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  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall: Overall.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills: Overall.

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  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve: Access and retrieve.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Schools connected to the Internet: Schools connected to the Internet are the share of primary and secondary schools in the country that have access to the Internet.
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret: Integrate and interpret.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • 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.
  • Spending per secondary school student: Secondary school spending per pupil in 1998, converted into US dollars by purchasing power parity.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts: Non-continuous texts.

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  • Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts: Continuous texts.

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  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate: Reflect and evaluate.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • 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 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 200 per million: Number of universities in the top 200. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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 > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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. 
  • Spending per primary school student: Primary school spending per pupil in 1998, converted into US dollars by purchasing power parity.
  • 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.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 200 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Spending per secondary school student > Per $ GDP: Secondary school spending per pupil in 1998, converted into US dollars by purchasing power parity. Per $ GDP figures expressed per $1,000 of Gross Domestic Product.
  • Universities > Top 100 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 100 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 14.1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Male: 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.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % 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."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Female: 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."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Male: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female: 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.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male: 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.
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Percentage of population older than 24 years that has completed tertiary education.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • 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).
  • Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment: 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).
  • Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary 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).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • School enrollment > Primary > 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. 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.
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • Government spending on education > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education 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)."
  • 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."
  • School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Percentage of private enrolment. Primary is the enrolment in private primary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in primary 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.
  • Primary education, pupils > % female: Primary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Primary is the number of female students at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % gross: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Female is the total female enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female 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.
  • Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Primary completion rate. Total is the total number of new entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as percentage of the total population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade of primary. This indicator is also known as "gross intake rate to the last grade of primary." The ratio can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% 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.
  • Secondary education, general pupils > % female: Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. General programmes is the number of female students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Total enrollment, primary, male > % net: Total enrollment, primary, male (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female 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.
  • 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.
  • Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: 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.
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of 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.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female 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.
  • Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. 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 primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • 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.
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STAT Israel United States HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 9.6
Ranked 12th. 		12
Ranked 1st. 25% more than Israel
Children out of school, primary 20,236
Ranked 67th. 		1.76 million
Ranked 3rd. 87 times more than Israel
Children out of school, primary per 1000 2.65
Ranked 72nd. 		5.64
Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Israel
Children out of school, primary, female 8,413
Ranked 69th. 		780,465
Ranked 3rd. 93 times more than Israel
College and university > Gender parity index 1.3
Ranked 52nd. 		1.41
Ranked 33th. 8% more than Israel
College and university > Share of total education spending 16.88%
Ranked 69th. 		25.65%
Ranked 26th. 52% more than Israel
Compulsary education duration 11
Ranked 40th. 		12
Ranked 14th. 9% more than Israel
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.59%
Ranked 40th. 		5.62%
Ranked 39th. 1% more than Israel
Literacy > Female 95.9%
Ranked 3rd. 		99%
Ranked 17th. 3% more than Israel
Literacy > Total population 97.1%
Ranked 3rd. 		99%
Ranked 20th. 2% more than Israel
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 97th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 53th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 8.46
Ranked 9th. 54% more than United States 		5.49
Ranked 49th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 13.06
Ranked 109th. 		14.29
Ranked 98th. 9% more than Israel
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 9.76
Ranked 88th. 		14.49
Ranked 56th. 48% more than Israel
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 129th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 102nd.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 1.1
Ranked 74th. 		2.5
Ranked 48th. 2 times more than Israel
College and university > Gender ratio 131.09
Ranked 36th. 		140.06
Ranked 29th. 7% more than Israel
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 87th. The same as United States 		3
Ranked 47th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 8.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 63% more than United States 		5.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th.
Duration of compulsory education 11 years
Ranked 1st. 		12 years
Ranked 10th. 9% more than Israel
Secondary education, pupils 708,340
Ranked 67th. 		24.21 million
Ranked 4th. 34 times more than Israel
College and university > Private school share 85.25%
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than United States 		27.95%
Ranked 46th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1.01
Ranked 16th. 2% more than United States 		0.99
Ranked 49th.
School life expectancy > Total 14.6 years
Ranked 21st. 		15.2 years
Ranked 14th. 4% more than Israel
Primary education, teachers 65,704.88
Ranked 40th. 		1.71 million
Ranked 5th. 26 times more than Israel
Primary education, pupils 807,424
Ranked 77th. 		24.43 million
Ranked 5th. 30 times more than Israel
Tertiary enrollment 52.7%
Ranked 18th. 		72.6%
Ranked 1st. 38% more than Israel
Spending per student > College and university 23.37
Ranked 34th. 6% more than United States 		22.04
Ranked 37th.
High school > Gender ratio 101.37
Ranked 48th. 2% more than United States 		99.5
Ranked 59th.
Compulsary education starting age 5
Ranked 167th. 		6
Ranked 66th. 20% more than Israel
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 1.3
Ranked 66th. 28 times more than United States 		0.0465
Ranked 96th.
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 3
Ranked 101st. The same as United States 		3
Ranked 73th.
Literacy > Male 98.5%
Ranked 3rd. 		99%
Ranked 28th. 1% more than Israel
Spending > USD 11.74 billion
Ranked 31st. 		684.04 billion
Ranked 1st. 58 times more than Israel
High school > Private school share 10.52%
Ranked 77th. 27% more than United States 		8.27%
Ranked 86th.
Spending > Proportion 5.91
Ranked 24th. 23% more than United States 		4.79
Ranked 54th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 12.42
Ranked 132nd. 		14.21
Ranked 120th. 14% more than Israel
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 154th. The same as United States 		3
Ranked 103th.
Preschool enrollment rate 110.66
Ranked 37th. 12% more than United States 		98.77
Ranked 94th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 14,074.87
Ranked 57th. 		56,943.33
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Israel
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 301,326
Ranked 49th. 		16.61 million
Ranked 1st. 55 times more than Israel
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 474
Ranked 35th. 		500
Ranked 15th. 5% more than Israel
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 102nd. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 59th.
Children out of school > Primary 16,168
Ranked 64th. 		1.62 million
Ranked 2nd. 100 times more than Israel
Secondary education, teachers 55,218.77
Ranked 39th. 		1.67 million
Ranked 4th. 30 times more than Israel
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 7.11
Ranked 37th. 33% more than United States 		5.36
Ranked 56th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 30.02
Ranked 10th. Twice as much as United States 		14.96
Ranked 64th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 142nd. The same as United States 		3
Ranked 105th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 1.55
Ranked 70th. 		3.14
Ranked 43th. 2 times more than Israel
Spending per student > High school 20.5
Ranked 30th. 		24.56
Ranked 18th. 20% more than Israel
Secondary education, general pupils 575,551
Ranked 66th. 		24.21 million
Ranked 3rd. 42 times more than Israel
High school > Gender parity index 1.02
Ranked 49th. 1% more than United States 		1.01
Ranked 68th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 474
Ranked 35th. 		500
Ranked 15th. 5% more than Israel
Scientific and technical journal articles 6,941
Ranked 18th. 		211,233
Ranked 1st. 30 times more than Israel
Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 463
Ranked 40th. 		492
Ranked 25th. 6% more than Israel
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 3.78%
Ranked 82nd. 14 times more than United States 		0.271%
Ranked 124th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 45.86
Ranked 22nd. 		57.75
Ranked 4th. 26% more than Israel
Scouting > Genders admitted both both for Venturing, boys only for non-Venturing
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 126th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 77th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 13.7%
Ranked 34th. 		15.3%
Ranked 38th. 12% more than Israel
Children out of school, primary, male 11,823
Ranked 60th. 		976,866
Ranked 3rd. 83 times more than Israel
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 7.1%
Ranked 12th. 20% more than United States 		5.9%
Ranked 23th.
High school > Students per teacher 9.76
Ranked 89th. 		14.49
Ranked 57th. 48% more than Israel
Secondary education > General pupils 482,534
Ranked 69th. 		24.19 million
Ranked 3rd. 50 times more than Israel
Spending per student > Elementary school 21.25
Ranked 20th. 		22.35
Ranked 18th. 5% more than Israel
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 97th. The same as United States 		12
Ranked 59th.
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 91st. The same as United States 		12
Ranked 55th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 9.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 56% more than United States 		5.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 769,856
Ranked 84th. 		24.85 million
Ranked 4th. 32 times more than Israel
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 82.7%
Ranked 35th. 		94.7%
Ranked 14th. 15% more than Israel
Elementary school graduate rate 99.63
Ranked 4th. 4% more than United States 		95.34
Ranked 40th.
Schools connected to the Internet 95%
Ranked 11th. 		100%
Ranked 2nd. 5% more than Israel
Public spending per student > Primary level 21.2
Ranked 13th. 18% more than United States 		17.9
Ranked 21st.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 105.91
Ranked 81st. 35% more than United States 		78.41
Ranked 97th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 92.91
Ranked 42nd. 20% more than United States 		77.71
Ranked 76th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.34
Ranked 28th. 		1.4
Ranked 22nd. 4% more than Israel
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 77th. 		1.02
Ranked 54th. 3% more than Israel
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 45.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 		57.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 26% more than Israel
Universities > Top 100 1
Ranked 19th. 		31
Ranked 1st. 31 times more than Israel
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 1.81
Ranked 87th. 10 times more than United States 		0.183
Ranked 178th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 115th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 86th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 11.69
Ranked 65th. 		14.38
Ranked 51st. 23% more than Israel
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 2.37
Ranked 78th. 		5.54
Ranked 58th. 2 times more than Israel
Inequality adjusted index 0.84
Ranked 18th. 		0.941
Ranked 3rd. 12% more than Israel
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 13.24
Ranked 106th. 		13.69
Ranked 102nd. 3% more than Israel
Elementary school > Enrolled students 841,394
Ranked 68th. 		24.68 million
Ranked 3rd. 29 times more than Israel
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 95th. The same as United States 		6 years
Ranked 54th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 96.87
Ranked 91st. 		105.99
Ranked 46th. 9% more than Israel
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 75.5
Ranked 60th. 		77.71
Ranked 47th. 3% more than Israel
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 473
Ranked 35th. 		495
Ranked 20th. 5% more than Israel
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 98th. The same as United States 		12
Ranked 61st.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 21.64%
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than United States 		8.72%
Ranked 80th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 101.43
Ranked 12th. 1% more than United States 		100.68
Ranked 17th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 97%
Ranked 44th. 3% more than United States 		94%
Ranked 71st.
Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 112th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 81st.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 31.6
Ranked 46th. 32% more than United States 		23.9
Ranked 8th.
Primary education > Pupils 775,021
Ranked 79th. 		24.56 million
Ranked 4th. 32 times more than Israel
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 85.5%
Ranked 34th. 		94.3%
Ranked 22nd. 10% more than Israel
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 91.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 69th. 11% more than United States 		82.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 55.67%
Ranked 43th. 		56.64%
Ranked 34th. 2% more than Israel
Secondary education, vocational pupils 132,789
Ranked 52nd. 		0.0
Ranked 96th.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 79.6%
Ranked 28th. 3% more than United States 		77.19%
Ranked 38th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 13.06
Ranked 111th. 		14.29
Ranked 100th. 9% more than Israel
Secondary education > Teachers 61,132
Ranked 51st. 		1.62 million
Ranked 3rd. 26 times more than Israel
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 15 years
Ranked 33th. 		16 years
Ranked 15th. 7% more than Israel
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 99.35
Ranked 8th. 5% more than United States 		94.45
Ranked 30th.
Spending per secondary school student $5,115.00 per student
Ranked 14th. 		$7,764.00 per student
Ranked 3rd. 52% more than Israel
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 603,321
Ranked 75th. 		23.85 million
Ranked 4th. 40 times more than Israel
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 1,037.57
Ranked 3rd. 42% more than United States 		728.12
Ranked 13th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 467
Ranked 37th. 		503
Ranked 14th. 8% more than Israel
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 477
Ranked 35th. 		500
Ranked 13th. 5% more than Israel
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 92nd. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 51st.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 101.37%
Ranked 32nd. 1% more than United States 		100.09%
Ranked 51st.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 21,914
Ranked 57th. 		1.71 million
Ranked 4th. 78 times more than Israel
Public spending per student > Secondary level 22.5
Ranked 27th. About the same as United States 		22.4
Ranked 28th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.65%
Ranked 63th. 		48.86%
Ranked 40th. About the same as Israel
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 2.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th. 		5.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 2 times more than Israel
Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 483
Ranked 29th. 		512
Ranked 8th. 6% more than Israel
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 98%
Ranked 28th. 4% more than United States 		94%
Ranked 66th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 134th. The same as United States 		15
Ranked 90th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 113th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 73th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 1.48
Ranked 81st. 		0.0
Ranked 116th.
School life expectancy > Male 14.2 years
Ranked 24th. 		14.8 years
Ranked 17th. 4% more than Israel
Universities > Top 200 3
Ranked 17th. 		54
Ranked 1st. 18 times more than Israel
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 70.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th. 		82.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 16% more than Israel
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 117.18
Ranked 81st. 36% more than United States 		86.39
Ranked 118th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.117 per capita
Ranked 81st. 36% more than United States 		0.086 per capita
Ranked 119th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 97%
Ranked 40th. 4% more than United States 		93%
Ranked 66th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 12.2
Ranked 125th. 		15.4
Ranked 115th. 26% more than Israel
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 85%
Ranked 13th. 		87%
Ranked 8th. 2% more than Israel
Primary education > Teachers 62,387
Ranked 50th. 		1.73 million
Ranked 3rd. 28 times more than Israel
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 48.32%
Ranked 103th. 		48.72%
Ranked 92nd. 1% more than Israel
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 90th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 49th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 9.16
Ranked 7th. 55% more than United States 		5.9
Ranked 45th.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 84th. 		3.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 3 times more than Israel
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.7%
Ranked 45th. The same as United States 		48.7%
Ranked 42nd.
Universities > Top 200 per million 0.433
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than United States 		0.183
Ranked 17th.
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 126th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 77th.
Scouting > Members 25,684
Ranked 44th. 		2.99 million
Ranked 3rd. 116 times more than Israel
High school > Share of total education spending 25.65%
Ranked 77th. 		35.42%
Ranked 52nd. 38% more than Israel
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 83.25%
Ranked 39th. 2% more than United States 		81.55%
Ranked 48th.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 88.4%
Ranked 15th. About the same as United States 		88.1%
Ranked 17th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 489,869
Ranked 61st. 		24.69 million
Ranked 2nd. 50 times more than Israel
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 8.98
Ranked 22nd. 63% more than United States 		5.52
Ranked 66th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 100.57
Ranked 15th. 3% more than United States 		97.22
Ranked 93th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 70.87
Ranked 79th. 		82.6
Ranked 48th. 17% more than Israel
Children out of school > Primary > Male 9,332
Ranked 62nd. 		593,372
Ranked 5th. 64 times more than Israel
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 1
Ranked 30th. 1% more than United States 		0.991
Ranked 69th.
Spending per primary school student $4,135.00 per student
Ranked 9th. 		$6,043.00 per student
Ranked 4th. 46% more than Israel
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 48.6%
Ranked 81st. 		49%
Ranked 73th. 1% more than Israel
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 91.83
Ranked 68th. 11% more than United States 		82.94
Ranked 90th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 3.25
Ranked 44th. 		9.52
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Israel
School life expectancy > Female 15.1 years
Ranked 19th. 		15.7 years
Ranked 11th. 4% more than Israel
Elementary school repeaters > Male 1.94
Ranked 80th. 		0.0
Ranked 113th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 1
Ranked 82nd. 		0.0
Ranked 112th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 1.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th. 		2.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th. 47% more than Israel
High school teachers 52,580
Ranked 38th. 		1.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 33 times more than Israel
Elementary school teachers 63,550
Ranked 44th. 		1.8 million
Ranked 2nd. 28 times more than Israel
Universities > Top 100 per million 0.144
Ranked 12th. 38% more than United States 		0.105
Ranked 13th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 610,341
Ranked 63th. 		24.43 million
Ranked 3rd. 40 times more than Israel
Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP 0.026 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than United States 		0.005 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 17th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 113.82
Ranked 82nd. 36% more than United States 		83.88
Ranked 115th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 99.75
Ranked 81st. 		101.63
Ranked 58th. 2% more than Israel
Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 10.4
Ranked 104th. 		14.9
Ranked 79th. 43% more than Israel
Spending per secondary school student > Per $ GDP $0.00 per student per $1,000
Ranked 3rd. 60 times more than United States 		$0.00 per student per $1,000
Ranked 21st.
Universities > Top 100 > Per $ GDP 0.12 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than United States 		0.037 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 15th.
Elementary school graduate rate > Male 100
Ranked 2nd. The same as United States 		100
Ranked 3rd.
Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 48.93%
Ranked 35th. The same as United States 		48.92%
Ranked 37th.
Elementary school teachers > % female 86.01%
Ranked 29th. About the same as United States 		85.64%
Ranked 32nd.
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 43.54%
Ranked 44th. 		0.0
Ranked 111th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 96.58%
Ranked 32nd. 4% more than United States 		92.62%
Ranked 60th.
Preschool enrollment rate > Female 97.49
Ranked 21st. 69% more than United States 		57.63
Ranked 64th.
Preschool enrollment rate > Male 96.8
Ranked 22nd. 67% more than United States 		57.98
Ranked 63th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 98.11
Ranked 84th. 		108.63
Ranked 38th. 11% more than Israel
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 95.7
Ranked 100th. 		103.49
Ranked 59th. 8% more than Israel
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female 98.68
Ranked 15th. 1% more than United States 		98.08
Ranked 22nd.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male 100
Ranked 1st. 5% more than United States 		95.67
Ranked 24th.
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 44.46%
Ranked 1st. 9% more than United States 		40.66%
Ranked 3rd.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 42.2%
Ranked 49th. 12% more than United States 		37.6%
Ranked 57th.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 5.59%
Ranked 42nd. 		5.62%
Ranked 41st. 1% more than Israel
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 30.3%
Ranked 51st. 50% more than United States 		20.2%
Ranked 66th.
Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 40.1%
Ranked 4th. 15% more than United States 		35%
Ranked 4th.
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 30.5%
Ranked 22nd. 		51.9%
Ranked 4th. 70% more than Israel
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 25.8%
Ranked 12th. 		42.2%
Ranked 2nd. 64% more than Israel
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 110.52% gross
Ranked 36th. 13% more than United States 		97.55% gross
Ranked 117th.
Primary education > Teachers > % female 85.35% female
Ranked 28th. 		88.58% female
Ranked 21st. 4% more than Israel
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 99.21%
Ranked 97th. 		99.85%
Ranked 91st. 1% more than Israel
Government spending on education > % of GDP 5.59%
Ranked 40th. 		5.62%
Ranked 39th. 1% more than Israel
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 0.0
Ranked 103th. 		8.78%
Ranked 68th.
School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 48.64% gross
Ranked 30th. 		69.19% gross
Ranked 6th. 42% more than Israel
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 59.73%
Ranked 22nd. 		82.92%
Ranked 4th. 39% more than Israel
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 67.97%
Ranked 21st. 		97.14%
Ranked 6th. 43% more than Israel
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 97.12%
Ranked 39th. 4% more than United States 		93.14%
Ranked 64th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 85.48%
Ranked 27th. 		87.68%
Ranked 18th. 3% more than Israel
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 21.64%
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than United States 		8.72%
Ranked 78th.
Primary education, pupils > % female 48.79%
Ranked 50th. 		49.01%
Ranked 26th. About the same as Israel
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 104.37%
Ranked 68th. 5% more than United States 		98.97%
Ranked 97th.
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 101.6%
Ranked 26th. 4% more than United States 		97.83%
Ranked 54th.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 108.47%
Ranked 45th. 9% more than United States 		99.82%
Ranked 86th.
Secondary education, general pupils > % female 50.2%
Ranked 70th. 3% more than United States 		48.86%
Ranked 96th.
Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 97.03%
Ranked 39th. 5% more than United States 		92.27%
Ranked 66th.
Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force 7.3%
Ranked 73th. 		11.8%
Ranked 48th. 62% more than Israel
Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 45.1%
Ranked 3rd. 26% more than United States 		35.7%
Ranked 3rd.
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 17.42
Ranked 36th. 		0.0
Ranked 96th.
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 5.22
Ranked 25th. 59% more than United States 		3.28
Ranked 51st.
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 92.72% gross
Ranked 54th. 		94.68% gross
Ranked 44th. 2% more than Israel
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 5.64%
Ranked 31st. 18% more than United States 		4.79%
Ranked 59th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 15 years
Ranked 29th. The same as United States 		15 years
Ranked 24th.
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 129.68%
Ranked 52nd. 		138.98%
Ranked 35th. 7% more than Israel
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 98.92%
Ranked 14th. 6% more than United States 		93.08%
Ranked 58th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 92.6% gross
Ranked 57th. 		95.47% gross
Ranked 47th. 3% more than Israel
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 96.52%
Ranked 28th. 6% more than United States 		91.29%
Ranked 62nd.
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 97.74%
Ranked 27th. 11% more than United States 		87.88%
Ranked 62nd.
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 1.7%
Ranked 88th. 		0.0
Ranked 136th.
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 13.69%
Ranked 35th. 		15.25%
Ranked 31st. 11% more than Israel

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