egypt

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 30.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th.
57.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 87% more than Egypt

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.182
Ranked 179th.
0.183
Ranked 178th. About the same as Egypt

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 3.11
Ranked 70th.
5.54
Ranked 58th. 78% more than Egypt

Inequality adjusted index 0.347
Ranked 95th.
0.941
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Egypt
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 36th. The same as United States
6 years
Ranked 54th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $720.67
Ranked 71st.
$33,005.49
Ranked 3rd. 46 times more than Egypt

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 71.5
Ranked 74th.
77.71
Ranked 47th. 9% more than Egypt

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 7.79%
Ranked 79th.
8.72%
Ranked 80th. 12% more than Egypt

High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 46th. The same as United States
12
Ranked 61st.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 97%
Ranked 41st. 3% more than United States
94%
Ranked 71st.

Primary education > Pupils 7.93 million
Ranked 11th.
24.56 million
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Egypt

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 59.3%
Ranked 75th.
94.3%
Ranked 22nd. 59% more than Egypt

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 41.52%
Ranked 72nd.
56.64%
Ranked 34th. 36% more than Egypt

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 119.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 45% more than United States
82.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils 1.59 million
Ranked 7th.
0.0
Ranked 96th.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 27.73
Ranked 44th. 94% more than United States
14.29
Ranked 100th.

Secondary education > Teachers 487,709
Ranked 10th.
1.62 million
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Egypt

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 8.38 million
Ranked 13th.
23.85 million
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Egypt

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 24.77
Ranked 60th.
728.12
Ranked 13th. 29 times more than Egypt

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 47.61%
Ranked 129th.
48.86%
Ranked 40th. 3% more than Egypt

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 3.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd.
5.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 83% more than Egypt

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 94%
Ranked 64th. The same as United States
94%
Ranked 66th.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 73th. The same as United States
15
Ranked 90th.

School life expectancy > Male 11.2 years
Ranked 59th.
14.8 years
Ranked 17th. 32% more than Egypt
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 79.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th.
82.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 3% more than Egypt

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.113 per capita
Ranked 86th. 31% more than United States
0.086 per capita
Ranked 119th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 115.29
Ranked 84th. 33% more than United States
86.39
Ranked 118th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 100%
Ranked 2nd. 8% more than United States
93%
Ranked 66th.

Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 53%
Ranked 36th.
87%
Ranked 8th. 64% more than Egypt
Primary education > Teachers 362,679
Ranked 11th.
1.73 million
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Egypt

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 47.3%
Ranked 119th.
48.72%
Ranked 92nd. 3% more than Egypt

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 5.14
Ranked 60th.
5.9
Ranked 45th. 15% more than Egypt

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 2.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th.
3.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 57% more than Egypt

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $58.17 billion
Ranked 23th.
$10.28 trillion
Ranked 1st. 177 times more than Egypt

Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 57th. The same as United States
6
Ranked 77th.

Scouting > Members 82,940
Ranked 17th.
2.99 million
Ranked 3rd. 36 times more than Egypt
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 82.23
Ranked 50th.
82.6
Ranked 48th. About the same as Egypt

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 95.73
Ranked 109th.
97.22
Ranked 93th. 2% more than Egypt

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 6.91
Ranked 44th. 25% more than United States
5.52
Ranked 66th.

Children out of school > Primary > Male 58,051
Ranked 31st.
593,372
Ranked 5th. 10 times more than Egypt

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.943
Ranked 87th.
0.991
Ranked 69th. 5% more than Egypt

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 122.75
Ranked 19th. 48% more than United States
82.94
Ranked 90th.

Scouting > Members per thousand people 1.03
Ranked 89th.
9.52
Ranked 14th. 9 times more than Egypt
School life expectancy > Female 9.3 years
Ranked 70th.
15.7 years
Ranked 11th. 69% more than Egypt
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.799 per 1,000 people
Ranked 89th.
2.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th. 3 times more than Egypt

Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education 66%
Ranked 31st.
91%
Ranked 23th. 38% more than Egypt
Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education 0.0
Ranked 29th.
38%
Ranked 5th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 112.31
Ranked 83th. 34% more than United States
83.88
Ranked 115th.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 93.77
Ranked 111th.
101.63
Ranked 58th. 8% more than Egypt

Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education 0.0
Ranked 29th.
41%
Ranked 3rd.
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education 57%
Ranked 31st.
87%
Ranked 22nd. 53% more than Egypt
School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 5.49%
Ranked 81st.
8.81%
Ranked 67th. 60% more than Egypt

Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force 12.3%
Ranked 59th.
14.9%
Ranked 51st. 21% more than Egypt

School enrollment, secondary > % net 65.33%
Ranked 26th.
87.47%
Ranked 32nd. 34% more than Egypt

Total enrollment, primary > % net 97.77%
Ranked 38th. 5% more than United States
92.89%
Ranked 75th.

Total enrollment, primary, female > % net 97.44%
Ranked 29th. 4% more than United States
93.55%
Ranked 58th.

Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment 3.49%
Ranked 61st.
0.0
Ranked 137th.

Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort 99.34%
Ranked 7th. 1% more than United States
98.33%
Ranked 16th.

Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort 99.3%
Ranked 6th. 12% more than United States
89.05%
Ranked 54th.

Services, etc., value added > Current US$ $116.54 billion
Ranked 20th.
$11.51 trillion
Ranked 1st. 99 times more than Egypt

Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU 166.17 billion
Ranked 52nd.
11.23 trillion
Ranked 13th. 68 times more than Egypt

School enrollment > Secondary > % net 79.08% net
Ranked 45th.
89.34% net
Ranked 22nd. 13% more than Egypt

Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita 2,058.52
Ranked 89th.
36,028.94
Ranked 52nd. 18 times more than Egypt

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group 112.22%
Ranked 35th. 9% more than United States
102.8%
Ranked 73th.

School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross 14.75% gross
Ranked 113th.
63.25% gross
Ranked 58th. 4 times more than Egypt

School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 81.39% net
Ranked 35th.
88.14% net
Ranked 23th. 8% more than Egypt

Secondary education > Teachers > % female 41.29% female
Ranked 96th.
62.59% female
Ranked 37th. 52% more than Egypt

Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force 29.1%
Ranked 31st.
36.5%
Ranked 5th. 25% more than Egypt

Labor force with primary education > % of total 10.4%
Ranked 65th.
13.4%
Ranked 51st. 29% more than Egypt

Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force 37.7%
Ranked 48th.
50.2%
Ranked 23th. 33% more than Egypt

Labor force with secondary education > % of total 37.2%
Ranked 48th.
50.8%
Ranked 22nd. 37% more than Egypt

Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 33.2%
Ranked 5th.
46.5%
Ranked 2nd. 40% more than Egypt

School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 111.77%
Ranked 40th. 13% more than United States
98.6%
Ranked 116th.

School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 11.12% gross
Ranked 55th.
96.32% gross
Ranked 5th. 9 times more than Egypt

Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.109 per capita
Ranked 87th. 30% more than United States
0.084 per capita
Ranked 115th.

Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population 92.16%
Ranked 7th. 35% more than United States
68.07%
Ranked 43th.
Researchers in R&D > Per million people 420.44
Ranked 47th.
4,673.21
Ranked 8th. 11 times more than Egypt

School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 32.58% gross
Ranked 55th.
82.44% gross
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Egypt

Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of relevant age group 98.88%
Ranked 87th.
99.02%
Ranked 86th. About the same as Egypt

School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 30.21%
Ranked 63th.
80.1%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Egypt

School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 96.69% net
Ranked 33th. 3% more than United States
94.25% net
Ranked 51st.

Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 46.31%
Ranked 81st.
79.4%
Ranked 11th. 71% more than Egypt

Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 47.2%
Ranked 17th. 26% more than United States
37.6%
Ranked 57th.

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