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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.
  • Homeschooling legal status: Legal status of homeschooling.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 100: Number of universities in the top 100
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • 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.
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret: Integrate and interpret.

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

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

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

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

  • 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 capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Library books per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Universities > Top 200 per million: Number of universities in the top 200. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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 > 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. 
  • 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.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Homeschooling prevalance: Prevalence of homeschooling.
  • Universities > Top 100 per million: Number of universities in the top 100. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 200 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • 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.
  • Library members per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Library employees per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Universities > Top 100 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 100 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 14.1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with secondary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Education spending > % of GDP: Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP, 2000-2002)
  • Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with primary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education (% of total). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • 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.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > 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."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • 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.
  • Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • School enrollment, primary, 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.
  • Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
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STAT Russia United Kingdom HISTORY
Children out of school, primary 217,543
Ranked 30th. 16 times more than United Kingdom 		13,333
Ranked 69th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 1.53
Ranked 98th. 7 times more than United Kingdom 		0.212
Ranked 110th.
Children out of school, primary, female 88,353
Ranked 31st. 12 times more than United Kingdom 		7,256
Ranked 64th.
College and university > Gender parity index 1.35
Ranked 44th. 		1.38
Ranked 37th. 2% more than Russia
College and university > Share of total education spending 23.11%
Ranked 34th. 41% more than United Kingdom 		16.39%
Ranked 76th.
Compulsary education duration 10
Ranked 51st. 		12
Ranked 22nd. 20% more than Russia
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 4.1%
Ranked 76th. 		6.3%
Ranked 25th. 53% more than Russia
Homeschooling legal status Legal since 1992, law sometimes ignored and not made legal. Legal as alternative to the mandatory public school system.
Literacy > Female 99.5%
Ranked 9th. 1% more than United Kingdom 		99%
Ranked 21st.
Literacy > Total population 99.6%
Ranked 8th. 1% more than United Kingdom 		99%
Ranked 23th.
Primary education, duration > Years 4
Ranked 188th. 		6
Ranked 90th. 50% more than Russia
Primary education, teachers per 1000 1.96
Ranked 142nd. 		4.08
Ranked 80th. 2 times more than Russia
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 18.06
Ranked 77th. 5% more than United Kingdom 		17.27
Ranked 78th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 8.47
Ranked 100th. 		14.27
Ranked 55th. 69% more than Russia
Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 37th. The same as United Kingdom 		7
Ranked 59th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.623
Ranked 93th. 5 times more than United Kingdom 		0.116
Ranked 101st.
College and university > Gender ratio 135.63
Ranked 32nd. 		140.15
Ranked 28th. 3% more than Russia
Child care (preschool) > Duration 4
Ranked 10th. Twice as much as United Kingdom 		2
Ranked 164th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 9.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 47% more than United Kingdom 		6.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th.
Duration of compulsory education 10 years
Ranked 40th. 		12 years
Ranked 14th. 20% more than Russia
Secondary education, pupils 9.61 million
Ranked 8th. 92% more than United Kingdom 		5 million
Ranked 15th.
College and university > Private school share 14.78%
Ranked 75th. 		100%
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Russia
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 25th. The same as United Kingdom 		1
Ranked 42nd.
Primary education, pupils 5.02 million
Ranked 26th. 13% more than United Kingdom 		4.42 million
Ranked 22nd.
Primary education, teachers 277,657
Ranked 14th. 8% more than United Kingdom 		255,994
Ranked 14th.
Tertiary enrollment 64.1%
Ranked 5th. 8% more than United Kingdom 		59.5%
Ranked 9th.
Spending per student > College and university 13.18
Ranked 66th. 		24.79
Ranked 32nd. 88% more than Russia
High school > Gender ratio 97.02
Ranked 75th. 		102.39
Ranked 44th. 6% more than Russia
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 64th. 20% more than United Kingdom 		5
Ranked 166th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.0597
Ranked 100th. 		0.232
Ranked 94th. 4 times more than Russia
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling
High school > Upper secondary school duration 2
Ranked 159th. 		4
Ranked 32nd. Twice as much as Russia
Literacy > Male 99.7%
Ranked 6th. 1% more than United Kingdom 		99%
Ranked 31st.
Spending > USD 57.78 billion
Ranked 11th. 		136.4 billion
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Russia
High school > Private school share 0.712%
Ranked 118th. 		29.43%
Ranked 24th. 41 times more than Russia
Spending > Proportion 3.54
Ranked 106th. 		5.06
Ranked 48th. 43% more than Russia
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 16.65
Ranked 110th. 		18.09
Ranked 98th. 9% more than Russia
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 98th. The same as United Kingdom 		3
Ranked 145th.
High school repeaters > Male 1.71
Ranked 42nd. 		0.0
Ranked 43th.
Preschool enrollment rate 96.83
Ranked 106th. 		106.43
Ranked 57th. 10% more than Russia
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 50,947.63
Ranked 9th. 89% more than United Kingdom 		26,949.64
Ranked 31st.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 8.15 million
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than United Kingdom 		2.29 million
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 459
Ranked 40th. 		494
Ranked 23th. 8% more than Russia
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 4
Ranked 198th. 		6
Ranked 95th. 50% more than Russia
Children out of school > Primary 369,274
Ranked 22nd. 345 times more than United Kingdom 		1,069
Ranked 104th.
Secondary education, teachers 1.14 million
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than United Kingdom 		375,385
Ranked 10th.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 8
Ranked 28th. 31% more than United Kingdom 		6.11
Ranked 59th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 8.41
Ranked 106th. 		18.19
Ranked 45th. 2 times more than Russia
High school > Lower secondary school duration 5
Ranked 8th. 67% more than United Kingdom 		3
Ranked 138th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.91
Ranked 83th. 9 times more than United Kingdom 		0.0968
Ranked 100th.
Secondary education, general pupils 8.06 million
Ranked 9th. 77% more than United Kingdom 		4.55 million
Ranked 15th.
High school > Gender parity index 0.976
Ranked 98th. 		1.01
Ranked 63th. 4% more than Russia
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 459
Ranked 40th. 		494
Ranked 23th. 8% more than Russia
Scientific and technical journal articles 15,782
Ranked 11th. 		48,288
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Russia
Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 469
Ranked 37th. 		491
Ranked 27th. 5% more than Russia
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 56%
Ranked 3rd. 30% more than United Kingdom 		43%
Ranked 14th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.508%
Ranked 127th. 		1.08%
Ranked 110th. 2 times more than Russia
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 56.1
Ranked 5th. 45% more than United Kingdom 		38.56
Ranked 30th.
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 7
Ranked 17th. 40% more than United Kingdom 		5
Ranked 199th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 12.9%
Ranked 50th. 7% more than United Kingdom 		12.1%
Ranked 56th.
Children out of school, primary, male 129,190
Ranked 25th. 21 times more than United Kingdom 		6,077
Ranked 64th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 3.6%
Ranked 78th. 		5.3%
Ranked 46th. 47% more than Russia
High school > Students per teacher 8.47
Ranked 102nd. 		14.27
Ranked 56th. 69% more than Russia
Secondary education > General pupils 11.53 million
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than United Kingdom 		4.4 million
Ranked 15th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 148th. The same as United Kingdom 		11
Ranked 164th.
High school starting age > Years 10
Ranked 167th. 		11
Ranked 145th. 10% more than Russia
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 136th. 		4.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 82nd. 94% more than Russia
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 5.42 million
Ranked 22nd. 21% more than United Kingdom 		4.49 million
Ranked 27th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 93.5%
Ranked 18th. 		99.6%
Ranked 5th. 7% more than Russia
Schools connected to the Internet 43.3%
Ranked 10th. 		99%
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Russia
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 67.74
Ranked 118th. 		79.68
Ranked 73th. 18% more than Russia
Primary education, pupils per 1000 35.34
Ranked 173th. 		70.43
Ranked 107th. Twice as much as Russia
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.36
Ranked 27th. 		1.37
Ranked 36th. 1% more than Russia
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 75th. 		1.03
Ranked 58th. 4% more than Russia
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 56.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 45% more than United Kingdom 		38.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th.
Universities > Top 100 1
Ranked 21st. 		13
Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than Russia
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.356
Ranked 157th. 		0.429
Ranked 147th. 21% more than Russia
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 34th. The same as United Kingdom 		7
Ranked 52nd.
Teacher student ratio > High school 8.53
Ranked 92nd. 		14.01
Ranked 66th. 64% more than Russia
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 2.57
Ranked 74th. 144 times more than United Kingdom 		0.0179
Ranked 120th.
High school repeaters > Female 1.61
Ranked 41st. 		0.0
Ranked 43th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 17.45
Ranked 75th. 		18.27
Ranked 70th. 5% more than Russia
Elementary school > Enrolled students 4.97 million
Ranked 20th. 11% more than United Kingdom 		4.47 million
Ranked 23th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 3 years
Ranked 194th. 		6 years
Ranked 88th. Twice as much as Russia
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $3,670.01
Ranked 29th. 		$26,253.64
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Russia
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 56.77
Ranked 111th. 		72.5
Ranked 62nd. 28% more than Russia
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 467
Ranked 39th. 		491
Ranked 24th. 5% more than Russia
High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 152nd. The same as United Kingdom 		11
Ranked 170th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 0.637%
Ranked 140th. 		5.07%
Ranked 93th. 8 times more than Russia
Elementary school > Gender ratio 100.19
Ranked 27th. About the same as United Kingdom 		99.95
Ranked 30th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 92%
Ranked 78th. 		100%
Ranked 6th. 9% more than Russia
Duration of education > Secondary level 7
Ranked 37th. The same as United Kingdom 		7
Ranked 51st.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 15.8
Ranked 65th. 		26.3
Ranked 55th. 66% more than Russia
Primary education > Pupils 5.33 million
Ranked 21st. 14% more than United Kingdom 		4.69 million
Ranked 24th.
Secondary education > Pupils 13.56 million
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than United Kingdom 		5.7 million
Ranked 14th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 96.2%
Ranked 15th. 		99.8%
Ranked 5th. 4% more than Russia
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 99.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 		163.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 64% more than Russia
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 56.77%
Ranked 32nd. 2% more than United Kingdom 		55.9%
Ranked 41st.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 1.56 million
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than United Kingdom 		451,007
Ranked 18th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 18.06
Ranked 75th. 5% more than United Kingdom 		17.27
Ranked 78th.
Secondary education > Teachers 1.32 million
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than United Kingdom 		372,887
Ranked 15th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 14 years
Ranked 43th. 		16 years
Ranked 19th. 14% more than Russia
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 14.49 million
Ranked 6th. 49% more than United Kingdom 		9.71 million
Ranked 10th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 109.14
Ranked 34th. 		810.66
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Russia
Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 452
Ranked 40th. 		506
Ranked 11th. 12% more than Russia
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 461
Ranked 40th. 		492
Ranked 24th. 7% more than Russia
Duration of education > Primary level 4
Ranked 160th. 		6
Ranked 84th. 50% more than Russia
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 571,183
Ranked 14th. 86 times more than United Kingdom 		6,643
Ranked 77th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 98.04%
Ranked 78th. 		101.28%
Ranked 33th. 3% more than Russia
Public spending per student > Secondary level 20.5
Ranked 33th. 38% more than United Kingdom 		14.9
Ranked 48th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.73%
Ranked 52nd. 		48.79%
Ranked 50th. About the same as Russia
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 2.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th. 143 times more than United Kingdom 		0.018 per 1,000 people
Ranked 121st.
Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 441
Ranked 41st. 		503
Ranked 12th. 14% more than Russia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 93%
Ranked 70th. 		100%
Ranked 7th. 8% more than Russia
High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 27th. 14% more than United Kingdom 		14
Ranked 190th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 18th. 40% more than United Kingdom 		5
Ranked 170th.
Library books 73.63 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than United Kingdom 		27.9 million
Ranked 3rd.
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.43
Ranked 98th. 		0.0
Ranked 121st.
Universities > Top 200 2
Ranked 22nd. 		24
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Russia
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 80.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th. 9% more than United Kingdom 		73.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.037 per capita
Ranked 163th. 		0.076 per capita
Ranked 130th. 2 times more than Russia
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 37.28
Ranked 167th. 		75.65
Ranked 132nd. 2 times more than Russia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 92%
Ranked 73th. 		100%
Ranked 11th. 9% more than Russia
Library books per 1000 503.26
Ranked 19th. 6% more than United Kingdom 		475.44
Ranked 20th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 17.3
Ranked 103th. 		18.2
Ranked 98th. 5% more than Russia
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 98%
Ranked 1st. 13% more than United Kingdom 		87%
Ranked 7th.
Primary education > Teachers 320,168
Ranked 14th. 24% more than United Kingdom 		258,966
Ranked 16th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 2.03 million
Ranked 4th. 57% more than United Kingdom 		1.3 million
Ranked 10th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 0.4
Ranked 90th. 		4.8
Ranked 52nd. 12 times more than Russia
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 3
Ranked 177th. 		6
Ranked 82nd. Twice as much as Russia
Library employees 5,301
Ranked 1st. 85% more than United Kingdom 		2,868
Ranked 2nd.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 2.23
Ranked 137th. 		4.33
Ranked 82nd. 94% more than Russia
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 94.26
Ranked 51st. 		95.2
Ranked 47th. 1% more than Russia
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 1.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th. 297 times more than United Kingdom 		0.004 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.6%
Ranked 56th. 		48.8%
Ranked 36th. About the same as Russia
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $526.77 billion
Ranked 7th. 		$1.58 trillion
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Russia
Universities > Top 200 per million 0.014
Ranked 26th. 		0.399
Ranked 10th. 29 times more than Russia
Primary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 16th. 40% more than United Kingdom 		5
Ranked 191st.
Scouting > Members 7,186
Ranked 85th. 		528,263
Ranked 9th. 74 times more than Russia
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 8.42 million
Ranked 8th. 81% more than United Kingdom 		4.64 million
Ranked 14th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 80.13
Ranked 56th. 9% more than United Kingdom 		73.53
Ranked 69th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 9.19
Ranked 21st. 48% more than United Kingdom 		6.23
Ranked 54th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.54
Ranked 42nd. 		99.93
Ranked 27th. About the same as Russia
Children out of school > Primary > Male 198,350
Ranked 22nd. 233 times more than United Kingdom 		853
Ranked 95th.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 1
Ranked 39th. 1% more than United Kingdom 		0.994
Ranked 63th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 50.8%
Ranked 32nd. 		52.7%
Ranked 12th. 4% more than Russia
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 0.0
Ranked 90th. 		102.9
Ranked 1st.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 99.7
Ranked 52nd. 		163.61
Ranked 2nd. 64% more than Russia
Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.0501
Ranked 157th. 		8.35
Ranked 17th. 167 times more than Russia
Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.57
Ranked 105th. 		0.0
Ranked 118th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.57
Ranked 99th. 		0.0
Ranked 117th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 1.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th. 99 times more than United Kingdom 		0.014 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th.
High school teachers 1.18 million
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than United Kingdom 		378,882
Ranked 13th.
Elementary school teachers 284,789
Ranked 12th. 17% more than United Kingdom 		244,391
Ranked 14th.
Homeschooling prevalance Unknown 60000
Universities > Top 100 per million 0.00699
Ranked 20th. 		0.216
Ranked 9th. 31 times more than Russia
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 12.43 million
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than United Kingdom 		5.75 million
Ranked 14th.
Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP 0.003 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 25th. 		0.011 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Russia
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 94.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 		95.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 1% more than Russia
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 37.05
Ranked 166th. 		78.27
Ranked 121st. 2 times more than Russia
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 99.14
Ranked 86th. 		102.94
Ranked 49th. 4% more than Russia
Library members 100,100
Ranked 6th. 52% more than United Kingdom 		66,000
Ranked 10th.
Library members per 1000 0.684
Ranked 36th. 		1.12
Ranked 32nd. 64% more than Russia
Library employees per million 36.23
Ranked 23th. 		48.87
Ranked 17th. 35% more than Russia
Universities > Top 100 > Per $ GDP 0.024 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 18th. 		0.086 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Russia
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 60.13%
Ranked 47th. 		77.97%
Ranked 14th. 30% more than Russia
Primary education, teachers > % female 98.45%
Ranked 3rd. 13% more than United Kingdom 		86.98%
Ranked 28th.
Tertiary education, teachers > % female 55.91%
Ranked 10th. 29% more than United Kingdom 		43.51%
Ranked 40th.
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 11.94%
Ranked 83th. 		12.01%
Ranked 63th. 1% more than Russia
Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 33.2%
Ranked 58th. 		41.5%
Ranked 30th. 25% more than Russia
Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 48%
Ranked 36th. About the same as United Kingdom 		47.8%
Ranked 37th.
Education spending > % of GDP 3.8%
Ranked 89th. 		5.3%
Ranked 47th. 39% more than Russia
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 136.04
Ranked 36th. 		137.34
Ranked 33th. 1% more than Russia
Secondary education > Pupils > % female 48.79% female
Ranked 72nd. 		49.37% female
Ranked 51st. 1% more than Russia
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 0.67%
Ranked 103th. 		25.95%
Ranked 28th. 39 times more than Russia
School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 57.92% gross
Ranked 14th. 14% more than United Kingdom 		50.8% gross
Ranked 24th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 77.19%
Ranked 9th. 34% more than United Kingdom 		57.42%
Ranked 26th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 89.07%
Ranked 11th. 32% more than United Kingdom 		67.27%
Ranked 22nd.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 92.24%
Ranked 37th. 		99.84%
Ranked 3rd. 8% more than Russia
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 0.637%
Ranked 138th. 		5.07%
Ranked 91st. 8 times more than Russia
Primary education, pupils > % female 48.9%
Ranked 38th. About the same as United Kingdom 		48.77%
Ranked 49th.
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 98.88%
Ranked 115th. 		106.72%
Ranked 48th. 8% more than Russia
Secondary education, general pupils > % female 50.5%
Ranked 63th. 3% more than United Kingdom 		49.15%
Ranked 91st.
Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force 4.5%
Ranked 75th. 		17.1%
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Russia
Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 54%
Ranked 1st. 42% more than United Kingdom 		38.1%
Ranked 6th.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita $7,184.50
Ranked 17th. 		$25,581.39
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Russia
Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP 51.18%
Ranked 59th. 		70.6%
Ranked 14th. 38% more than Russia
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 10.97
Ranked 61st. 53% more than United Kingdom 		7.19
Ranked 65th.
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 6.5
Ranked 10th. 71% more than United Kingdom 		3.81
Ranked 49th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 97.53%
Ranked 97th. 		101.1%
Ranked 49th. 4% more than Russia
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 100.38%
Ranked 29th. 1% more than United Kingdom 		99.71%
Ranked 40th.
Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 90.08%
Ranked 28th. 12% more than United Kingdom 		80.53%
Ranked 44th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net 92.24%
Ranked 30th. 		99.59%
Ranked 3rd. 8% more than Russia
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 96.74%
Ranked 112th. 		106.46%
Ranked 59th. 10% more than Russia
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 92.13%
Ranked 30th. 		99.5%
Ranked 5th. 8% more than Russia
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 0.61%
Ranked 117th. 		4.98%
Ranked 84th. 8 times more than Russia
Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 95.03%
Ranked 51st. 		99.71%
Ranked 3rd. 5% more than Russia
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 3.54% of GNI
Ranked 105th. 		5.33% of GNI
Ranked 42nd. 51% more than Russia
Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 3.67%
Ranked 84th. 		5.48%
Ranked 42nd. 49% more than Russia
Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment 16.8%
Ranked 64th. 		30.3%
Ranked 31st. 80% more than Russia
Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment 41.6%
Ranked 38th. 		44.4%
Ranked 33th. 7% more than Russia
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 93.34% gross
Ranked 46th. 		103.05% gross
Ranked 19th. 10% more than Russia
Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita 12.07%
Ranked 67th. 		28.06%
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than Russia
School enrollment > Primary > % net 91.48% net
Ranked 68th. 		98.69% net
Ranked 12th. 8% more than Russia
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 92.95% gross
Ranked 52nd. 		104.53% gross
Ranked 16th. 12% more than Russia
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 26.15%
Ranked 75th. 		68.87%
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Russia
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 13 years
Ranked 47th. 		16 years
Ranked 14th. 23% more than Russia
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 93.42%
Ranked 48th. 		99.62%
Ranked 2nd. 7% more than Russia
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 1.84%
Ranked 55th. 		0.0
Ranked 126th.
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 12.25%
Ranked 45th. 3% more than United Kingdom 		11.93%
Ranked 47th.

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