Education Stats: compare key data on Sweden & United States

Author: chris.lockyer781

Sweden’s educational system has garnered attention. Both countries approach funding and teaching methodologies in very different ways. In Sweden, the government gives money to each child, which parents then use to pay for education and childcare. Swedish students choose the public school they want to attend, and if they want to leave a public school and attend a private school they may. Wherever a student enrolls, (s)he takes his or her money. This offers choice to students and parents, and more performance among schools to retain students.

In the US, the federal money is funneled to states and then to county school districts. Although voters have a say in how the money is used, it must be voted upon during local elections. While students do have the option of switching public schools, some counties (especially rural ones) don’t offer much choice for students and parents.

When it comes to teaching styles, Sweden seems fully committed to a play-based learning methodology and freedom. Preschoolers learn through games and in high school, students have less homework, are free to leave campus, and refer to teachers by first name. While the US is embracing the play-based method, most US public schools rely on structure, standardized testing, and close supervision. Although US students have more homework and class time, they do have more choice over the classes they take.

In Sweden, parents and teachers are greatly involved in the child’s education. Students receive mandatory regular meetings and feedback from teachers, and parents need to be involved. While these parent-teacher-student meetings are frequent in the US, they’re not necessarily mandatory.

There are areas in which each system outperforms the other. While both countries have a 99% literacy rate, Swedish students do outrank American students in math and scientific literacy. The fact that classes in Sweden are 35% smaller may have something to do with these results. On the other hand, there’s a higher preschool enrollment in the US and more US students enroll in post-secondary education and receive degrees.

Both educational systems have their unique philosophies. While Swedish education focuses on a child’s personal development, the US educational system embraces a results-based system. In part, their differences may be the result of each nation’s style of governance. Sweden, for instance, is a country that has implemented socialist policies in terms of its healthcare and education. While the US has some socialist policies (public schooling, libraries, etc.), they’re not as widely or thoroughly implemented as they are in Sweden.

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Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
Homeschooling legal status: Legal status of homeschooling.
Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
Teachers as percentage of labor force: The percentage share of the total labor force who are classroom, academic staff, and other teachers. Data for 1999.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall: Overall.
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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.
Mathematical literacy: Mathematical literacy mean value of performance scale 15 years old 2000
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.
Scientific literacy: Scientific literacy mean value of performance scale 15 years old (2000)
Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
Reading literacy: Reading literacy mean value of performance scale (15 years old, 2000)
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.
International Baccalaureate schools: Number of schools of any level teaching the curriculum of the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO).
Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Educational attainment > Tertiary: Percentage of adult population (aged 25-64) educated till tertiary level (year 2000).
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
Schools connected to the Internet: Schools connected to the Internet are the share of primary and secondary schools in the country that have access to the Internet.
Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Student attitude > Dislike of school: Percentage of schoolgoing children who do not like going to school (2000).
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
Class size > Age 13: The average number of 13-year-old students per class.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret: Integrate and interpret.
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High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
Spending per secondary school student: Secondary school spending per pupil in 1998, converted into US dollars by purchasing power parity.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts: Non-continuous texts.
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Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts: Continuous texts.
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Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
Literacy > Adults at low literacy level: Percentage of adults whose level of document literacy is rated 'low'. Data for 1998
Expected duration of education for all students: Expected years of schooling for a 5-year-old under current conditions, excluding education for children under 5. Data for 2000.
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.
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Educational attainment > Senior secondary: Percentage of adult population (aged 25-64) educated till senior secondary level (year 2000).
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."
Student attitude > Find school boring: Percentage of students who do find school boring (2000).
Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
Universities > Top 200: Number of universities in the top 200
Literacy > Adults at high literacy level: Percentage of adults whose level of document literacy is rated 'high'. Data for 1998.
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.
Primary teacher salary > Starting: Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary education, in equivalent US dollars converted using PPPs. Data for 1999.
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD: Research and development (R&D) comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. R&D is a term covering three activities: basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view. Applied research is also original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective. Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and/or practical experience, which is directed to producing new materials, products or devices, to installing new processes, systems and services, or to improving substantially those already produced or installed.
The main aggregate used for international comparisons is gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD). This consists of the total expenditure (current and capital) on R&D by all resident companies, research institutes, university and government laboratories, etc. It excludes R&D expenditures financed by domestic firms but performed abroad.
Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge per million: Investment in knowledge is defined and calculated as the sum of expenditure on R&D, on total higher education (public and private) and on software. Simple summation of the three components would lead to overestimation of the investment in knowledge owing to overlaps (R&D and software, R&D and education, software and education). Therefore, data reported here have been adjusted to exclude the overlaps between components.
Note that as the term is used here, "investment” has a broader connotation than its usual meaning in economic statistics. It includes current expenditures, such as on education and R&D, as well as capital outlays, such as purchases of software and construction of school buildings. Figures expressed per million 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.
Students from households with computer > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one computer.
Expenditure on education > Change in expenditure on education > Expenditure in tertiary education: The indicator shows direct public and private expenditure on educational institutions in relation to the number of full-time equivalent students enrolled in these institutions. Public subsidies for students’ living expenses have been excluded to ensure international comparability of the data.
Expenditure on education per student is obtained by dividing the total expenditure on educational institutions by the number of full-time equivalents students. Only those educational institutions and programmes are taken into account for which both enrolment and expenditure data are available.
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.
Literacy > Adults with at least moderate literacy: Percentage of adult females who have at least a moderate level of literacy, in selected OECD countries. Data for 1998.
Educational attainment > Junior secondary: Percentage of adult population (aged 25-64) educated till junior secondary level (year 2000).
Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
Student attitude > Report class disorder: Percentage of students who report high noise level and disorder in classes (2000).
Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge: Investment in knowledge is defined and calculated as the sum of expenditure on R&D, on total higher education (public and private) and on software. Simple summation of the three components would lead to overestimation of the investment in knowledge owing to overlaps (R&D and software, R&D and education, software and education). Therefore, data reported here have been adjusted to exclude the overlaps between components.
Note that as the term is used here, "investment” has a broader connotation than its usual meaning in economic statistics. It includes current expenditures, such as on education and R&D, as well as capital outlays, such as purchases of software and construction of school buildings.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
Universities > Top 200 per million: Number of universities in the top 200. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology: Intended instruction time spent studying technology, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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.
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.
Spending per primary school student: Primary school spending per pupil in 1998, converted into US dollars by purchasing power parity.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
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.
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.
Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64: For each age group shown, those who have completed tertiary education are shown as a percentage of all persons in that age group. Tertiary education includes both tertiary-type "A programmes”, which are largely theoretically-based and designed to provide qualifications for entry to advanced research programmes and professions with high skill requirements, as well as tertiary-type "B programmes” which are classified at the same level of competencies as tertiary-type A programmes but are more occupationally-oriented and lead to direct labour market access. The tertiary attainment profiles are based on the percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 that has completed that level of education.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning science: Intended instruction time spent studying science, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Primary teacher salary > After 15 years: Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary education, in equivalent US dollars converted using PPPs. Data for 1999.
Students from households with computer > Age 13 per million: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one computer. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13: The average number of years of teaching experience, for teachers of students aged 13.
Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 13: Of those teachers who teach students aged 13, the percentage who have specialised teacher training.
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13: Percentage of 13 year-old students who come from households owning more than 25 books.
Literacy > Adults at moderate literacy level: Percentage of adults whose level of document literacy is rated 'moderate'. Data for 1998.
Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 15 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
Students from households with study desk > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one study desk.
Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 20 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills: Intended instruction time spent studying vocational skills, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 200 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
Students from households with calculator > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households containing at least one calculator.
Young shorttext readers: Share of 15-year-olds who are frequent shorttext (particularly comics) readers (2000)
Share of university qualifications awarded to females: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million: Research and development (R&D) comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. R&D is a term covering three activities: basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view. Applied research is also original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective. Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and/or practical experience, which is directed to producing new materials, products or devices, to installing new processes, systems and services, or to improving substantially those already produced or installed.
The main aggregate used for international comparisons is gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD). This consists of the total expenditure (current and capital) on R&D by all resident companies, research institutes, university and government laboratories, etc. It excludes R&D expenditures financed by domestic firms but performed abroad. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Young longtext readers: Share of 15-year-olds who are frequent longtext readers(2000)
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages: Intended instruction time spent studying modern foreign languages, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
Primary teacher salary > Starting per 1000: Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary education, in equivalent US dollars converted using PPPs. Data for 1999. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Spending per secondary school student > Per $ GDP: Secondary school spending per pupil in 1998, converted into US dollars by purchasing power parity. Per $ GDP figures expressed per $1,000 of Gross Domestic Product.
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 per million: Percentage of 13 year-old students who come from households owning more than 25 books. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students whose mothers have at least secondary education.
Students from households with dictionary > Age 13: The percentage of 13-year-old students who come from a household with a dictionary.
Students living with mother > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who live with their mother.
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 16 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 19 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
Female teachers > Lower secondary: Percentage share of lower secondary level teachers at who are female. Data for 2000.
Expected duration of education for males: Expected years of schooling for a male 5-year-old under current conditions, excluding education for children under 5. Data for 2000.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
Participation > 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."
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Percentage of population older than 24 years that has completed tertiary education.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
Proportion of 18 year olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 18 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
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.
Literacy > Adults with at least moderate literacy > Female: Percentage of adult females who have at least a moderate level of literacy, in selected OECD countries. Data for 1998.
Students whose father has secondary education: Percentage of students whose fathers have at least secondary education.
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.
Primary teacher salary > Starting; ratio to GDP per capita: Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary education, in equivalent US dollars converted using PPPs. Data for 1999.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
Proportion of 17 year olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 17 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
Proportion of primary education time spent in physical education: Intended instruction time spent studying physical education, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
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)."
Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education (%). Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Primary is the total public expenditure per student in primary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
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.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
Literacy > Adults with at least moderate literacy > Male: Percentage of adult males who have at least a moderate level of literacy, in selected OECD countries. Data for 1998.
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.
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
School enrollment, primary, female > % net: School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Female is the ratio of female children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the female population of the official primary school age.
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
Proportion of primary education time spent learning religion: Intended instruction time spent studying religion, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net: School enrollment, secondary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the ratio of male children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the male population of the official secondary school age.
Secondary education, teachers, female: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
Share of vocational tertiary qualifications awarded to females > First degree: Percentage share of tertiary level B qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
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.

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Average years of schooling of adults	11.4 Ranked 5th.	12 Ranked 1st. 5% more than Sweden
Children out of school, primary	3,027 Ranked 93th.	1.76 million Ranked 3rd. 581 times more than Sweden
Children out of school, primary per 1000	0.32 Ranked 108th.	5.64 Ranked 47th. 18 times more than Sweden
Children out of school, primary, female	2,155 Ranked 76th.	780,465 Ranked 3rd. 362 times more than Sweden
College and university > Gender parity index	1.52 Ranked 16th. 8% more than United States	1.41 Ranked 33th.
College and university > Share of total education spending	29.02% Ranked 14th. 13% more than United States	25.65% Ranked 26th.
Compulsary education duration	10 Ranked 52nd.	12 Ranked 14th. 20% more than Sweden
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP	6.98% Ranked 12th. 24% more than United States	5.62% Ranked 39th.
Homeschooling legal status	Illegal, as of June 2010; supposedly allowed under special circumstances such as student health reasons or family travel, but virtually never approved. Officials often ignore legally permitted appeals.	Legal under regulating conditions, varies by state.
Literacy > Total population	99% Ranked 19th. The same as United States	99% Ranked 20th.
Primary education, duration > Years	6 Ranked 52nd. The same as United States	6 Ranked 53th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000	6.61 Ranked 27th. 20% more than United States	5.49 Ranked 49th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	9.27 Ranked 125th.	14.29 Ranked 98th. 54% more than Sweden
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary	9.51 Ranked 84th.	14.49 Ranked 56th. 52% more than Sweden
Secondary education, duration > Years	6 Ranked 101st. The same as United States	6 Ranked 102nd.
Literacy > Female	99% Ranked 16th. The same as United States	99% Ranked 17th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000	0.228 Ranked 93th.	2.5 Ranked 48th. 11 times more than Sweden
College and university > Gender ratio	159.23 Ranked 15th. 14% more than United States	140.06 Ranked 29th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration	4 Ranked 12th. 33% more than United States	3 Ranked 47th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita	8.37 per 1,000 people Ranked 26th. 52% more than United States	5.5 per 1,000 people Ranked 65th.
Duration of compulsory education	10 years Ranked 41st.	12 years Ranked 10th. 20% more than Sweden
Secondary education, pupils	698,968 Ranked 62nd.	24.21 million Ranked 4th. 35 times more than Sweden
College and university > Private school share	8.81% Ranked 91st.	27.95% Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Sweden
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment	1 Ranked 26th. 1% more than United States	0.99 Ranked 49th.
School life expectancy > Total	16 years Ranked 6th. 5% more than United States	15.2 years Ranked 14th.
Primary education, teachers	62,429 Ranked 42nd.	1.71 million Ranked 5th. 27 times more than Sweden
Primary education, pupils	578,486 Ranked 77th.	24.43 million Ranked 5th. 42 times more than Sweden
Tertiary enrollment	70% Ranked 2nd.	72.6% Ranked 1st. 4% more than Sweden
Spending per student > College and university	38.99 Ranked 16th. 77% more than United States	22.04 Ranked 37th.
High school > Gender ratio	99.24 Ranked 62nd.	99.5 Ranked 59th. About the same as Sweden
Compulsary education starting age	7 Ranked 12th. 17% more than United States	6 Ranked 66th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million	1.01 Ranked 70th. 22 times more than United States	0.0465 Ranked 96th.
Literacy > Definition	age 15 and over can read and write	age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration	3 Ranked 72nd. The same as United States	3 Ranked 73th.
Literacy > Male	99% Ranked 27th. The same as United States	99% Ranked 28th.
Spending > USD	31.41 billion Ranked 17th.	684.04 billion Ranked 1st. 22 times more than Sweden
High school > Private school share	19.39% Ranked 45th. 2 times more than United States	8.27% Ranked 86th.
Spending > Proportion	6.41 Ranked 17th. 34% more than United States	4.79 Ranked 54th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary	10.11 Ranked 143th.	14.21 Ranked 120th. 41% more than Sweden
Child care (preschool) > Starting age	3 Ranked 102nd. The same as United States	3 Ranked 103th.
Preschool enrollment rate	94.9 Ranked 110th.	98.77 Ranked 94th. 4% more than Sweden
Tertiary > Students studying abroad	16,287.14 Ranked 50th.	56,943.33 Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Sweden
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	414,657 Ranked 40th.	16.61 million Ranked 1st. 40 times more than Sweden
Teachers as percentage of labor force	4.2% Ranked 16th. The same as United States	4.2% Ranked 17th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall	497 Ranked 18th.	500 Ranked 15th. 1% more than Sweden
Elementary (primary school) > Duration	6 Ranked 58th. The same as United States	6 Ranked 59th.
Children out of school > Primary	9,536 Ranked 78th.	1.62 million Ranked 2nd. 170 times more than Sweden
Secondary education, teachers per 1000	7.78 Ranked 28th. 45% more than United States	5.36 Ranked 56th.
Secondary education, teachers	73,492 Ranked 33th.	1.67 million Ranked 4th. 23 times more than Sweden
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher	9.88 Ranked 114th.	14.96 Ranked 64th. 51% more than Sweden
Mathematical literacy	510 Ranked 14th. 3% more than United States	493 Ranked 18th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration	3 Ranked 104th. The same as United States	3 Ranked 105th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000	0.0923 Ranked 101st.	3.14 Ranked 43th. 34 times more than Sweden
Scientific literacy	512 Ranked 10th. 3% more than United States	499 Ranked 14th.
Spending per student > High school	31.19 Ranked 9th. 27% more than United States	24.56 Ranked 18th.
Secondary education, general pupils	472,309 Ranked 70th.	24.21 million Ranked 3rd. 51 times more than Sweden
Reading literacy	516 Ranked 9th. 2% more than United States	504 Ranked 15th.
High school > Gender parity index	0.989 Ranked 57th.	1.01 Ranked 68th. 2% more than Sweden
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills	497 Ranked 18th.	500 Ranked 15th. 1% more than Sweden
Scientific and technical journal articles	10,237 Ranked 15th.	211,233 Ranked 1st. 21 times more than Sweden
Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve	505 Ranked 14th. 3% more than United States	492 Ranked 25th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female	43% Ranked 30th.	47% Ranked 7th. 9% more than Sweden
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion	3.51% Ranked 76th. 13 times more than United States	0.271% Ranked 124th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000	46.46 Ranked 19th.	57.75 Ranked 4th. 24% more than Sweden
Scouting > Genders admitted	both	both for Venturing, boys only for non-Venturing
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age	7 Ranked 19th. 17% more than United States	6 Ranked 77th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government	12.9% Ranked 51st.	15.3% Ranked 38th. 19% more than Sweden
International Baccalaureate schools	41 Ranked 15th.	1,489 Ranked 1st. 36 times more than Sweden
Children out of school, primary, male	872 Ranked 90th.	976,866 Ranked 3rd. 1120 times more than Sweden
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI	7.3% Ranked 9th. 24% more than United States	5.9% Ranked 23th.
High school > Students per teacher	9.51 Ranked 85th.	14.49 Ranked 57th. 52% more than Sweden
Secondary education > General pupils	519,183 Ranked 64th.	24.19 million Ranked 3rd. 47 times more than Sweden
Spending per student > Elementary school	25.44 Ranked 8th. 14% more than United States	22.35 Ranked 18th.
Secondary school starting age > Years	13 Ranked 15th. 8% more than United States	12 Ranked 59th.
High school starting age > Years	13 Ranked 15th. 8% more than United States	12 Ranked 55th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita	7.6 per 1,000 people Ranked 18th. 29% more than United States	5.88 per 1,000 people Ranked 44th.
Educational attainment > Tertiary	32% Ranked 5th.	37% Ranked 2nd. 16% more than Sweden
Education enrolment by level > Primary level	774,888 Ranked 83th.	24.85 million Ranked 4th. 32 times more than Sweden
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women	84.4% Ranked 31st.	94.7% Ranked 14th. 12% more than Sweden
Elementary school graduate rate	99.93 Ranked 1st. 5% more than United States	95.34 Ranked 40th.
Schools connected to the Internet	99% Ranked 10th.	100% Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Sweden
Public spending per student > Primary level	23.5 Ranked 9th. 31% more than United States	17.9 Ranked 21st.
Primary education, pupils per 1000	61.22 Ranked 120th.	78.41 Ranked 97th. 28% more than Sweden
Secondary education, pupils per 1000	73.97 Ranked 94th.	77.71 Ranked 76th. 5% more than Sweden
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment	1.55 Ranked 13th. 11% more than United States	1.4 Ranked 22nd.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment	1 Ranked 64th.	1.02 Ranked 54th. 2% more than Sweden
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita	46.47 per 1,000 people Ranked 19th.	57.61 per 1,000 people Ranked 4th. 24% more than Sweden
Student attitude > Dislike of school	20% Ranked 16th.	35% Ranked 5th. 75% more than Sweden
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people	1.72 Ranked 89th. 9 times more than United States	0.183 Ranked 178th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years	6 Ranked 85th. The same as United States	6 Ranked 86th.
Teacher student ratio > High school	9.68 Ranked 84th.	14.38 Ranked 51st. 49% more than Sweden
Children out of school > Primary per 1000	1.06 Ranked 98th.	5.54 Ranked 58th. 5 times more than Sweden
Inequality adjusted index	0.878 Ranked 13th.	0.941 Ranked 3rd. 7% more than Sweden
Class size > Age 13	13.6 students Ranked 25th.	18.3 students Ranked 15th. 35% more than Sweden
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school	9.55 Ranked 124th.	13.69 Ranked 102nd. 43% more than Sweden
Elementary school > Enrolled students	584,726 Ranked 73th.	24.68 million Ranked 3rd. 42 times more than Sweden
Primary education > Duration > Years	6 years Ranked 53th. The same as United States	6 years Ranked 54th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita	$27,094.66 Ranked 8th.	$33,005.49 Ranked 3rd. 22% more than Sweden
School enrolment rate > 1st grade	103.26 Ranked 55th.	105.99 Ranked 46th. 3% more than Sweden
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000	49.98 Ranked 123th.	77.71 Ranked 47th. 55% more than Sweden
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret	494 Ranked 21st.	495 Ranked 20th. About the same as Sweden
High school > Lower secondary starting age	13 Ranked 16th. 8% more than United States	12 Ranked 61st.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share	10.15% Ranked 70th. 16% more than United States	8.72% Ranked 80th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio	99.32 Ranked 46th.	100.68 Ranked 17th. 1% more than Sweden
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level	96% Ranked 52nd. 2% more than United States	94% Ranked 71st.
Duration of education > Secondary level	6 Ranked 80th. The same as United States	6 Ranked 81st.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level	53.5 Ranked 28th. 2 times more than United States	23.9 Ranked 8th.
Primary education > Pupils	690,758 Ranked 83th.	24.56 million Ranked 4th. 36 times more than Sweden
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men	85.5% Ranked 33th.	94.3% Ranked 22nd. 10% more than Sweden
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita	102.87 per 1,000 people Ranked 41st. 24% more than United States	82.72 per 1,000 people Ranked 88th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level	59.59% Ranked 21st. 5% more than United States	56.64% Ranked 34th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils	226,659 Ranked 34th.	0.0 Ranked 96th.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries	66.89% Ranked 60th.	77.19% Ranked 38th. 15% more than Sweden
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher	9.27 Ranked 127th.	14.29 Ranked 100th. 54% more than Sweden
Secondary education > Teachers	75,243 Ranked 43th.	1.62 million Ranked 3rd. 21 times more than Sweden
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary	16 years Ranked 14th. The same as United States	16 years Ranked 15th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade	99.84 Ranked 1st. 6% more than United States	94.45 Ranked 30th.
Spending per secondary school student	$5,648.00 per student Ranked 11th.	$7,764.00 per student Ranked 3rd. 37% more than Sweden
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level	917,978 Ranked 61st.	23.85 million Ranked 4th. 26 times more than Sweden
Scientific and technical journal articles per million	1,142.75 Ranked 2nd. 57% more than United States	728.12 Ranked 13th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts	498 Ranked 19th.	503 Ranked 14th. 1% more than Sweden
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts	499 Ranked 14th.	500 Ranked 13th. About the same as Sweden
Duration of education > Primary level	6 Ranked 50th. The same as United States	6 Ranked 51st.
Literacy > Adults at low literacy level	25.1% Ranked 17th.	49.6% Ranked 7th. 98% more than Sweden
Expected duration of education for all students	20.2 years Ranked 2nd. 21% more than United States	16.7 years Ranked 14th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary	33,098 Ranked 52nd.	1.71 million Ranked 4th. 52 times more than Sweden
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education	99.28% Ranked 64th.	100.09% Ranked 51st. 1% more than Sweden
Public spending per student > Secondary level	28.3 Ranked 16th. 26% more than United States	22.4 Ranked 28th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level	49.36% Ranked 18th. 1% more than United States	48.86% Ranked 40th.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita	1.06 per 1,000 people Ranked 99th.	5.52 per 1,000 people Ranked 57th. 5 times more than Sweden
Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate	502 Ranked 14th.	512 Ranked 8th. 2% more than Sweden
Educational attainment > Senior secondary	49% Ranked 7th.	50% Ranked 6th. 2% more than Sweden
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women	96% Ranked 50th. 2% more than United States	94% Ranked 66th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age	16 Ranked 29th. 7% more than United States	15 Ranked 90th.
Elementary school starting age > Years	7 Ranked 19th. 17% more than United States	6 Ranked 73th.
Student attitude > Find school boring	58% Ranked 6th.	61% Ranked 2nd. 5% more than Sweden
Elementary school repeaters > All	0.0 Ranked 115th.	0.0 Ranked 116th.
School life expectancy > Male	15.1 years Ranked 14th. 2% more than United States	14.8 years Ranked 17th.
Universities > Top 200	5 Ranked 11th.	54 Ranked 1st. 11 times more than Sweden
Literacy > Adults at high literacy level	35.5% Ranked 1st. 87% more than United States	19% Ranked 9th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita	57.74 per 1,000 people Ranked 113th.	82.36 per 1,000 people Ranked 51st. 43% more than Sweden
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000	86.82 Ranked 117th. About the same as United States	86.39 Ranked 118th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita	0.087 per capita Ranked 117th. 1% more than United States	0.086 per capita Ranked 119th.
Primary teacher salary > Starting	$18,581.00 Ranked 16th.	$25,707.00 Ranked 5th. 38% more than Sweden
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men	96% Ranked 48th. 3% more than United States	93% Ranked 66th.
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD	3.63% Ranked 1st. 35% more than United States	2.68% Ranked 7th.
Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge per million	0.745% Ranked 3rd. 35 times more than United States	0.0212% Ranked 18th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level	11.4 Ranked 129th.	15.4 Ranked 115th. 35% more than Sweden
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female	82% Ranked 37th.	87% Ranked 8th. 6% more than Sweden
Primary education > Teachers	68,325 Ranked 43th.	1.73 million Ranked 3rd. 25 times more than Sweden
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level	52.87% Ranked 10th. 9% more than United States	48.72% Ranked 92nd.
Students from households with computer > Age 13	58% Ranked 12th. 7% more than United States	54% Ranked 13th.
Expenditure on education > Change in expenditure on education > Expenditure in tertiary education	115.52 Index of change, year 200 Ranked 20th.	117.74 Index of change, year 200 Ranked 15th. 2% more than Sweden
Private school enrolment > Primary level	3.9 Ranked 60th.	11.6 Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Sweden
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years	6 Ranked 48th. The same as United States	6 Ranked 49th.
Literacy > Adults with at least moderate literacy	74.9% Ranked 1st. 49% more than United States	50.4% Ranked 11th.
Educational attainment > Junior secondary	19% Ranked 12th. 58% more than United States	12% Ranked 18th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000	7.6 Ranked 18th. 29% more than United States	5.9 Ranked 45th.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita	0.576 per 1,000 people Ranked 95th.	3.5 per 1,000 people Ranked 47th. 6 times more than Sweden
Female enrolment share > Primary level	49.3% Ranked 16th. 1% more than United States	48.7% Ranked 42nd.
Student attitude > Report class disorder	38% Ranked 5th. 36% more than United States	28% Ranked 11th.
Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge	6.93% Ranked 1st. 7% more than United States	6.49% Ranked 2nd.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$	$254.10 billion Ranked 16th.	$10.28 trillion Ranked 1st. 40 times more than Sweden
Universities > Top 200 per million	0.554 Ranked 6th. 3 times more than United States	0.183 Ranked 17th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology	x	3
Primary school starting age > Years	7 Ranked 18th. 17% more than United States	6 Ranked 77th.
Scouting > Members	43,729 Ranked 31st.	2.99 million Ranked 3rd. 68 times more than Sweden
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries	49.66% Ranked 43th.	54.76% Ranked 41st. 10% more than Sweden
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries	49.24% Ranked 43th.	54.76% Ranked 39th. 11% more than Sweden
High school > Share of total education spending	35.59% Ranked 49th. About the same as United States	35.42% Ranked 52nd.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries	69.38% Ranked 71st.	81.55% Ranked 48th. 18% more than Sweden
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	96.1% Ranked 2nd. 9% more than United States	88.1% Ranked 17th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils	531,393 Ranked 59th.	24.69 million Ranked 2nd. 46 times more than Sweden
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000	8.37 Ranked 26th. 52% more than United States	5.52 Ranked 66th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000	57.73 Ranked 113th.	82.6 Ranked 48th. 43% more than Sweden
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment	99.79 Ranked 31st. 3% more than United States	97.22 Ranked 93th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male	4,358 Ranked 73th.	593,372 Ranked 5th. 136 times more than Sweden
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index	0.996 Ranked 35th. About the same as United States	0.991 Ranked 69th.
Spending per primary school student	$5,579.00 per student Ranked 7th.	$6,043.00 per student Ranked 4th. 8% more than Sweden
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	54.4% Ranked 4th. 11% more than United States	49% Ranked 73th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women	457 Ranked 14th.	25,000 Ranked 1st. 55 times more than Sweden
Private school enrolment > Secondary level	2.7 Ranked 75th.	9.6 Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Sweden
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000	102.86 Ranked 43th. 24% more than United States	82.94 Ranked 90th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people	4.6 Ranked 32nd.	9.52 Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Sweden
Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64	25.21% Ranked 7th.	37.67% Ranked 1st. 49% more than Sweden
Proportion of primary education time spent learning science	12% Ranked 16th.	14% Ranked 9th. 17% more than Sweden
School life expectancy > Female	17 years Ranked 3rd. 8% more than United States	15.7 years Ranked 11th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male	0.0 Ranked 112th.	0.0 Ranked 113th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female	0.0 Ranked 111th.	0.0 Ranked 112th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita	0.485 per 1,000 people Ranked 96th.	2.02 per 1,000 people Ranked 67th. 4 times more than Sweden
Elementary school teachers	61,220 Ranked 45th.	1.8 million Ranked 2nd. 29 times more than Sweden
High school teachers	78,978 Ranked 31st.	1.72 million Ranked 2nd. 22 times more than Sweden
Primary teacher salary > After 15 years	$24,364.00 Ranked 15th.	$34,705.00 Ranked 5th. 42% more than Sweden
Students from households with computer > Age 13 per million	6.5% Ranked 11th. 35 times more than United States	0.188% Ranked 27th.
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13	26.2 years experience Ranked 12th.	27 years experience Ranked 10th. 3% more than Sweden
Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 13	68% Ranked 19th.	97% Ranked 6th. 43% more than Sweden
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13	87% Ranked 6th. 16% more than United States	75% Ranked 16th.
Literacy > Adults at moderate literacy level	39.4% Ranked 5th. 25% more than United States	31.4% Ranked 13th.
Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education	98% Ranked 13th. 8% more than United States	91% Ranked 23th.
Students from households with study desk > Age 13	98% Ranked 1st. 13% more than United States	87% Ranked 21st.
Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education	23% Ranked 18th.	38% Ranked 5th. 65% more than Sweden
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils	735,494 Ranked 54th.	24.43 million Ranked 3rd. 33 times more than Sweden
Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills	n	5
Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP	0.014 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 8th. 3 times more than United States	0.005 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 17th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000	76.81 Ranked 126th.	83.88 Ranked 115th. 9% more than Sweden
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment	103.84 Ranked 45th. 2% more than United States	101.63 Ranked 58th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level	15.3 Ranked 77th. 3% more than United States	14.9 Ranked 79th.
Students from households with calculator > Age 13	98% Ranked 6th. 2% more than United States	96% Ranked 17th.
Young shorttext readers	37.3% Ranked 7th. 3 times more than United States	11% Ranked 24th.
Share of university qualifications awarded to females	60% Ranked 6th. 5% more than United States	57% Ranked 12th.
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million	0.39% Ranked 5th. 45 times more than United States	0.00874% Ranked 28th.
Young longtext readers	21.4% Ranked 16th.	28.4% Ranked 6th. 33% more than Sweden
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages	12	7
Primary teacher salary > Starting per 1000	$2.10 Ranked 9th. 23 times more than United States	$0.09 Ranked 22nd.
Spending per secondary school student > Per $ GDP	$0.00 per student per $1,000 Ranked 8th. 33 times more than United States	$0.00 per student per $1,000 Ranked 21st.
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 per million	9.75% Ranked 12th. 37 times more than United States	0.261% Ranked 28th.
Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13	45%	75%
Students from households with dictionary > Age 13	92% Ranked 21st.	95% Ranked 17th. 3% more than Sweden
Students living with mother > Age 13	94% Ranked 17th. 4% more than United States	90% Ranked 26th.
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education	89% Ranked 21st. 2% more than United States	87% Ranked 22nd.
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education	12% Ranked 22nd.	41% Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Sweden
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree	60% Ranked 6th. 5% more than United States	57% Ranked 12th.
Female teachers > Lower secondary	62.1% Ranked 13th. 3% more than United States	60.2% Ranked 14th.
Expected duration of education for males	18.6 years Ranked 2nd. 15% more than United States	16.2 years Ranked 18th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female	100 Ranked 6th. 2% more than United States	98.08 Ranked 22nd.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male	99.69 Ranked 6th. 4% more than United States	95.67 Ranked 24th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross	55.12% Ranked 18th.	69.36% Ranked 5th. 26% more than Sweden
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds	29.42% Ranked 10th.	40.66% Ranked 3rd. 38% more than Sweden
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment	46.1% Ranked 42nd. 23% more than United States	37.6% Ranked 57th.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP	6.98% Ranked 12th. 24% more than United States	5.62% Ranked 41st.
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment	33.6% Ranked 46th. 66% more than United States	20.2% Ranked 66th.
Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force	28.2% Ranked 15th.	35% Ranked 4th. 24% more than Sweden
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment	17.1% Ranked 56th.	51.9% Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Sweden
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment	15.8% Ranked 42nd.	42.2% Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Sweden
Proportion of 18 year olds in secondary education	91% Ranked 1st. 4 times more than United States	24% Ranked 25th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross	85.11% gross Ranked 37th. 37% more than United States	61.93% gross Ranked 62nd.
Literacy > Adults with at least moderate literacy > Female	48.1% Ranked 6th.	53.6% Ranked 1st. 11% more than Sweden
Students whose father has secondary education	43%	70%
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education	154.94 Ranked 19th. 11% more than United States	139.19 Ranked 29th.
Primary teacher salary > Starting; ratio to GDP per capita	$24,364.00 Ranked 15th.	$34,705.00 Ranked 5th. 42% more than Sweden
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group	92.26% Ranked 123th.	99.85% Ranked 91st. 8% more than Sweden
Proportion of 17 year olds in secondary education	91% Ranked 8th. 15% more than United States	79% Ranked 17th.
Proportion of primary education time spent in physical education	8	12
Government spending on education > % of GDP	6.98% Ranked 12th. 24% more than United States	5.62% Ranked 39th.
Government spending on education > % of government spending	12.73% Ranked 43th.	14.13% Ranked 35th. 11% more than Sweden
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross	94.57% Ranked 108th.	99.11% Ranked 89th. 5% more than Sweden
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female	17 years Ranked 8th. 6% more than United States	16 years Ranked 25th.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %	99.25% Ranked 62nd.	100.42% Ranked 47th. 1% more than Sweden
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross	94.79% Ranked 32nd. 31% more than United States	72.28% Ranked 62nd.
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross	95.21% Ranked 29th. 28% more than United States	74.31% Ranked 60th.
Secondary education, pupils > % female	48.36% Ranked 77th.	48.86% Ranked 62nd. 1% more than Sweden
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita	27.61% Ranked 7th. 20% more than United States	22.93% Ranked 23th.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita	$30,958.50 Ranked 8th.	$36,945.60 Ranked 5th. 19% more than Sweden
Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP	62.72% Ranked 31st.	76.79% Ranked 5th. 22% more than Sweden
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000	23.99 Ranked 21st.	0.0 Ranked 96th.
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000	4.56 Ranked 30th. 39% more than United States	3.28 Ranked 51st.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net	94.25% Ranked 42nd. 2% more than United States	92.61% Ranked 54th.
Literacy > Adults with at least moderate literacy > Male	51.9% Ranked 12th. 12% more than United States	46.4% Ranked 17th.
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross	102.57% gross Ranked 17th. 8% more than United States	94.68% gross Ranked 44th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male	15 years Ranked 23th. The same as United States	15 years Ranked 24th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort	95.58% Ranked 38th. 3% more than United States	93.08% Ranked 58th.
School enrollment, primary, female > % net	99.23% Ranked 5th. 7% more than United States	92.48% Ranked 52nd.
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort	96.54% Ranked 24th. 3% more than United States	93.68% Ranked 44th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort	95.59% Ranked 36th.	98.33% Ranked 21st. 3% more than Sweden
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net	94.25% Ranked 50th. 1% more than United States	93.68% Ranked 53th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning religion	x	1
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross	96.39% Ranked 47th. 3% more than United States	93.76% Ranked 61st.
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net	91.44% Ranked 18th. 5% more than United States	86.8% Ranked 32nd.
Secondary education, teachers, female	43,121 Ranked 26th.	1.02 million Ranked 4th. 24 times more than Sweden
Share of vocational tertiary qualifications awarded to females > First degree	53% awarded to females Ranked 20th.	60% awarded to females Ranked 14th. 13% more than Sweden
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross	59.12% Ranked 22nd.	80.1% Ranked 3rd. 35% more than Sweden

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