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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.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • 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).
  • Average IQ: Average IQ of different countries according to the controversial book "IQ and the Wealth of Nations".
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Teachers as percentage of labor force: The percentage share of the total labor force who are classroom, academic staff, and other teachers. Data for 1999.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Schools connected to the Internet: Schools connected to the Internet are the share of primary and secondary schools in the country that have access to the Internet.
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public education funding for all levels that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11: Intended hours of instruction per year for 11 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12: Intended hours of instruction per year for 12 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • 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.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • Teaching weeks per year > Primary: Average number of weeks taught per year by primary level teachers. Data for 2000.
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Universities > Top 200: Number of universities in the top 200
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Library books per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • 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.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10: Intended hours of instruction per year for 10 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Universities > Top 200 per million: Number of universities in the top 200. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology: Intended instruction time spent studying technology, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • 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.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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. 
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13: Intended hours of instruction per year for 14 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9: Intended hours of instruction per year for 9 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • 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.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning science: Intended instruction time spent studying science, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills: Intended instruction time spent studying vocational skills, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 200 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages: Intended instruction time spent studying modern foreign languages, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 30-39: Percentage of primary teachers who are aged 30-39. Data for 1999.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • 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).
  • Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with secondary education, female (% of female 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.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with secondary 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).
  • Education spending > % of GDP: Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP, 2000-2002)
  • Public spending on public institutions: Percentage share of total public education expenditure which is spent directly on public educational institutions. Data for 1999.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % 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.
  • Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 40-49: Percentage of primary teachers who are ages 40-49. Data for 1999.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent in physical education: Intended instruction time spent studying physical education, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education (%). Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Primary is the total public expenditure per student in primary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with primary education, female (% of female 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.
  • Labor force with tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education (% of total). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • Unemployment with primary 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).
  • Unemployment with secondary 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).
  • Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • 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.
  • Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • 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.
  • Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 50-59: Percentage of primary teachers aged 50-59. Data for 1999.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: 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 as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • School enrollment, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % net: School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Female is the ratio of female children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the female population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Total is the share of 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.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for lower secondary (middle school) education.
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STAT Finland Malaysia HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 10
Ranked 9th. 47% more than Malaysia 		6.8
Ranked 42nd.
Children out of school, primary 6,055
Ranked 80th. 		93,743
Ranked 42nd. 15 times more than Finland
Children out of school, primary per 1000 1.12
Ranked 86th. 		3.63
Ranked 74th. 3 times more than Finland
Children out of school, primary, female 2,896
Ranked 72nd. 		78,564
Ranked 36th. 27 times more than Finland
College and university > Gender parity index 1.23
Ranked 41st. 		1.34
Ranked 42nd. 9% more than Finland
College and university > Share of total education spending 31.85%
Ranked 9th. 		34.45%
Ranked 7th. 8% more than Finland
Compulsary education duration 10
Ranked 75th. 67% more than Malaysia 		6
Ranked 178th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 6.84%
Ranked 17th. 33% more than Malaysia 		5.13%
Ranked 52nd.
High school enrolment rate 99.99
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Malaysia 		98.87
Ranked 25th.
Literacy > Total population 100%
Ranked 2nd. 12% more than Malaysia 		88.9%
Ranked 84th.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 129th. The same as Malaysia 		6
Ranked 124th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.69
Ranked 64th. 		8.19
Ranked 11th. 75% more than Finland
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 13.67
Ranked 101st. 7% more than Malaysia 		12.72
Ranked 112th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 9.5
Ranked 85th. 		13.72
Ranked 52nd. 44% more than Finland
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 150th. 		7
Ranked 69th. 17% more than Finland
Average IQ 97
Ranked 17th. 5% more than Malaysia 		92
Ranked 24th.
Literacy > Female 100%
Ranked 2nd. 17% more than Malaysia 		85.4%
Ranked 83th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.537
Ranked 81st. 		3.16
Ranked 54th. 6 times more than Finland
College and university > Gender ratio 124.02
Ranked 45th. 		129
Ranked 40th. 4% more than Finland
Child care (preschool) > Duration 4
Ranked 20th. Twice as much as Malaysia 		2
Ranked 179th.
Duration of compulsory education 10 years
Ranked 59th. 11% more than Malaysia 		9 years
Ranked 7th.
Secondary education, pupils 422,872
Ranked 79th. 		2.62 million
Ranked 34th. 6 times more than Finland
College and university > Private school share 25.63%
Ranked 48th. 		43.14%
Ranked 34th. 68% more than Finland
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 56th. 		1
Ranked 49th. 1% more than Finland
School life expectancy > Total 16.7 years
Ranked 2nd. 45% more than Malaysia 		11.5 years
Ranked 56th.
Primary education, teachers 25,281
Ranked 72nd. 		231,683
Ranked 19th. 9 times more than Finland
Primary education, pupils 345,615
Ranked 92nd. 		2.95 million
Ranked 39th. 9 times more than Finland
Tertiary enrollment 70.4%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Malaysia 		28.2%
Ranked 45th.
Spending per student > College and university 31.84
Ranked 22nd. 		49.36
Ranked 9th. 55% more than Finland
High school > Gender ratio 104.88
Ranked 29th. 		106.9
Ranked 25th. 2% more than Finland
Compulsary education starting age 7
Ranked 25th. 17% more than Malaysia 		6
Ranked 120th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 1.76
Ranked 56th. 4 times more than Malaysia 		0.485
Ranked 77th.
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 124th. 		4
Ranked 41st. 33% more than Finland
Literacy > Male 100%
Ranked 2nd. 8% more than Malaysia 		92.4%
Ranked 84th.
Spending > USD 15.41 billion
Ranked 25th. 78% more than Malaysia 		8.66 billion
Ranked 36th.
High school > Private school share 9.36%
Ranked 79th. 2 times more than Malaysia 		4.49%
Ranked 101st.
Spending > Proportion 5.64
Ranked 31st. 40% more than Malaysia 		4.04
Ranked 83th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 15.96
Ranked 112th. 		17.51
Ranked 111th. 10% more than Finland
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 182nd. 		4
Ranked 55th. 33% more than Finland
High school repeaters > Male 0.41
Ranked 83th. 4 times more than Malaysia 		0.11
Ranked 85th.
Preschool enrollment rate 97.29
Ranked 105th. 1% more than Malaysia 		96.61
Ranked 126th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 7,550.79
Ranked 88th. 		54,909.26
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Finland
Primary completion rate 100
Ranked 30th. 9% more than Malaysia 		92
Ranked 83th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 291,664
Ranked 50th. 		632,309
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Finland
Teachers as percentage of labor force 4.3%
Ranked 14th. 2% more than Malaysia 		4.2%
Ranked 18th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 136th. The same as Malaysia 		6
Ranked 131st.
Children out of school > Primary 1,957
Ranked 98th. 		221,833
Ranked 26th. 113 times more than Finland
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 8.26
Ranked 19th. 23% more than Malaysia 		6.74
Ranked 44th.
Secondary education, teachers 44,493
Ranked 42nd. 		190,581
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Finland
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 10.77
Ranked 95th. 		17.82
Ranked 52nd. 66% more than Finland
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 172nd. The same as Malaysia 		3
Ranked 167th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.586
Ranked 82nd. 		0.988
Ranked 74th. 69% more than Finland
Spending per student > High school 30.89
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Malaysia 		14.19
Ranked 50th.
Secondary education, general pupils 288,779
Ranked 89th. 		2.45 million
Ranked 31st. 8 times more than Finland
High school > Gender parity index 1.05
Ranked 28th. 		1.07
Ranked 23th. 3% more than Finland
Scientific and technical journal articles 5,202
Ranked 23th. 10 times more than Malaysia 		520
Ranked 50th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 50%
Ranked 19th. The same as Malaysia 		50%
Ranked 3rd.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 2.45%
Ranked 86th. 		5.15%
Ranked 68th. 2 times more than Finland
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 56.08
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Malaysia 		25.9
Ranked 62nd.
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 7
Ranked 37th. 17% more than Malaysia 		6
Ranked 151st.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 12.8%
Ranked 52nd. 		25.2%
Ranked 6th. 97% more than Finland
Children out of school, primary, male 3,159
Ranked 71st. 		24,602
Ranked 47th. 8 times more than Finland
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 6.6%
Ranked 16th. The same as Malaysia 		6.6%
Ranked 15th.
High school > Students per teacher 9.5
Ranked 86th. 		13.72
Ranked 54th. 44% more than Finland
Secondary education > General pupils 305,970
Ranked 94th. 		2.38 million
Ranked 31st. 8 times more than Finland
Spending per student > Elementary school 17.53
Ranked 31st. 52% more than Malaysia 		11.56
Ranked 54th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 13
Ranked 31st. 8% more than Malaysia 		12
Ranked 117th.
High school starting age > Years 13
Ranked 30th. 8% more than Malaysia 		12
Ranked 108th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 74th. 		7.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 54% more than Finland
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 392,741
Ranked 109th. 		3.01 million
Ranked 38th. 8 times more than Finland
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 100%
Ranked 2nd. 52% more than Malaysia 		66%
Ranked 63th.
Elementary school graduate rate 99.8
Ranked 3rd. 8% more than Malaysia 		92.23
Ranked 52nd.
Schools connected to the Internet 99%
Ranked 13th. 7 times more than Malaysia 		14.7%
Ranked 7th.
Public spending per student > Primary level 17.3
Ranked 25th. 54% more than Malaysia 		11.2
Ranked 50th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 78.48
Ranked 75th. 		92.51
Ranked 44th. 18% more than Finland
Primary education, pupils per 1000 64.14
Ranked 114th. 		104.24
Ranked 82nd. 63% more than Finland
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.21
Ranked 44th. 		1.31
Ranked 46th. 8% more than Finland
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.05
Ranked 40th. 		1.14
Ranked 9th. 9% more than Finland
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 56.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Malaysia 		26.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 1.4
Ranked 97th. 		1.91
Ranked 82nd. 36% more than Finland
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 133th. 		7
Ranked 61st. 17% more than Finland
Teacher student ratio > High school 10.03
Ranked 79th. 		14.97
Ranked 59th. 49% more than Finland
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 0.374
Ranked 109th. 		8.91
Ranked 40th. 24 times more than Finland
High school repeaters > Female 0.25
Ranked 86th. 3 times more than Malaysia 		0.09
Ranked 84th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 14.39
Ranked 100th. 		15.08
Ranked 108th. 5% more than Finland
Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 47.32%
Ranked 34th. 		70.23%
Ranked 12th. 48% more than Finland
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11 713 hours
Ranked 36th. 		964 hours
Ranked 11th. 35% more than Finland
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 99.5%
Ranked 7th. 2% more than Malaysia 		97.7%
Ranked 27th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 357,403
Ranked 89th. 		3.1 million
Ranked 40th. 9 times more than Finland
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 126th. The same as Malaysia 		6 years
Ranked 122nd.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $21,079.50
Ranked 15th. 6 times more than Malaysia 		$3,622.28
Ranked 30th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 98.93
Ranked 82nd. 1% more than Malaysia 		97.69
Ranked 113th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 53.59
Ranked 111th. 		86.77
Ranked 36th. 62% more than Finland
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12 713 hours
Ranked 38th. 		1,230 hours
Ranked 2nd. 73% more than Finland
High school > Lower secondary starting age 13
Ranked 31st. 8% more than Malaysia 		12
Ranked 120th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 1.6%
Ranked 118th. 65% more than Malaysia 		0.97%
Ranked 133th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.09
Ranked 53th. 		99.5
Ranked 50th. About the same as Finland
High school enrolment rate > Female 100
Ranked 6th. 2% more than Malaysia 		97.68
Ranked 35th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 98%
Ranked 35th. 3% more than Malaysia 		95%
Ranked 67th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 127th. 20% more than Malaysia 		5
Ranked 171st.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 39.7
Ranked 41st. 		86.1
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Finland
Primary education > Pupils 387,934
Ranked 103th. 		3.06 million
Ranked 38th. 8 times more than Finland
Secondary education > Pupils 425,966
Ranked 76th. 		2.52 million
Ranked 31st. 6 times more than Finland
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 100%
Ranked 2nd. 37% more than Malaysia 		72.8%
Ranked 57th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 53.49%
Ranked 57th. 		55.07%
Ranked 46th. 3% more than Finland
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 95.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 58th. 		95.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. About the same as Finland
Secondary education, vocational pupils 134,093
Ranked 47th. 		162,243
Ranked 45th. 21% more than Finland
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 64.23%
Ranked 65th. 		90.32%
Ranked 9th. 41% more than Finland
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 13.67
Ranked 103th. 7% more than Malaysia 		12.72
Ranked 114th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 17 years
Ranked 8th. 31% more than Malaysia 		13 years
Ranked 12th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 99.7
Ranked 4th. 6% more than Malaysia 		93.72
Ranked 37th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 496,834
Ranked 81st. 		2.3 million
Ranked 35th. 5 times more than Finland
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 997.89
Ranked 4th. 48 times more than Malaysia 		20.89
Ranked 65th.
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 119th. The same as Malaysia 		6
Ranked 115th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 14,007
Ranked 65th. 		125,312
Ranked 34th. 9 times more than Finland
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 102.22%
Ranked 21st. 		102.63%
Ranked 24th. About the same as Finland
Public spending per student > Secondary level 25.5
Ranked 22nd. 28% more than Malaysia 		19.9
Ranked 35th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.83%
Ranked 44th. About the same as Malaysia 		48.67%
Ranked 59th.
Progression to secondary school 99.88%
Ranked 4th. 1% more than Malaysia 		99.04%
Ranked 19th.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 0.374 per 1,000 people
Ranked 110th. 		9.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 24 times more than Finland
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 98%
Ranked 33th. 3% more than Malaysia 		95%
Ranked 68th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 53th. 7% more than Malaysia 		15
Ranked 151st.
Elementary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 38th. 17% more than Malaysia 		6
Ranked 133th.
Library books 2.15 million
Ranked 25th. 94% more than Malaysia 		1.11 million
Ranked 7th.
Teaching weeks per year > Primary 38 weeks per year
Ranked 26th. 		41 weeks per year
Ranked 7th. 8% more than Finland
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.41
Ranked 99th. 		0.0
Ranked 82nd.
School life expectancy > Male 16.2 years
Ranked 3rd. 45% more than Malaysia 		11.2 years
Ranked 61st.
Universities > Top 200 2
Ranked 23th. Twice as much as Malaysia 		1
Ranked 31st.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 58.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 109th. 		97.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th. 66% more than Finland
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.076 per capita
Ranked 131st. 		0.126 per capita
Ranked 71st. 66% more than Finland
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 75.52
Ranked 133th. 		123.25
Ranked 76th. 63% more than Finland
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 98%
Ranked 36th. 2% more than Malaysia 		96%
Ranked 60th.
Library books per 1000 416.23
Ranked 23th. 8 times more than Malaysia 		53.46
Ranked 13th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 15.5
Ranked 114th. 		18.2
Ranked 99th. 17% more than Finland
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 79%
Ranked 41st. 14% more than Malaysia 		69%
Ranked 31st.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 119,996
Ranked 50th. 		138,521
Ranked 46th. 15% more than Finland
Primary education > Teachers 24,313
Ranked 79th. 		174,504
Ranked 27th. 7 times more than Finland
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 51.43%
Ranked 27th. About the same as Malaysia 		51.25%
Ranked 31st.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 1.2
Ranked 80th. 		2.9
Ranked 63th. 2 times more than Finland
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 117th. The same as Malaysia 		6
Ranked 113th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10 684 hours
Ranked 35th. 		964 hours
Ranked 10th. 41% more than Finland
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.65
Ranked 72nd. 		7.01
Ranked 25th. 51% more than Finland
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 81.48
Ranked 72nd. 		101.19
Ranked 43th. 24% more than Finland
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 0.194 per 1,000 people
Ranked 107th. 		4.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 23 times more than Finland
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.8%
Ranked 41st. About the same as Malaysia 		48.7%
Ranked 48th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $113.06 billion
Ranked 26th. 7% more than Malaysia 		$105.92 billion
Ranked 15th.
Universities > Top 200 per million 0.381
Ranked 11th. 10 times more than Malaysia 		0.0387
Ranked 23th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology 4 5
Primary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 37th. 17% more than Malaysia 		6
Ranked 150th.
Scouting > Members 43,811
Ranked 30th. 		44,016
Ranked 29th. About the same as Finland
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 51.89%
Ranked 41st. 		61.97%
Ranked 32nd. 19% more than Finland
High school > Share of total education spending 42.45%
Ranked 24th. 26% more than Malaysia 		33.72%
Ranked 59th.
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 55.91%
Ranked 40th. 		62.29%
Ranked 35th. 11% more than Finland
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 65.06%
Ranked 74th. 		88.98%
Ranked 25th. 37% more than Finland
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 94.6%
Ranked 3rd. 35% more than Malaysia 		70.2%
Ranked 44th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 304,729
Ranked 81st. 		2.34 million
Ranked 33th. 8 times more than Finland
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.21
Ranked 56th. 		99.63
Ranked 35th. About the same as Finland
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 58.52
Ranked 110th. 		95.62
Ranked 37th. 63% more than Finland
Children out of school > Primary > Male 943
Ranked 93th. 		112,026
Ranked 25th. 119 times more than Finland
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.993
Ranked 44th. 		0.999
Ranked 37th. 1% more than Finland
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13 855 hours
Ranked 31st. 		1,230 hours
Ranked 6th. 44% more than Finland
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9 684 hours
Ranked 33th. 		964 hours
Ranked 11th. 41% more than Finland
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 51.4%
Ranked 23th. About the same as Malaysia 		51.2%
Ranked 28th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 0.0
Ranked 60th. 		2,195
Ranked 9th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 5.8
Ranked 64th. 93% more than Malaysia 		3
Ranked 11th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 95.53
Ranked 56th. 1% more than Malaysia 		94.21
Ranked 64th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 8.09
Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Malaysia 		1.51
Ranked 72nd.
Primary completion rate > Women 99
Ranked 36th. 8% more than Malaysia 		92
Ranked 81st.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning science 10%
Ranked 28th. 		11%
Ranked 22nd. 10% more than Finland
School life expectancy > Female 17.2 years
Ranked 2nd. 47% more than Malaysia 		11.7 years
Ranked 50th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.53
Ranked 96th. 		0.0
Ranked 71st.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.28
Ranked 99th. 		0.0
Ranked 70th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 99%
Ranked 13th. 1% more than Malaysia 		98%
Ranked 20th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 104th. 		4.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 25 times more than Finland
High school teachers 42,991
Ranked 41st. 		166,940
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Finland
Elementary school teachers 24,830
Ranked 73th. 		205,772
Ranked 23th. 8 times more than Finland
High school enrolment rate > Male 99.99
Ranked 12th. 		100
Ranked 11th. The same as Finland
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 430,596
Ranked 72nd. 		2.58 million
Ranked 32nd. 6 times more than Finland
Primary completion rate > Men 100
Ranked 29th. 9% more than Malaysia 		92
Ranked 79th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills n 5
Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP 0.011 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 11th. 38% more than Malaysia 		0.008 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 15th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 104.87
Ranked 39th. 		114.18
Ranked 13th. 9% more than Finland
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 81.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th. 		103.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 26% more than Finland
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 74.2
Ranked 130th. 		122.79
Ranked 75th. 65% more than Finland
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
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Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 12.2
Ranked 97th. 		19.4
Ranked 49th. 59% more than Finland
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages 9 11
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 30-39 32%
Ranked 5th. 		49%
Ranked 1st. 53% more than Finland
Pupils reaching grade 5 100.1
Ranked 7th. 1% more than Malaysia 		98.8
Ranked 5th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 99.23% net
Ranked 3rd. 7% more than Malaysia 		93.1% net
Ranked 56th.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 99.41% net
Ranked 7th. 7% more than Malaysia 		93.32% net
Ranked 55th.
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 67.86%
Ranked 46th. 38% more than Malaysia 		49.1%
Ranked 74th.
Primary education, teachers > % female 78.81%
Ranked 54th. 15% more than Malaysia 		68.71%
Ranked 83th.
Tertiary education, teachers > % female 50.3%
Ranked 20th. 1% more than Malaysia 		49.92%
Ranked 19th.
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 12.26%
Ranked 60th. 		21.3%
Ranked 13th. 74% more than Finland
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 6.84%
Ranked 17th. 33% more than Malaysia 		5.13%
Ranked 54th.
Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 43.1%
Ranked 26th. 		50.3%
Ranked 20th. 17% more than Finland
Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 44.8%
Ranked 45th. 		49.7%
Ranked 7th. 11% more than Finland
Education spending > % of GDP 6.4%
Ranked 24th. 		8.1%
Ranked 10th. 27% more than Finland
Public spending on public institutions 86.1%
Ranked 21st. 		88.2%
Ranked 18th. 2% more than Finland
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 58.69% gross
Ranked 66th. 		107.53% gross
Ranked 12th. 83% more than Finland
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 119.92
Ranked 54th. 		140.61
Ranked 33th. 17% more than Finland
Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita 28.11%
Ranked 17th. 7% more than Malaysia 		26.33%
Ranked 22nd.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 98.26%
Ranked 100th. 5% more than Malaysia 		93.92%
Ranked 126th.
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 40-49 28%
Ranked 17th. 56% more than Malaysia 		18%
Ranked 23th.
Proportion of primary education time spent in physical education 8 5
Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group 99.57%
Ranked 40th. 6% more than Malaysia 		94.19%
Ranked 70th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 6.79%
Ranked 72nd. 66% more than Malaysia 		4.1%
Ranked 89th.
School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 81.56% gross
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Malaysia 		27.01% gross
Ranked 56th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 94.44%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Malaysia 		32.11%
Ranked 59th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 104.83%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Malaysia 		36.22%
Ranked 56th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 96.19%
Ranked 46th. The same as Malaysia 		96.1%
Ranked 52nd.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 96%
Ranked 5th. 46% more than Malaysia 		65.61%
Ranked 68th.
Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort 99.9%
Ranked 6th. 1% more than Malaysia 		98.69%
Ranked 13th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 18 years
Ranked 5th. 38% more than Malaysia 		13 years
Ranked 13th.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 102.14%
Ranked 23th. 4% more than Malaysia 		98.24%
Ranked 92nd.
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 69.4%
Ranked 64th. 		76.36%
Ranked 63th. 10% more than Finland
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 69.63%
Ranked 65th. 		79.08%
Ranked 57th. 14% more than Finland
Secondary education, pupils > % female 50.15%
Ranked 29th. 		50.53%
Ranked 26th. 1% more than Finland
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 21.06%
Ranked 35th. 50% more than Malaysia 		14.07%
Ranked 63th.
Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force 12.5%
Ranked 37th. 		14.1%
Ranked 32nd. 13% more than Finland
Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 38.2%
Ranked 5th. 57% more than Malaysia 		24.4%
Ranked 30th.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita $25,897.00
Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Malaysia 		$5,122.05
Ranked 29th.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP 59.04%
Ranked 51st. 20% more than Malaysia 		49.34%
Ranked 66th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 104.5%
Ranked 28th. 8% more than Malaysia 		97.1%
Ranked 105th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 99.3%
Ranked 56th. 6% more than Malaysia 		93.89%
Ranked 135th.
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 6.04% of GNI
Ranked 22nd. 5% more than Malaysia 		5.77% of GNI
Ranked 28th.
Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 6.53%
Ranked 23th. 		7.95%
Ranked 9th. 22% more than Finland
Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment 35.8%
Ranked 10th. 12% more than Malaysia 		32%
Ranked 30th.
Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment 46.3%
Ranked 24th. 		48.8%
Ranked 29th. 5% more than Finland
Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita 18.72%
Ranked 29th. 1% more than Malaysia 		18.62%
Ranked 34th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 106.89% gross
Ranked 14th. 51% more than Malaysia 		70.89% gross
Ranked 102nd.
Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita 37.38%
Ranked 27th. 		93.69%
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Finland
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 100%
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Malaysia 		97.3%
Ranked 27th.
School enrollment > Primary > % net 99.32% net
Ranked 5th. 7% more than Malaysia 		93.21% net
Ranked 57th.
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 109.43% gross
Ranked 11th. 44% more than Malaysia 		75.78% gross
Ranked 101st.
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 50-59 25%
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Malaysia 		10%
Ranked 22nd.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 48.06%
Ranked 43th. 38% more than Malaysia 		34.89%
Ranked 48th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 17 years
Ranked 6th. 42% more than Malaysia 		12 years
Ranked 20th.
School enrollment, primary > % gross 99.43%
Ranked 102nd. 		101.41%
Ranked 92nd. 2% more than Finland
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 98.18%
Ranked 13th. 3% more than Malaysia 		94.97%
Ranked 30th.
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 99.68%
Ranked 3rd. About the same as Malaysia 		99.47%
Ranked 6th.
School enrollment > Primary > % gross 100.55% gross
Ranked 100th. 8% more than Malaysia 		93.48% gross
Ranked 140th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 99.85%
Ranked 4th. 1% more than Malaysia 		98.65%
Ranked 12th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 96.15%
Ranked 37th. About the same as Malaysia 		95.99%
Ranked 46th.
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 12.82%
Ranked 41st. 		28.02%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Finland
High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher 9.19
Ranked 73th. 		17.17
Ranked 44th. 87% more than Finland

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