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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.
  • 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.
  • Homeschooling legal status: Legal status of homeschooling.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • 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.
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Universities > Top 100: Number of universities in the top 100
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 50 per million: Number of universities in the top 50. 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).
  • 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.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 50: Number of universities in the top 50
  • Universities > Top 50 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 50 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 14.1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school 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."
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 100 per million: Number of universities in the top 100. Figures expressed per million population for the same 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.
  • Universities > Top 100 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 100 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 14.1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Secondary is the total public expenditure per student in secondary 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).
  • Repeaters, secondary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total male enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • School enrollment, preprimary > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Total is the total enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total 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, primary > % net: School enrollment, primary (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Total is the ratio of children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the total population of the official primary school age.
  • School enrollment, secondary > % gross: School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Total is the total enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary: School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary). Percentage of private enrolment. Secondary is the enrolment in private secondary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in secondary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Female is the total female enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Tertiary is the total public expenditure per student in tertiary 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).
  • School enrollment, tertiary > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Total is the total enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Repeaters, secondary, total > % of total enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, total (% of total enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. 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 secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Primary completion rate > Female > % 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.
  • Primary completion rate > Male > % 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.
  • Repetition rate > Primary > % of total enrollment: 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.
  • Progression to secondary school > 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.
  • School enrollment > Primary > 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. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > 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. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % 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.
  • Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment: 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.
  • Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the total male enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Progression to secondary school > 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.
  • Progression to secondary school > %: Progression to secondary school (%). Transition from primary (ISCED 1) to secondary (ISCED 2), general programmes (%). Total is the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary education (general programmes only) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous year.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total female enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Female: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • 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.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % 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.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to primary education.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > % 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.
  • High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for upper secondary (high school) education.
  • High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's high school, or secondary, teachers that are female.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • 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.
  • Secondary education, teachers > % female: Secondary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Secondary is the number of female teachers at the secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • 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.
  • 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.
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STAT France India HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 7.9
Ranked 29th. 55% more than India 		5.1
Ranked 65th.
Children out of school, primary 40,088
Ranked 46th. 		1.39 million
Ranked 4th. 35 times more than France
Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.613
Ranked 99th. 		1.14
Ranked 85th. 85% more than France
Children out of school, primary, female 10,089
Ranked 57th. 		6.11 million
Ranked 1st. 605 times more than France
College and university > Gender parity index 1.26
Ranked 39th. 74% more than India 		0.726
Ranked 100th.
Compulsary education duration 11
Ranked 46th. 22% more than India 		9
Ranked 64th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.86%
Ranked 31st. 85% more than India 		3.17%
Ranked 44th.
High school enrolment rate 98.87
Ranked 18th. 16% more than India 		85.13
Ranked 70th.
Homeschooling legal status Legal as alternative to the mandatory public school system. Inspections are mandatory every year. Legal as alternative to the mandatory public school system.
Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 27th. 66% more than India 		59.5%
Ranked 134th.
Primary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 173th. The same as India 		5
Ranked 160th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.64
Ranked 93th. 14% more than India 		3.21
Ranked 104th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 17.52
Ranked 72nd. 		35.15
Ranked 29th. Twice as much as France
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 12.69
Ranked 64th. 		25.92
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than France
Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 76th. The same as India 		7
Ranked 50th.
College and university > Share of total education spending 22.63%
Ranked 39th. 		35.89%
Ranked 3rd. 59% more than France
Average IQ 98
Ranked 12th. 21% more than India 		81
Ranked 38th.
Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than India 		48.3%
Ranked 131st.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.154
Ranked 98th. 		5.58
Ranked 38th. 36 times more than France
College and university > Gender ratio 127.69
Ranked 41st. 83% more than India 		69.94
Ranked 85th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 116th. The same as India 		3
Ranked 65th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 8.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than India 		2.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 103th.
Duration of compulsory education 11 years
Ranked 31st. 38% more than India 		8 years
Ranked 8th.
Secondary education, pupils 5.89 million
Ranked 13th. 		113.73 million
Ranked 1st. 19 times more than France
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 59th. 6% more than India 		0.93
Ranked 115th.
Primary education, pupils 4.17 million
Ranked 24th. 		137.75 million
Ranked 1st. 33 times more than France
Primary education, teachers 238,141
Ranked 16th. 		3.92 million
Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than France
Tertiary enrollment 53.6%
Ranked 17th. 5 times more than India 		10.5%
Ranked 20th.
Spending per student > College and university 33.51
Ranked 34th. 		54.98
Ranked 18th. 64% more than France
High school > Gender ratio 100.25
Ranked 56th. 17% more than India 		85.75
Ranked 116th.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 132nd. The same as India 		6
Ranked 46th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.194
Ranked 91st. 9 times more than India 		0.0212
Ranked 98th.
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 130th. 		4
Ranked 27th. 33% more than France
Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 36th. 41% more than India 		70.2%
Ranked 131st.
Spending > USD 145.67 billion
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than India 		36.6 billion
Ranked 15th.
High school > Private school share 26.15%
Ranked 32nd. 		41.89%
Ranked 11th. 60% more than France
Spending > Proportion 5.05
Ranked 49th. 59% more than India 		3.17
Ranked 121st.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 18.64
Ranked 94th. 		40.2
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than France
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 191st. The same as India 		3
Ranked 125th.
High school repeaters > Male 7.29
Ranked 36th. 42% more than India 		5.15
Ranked 44th.
Preschool enrollment rate 109.78
Ranked 41st. 		113.06
Ranked 30th. 3% more than France
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 58,805.58
Ranked 5th. 		198,512.54
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than France
Primary completion rate 99
Ranked 35th. 10% more than India 		90
Ranked 71st.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 2.12 million
Ranked 16th. 		11.3 million
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than France
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 5
Ranked 183th. The same as India 		5
Ranked 169th.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 7.1
Ranked 38th. 98% more than India 		3.59
Ranked 77th.
Secondary education, teachers 463,976
Ranked 9th. 		4.39 million
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than France
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 20.06
Ranked 38th. 		40.31
Ranked 4th. Twice as much as France
High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 69th. 33% more than India 		3
Ranked 120th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.459
Ranked 86th. 		4.44
Ranked 42nd. 10 times more than France
Spending per student > High school 26.63
Ranked 20th. 65% more than India 		16.18
Ranked 49th.
Secondary education, general pupils 4.71 million
Ranked 14th. 		100.95 million
Ranked 1st. 21 times more than France
High school > Gender parity index 1.01
Ranked 48th. 10% more than India 		0.918
Ranked 115th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 31,971
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than India 		12,774
Ranked 14th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 39%
Ranked 3rd. 		40%
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than France
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 2.6%
Ranked 85th. 3 times more than India 		0.745%
Ranked 119th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 34.29
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than India 		10.49
Ranked 92nd.
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 166th. The same as India 		6
Ranked 96th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 10.9%
Ranked 63th. 2% more than India 		10.7%
Ranked 57th.
Children out of school, primary, male 29,999
Ranked 41st. 		4.85 million
Ranked 1st. 162 times more than France
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5.8%
Ranked 28th. 53% more than India 		3.8%
Ranked 76th.
High school > Students per teacher 12.69
Ranked 66th. 		25.92
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than France
Secondary education > General pupils 4.3 million
Ranked 18th. 		83.13 million
Ranked 2nd. 19 times more than France
Spending per student > Elementary school 17.13
Ranked 34th. 93% more than India 		8.86
Ranked 62nd.
Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 178th. The same as India 		11
Ranked 156th.
High school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 157th. The same as India 		11
Ranked 138th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 3.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 109th. 7% more than India 		3.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 3.79 million
Ranked 33th. 		125.57 million
Ranked 1st. 33 times more than France
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 75.9%
Ranked 43th. 3 times more than India 		26.6%
Ranked 116th.
Elementary school graduate rate 97.96
Ranked 22nd. 49% more than India 		65.79
Ranked 84th.
Public spending per student > Primary level 18
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than India 		7.2
Ranked 61st.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 63.82
Ranked 115th. 		112.8
Ranked 72nd. 77% more than France
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 90.08
Ranked 47th. 		93.13
Ranked 41st. 3% more than France
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.29
Ranked 30th. 84% more than India 		0.7
Ranked 77th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1
Ranked 69th. 23% more than India 		0.81
Ranked 118th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 35.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than India 		10.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th.
Universities > Top 100 5
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than India 		2
Ranked 12th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.9
Ranked 117th. 6 times more than India 		0.163
Ranked 184th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 66th. The same as India 		7
Ranked 44th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 12.28
Ranked 62nd. 		32.7
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than France
Inequality adjusted index 0.788
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than India 		0.264
Ranked 109th.
High school repeaters > Female 6.18
Ranked 35th. 52% more than India 		4.06
Ranked 43th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 19.04
Ranked 66th. 		40.2
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than France
Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 54.4%
Ranked 26th. 		84.47%
Ranked 2nd. 55% more than France
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11 837 hours
Ranked 21st. 		1,051 hours
Ranked 4th. 26% more than France
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 98%
Ranked 20th. 34% more than India 		73%
Ranked 66th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 4.14 million
Ranked 26th. 		140.36 million
Ranked 1st. 34 times more than France
Primary education > Duration > Years 5 years
Ranked 164th. The same as India 		5 years
Ranked 154th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $23,749.33
Ranked 12th. 39 times more than India 		$616.31
Ranked 74th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 97.78
Ranked 102nd. 		128.4
Ranked 14th. 31% more than France
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 72.06
Ranked 64th. 		85.94
Ranked 45th. 19% more than France
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12 960 hours
Ranked 19th. 		1,176 hours
Ranked 4th. 23% more than France
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 14.78%
Ranked 52nd. 		17.04%
Ranked 32nd. 15% more than France
High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 185th. The same as India 		11
Ranked 161st.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 98.59
Ranked 62nd. 2% more than India 		96.83
Ranked 104th.
High school enrolment rate > Female 98.26
Ranked 31st. 17% more than India 		84.22
Ranked 63th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 99%
Ranked 23th. 4% more than India 		95%
Ranked 62nd.
Duration of education > Secondary level 7
Ranked 61st. 40% more than India 		5
Ranked 155th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 30.3
Ranked 50th. 		68.4
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than France
Secondary education > Pupils 5.83 million
Ranked 13th. 		83.86 million
Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than France
Primary education > Pupils 3.78 million
Ranked 32nd. 		136.19 million
Ranked 1st. 36 times more than France
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 81.3%
Ranked 42nd. 61% more than India 		50.4%
Ranked 88th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 55.03%
Ranked 47th. 43% more than India 		38.45%
Ranked 105th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 98.31 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th. 27% more than India 		77.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 98th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 1.18 million
Ranked 9th. 42% more than India 		829,377
Ranked 12th.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 80.79%
Ranked 24th. 		90.56%
Ranked 8th. 12% more than France
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 17.52
Ranked 72nd. 		35.15
Ranked 28th. Twice as much as France
Secondary education > Teachers 511,278
Ranked 9th. 		2.59 million
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than France
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 16 years
Ranked 22nd. 60% more than India 		10 years
Ranked 24th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 97.96
Ranked 14th. 49% more than India 		65.79
Ranked 74th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 5.86 million
Ranked 17th. 		81.05 million
Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than France
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 513.65
Ranked 18th. 44 times more than India 		11.68
Ranked 70th.
Duration of education > Primary level 5
Ranked 145th. 		6
Ranked 62nd. 20% more than France
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 33,007
Ranked 53th. 		5.56 million
Ranked 3rd. 169 times more than France
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 99.56%
Ranked 59th. 8% more than India 		92.18%
Ranked 116th.
Public spending per student > Secondary level 29.3
Ranked 13th. 27% more than India 		23.1
Ranked 26th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.58%
Ranked 73th. 4% more than India 		46.82%
Ranked 143th.
Progression to secondary school 98.87%
Ranked 18th. 16% more than India 		85.08%
Ranked 71st.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 100%
Ranked 11th. 10% more than India 		91%
Ranked 83th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 158th. 7% more than India 		14
Ranked 186th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 145th. The same as India 		6
Ranked 89th.
Teaching weeks per year > Primary 35 weeks per year
Ranked 31st. 		42 weeks per year
Ranked 4th. 20% more than France
Elementary school repeaters > All 4.17
Ranked 69th. 21% more than India 		3.45
Ranked 66th.
Universities > Top 200 9
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than India 		3
Ranked 13th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 71.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 77th. 		76.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th. 8% more than France
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.064 per capita
Ranked 141st. 		0.12 per capita
Ranked 76th. 88% more than France
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 61.35
Ranked 144th. 		116.62
Ranked 83th. 90% more than France
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 99%
Ranked 35th. 1% more than India 		98%
Ranked 33th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 18.7
Ranked 96th. 		40
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than France
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 83%
Ranked 36th. 89% more than India 		44%
Ranked 3rd.
Primary education > Teachers 202,954
Ranked 21st. 		3.39 million
Ranked 2nd. 17 times more than France
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 1.53 million
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than India 		726,889
Ranked 15th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 49.12%
Ranked 83th. 15% more than India 		42.56%
Ranked 140th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 14.6
Ranked 29th. 		16.5
Ranked 14th. 13% more than France
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 153th. The same as India 		5
Ranked 142nd.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10 802 hours
Ranked 20th. 		1,051 hours
Ranked 6th. 31% more than France
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 3.24
Ranked 110th. 6% more than India 		3.05
Ranked 118th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 92.93
Ranked 55th. 23% more than India 		75.51
Ranked 88th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.6%
Ranked 63th. 11% more than India 		43.6%
Ranked 20th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $1.54 trillion
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than India 		$762.18 billion
Ranked 2nd.
Universities > Top 200 per million 0.142
Ranked 18th. 54 times more than India 		0.00266
Ranked 30th.
Universities > Top 50 per million 0.0317
Ranked 8th. 36 times more than India 		0.000887
Ranked 11th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology 7 a
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 164th. The same as India 		6
Ranked 97th.
Scouting > Members 75,547
Ranked 19th. 		3.37 million
Ranked 2nd. 45 times more than France
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 56.68%
Ranked 39th. 		80.11%
Ranked 15th. 41% more than France
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 76.82%
Ranked 62nd. 		87.94%
Ranked 27th. 14% more than France
High school > Share of total education spending 45.03%
Ranked 15th. 20% more than India 		37.49%
Ranked 12th.
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 59.6%
Ranked 35th. 		80.11%
Ranked 13th. 34% more than France
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 4.72 million
Ranked 13th. 		95.31 million
Ranked 1st. 20 times more than France
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 68.55
Ranked 82nd. 		74.85
Ranked 67th. 9% more than France
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 8.15
Ranked 29th. 4 times more than India 		2.33
Ranked 104th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.21
Ranked 57th. 6% more than India 		93.44
Ranked 131st.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.995
Ranked 39th. 		0.999
Ranked 46th. About the same as France
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13 1,066 hours
Ranked 11th. 		1,176 hours
Ranked 7th. 10% more than France
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9 802 hours
Ranked 17th. 		1,051 hours
Ranked 5th. 31% more than France
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 49%
Ranked 74th. 24% more than India 		39.6%
Ranked 28th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 1,832
Ranked 8th. 		3,245
Ranked 9th. 77% more than France
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 94.8
Ranked 60th. 26% more than India 		75.28
Ranked 104th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 1.15
Ranked 84th. 		2.73
Ranked 51st. 2 times more than France
Primary completion rate > Women 98
Ranked 40th. 14% more than India 		86
Ranked 71st.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning science 12%
Ranked 13th. 9% more than India 		11%
Ranked 18th.
Universities > Top 50 2
Ranked 6th. Twice as much as India 		1
Ranked 10th.
Universities > Top 50 > Per $ GDP 0.014 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 9th. 		0.02 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 8th. 43% more than France
Elementary school repeaters > Female 4.17
Ranked 63th. 22% more than India 		3.42
Ranked 60th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 4.17
Ranked 70th. 20% more than India 		3.48
Ranked 70th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 98.4%
Ranked 17th. 35% more than India 		73.1%
Ranked 59th.
High school teachers 480,564
Ranked 9th. 		2.59 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than France
Elementary school teachers 217,428
Ranked 16th. 		3.39 million
Ranked 1st. 16 times more than France
High school enrolment rate > Male 99.05
Ranked 17th. 15% more than India 		85.91
Ranked 60th.
Universities > Top 100 per million 0.0791
Ranked 15th. 45 times more than India 		0.00177
Ranked 22nd.
Primary completion rate > Men 99
Ranked 37th. 5% more than India 		94
Ranked 48th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 6.04 million
Ranked 13th. 		89.46 million
Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than France
Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills n 3
Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP 0.004 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 21st. The same as India 		0.004 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 19th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 100.52
Ranked 72nd. 26% more than India 		79.83
Ranked 131st.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 96.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 24% more than India 		77.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 82nd.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 60.34
Ranked 144th. 		122.63
Ranked 77th. 2 times more than France
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
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Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 12
Ranked 98th. 		17.9
Ranked 58th. 49% more than France
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages 11 14
Universities > Top 100 > Per $ GDP 0.035 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 16th. 		0.041 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 14th. 17% more than France
School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 25.3%
Ranked 33th. 		41.89%
Ranked 14th. 66% more than France
Secondary education > Vocational pupils per 1000 24.38
Ranked 18th. 37 times more than India 		0.654
Ranked 122nd.
High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 84.5%
Ranked 33th. 		87.94%
Ranked 23th. 4% more than France
Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force 23.8%
Ranked 18th. 58% more than India 		15.1%
Ranked 50th.
Foreign students in the United States > % share > 2008/09 6.5
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than India 		1
Ranked 20th.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ $1.87 trillion
Ranked 6th. 89% more than India 		$988.74 billion
Ranked 5th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU 1.24 trillion
Ranked 37th. 		32.79 trillion
Ranked 6th. 27 times more than France
Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita 29.24%
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than India 		12.58%
Ranked 34th.
Repeaters, secondary, male > % of male enrollment 5.82%
Ranked 45th. 14% more than India 		5.1%
Ranked 52nd.
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 109.74%
Ranked 10th. 89% more than India 		58.13%
Ranked 77th.
School enrollment, primary > % net 98.3%
Ranked 18th. 5% more than India 		93.34%
Ranked 58th.
School enrollment, secondary > % gross 109.93%
Ranked 10th. 60% more than India 		68.51%
Ranked 97th.
School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 26.15%
Ranked 32nd. 		41.89%
Ranked 11th. 60% more than France
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 63.53%
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than India 		20.31%
Ranked 80th.
Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 38.44%
Ranked 35th. 		51.39%
Ranked 14th. 34% more than France
School enrollment, tertiary > % gross 57.06%
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than India 		23.27%
Ranked 77th.
Repeaters, secondary, total > % of total enrollment 5.28%
Ranked 43th. 14% more than India 		4.63%
Ranked 52nd.
Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita 19,097.31
Ranked 79th. 		26,517.35
Ranked 45th. 39% more than France
Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment 43.4%
Ranked 9th. 57% more than India 		27.6%
Ranked 36th.
Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group 98.17%
Ranked 33th. 17% more than India 		83.91%
Ranked 88th.
Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group 99.27%
Ranked 33th. 7% more than India 		92.87%
Ranked 69th.
Repetition rate > Primary > % of total enrollment 4.17%
Ranked 74th. 31% more than India 		3.19%
Ranked 73th.
Progression to secondary school > Female 98.26%
Ranked 31st. 19% more than India 		82.25%
Ranked 68th.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 105.2% gross
Ranked 79th. 		120.02% gross
Ranked 18th. 14% more than France
School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross 113.61% gross
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than India 		35.84% gross
Ranked 88th.
Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort 97.96%
Ranked 17th. 24% more than India 		78.92%
Ranked 48th.
Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment 4.17%
Ranked 66th. 35% more than India 		3.09%
Ranked 70th.
Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 36.8%
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than India 		8.9%
Ranked 24th.
School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross 109.42%
Ranked 9th. 55% more than India 		70.52%
Ranked 94th.
Progression to secondary school > Male 99.05%
Ranked 17th. 13% more than India 		87.46%
Ranked 59th.
Progression to secondary school > % 98.87%
Ranked 16th. 12% more than India 		88.62%
Ranked 75th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita 25.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 38 times more than India 		0.673 per 1,000 people
Ranked 121st.
High school teachers > % female 58.9%
Ranked 43th. 74% more than India 		33.92%
Ranked 104th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 113.2%
Ranked 7th. 98% more than India 		57.03%
Ranked 106th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 113.06%
Ranked 7th. 85% more than India 		61.2%
Ranked 102nd.
Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment 11.08%
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than India 		4.95%
Ranked 44th.
Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort 86.16%
Ranked 5th. 44% more than India 		59.71%
Ranked 71st.
Elementary school graduate rate > Female 97.48
Ranked 20th. 49% more than India 		65.28
Ranked 74th.
Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female 283,070
Ranked 8th. 		877,273
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than France
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male 18,320
Ranked 51st. 		1.78 million
Ranked 3rd. 97 times more than France
Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort 90.56%
Ranked 4th. 43% more than India 		63.54%
Ranked 67th.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total > % of relevant age group 96.45%
Ranked 99th. 		113.28%
Ranked 30th. 17% more than France
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % of relevant age group 98.72%
Ranked 89th. 		134.52%
Ranked 10th. 36% more than France
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female 14,687
Ranked 52nd. 		3.78 million
Ranked 3rd. 257 times more than France
Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending 20.4%
Ranked 87th. 		24.81%
Ranked 39th. 22% more than France
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 113.34%
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than India 		52.48%
Ranked 105th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female 50.51%
Ranked 54th. 14% more than India 		44.12%
Ranked 129th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female 48.89%
Ranked 62nd. 11% more than India 		43.97%
Ranked 127th.
School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 56.02% gross
Ranked 29th. 5 times more than India 		11.76% gross
Ranked 89th.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of relevant age group 98.13%
Ranked 84th. 		130.14%
Ranked 11th. 33% more than France
High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher 11.18
Ranked 57th. 		20.67
Ranked 17th. 85% more than France
High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 59%
Ranked 31st. 48% more than India 		40%
Ranked 33th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 48.04%
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than India 		15.75%
Ranked 73th.
Foreign students in the United States > 2008/09 16,910
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than India 		2,690
Ranked 20th.
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 5.16% of GNI
Ranked 49th. 29% more than India 		3.99% of GNI
Ranked 87th.
Secondary education, teachers > % female 59.45%
Ranked 41st. 45% more than India 		41.07%
Ranked 73th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 99.11% net
Ranked 6th. 14% more than India 		86.96% net
Ranked 88th.
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 79.17%
Ranked 12th. 39% more than India 		56.86%
Ranked 58th.
Primary education, teachers > % female 82.72%
Ranked 48th. 88% more than India 		44%
Ranked 112th.
Tertiary education, teachers > % female 39.3%
Ranked 40th. 		40%
Ranked 37th. 2% more than France

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