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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • 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.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • 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. 
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Teachers' Day date: Date when Teacher's Day is celebrated around the world.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: 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.
  • 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.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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)."
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education (%). Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Primary is the total public expenditure per student in primary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • 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.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • 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.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Male is the total male enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
STAT South Korea Vietnam HISTORY
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 118th. The same as Vietnam
3
Ranked 46th.

Children out of school, primary 30,444
Ranked 54th.
121,992
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than South Korea

Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.612
Ranked 100th.
1.37
Ranked 51st. 2 times more than South Korea

College and university > Gender parity index 0.721
Ranked 101st.
1.01
Ranked 58th. 40% more than South Korea

College and university > Share of total education spending 17.06%
Ranked 69th. 16% more than Vietnam
14.72%
Ranked 83th.

Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 134th. The same as Vietnam
9
Ranked 58th.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.05%
Ranked 60th.
6.85%
Ranked 16th. 36% more than South Korea

Literacy > Female 97%
Ranked 44th. 5% more than Vietnam
92.3%
Ranked 64th.

Literacy > Total population 98.1%
Ranked 39th. 4% more than Vietnam
94%
Ranked 61st.

Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 138th. 20% more than Vietnam
5
Ranked 153th.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.31
Ranked 101st.
4.12
Ranked 42nd. 25% more than South Korea

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 19.05
Ranked 68th.
19.4
Ranked 50th. 2% more than South Korea

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 16.16
Ranked 42nd.
28.86
Ranked 5th. 79% more than South Korea

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th.
5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd. 16% more than South Korea

Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 158th.
7
Ranked 38th. 17% more than South Korea

Secondary education, pupils 3.87 million
Ranked 21st.
6.83 million
Ranked 5th. 77% more than South Korea

College and university > Private school share 80.67%
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Vietnam
14.91%
Ranked 31st.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 2nd. 5% more than Vietnam
0.94
Ranked 112th.

School life expectancy > Total 14.6 years
Ranked 22nd. 40% more than Vietnam
10.4 years
Ranked 71st.
Primary education, teachers 164,820
Ranked 23th.
366,045
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than South Korea

Primary education, pupils 3.14 million
Ranked 34th.
7.1 million
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than South Korea

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 133th. The same as Vietnam
6
Ranked 34th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.325
Ranked 85th.
0.382
Ranked 47th. 18% more than South Korea

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 3
Ranked 132nd. The same as Vietnam
3
Ranked 71st.

Literacy > Male 99.3%
Ranked 17th. 4% more than Vietnam
95.8%
Ranked 60th.

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 29.02
Ranked 43th. 35% more than Vietnam
21.56
Ranked 60th.

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 195th. The same as Vietnam
3
Ranked 101st.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 99.8%
Ranked 11th. 6% more than Vietnam
93.9%
Ranked 5th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 128,241.27
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Vietnam
52,285.41
Ranked 8th.

Primary completion rate 101
Ranked 1st. 7% more than Vietnam
94
Ranked 53th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 3.22 million
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Vietnam
797,086
Ranked 29th.

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 146th. 20% more than Vietnam
5
Ranked 162nd.

Children out of school > Primary 14,161
Ranked 48th.
1.01 million
Ranked 7th. 71 times more than South Korea

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 4.81
Ranked 61st. 53% more than Vietnam
3.14
Ranked 18th.

Secondary education, teachers 239,292
Ranked 16th. 1% more than Vietnam
236,886
Ranked 4th.

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 21.24
Ranked 32nd. 11% more than Vietnam
19.08
Ranked 19th.

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 179th.
4
Ranked 34th. 33% more than South Korea

Secondary education, general pupils 3.45 million
Ranked 19th.
7.68 million
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than South Korea

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 1.9%
Ranked 115th.
7%
Ranked 90th. 4 times more than South Korea

High school > Gender parity index 0.988
Ranked 88th. 11% more than Vietnam
0.89
Ranked 75th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 13,746
Ranked 12th. 64 times more than Vietnam
216
Ranked 64th.

College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 34%
Ranked 22nd.
47%
Ranked 21st. 38% more than South Korea
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 3.82%
Ranked 74th. 63% more than Vietnam
2.35%
Ranked 90th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 67.35
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Vietnam
10.02
Ranked 93th.

Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 168th. The same as Vietnam
6
Ranked 76th.

High school > Students per teacher 16.16
Ranked 43th.
28.86
Ranked 5th. 79% more than South Korea

Secondary education > General pupils 3.18 million
Ranked 10th.
9.47 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than South Korea

Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 128th. 9% more than Vietnam
11
Ranked 149th.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th.
4.34 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th. 47% more than South Korea

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 4.19 million
Ranked 4th.
8.84 million
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than South Korea

Schools connected to the Internet 100%
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Vietnam
20%
Ranked 6th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 63.07
Ranked 117th.
79.99
Ranked 63th. 27% more than South Korea

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 77.7
Ranked 77th.
90.49
Ranked 16th. 16% more than South Korea

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.63
Ranked 2nd.
0.71
Ranked 76th. 13% more than South Korea

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 724,200
Ranked 66th.
3.92 million
Ranked 28th. 5 times more than South Korea

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1
Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Vietnam
0.97
Ranked 87th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 67.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Vietnam
10 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 2.58
Ranked 73th. 4 times more than Vietnam
0.595
Ranked 135th.

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 0.294
Ranked 73th.
12.22
Ranked 30th. 42 times more than South Korea

Inequality adjusted index 0.702
Ranked 43th. 57% more than Vietnam
0.447
Ranked 81st.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 583,400
Ranked 59th.
2.42 million
Ranked 28th. 4 times more than South Korea

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 98.6%
Ranked 2nd. 14% more than Vietnam
86.8%
Ranked 52nd.

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 136th. 20% more than Vietnam
5 years
Ranked 148th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $11,125.42
Ranked 7th. 25 times more than Vietnam
$451.78
Ranked 80th.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 69.34
Ranked 71st.
86.53
Ranked 22nd. 25% more than South Korea

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 1.49%
Ranked 121st. 3 times more than Vietnam
0.554%
Ranked 79th.

High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 131st. 9% more than Vietnam
11
Ranked 153th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 3%
Ranked 110th.
8.5%
Ranked 88th. 3 times more than South Korea

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 100%
Ranked 1st. 14% more than Vietnam
88%
Ranked 98th.

Secondary education > Pupils 3.69 million
Ranked 10th.
9.94 million
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than South Korea

Primary education > Pupils 4.13 million
Ranked 15th.
7.77 million
Ranked 4th. 88% more than South Korea

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 36.55%
Ranked 5th.
42.79%
Ranked 98th. 17% more than South Korea

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 76.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th.
116.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 53% more than South Korea

Secondary education, vocational pupils 416,394
Ranked 19th. 97% more than Vietnam
211,361
Ranked 30th.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 19.05
Ranked 68th.
19.4
Ranked 49th. 2% more than South Korea

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 67.18%
Ranked 62nd.
78.48%
Ranked 31st. 17% more than South Korea
Secondary education > Teachers 207,878
Ranked 5th.
415,579
Ranked 2nd. Twice as much as South Korea

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 17 years
Ranked 1st. 70% more than Vietnam
10 years
Ranked 4th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 3.65 million
Ranked 2nd.
9.27 million
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than South Korea

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 287.22
Ranked 26th. 107 times more than Vietnam
2.68
Ranked 85th.

Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1
Ranked 56th. 1% more than Vietnam
0.99
Ranked 5th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 46.95%
Ranked 7th.
47.49%
Ranked 133th. 1% more than South Korea

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 15.13
Ranked 111th.
48.75
Ranked 90th. 3 times more than South Korea

Progression to secondary school 98.69%
Ranked 11th. 4% more than Vietnam
94.6%
Ranked 50th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 99.8%
Ranked 11th. 7% more than Vietnam
93.6%
Ranked 5th.

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 0.293 per 1,000 people
Ranked 74th.
12.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd. 41 times more than South Korea

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 100%
Ranked 1st. 9% more than Vietnam
92%
Ranked 75th.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 159th. The same as Vietnam
15
Ranked 89th.

School life expectancy > Male 15.3 years
Ranked 10th. 42% more than Vietnam
10.8 years
Ranked 63th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 65.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th.
113.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 73% more than South Korea

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 87.45
Ranked 8th.
111.15
Ranked 88th. 27% more than South Korea

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.087 per capita
Ranked 8th.
0.111 per capita
Ranked 89th. 28% more than South Korea

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 0.7%
Ranked 122nd.
5.3%
Ranked 89th. 8 times more than South Korea

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 100%
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Vietnam
98%
Ranked 34th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 99.8%
Ranked 13th. 6% more than Vietnam
94.2%
Ranked 5th.

Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 78%
Ranked 25th. 1% more than Vietnam
77%
Ranked 48th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 514,550
Ranked 3rd. 10% more than Vietnam
466,504
Ranked 4th.

Primary education > Teachers 142,153
Ranked 13th.
360,624
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than South Korea

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 47.35%
Ranked 5th.
47.42%
Ranked 118th. About the same as South Korea

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 2.95
Ranked 72nd.
4.38
Ranked 50th. 48% more than South Korea

Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 76.71
Ranked 41st.
120.63
Ranked 12th. 57% more than South Korea

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 0.216 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th.
4.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 22 times more than South Korea
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $556.32 billion
Ranked 5th. 14 times more than Vietnam
$40.11 billion
Ranked 29th.

Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 166th. The same as Vietnam
6
Ranked 76th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 71.36%
Ranked 67th.
85%
Ranked 32nd. 19% more than South Korea
High school > Share of total education spending 38.22%
Ranked 36th. About the same as Vietnam
38.13%
Ranked 34th.

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 4.32
Ranked 39th.
5.04
Ranked 31st. 17% more than South Korea

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.43
Ranked 25th. 6% more than Vietnam
93.62
Ranked 71st.

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 66.02
Ranked 58th.
114.97
Ranked 15th. 74% more than South Korea

Children out of school > Primary > Male 3,732
Ranked 47th.
113,301
Ranked 24th. 30 times more than South Korea
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.987
Ranked 83th. 5% more than Vietnam
0.942
Ranked 89th.

Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 0.0
Ranked 44th.
0.0
Ranked 58th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 76.17
Ranked 4th.
116.49
Ranked 29th. 53% more than South Korea

Primary completion rate > Women 100
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Vietnam
98
Ranked 45th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 98.6%
Ranked 2nd. 13% more than Vietnam
87.2%
Ranked 50th.

Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.077 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st.
1.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 74th. 19 times more than South Korea
Teachers' Day date May 15 since 1963 in Seoul and 1964 in Chunju city 11/20/2011
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 12.19
Ranked 106th.
30.11
Ranked 88th. 2 times more than South Korea

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 15.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th.
48.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 93th. 3 times more than South Korea

Primary completion rate > Men 102
Ranked 1st.
104
Ranked 17th. 2% more than South Korea

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 85.7
Ranked 85th.
94.35
Ranked 81st. 10% more than South Korea

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 100.3
Ranked 44th. 3% more than Vietnam
97.47
Ranked 52nd.

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 76.46 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th.
119.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 56% more than South Korea

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

International Mathematical Olympiad > Results for the 2006 IMO > Points 170
Ranked 3rd. 30% more than Vietnam
131
Ranked 13th.
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 58.22%
Ranked 53th. 40% more than Vietnam
41.7%
Ranked 91st.

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 104.47% gross
Ranked 47th. 14% more than Vietnam
91.34% gross
Ranked 80th.

Primary education > Teachers > % female 73.98% female
Ranked 38th.
78.03% female
Ranked 28th. 5% more than South Korea

Secondary education > Pupils > % female 47.2% female
Ranked 57th.
48.57% female
Ranked 47th. 3% more than South Korea

Government spending on education > % of GDP 5.05%
Ranked 60th.
6.85%
Ranked 16th. 36% more than South Korea

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 15 years
Ranked 3rd. 50% more than Vietnam
10 years
Ranked 2nd.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 98.76%
Ranked 72nd. 6% more than Vietnam
92.77%
Ranked 73th.

School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 117.49%
Ranked 4th. 56% more than Vietnam
75.25%
Ranked 16th.

School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 117.97%
Ranked 4th. 49% more than Vietnam
78.95%
Ranked 15th.

Secondary education, pupils > % female 47.2%
Ranked 107th. 1% more than Vietnam
46.52%
Ranked 77th.

Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 23.28%
Ranked 17th.
27.61%
Ranked 8th. 19% more than South Korea

Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita $11,844.77
Ranked 6th. 16 times more than Vietnam
$732.00
Ranked 83th.

Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP 52.43%
Ranked 52nd. 14% more than Vietnam
45.87%
Ranked 70th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 8.36
Ranked 63th. 3 times more than Vietnam
3.2
Ranked 76th.

Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 2.72
Ranked 57th. 35% more than Vietnam
2.01
Ranked 12th.

School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 92.9% gross
Ranked 17th. 23% more than Vietnam
75.79% gross
Ranked 45th.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 4.22%
Ranked 80th. 50% more than Vietnam
2.81%
Ranked 138th.

Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 74.56%
Ranked 90th.
101.62%
Ranked 74th. 36% more than South Korea

Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 99.04%
Ranked 10th. 2% more than Vietnam
97.47%
Ranked 11th.

Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 99.13%
Ranked 8th. 2% more than Vietnam
97.47%
Ranked 7th.

Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 98.98%
Ranked 12th. 15% more than Vietnam
85.7%
Ranked 52nd.

School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 95.99%
Ranked 51st. 78% more than Vietnam
54.08%
Ranked 68th.

Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 0.00661%
Ranked 109th.
1.13%
Ranked 70th. 171 times more than South Korea

Secondary education, teachers, female 135,274
Ranked 13th.
151,354
Ranked 4th. 12% more than South Korea

Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people 0.0
Ranked 43th.
0.0
Ranked 57th.

School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 114.43%
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Vietnam
24.24%
Ranked 72nd.

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