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

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  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • 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.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Class size > Age 13: The average number of 13-year-old students per class.
  • 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).
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11: Intended hours of instruction per year for 11 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12: Intended hours of instruction per year for 12 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret: Integrate and interpret.

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  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts: Continuous texts.

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  • Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts: Non-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 > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Students from households with computer > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one computer.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10: Intended hours of instruction per year for 10 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Universities > Top 200 per million: Number of universities in the top 200. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology: Intended instruction time spent studying technology, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • 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. 
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13: Intended hours of instruction per year for 14 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9: Intended hours of instruction per year for 9 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning science: Intended instruction time spent studying science, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • 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.
  • Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13: The average number of years of teaching experience, for teachers of students aged 13.
  • Homeschooling prevalance: Prevalence of homeschooling.
  • Students from households with computer > Age 13 per million: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one computer. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13: Percentage of 13 year-old students who come from households owning more than 25 books.
  • Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 13: Of those teachers who teach students aged 13, the percentage who have specialised teacher training.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Students from households with study desk > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one study desk.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills: Intended instruction time spent studying vocational skills, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 200 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Students from households with calculator > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households containing at least one calculator.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages: Intended instruction time spent studying modern foreign languages, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Library employees per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 per million: Percentage of 13 year-old students who come from households owning more than 25 books. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Students from households with dictionary > Age 13: The percentage of 13-year-old students who come from a household with a dictionary.
  • Students living with mother > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who live with their mother.
  • Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students whose mothers have at least secondary education.
  • 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 > Secondary education > Vocational pupils: 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."
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 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."
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning religion: Intended instruction time spent studying religion, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • 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.
  • Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total female enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • 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.
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Children out of school, primary 217,543
Ranked 30th. 72 times more than Sweden 		3,027
Ranked 93th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 1.53
Ranked 98th. 5 times more than Sweden 		0.32
Ranked 108th.
Children out of school, primary, female 88,353
Ranked 31st. 41 times more than Sweden 		2,155
Ranked 76th.
College and university > Gender parity index 1.35
Ranked 44th. 		1.52
Ranked 16th. 13% more than Russia
College and university > Share of total education spending 23.11%
Ranked 34th. 		29.02%
Ranked 14th. 26% more than Russia
Compulsary education duration 10
Ranked 51st. The same as Sweden 		10
Ranked 52nd.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 4.1%
Ranked 76th. 		6.98%
Ranked 12th. 70% more than Russia
High school enrolment rate 100
Ranked 1st. The same as Sweden 		99.91
Ranked 6th.
Homeschooling legal status Legal since 1992, law sometimes ignored and not made legal. Illegal, as of June 2010; supposedly allowed under special circumstances such as student health reasons or family travel, but virtually never approved. Officials often ignore legally permitted appeals.
Literacy > Total population 99.6%
Ranked 8th. 1% more than Sweden 		99%
Ranked 19th.
Primary education, duration > Years 4
Ranked 188th. 		6
Ranked 52nd. 50% more than Russia
Primary education, teachers per 1000 1.96
Ranked 142nd. 		6.61
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Russia
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 18.06
Ranked 77th. 95% more than Sweden 		9.27
Ranked 125th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 8.47
Ranked 100th. 		9.51
Ranked 84th. 12% more than Russia
Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 37th. 17% more than Sweden 		6
Ranked 101st.
Literacy > Female 99.5%
Ranked 9th. 1% more than Sweden 		99%
Ranked 16th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.623
Ranked 93th. 3 times more than Sweden 		0.228
Ranked 93th.
College and university > Gender ratio 135.63
Ranked 32nd. 		159.23
Ranked 15th. 17% more than Russia
Child care (preschool) > Duration 4
Ranked 10th. The same as Sweden 		4
Ranked 12th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 9.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 10% more than Sweden 		8.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th.
Duration of compulsory education 10 years
Ranked 40th. The same as Sweden 		10 years
Ranked 41st.
Secondary education, pupils 9.61 million
Ranked 8th. 14 times more than Sweden 		698,968
Ranked 62nd.
College and university > Private school share 14.78%
Ranked 75th. 68% more than Sweden 		8.81%
Ranked 91st.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 25th. The same as Sweden 		1
Ranked 26th.
Primary education, teachers 277,657
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Sweden 		62,429
Ranked 42nd.
Primary education, pupils 5.02 million
Ranked 26th. 9 times more than Sweden 		578,486
Ranked 77th.
Tertiary enrollment 64.1%
Ranked 5th. 		70%
Ranked 2nd. 9% more than Russia
Spending per student > College and university 13.18
Ranked 66th. 		38.99
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Russia
High school > Gender ratio 97.02
Ranked 75th. 		99.24
Ranked 62nd. 2% more than Russia
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 64th. 		7
Ranked 12th. 17% more than Russia
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.0597
Ranked 100th. 		1.01
Ranked 70th. 17 times more than Russia
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 2
Ranked 159th. 		3
Ranked 72nd. 50% more than Russia
Literacy > Male 99.7%
Ranked 6th. 1% more than Sweden 		99%
Ranked 27th.
Spending > USD 57.78 billion
Ranked 11th. 84% more than Sweden 		31.41 billion
Ranked 17th.
High school > Private school share 0.712%
Ranked 118th. 		19.39%
Ranked 45th. 27 times more than Russia
Spending > Proportion 3.54
Ranked 106th. 		6.41
Ranked 17th. 81% more than Russia
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 16.65
Ranked 110th. 65% more than Sweden 		10.11
Ranked 143th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 98th. The same as Sweden 		3
Ranked 102nd.
High school repeaters > Male 1.71
Ranked 42nd. 		0.0
Ranked 94th.
Preschool enrollment rate 96.83
Ranked 106th. 2% more than Sweden 		94.9
Ranked 110th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 50,947.63
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Sweden 		16,287.14
Ranked 50th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 8.15 million
Ranked 4th. 20 times more than Sweden 		414,657
Ranked 40th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 459
Ranked 40th. 		497
Ranked 18th. 8% more than Russia
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 4
Ranked 198th. 		6
Ranked 58th. 50% more than Russia
Children out of school > Primary 369,274
Ranked 22nd. 39 times more than Sweden 		9,536
Ranked 78th.
Secondary education, teachers 1.14 million
Ranked 6th. 15 times more than Sweden 		73,492
Ranked 33th.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 8
Ranked 28th. 3% more than Sweden 		7.78
Ranked 28th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 8.41
Ranked 106th. 		9.88
Ranked 114th. 18% more than Russia
High school > Lower secondary school duration 5
Ranked 8th. 67% more than Sweden 		3
Ranked 104th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.91
Ranked 83th. 10 times more than Sweden 		0.0923
Ranked 101st.
Secondary education, general pupils 8.06 million
Ranked 9th. 17 times more than Sweden 		472,309
Ranked 70th.
High school > Gender parity index 0.976
Ranked 98th. 		0.989
Ranked 57th. 1% more than Russia
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 459
Ranked 40th. 		497
Ranked 18th. 8% more than Russia
Scientific and technical journal articles 15,782
Ranked 11th. 54% more than Sweden 		10,237
Ranked 15th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 469
Ranked 37th. 		505
Ranked 14th. 8% more than Russia
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 56%
Ranked 3rd. 30% more than Sweden 		43%
Ranked 30th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.508%
Ranked 127th. 		3.51%
Ranked 76th. 7 times more than Russia
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 56.1
Ranked 5th. 21% more than Sweden 		46.46
Ranked 19th.
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 7
Ranked 17th. The same as Sweden 		7
Ranked 19th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 12.9%
Ranked 50th. The same as Sweden 		12.9%
Ranked 51st.
Children out of school, primary, male 129,190
Ranked 25th. 148 times more than Sweden 		872
Ranked 90th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 3.6%
Ranked 78th. 		7.3%
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Russia
High school > Students per teacher 8.47
Ranked 102nd. 		9.51
Ranked 85th. 12% more than Russia
Secondary education > General pupils 11.53 million
Ranked 5th. 22 times more than Sweden 		519,183
Ranked 64th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 148th. 		13
Ranked 15th. 18% more than Russia
High school starting age > Years 10
Ranked 167th. 		13
Ranked 15th. 30% more than Russia
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 136th. 		7.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Russia
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 5.42 million
Ranked 22nd. 7 times more than Sweden 		774,888
Ranked 83th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 93.5%
Ranked 18th. 11% more than Sweden 		84.4%
Ranked 31st.
Elementary school graduate rate 95.2
Ranked 33th. 		99.93
Ranked 1st. 5% more than Russia
Schools connected to the Internet 43.3%
Ranked 10th. 		99%
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Russia
Primary education, pupils per 1000 35.34
Ranked 173th. 		61.22
Ranked 120th. 73% more than Russia
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 67.74
Ranked 118th. 		73.97
Ranked 94th. 9% more than Russia
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.36
Ranked 27th. 		1.55
Ranked 13th. 14% more than Russia
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 75th. 		1
Ranked 64th. 1% more than Russia
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 56.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 21% more than Sweden 		46.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.356
Ranked 157th. 		1.72
Ranked 89th. 5 times more than Russia
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 34th. 17% more than Sweden 		6
Ranked 85th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 8.53
Ranked 92nd. 		9.68
Ranked 84th. 13% more than Russia
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 2.57
Ranked 74th. 2 times more than Sweden 		1.06
Ranked 98th.
High school repeaters > Female 1.61
Ranked 41st. 		0.0
Ranked 95th.
Class size > Age 13 11.8 students
Ranked 27th. 		13.6 students
Ranked 25th. 15% more than Russia
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 17.45
Ranked 75th. 83% more than Sweden 		9.55
Ranked 124th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11 919 hours
Ranked 16th. 24% more than Sweden 		741 hours
Ranked 34th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 4.97 million
Ranked 20th. 8 times more than Sweden 		584,726
Ranked 73th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 3 years
Ranked 194th. 		6 years
Ranked 53th. Twice as much as Russia
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $3,670.01
Ranked 29th. 		$27,094.66
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Russia
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 98.95
Ranked 81st. 		103.26
Ranked 55th. 4% more than Russia
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 56.77
Ranked 111th. 14% more than Sweden 		49.98
Ranked 123th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12 971 hours
Ranked 18th. 31% more than Sweden 		741 hours
Ranked 37th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 467
Ranked 39th. 		494
Ranked 21st. 6% more than Russia
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 0.637%
Ranked 140th. 		10.15%
Ranked 70th. 16 times more than Russia
High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 152nd. 		13
Ranked 16th. 18% more than Russia
Elementary school > Gender ratio 100.19
Ranked 27th. 1% more than Sweden 		99.32
Ranked 46th.
High school enrolment rate > Female 98.87
Ranked 6th. 		99.82
Ranked 10th. 1% more than Russia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 92%
Ranked 78th. 		96%
Ranked 52nd. 4% more than Russia
Duration of education > Secondary level 7
Ranked 37th. 17% more than Sweden 		6
Ranked 80th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 15.8
Ranked 65th. 		53.5
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Russia
Secondary education > Pupils 13.56 million
Ranked 4th. 19 times more than Sweden 		711,798
Ranked 58th.
Primary education > Pupils 5.33 million
Ranked 21st. 8 times more than Sweden 		690,758
Ranked 83th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 96.2%
Ranked 15th. 13% more than Sweden 		85.5%
Ranked 33th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 56.77%
Ranked 32nd. 		59.59%
Ranked 21st. 5% more than Russia
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 99.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 		102.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 3% more than Russia
Secondary education, vocational pupils 1.56 million
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Sweden 		226,659
Ranked 34th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 18.06
Ranked 75th. 95% more than Sweden 		9.27
Ranked 127th.
Secondary education > Teachers 1.32 million
Ranked 4th. 18 times more than Sweden 		75,243
Ranked 43th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 14 years
Ranked 43th. 		16 years
Ranked 14th. 14% more than Russia
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 14.49 million
Ranked 6th. 16 times more than Sweden 		917,978
Ranked 61st.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 109.14
Ranked 34th. 		1,142.75
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Russia
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 461
Ranked 40th. 		499
Ranked 14th. 8% more than Russia
Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 452
Ranked 40th. 		498
Ranked 19th. 10% more than Russia
Duration of education > Primary level 4
Ranked 160th. 		6
Ranked 50th. 50% more than Russia
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 571,183
Ranked 14th. 17 times more than Sweden 		33,098
Ranked 52nd.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 98.04%
Ranked 78th. 		99.28%
Ranked 64th. 1% more than Russia
Public spending per student > Secondary level 20.5
Ranked 33th. 		28.3
Ranked 16th. 38% more than Russia
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.73%
Ranked 52nd. 		49.36%
Ranked 18th. 1% more than Russia
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 2.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th. 2 times more than Sweden 		1.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 99th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 441
Ranked 41st. 		502
Ranked 14th. 14% more than Russia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 93%
Ranked 70th. 		96%
Ranked 50th. 3% more than Russia
High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 27th. The same as Sweden 		16
Ranked 29th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 18th. The same as Sweden 		7
Ranked 19th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.43
Ranked 98th. 		0.0
Ranked 115th.
Universities > Top 200 2
Ranked 22nd. 		5
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Russia
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 80.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th. 39% more than Sweden 		57.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 37.28
Ranked 167th. 		86.82
Ranked 117th. 2 times more than Russia
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.037 per capita
Ranked 163th. 		0.087 per capita
Ranked 117th. 2 times more than Russia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 92%
Ranked 73th. 		96%
Ranked 48th. 4% more than Russia
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 17.3
Ranked 103th. 52% more than Sweden 		11.4
Ranked 129th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 98%
Ranked 1st. 20% more than Sweden 		82%
Ranked 37th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 2.03 million
Ranked 4th. 11 times more than Sweden 		192,615
Ranked 39th.
Primary education > Teachers 320,168
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Sweden 		68,325
Ranked 43th.
Students from households with computer > Age 13 35%
Ranked 21st. 		58%
Ranked 12th. 66% more than Russia
Private school enrolment > Primary level 0.4
Ranked 90th. 		3.9
Ranked 60th. 10 times more than Russia
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 3
Ranked 177th. 		6
Ranked 48th. Twice as much as Russia
Library employees 5,301
Ranked 1st. 19 times more than Sweden 		284
Ranked 23th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10 893 hours
Ranked 16th. 21% more than Sweden 		741 hours
Ranked 31st.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 94.26
Ranked 51st. 19% more than Sweden 		79.15
Ranked 75th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 2.23
Ranked 137th. 		7.6
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Russia
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 1.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th. 2 times more than Sweden 		0.576 per 1,000 people
Ranked 95th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.6%
Ranked 56th. 		49.3%
Ranked 16th. 1% more than Russia
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $526.77 billion
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Sweden 		$254.10 billion
Ranked 16th.
Universities > Top 200 per million 0.014
Ranked 26th. 		0.554
Ranked 6th. 40 times more than Russia
Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology 6 x
Primary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 16th. The same as Sweden 		7
Ranked 18th.
Scouting > Members 7,186
Ranked 85th. 		43,729
Ranked 31st. 6 times more than Russia
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 8.42 million
Ranked 8th. 16 times more than Sweden 		531,393
Ranked 59th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 9.19
Ranked 21st. 10% more than Sweden 		8.37
Ranked 26th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.54
Ranked 42nd. 		99.79
Ranked 31st. About the same as Russia
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 80.13
Ranked 56th. 39% more than Sweden 		57.73
Ranked 113th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male 198,350
Ranked 22nd. 46 times more than Sweden 		4,358
Ranked 73th.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 1
Ranked 39th. 1% more than Sweden 		0.996
Ranked 35th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13 998 hours
Ranked 17th. 35% more than Sweden 		741 hours
Ranked 35th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9 630 hours
Ranked 35th. 		741 hours
Ranked 29th. 18% more than Russia
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 50.8%
Ranked 32nd. 		54.4%
Ranked 4th. 7% more than Russia
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 0.0
Ranked 90th. 		2.7
Ranked 75th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 99.7
Ranked 52nd. 		102.86
Ranked 43th. 3% more than Russia
Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.0501
Ranked 157th. 		4.6
Ranked 32nd. 92 times more than Russia
Proportion of primary education time spent learning science 15%
Ranked 5th. 25% more than Sweden 		12%
Ranked 16th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.57
Ranked 105th. 		0.0
Ranked 112th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.57
Ranked 99th. 		0.0
Ranked 111th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 1.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th. 3 times more than Sweden 		0.485 per 1,000 people
Ranked 96th.
Elementary school teachers 284,789
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Sweden 		61,220
Ranked 45th.
High school teachers 1.18 million
Ranked 5th. 15 times more than Sweden 		78,978
Ranked 31st.
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13 59.7 years experience
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Sweden 		26.2 years experience
Ranked 12th.
Homeschooling prevalance Unknown 200 families—half legally
Students from households with computer > Age 13 per million 0.241%
Ranked 26th. 		6.5%
Ranked 11th. 27 times more than Russia
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 83%
Ranked 10th. 		87%
Ranked 6th. 5% more than Russia
Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 13 98%
Ranked 4th. 44% more than Sweden 		68%
Ranked 19th.
High school enrolment rate > Male 100
Ranked 3rd. The same as Sweden 		100
Ranked 5th.
Students from households with study desk > Age 13 94%
Ranked 10th. 		98%
Ranked 1st. 4% more than Russia
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 12.43 million
Ranked 5th. 17 times more than Sweden 		735,494
Ranked 54th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills m n
Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP 0.003 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 25th. 		0.014 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Russia
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 94.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 19% more than Sweden 		79.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 37.05
Ranked 166th. 		76.81
Ranked 126th. 2 times more than Russia
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 99.14
Ranked 86th. 		103.84
Ranked 45th. 5% more than Russia
Students from households with calculator > Age 13 89%
Ranked 23th. 		98%
Ranked 6th. 10% more than Russia
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages x 12
Library employees per million 36.23
Ranked 23th. 13% more than Sweden 		32.06
Ranked 24th.
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 per million 0.571%
Ranked 27th. 		9.75%
Ranked 12th. 17 times more than Russia
Students from households with dictionary > Age 13 85%
Ranked 25th. 		92%
Ranked 21st. 8% more than Russia
Students living with mother > Age 13 96%
Ranked 9th. 2% more than Sweden 		94%
Ranked 17th.
Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13 78% 45%
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 36.77%
Ranked 78th. 		44.22%
Ranked 39th. 20% more than Russia
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils 1.67 million
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Sweden 		232,871
Ranked 28th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 92.13%
Ranked 36th. 		94.99%
Ranked 48th. 3% more than Russia
Preschool enrollment rate > Female 89.39
Ranked 28th. 		101.47
Ranked 14th. 14% more than Russia
Preschool enrollment rate > Male 90.73
Ranked 28th. 		101.58
Ranked 11th. 12% more than Russia
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 100.7
Ranked 72nd. 		102.63
Ranked 55th. 2% more than Russia
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 101.91
Ranked 75th. 		103.85
Ranked 56th. 2% more than Russia
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 60.1%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Sweden 		29.42%
Ranked 10th.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 57%
Ranked 27th. 24% more than Sweden 		46.1%
Ranked 42nd.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 4.1%
Ranked 77th. 		6.98%
Ranked 12th. 70% more than Russia
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 15.5%
Ranked 78th. 		33.6%
Ranked 46th. 2 times more than Russia
Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 46%
Ranked 1st. 63% more than Sweden 		28.2%
Ranked 15th.
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 41.6%
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Sweden 		17.1%
Ranked 56th.
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 27.4%
Ranked 10th. 73% more than Sweden 		15.8%
Ranked 42nd.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 122.65% gross
Ranked 10th. 24% more than Sweden 		98.96% gross
Ranked 105th.
Primary education > Teachers > % female 98.5% female
Ranked 3rd. 22% more than Sweden 		80.78% female
Ranked 48th.
Secondary education > Pupils > % female 48.79% female
Ranked 72nd. 		49.46% female
Ranked 49th. 1% more than Russia
Government spending on education > % of GDP 4.1%
Ranked 76th. 		6.98%
Ranked 12th. 70% more than Russia
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 92.35%
Ranked 27th. 		94.25%
Ranked 42nd. 2% more than Russia
Government spending on education > % of government spending 12.94%
Ranked 53th. 2% more than Sweden 		12.73%
Ranked 43th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 96.93%
Ranked 100th. 2% more than Sweden 		94.57%
Ranked 108th.
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 0.637%
Ranked 138th. 		10.15%
Ranked 68th. 16 times more than Russia
Primary education, pupils > % female 48.9%
Ranked 38th. 1% more than Sweden 		48.59%
Ranked 70th.
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 98.88%
Ranked 115th. 		100.29%
Ranked 86th. 1% more than Russia
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 97.91%
Ranked 43th. 		101.52%
Ranked 29th. 4% more than Russia
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 99.98%
Ranked 39th. 		101.2%
Ranked 68th. 1% more than Russia
Secondary education, general pupils > % female 50.5%
Ranked 63th. The same as Sweden 		50.5%
Ranked 50th.
Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 95.03%
Ranked 51st. 		99.7%
Ranked 4th. 5% more than Russia
Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force 4.5%
Ranked 75th. 		15.7%
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Russia
Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 54%
Ranked 1st. 59% more than Sweden 		34%
Ranked 12th.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 3.54%
Ranked 103th. 		6.22%
Ranked 20th. 75% more than Russia
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 13 years
Ranked 47th. 		15 years
Ranked 23th. 15% more than Russia
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 96.15%
Ranked 34th. 1% more than Sweden 		95.58%
Ranked 38th.
School enrollment, primary > % gross 98.69%
Ranked 124th. 		100.5%
Ranked 96th. 2% more than Russia
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 93.42%
Ranked 48th. 		99.23%
Ranked 5th. 6% more than Russia
Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 89.76%
Ranked 9th. 		95.59%
Ranked 36th. 7% more than Russia
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 92.35%
Ranked 31st. 		94.25%
Ranked 50th. 2% more than Russia
Proportion of primary education time spent learning religion a x
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 83.83%
Ranked 89th. 		96.39%
Ranked 47th. 15% more than Russia
Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 1.61%
Ranked 43th. 		0.0
Ranked 107th.
Secondary education, teachers, female 922,895
Ranked 5th. 21 times more than Sweden 		43,121
Ranked 26th.

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