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  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • 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.
  • 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. 
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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."
  • Government spending on education > % of government spending: 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 > 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."
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education (%). Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Primary is the total public expenditure per student in primary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • 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.
  • 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, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % net: School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Female is the ratio of female children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the female population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female 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, male > % net: School enrollment, secondary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the ratio of male children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the male population of the official secondary school age.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female: 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.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people: 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. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • 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.
STAT Laos United States HISTORY
Children out of school, primary 29,694
Ranked 33th.
1.76 million
Ranked 3rd. 59 times more than Laos

Children out of school, primary per 1000 4.47
Ranked 35th.
5.64
Ranked 47th. 26% more than Laos

Children out of school, primary, female 17,910
Ranked 30th.
780,465
Ranked 3rd. 44 times more than Laos

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 2.69
Ranked 32nd. 8% more than United States
2.5
Ranked 48th.

College and university > Gender parity index 0.736
Ranked 70th.
1.41
Ranked 33th. 91% more than Laos

College and university > Share of total education spending 12.63%
Ranked 79th.
25.65%
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Laos

Compulsary education duration 5
Ranked 106th.
12
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Laos

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 3.31%
Ranked 94th.
5.62%
Ranked 39th. 70% more than Laos

Literacy > Female 63%
Ranked 7th.
99%
Ranked 17th. 57% more than Laos

Literacy > Total population 73%
Ranked 8th.
99%
Ranked 20th. 36% more than Laos

Primary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 155th.
6
Ranked 53th. 20% more than Laos

Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.9
Ranked 30th.
5.49
Ranked 49th. 12% more than Laos

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 27.13
Ranked 35th. 90% more than United States
14.29
Ranked 98th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 19.89
Ranked 32nd. 37% more than United States
14.49
Ranked 56th.

Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 45th. 17% more than United States
6
Ranked 102nd.

College and university > Gender ratio 77.65
Ranked 74th.
140.06
Ranked 29th. 80% more than Laos

Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 54th. The same as United States
3
Ranked 47th.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st.
5.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th. 96% more than Laos

Secondary education, pupils 515,130
Ranked 33th.
24.21 million
Ranked 4th. 47 times more than Laos

College and university > Private school share 25.84%
Ranked 47th.
27.95%
Ranked 46th. 8% more than Laos

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.88
Ranked 128th.
0.99
Ranked 49th. 13% more than Laos

School life expectancy > Total 8.3 years
Ranked 91st.
15.2 years
Ranked 14th. 83% more than Laos
Primary education, teachers 32,586
Ranked 37th.
1.71 million
Ranked 5th. 52 times more than Laos

Primary education, pupils 883,938
Ranked 40th.
24.43 million
Ranked 5th. 28 times more than Laos

Spending per student > College and university 27.38
Ranked 40th. 24% more than United States
22.04
Ranked 37th.

High school > Gender ratio 80.6
Ranked 101st.
99.5
Ranked 59th. 23% more than Laos

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 41st. The same as United States
6
Ranked 66th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 3.05
Ranked 42nd. 66 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 80th. The same as United States
3
Ranked 73th.

Literacy > Male 83%
Ranked 8th.
99%
Ranked 28th. 19% more than Laos

Spending > USD 63.24 million
Ranked 134th.
684.04 billion
Ranked 1st. 10817 times more than Laos

High school > Private school share 3.14%
Ranked 50th.
8.27%
Ranked 86th. 3 times more than Laos

Spending > Proportion 1.18
Ranked 160th.
4.79
Ranked 54th. 4 times more than Laos

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 31.48
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than United States
14.21
Ranked 120th.

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 112th. The same as United States
3
Ranked 103th.

Preschool enrollment rate 111.84
Ranked 33th. 13% more than United States
98.77
Ranked 94th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 4,111.06
Ranked 121st.
56,943.33
Ranked 6th. 14 times more than Laos

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 28,117
Ranked 98th.
16.61 million
Ranked 1st. 591 times more than Laos

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 5
Ranked 164th.
6
Ranked 59th. 20% more than Laos

Children out of school > Primary 126,224
Ranked 25th.
1.62 million
Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than Laos

Secondary education, teachers 24,652
Ranked 54th.
1.67 million
Ranked 4th. 68 times more than Laos

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 3.78
Ranked 73th.
5.36
Ranked 56th. 42% more than Laos

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 18.89
Ranked 20th. 26% more than United States
14.96
Ranked 64th.

High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 38th. 33% more than United States
3
Ranked 105th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 1.77
Ranked 36th.
3.14
Ranked 43th. 77% more than Laos

Spending per student > High school 5.05
Ranked 76th.
24.56
Ranked 18th. 5 times more than Laos

Secondary education, general pupils 510,940
Ranked 39th.
24.21 million
Ranked 3rd. 47 times more than Laos

High school > Gender parity index 0.853
Ranked 85th.
1.01
Ranked 68th. 18% more than Laos

Scientific and technical journal articles 2
Ranked 155th.
211,233
Ranked 1st. 105617 times more than Laos

College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 31%
Ranked 55th.
47%
Ranked 7th. 52% more than Laos
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 3.28%
Ranked 77th. 12 times more than United States
0.271%
Ranked 124th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 5.07
Ranked 102nd.
57.75
Ranked 4th. 11 times more than Laos

Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 85th. The same as United States
6
Ranked 77th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 11.7%
Ranked 37th.
15.3%
Ranked 38th. 31% more than Laos

Children out of school, primary, male 11,784
Ranked 33th.
976,866
Ranked 3rd. 83 times more than Laos

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 2.5%
Ranked 44th.
5.9%
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Laos

High school > Students per teacher 19.89
Ranked 33th. 37% more than United States
14.49
Ranked 57th.

Secondary education > General pupils 388,044
Ranked 45th.
24.19 million
Ranked 3rd. 62 times more than Laos

Spending per student > Elementary school 9.89
Ranked 68th.
22.35
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Laos

Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 151st.
12
Ranked 59th. 9% more than Laos

High school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 134th.
12
Ranked 55th. 9% more than Laos

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd.
5.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 18% more than Laos

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 875,300
Ranked 80th.
24.85 million
Ranked 4th. 28 times more than Laos

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 22.9%
Ranked 121st.
94.7%
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Laos

Elementary school graduate rate 66.78
Ranked 78th.
95.34
Ranked 40th. 43% more than Laos

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 77.51
Ranked 38th.
77.71
Ranked 76th. About the same as Laos

Primary education, pupils per 1000 133.01
Ranked 40th. 70% more than United States
78.41
Ranked 97th.

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.72
Ranked 75th.
1.4
Ranked 22nd. 94% more than Laos

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.76
Ranked 122nd.
1.02
Ranked 54th. 34% more than Laos

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 5.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 100th.
57.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 11 times more than Laos

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.63
Ranked 132nd. 3 times more than United States
0.183
Ranked 178th.

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 91st. The same as United States
6
Ranked 86th.

Teacher student ratio > High school 22.76
Ranked 21st. 58% more than United States
14.38
Ranked 51st.

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 21.8
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than United States
5.54
Ranked 58th.

Inequality adjusted index 0.311
Ranked 103th.
0.941
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Laos
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 30.49
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than United States
13.69
Ranked 102nd.

Elementary school > Enrolled students 900,817
Ranked 65th.
24.68 million
Ranked 3rd. 27 times more than Laos

Primary education > Duration > Years 5 years
Ranked 150th.
6 years
Ranked 54th. 20% more than Laos

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $250.81
Ranked 90th.
$33,005.49
Ranked 3rd. 132 times more than Laos

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 119.92
Ranked 25th. 13% more than United States
105.99
Ranked 46th.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 76.88
Ranked 34th.
77.71
Ranked 47th. 1% more than Laos

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 4.13%
Ranked 57th.
8.72%
Ranked 80th. 2 times more than Laos

High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 156th.
12
Ranked 61st. 9% more than Laos

Elementary school > Gender ratio 90.57
Ranked 114th.
100.68
Ranked 17th. 11% more than Laos

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 84%
Ranked 110th.
94%
Ranked 71st. 12% more than Laos

Primary education > Pupils 890,821
Ranked 49th.
24.56 million
Ranked 4th. 28 times more than Laos

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 36.8%
Ranked 117th.
94.3%
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Laos

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 65.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 120th.
82.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th. 26% more than Laos

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 35.75%
Ranked 109th.
56.64%
Ranked 34th. 58% more than Laos

Secondary education, vocational pupils 4,190
Ranked 46th.
0.0
Ranked 96th.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 27.13
Ranked 33th. 90% more than United States
14.29
Ranked 100th.

Secondary education > Teachers 15,891
Ranked 35th.
1.62 million
Ranked 3rd. 102 times more than Laos

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 9 years
Ranked 83th.
16 years
Ranked 15th. 78% more than Laos
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 66.78
Ranked 68th.
94.45
Ranked 30th. 41% more than Laos

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 353,362
Ranked 94th.
23.85 million
Ranked 4th. 68 times more than Laos

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 0.377
Ranked 163th.
728.12
Ranked 13th. 1929 times more than Laos

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 141,619
Ranked 32nd.
1.71 million
Ranked 4th. 12 times more than Laos

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 87.22%
Ranked 103th.
100.09%
Ranked 51st. 15% more than Laos

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 45.65%
Ranked 147th.
48.86%
Ranked 40th. 7% more than Laos

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 22.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than United States
5.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 81%
Ranked 105th.
94%
Ranked 66th. 16% more than Laos

High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 98th. The same as United States
15
Ranked 90th.

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 79th. The same as United States
6
Ranked 73th.

Elementary school repeaters > All 16.82
Ranked 12th.
0.0
Ranked 116th.

School life expectancy > Male 9.3 years
Ranked 77th.
14.8 years
Ranked 17th. 59% more than Laos
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 68.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th.
82.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 20% more than Laos

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.162 per capita
Ranked 31st. 88% more than United States
0.086 per capita
Ranked 119th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 157.85
Ranked 41st. 83% more than United States
86.39
Ranked 118th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 86%
Ranked 101st.
93%
Ranked 66th. 8% more than Laos

Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 52%
Ranked 73th.
87%
Ranked 8th. 67% more than Laos
Primary education > Teachers 28,299
Ranked 37th.
1.73 million
Ranked 3rd. 61 times more than Laos

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 41.85%
Ranked 144th.
48.72%
Ranked 92nd. 16% more than Laos

Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 138th.
6
Ranked 49th. 20% more than Laos

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.89
Ranked 45th.
5.9
Ranked 45th. 21% more than Laos

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 12.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than United States
3.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $1.67 billion
Ranked 80th.
$10.28 trillion
Ranked 1st. 6170 times more than Laos

Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 86th. The same as United States
6
Ranked 77th.

High school > Share of total education spending 19%
Ranked 78th.
35.42%
Ranked 52nd. 86% more than Laos

Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 409,868
Ranked 68th.
24.69 million
Ranked 2nd. 60 times more than Laos

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 67.01
Ranked 56th.
82.6
Ranked 48th. 23% more than Laos

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 2.74
Ranked 50th.
5.52
Ranked 66th. Twice as much as Laos

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 88.18
Ranked 84th.
97.22
Ranked 93th. 10% more than Laos

Children out of school > Primary > Male 55,251
Ranked 27th.
593,372
Ranked 5th. 11 times more than Laos

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.939
Ranked 90th.
0.991
Ranked 69th. 6% more than Laos

Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 703
Ranked 13th.
25,000
Ranked 1st. 36 times more than Laos

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 63.72
Ranked 125th.
82.94
Ranked 90th. 30% more than Laos

School life expectancy > Female 7.4 years
Ranked 79th.
15.7 years
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Laos
Elementary school repeaters > Male 17.88
Ranked 11th.
0.0
Ranked 113th.

Elementary school repeaters > Female 15.62
Ranked 13th.
0.0
Ranked 112th.

Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 9.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than United States
2.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th.

Elementary school teachers 29,541
Ranked 69th.
1.8 million
Ranked 2nd. 61 times more than Laos

High school teachers 18,117
Ranked 57th.
1.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 95 times more than Laos

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 393,856
Ranked 80th.
24.43 million
Ranked 3rd. 62 times more than Laos

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 153.84
Ranked 39th. 83% more than United States
83.88
Ranked 115th.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 76.33
Ranked 79th.
101.63
Ranked 58th. 33% more than Laos

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 81.21% net
Ranked 54th.
90.49% net
Ranked 71st. 11% more than Laos

School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 85.88% net
Ranked 50th.
94.25% net
Ranked 51st. 10% more than Laos

Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 35.81%
Ranked 99th.
79.4%
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Laos

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 108.42% gross
Ranked 31st. 11% more than United States
97.55% gross
Ranked 117th.

Primary education > Teachers > % female 45.44% female
Ranked 66th.
88.58% female
Ranked 21st. 95% more than Laos

Government spending on education > % of GDP 3.31%
Ranked 94th.
5.62%
Ranked 39th. 70% more than Laos

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 80.67%
Ranked 89th.
92.61%
Ranked 54th. 15% more than Laos

Government spending on education > % of government spending 12.21%
Ranked 37th.
14.13%
Ranked 35th. 16% more than Laos

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 106.22%
Ranked 48th. 7% more than United States
99.11%
Ranked 89th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 8 years
Ranked 85th.
16 years
Ranked 25th. Twice as much as Laos
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 91.62%
Ranked 46th.
100.42%
Ranked 47th. 10% more than Laos

School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 24.6%
Ranked 42nd.
72.28%
Ranked 62nd. 3 times more than Laos

School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 23.53%
Ranked 42nd.
74.31%
Ranked 60th. 3 times more than Laos

Secondary education, pupils > % female 45.81%
Ranked 59th.
48.86%
Ranked 62nd. 7% more than Laos

Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 9.81%
Ranked 68th.
22.93%
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Laos

Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 0.63
Ranked 55th.
0.0
Ranked 96th.

Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 1.81
Ranked 71st.
3.28
Ranked 51st. 81% more than Laos

Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 1.06%
Ranked 175th.
4.79%
Ranked 59th. 5 times more than Laos

Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 73.34%
Ranked 92nd.
138.98%
Ranked 35th. 89% more than Laos

Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 69.95%
Ranked 42nd.
93.08%
Ranked 58th. 33% more than Laos

School enrollment, primary > % gross 122.74%
Ranked 11th. 24% more than United States
98.78%
Ranked 107th.

School enrollment, primary, female > % net 94.93%
Ranked 16th. 3% more than United States
92.48%
Ranked 52nd.

Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 69.95%
Ranked 42nd.
93.68%
Ranked 44th. 34% more than Laos

Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 68.85%
Ranked 40th.
98.33%
Ranked 21st. 43% more than Laos

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 80.67%
Ranked 84th.
93.68%
Ranked 53th. 16% more than Laos

School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 43.32%
Ranked 45th.
93.76%
Ranked 61st. 2 times more than Laos

School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 42.98%
Ranked 28th.
86.8%
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Laos

Secondary education, teachers, female 11,833
Ranked 51st.
1.02 million
Ranked 4th. 86 times more than Laos

Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people 114.51
Ranked 16th. 43% more than United States
80.23
Ranked 14th.

Secondary education, teachers > % female 48%
Ranked 68th.
61.15%
Ranked 36th. 27% more than Laos

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