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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.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • 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, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers 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.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • 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.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • 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.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public education funding for all levels that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • 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."
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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."
  • 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."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age."
  • Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age."
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Male: 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.
  • Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % 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. 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."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > 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. 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."
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Participation > School enrollment > 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."
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • 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).
  • Education spending > % of GDP: Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP, 2000-2002)
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Government spending on education > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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."
  • School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Percentage of private enrolment. Primary is the enrolment in private primary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in primary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • Primary education, pupils > % female: Primary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Primary is the number of female students at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % gross: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Female is the total female enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Primary completion rate. Total is the total number of new entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as percentage of the total population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade of primary. This indicator is also known as "gross intake rate to the last grade of primary." The ratio can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Secondary education, general pupils > % female: Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. General programmes is the number of female students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Total enrollment, primary, male > % net: Total enrollment, primary, male (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • School enrollment, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > 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. 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.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % gross: 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.
  • Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • 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."
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for lower secondary (middle school) education.
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STAT United States Zambia HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 12
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Zambia 		5.5
Ranked 58th.
Children out of school, primary 1.76 million
Ranked 3rd. 14 times more than Zambia 		124,814
Ranked 19th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 5.64
Ranked 47th. 		8.87
Ranked 28th. 57% more than United States
Children out of school, primary, female 780,465
Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than Zambia 		51,122
Ranked 19th.
College and university > Gender parity index 1.41
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Zambia 		0.464
Ranked 99th.
College and university > Share of total education spending 25.65%
Ranked 26th. 		25.75%
Ranked 21st. About the same as United States
Compulsary education duration 12
Ranked 14th. 71% more than Zambia 		7
Ranked 88th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.62%
Ranked 39th. 4 times more than Zambia 		1.35%
Ranked 122nd.
Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 17th. 32% more than Zambia 		74.8%
Ranked 105th.
Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 20th. 23% more than Zambia 		80.6%
Ranked 108th.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 53th. 		7
Ranked 4th. 17% more than United States
Primary education, teachers per 1000 5.49
Ranked 49th. 21% more than Zambia 		4.53
Ranked 36th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 14.29
Ranked 98th. 		49.22
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than United States
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 14.49
Ranked 56th. 		25.41
Ranked 14th. 75% more than United States
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 102nd. 20% more than Zambia 		5
Ranked 168th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 2.5
Ranked 48th. 		3.63
Ranked 28th. 45% more than United States
College and university > Gender ratio 140.06
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Zambia 		46.32
Ranked 98th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 47th. 		4
Ranked 4th. 33% more than United States
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th. 6 times more than Zambia 		0.925 per 1,000 people
Ranked 122nd.
Duration of compulsory education 12 years
Ranked 10th. 71% more than Zambia 		7 years
Ranked 115th.
Secondary education, pupils 24.21 million
Ranked 4th. 15 times more than Zambia 		1.59 million
Ranked 19th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 49th. 4% more than Zambia 		0.95
Ranked 100th.
School life expectancy > Total 15.2 years
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Zambia 		7 years
Ranked 95th.
Primary education, pupils 24.43 million
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Zambia 		3.14 million
Ranked 20th.
Primary education, teachers 1.71 million
Ranked 5th. 27 times more than Zambia 		63,697
Ranked 20th.
Tertiary enrollment 72.6%
Ranked 1st. 29 times more than Zambia 		2.5%
Ranked 86th.
Spending per student > College and university 22.04
Ranked 37th. 		164.56
Ranked 11th. 7 times more than United States
High school > Gender ratio 99.5
Ranked 59th. 20% more than Zambia 		83.26
Ranked 100th.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 66th. 		7
Ranked 3rd. 17% more than United States
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.0465
Ranked 96th. 		3.41
Ranked 36th. 73 times more than United States
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write English
High school > Upper secondary school duration 3
Ranked 73th. The same as Zambia 		3
Ranked 54th.
Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 28th. 14% more than Zambia 		86.8%
Ranked 95th.
Spending > USD 684.04 billion
Ranked 1st. 3985 times more than Zambia 		171.67 million
Ranked 118th.
Spending > Proportion 4.79
Ranked 54th. 4 times more than Zambia 		1.32
Ranked 158th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 14.21
Ranked 120th. 		51.08
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than United States
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 103th. The same as Zambia 		3
Ranked 74th.
Preschool enrollment rate 98.77
Ranked 94th. 		119.11
Ranked 15th. 21% more than United States
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 56,943.33
Ranked 6th. 11 times more than Zambia 		5,380.16
Ranked 106th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 16.61 million
Ranked 1st. 677 times more than Zambia 		24,553
Ranked 91st.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 59th. 		7
Ranked 5th. 17% more than United States
Children out of school > Primary 1.62 million
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Zambia 		227,759
Ranked 22nd.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 5.36
Ranked 56th. 6 times more than Zambia 		0.9
Ranked 74th.
Secondary education, teachers 1.67 million
Ranked 4th. 249 times more than Zambia 		6,703
Ranked 52nd.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 105th. 50% more than Zambia 		2
Ranked 186th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 3.14
Ranked 43th. 		5.24
Ranked 26th. 67% more than United States
Spending per student > High school 24.56
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Zambia 		7.76
Ranked 73th.
Secondary education, general pupils 24.21 million
Ranked 3rd. 33 times more than Zambia 		743,995
Ranked 31st.
Scientific and technical journal articles 211,233
Ranked 1st. 8124 times more than Zambia 		26
Ranked 104th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.271%
Ranked 124th. 		20.35%
Ranked 25th. 75 times more than United States
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 57.75
Ranked 4th. 24 times more than Zambia 		2.43
Ranked 111th.
Scouting > Genders admitted both for Venturing, boys only for non-Venturing both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 77th. 		7
Ranked 6th. 17% more than United States
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 15.3%
Ranked 38th. 3% more than Zambia 		14.8%
Ranked 40th.
Children out of school, primary, male 976,866
Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than Zambia 		73,692
Ranked 17th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5.9%
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Zambia 		2.2%
Ranked 48th.
High school > Students per teacher 14.49
Ranked 57th. 		25.41
Ranked 14th. 75% more than United States
Secondary education > General pupils 24.19 million
Ranked 3rd. 60 times more than Zambia 		401,202
Ranked 44th.
Spending per student > Elementary school 22.35
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Zambia 		5.51
Ranked 83th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 59th. 		14
Ranked 2nd. 17% more than United States
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 55th. 		14
Ranked 2nd. 17% more than United States
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 37% more than Zambia 		4.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 24.85 million
Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Zambia 		1.73 million
Ranked 60th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 94.7%
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Zambia 		25.7%
Ranked 117th.
Elementary school graduate rate 95.34
Ranked 40th. 21% more than Zambia 		78.56
Ranked 64th.
Public spending per student > Primary level 17.9
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Zambia 		4.7
Ranked 11th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 78.41
Ranked 97th. 		222.77
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than United States
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 77.71
Ranked 76th. 		113.13
Ranked 6th. 46% more than United States
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.4
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Zambia 		0.46
Ranked 105th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.02
Ranked 54th. 24% more than Zambia 		0.82
Ranked 115th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 57.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 25 times more than Zambia 		2.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 111th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.183
Ranked 178th. 		0.395
Ranked 152nd. 2 times more than United States
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 86th. 20% more than Zambia 		5
Ranked 148th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 14.38
Ranked 51st. 		22.18
Ranked 22nd. 54% more than United States
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 5.54
Ranked 58th. 		19.86
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than United States
Inequality adjusted index 0.941
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Zambia 		0.383
Ranked 88th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 13.69
Ranked 102nd. 		60.52
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than United States
Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 47.8%
Ranked 32nd. 		72.57%
Ranked 7th. 52% more than United States
Elementary school > Enrolled students 24.68 million
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Zambia 		2.91 million
Ranked 38th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 54th. 		7 years
Ranked 3rd. 17% more than United States
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $33,005.49
Ranked 3rd. 96 times more than Zambia 		$345.52
Ranked 94th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 105.99
Ranked 46th. 		124.65
Ranked 18th. 18% more than United States
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 77.71
Ranked 47th. 47% more than Zambia 		52.86
Ranked 64th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 61st. 		14
Ranked 2nd. 17% more than United States
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 8.72%
Ranked 80th. 3 times more than Zambia 		3.09%
Ranked 62nd.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 100.68
Ranked 17th. 3% more than Zambia 		97.91
Ranked 74th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 94%
Ranked 71st. 4% more than Zambia 		90%
Ranked 90th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 81st. 20% more than Zambia 		5
Ranked 140th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 23.9
Ranked 8th. 		331
Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than United States
Primary education > Pupils 24.56 million
Ranked 4th. 10 times more than Zambia 		2.57 million
Ranked 28th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 94.3%
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Zambia 		44.2%
Ranked 103th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 82.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th. 3 times more than Zambia 		31.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 144th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 56.64%
Ranked 34th. 79% more than Zambia 		31.63%
Ranked 107th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 0.0
Ranked 96th. 		848,371
Ranked 1st.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 14.29
Ranked 100th. 		49.22
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than United States
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 77.19%
Ranked 38th. 4% more than Zambia 		74.33%
Ranked 46th.
Secondary education > Teachers 1.62 million
Ranked 3rd. 157 times more than Zambia 		10,269
Ranked 86th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 16 years
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Zambia 		7 years
Ranked 6th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 94.45
Ranked 30th. 5% more than Zambia 		90.1
Ranked 42nd.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 23.85 million
Ranked 4th. 68 times more than Zambia 		351,442
Ranked 96th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 728.12
Ranked 13th. 276 times more than Zambia 		2.64
Ranked 126th.
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 51st. 		7
Ranked 2nd. 17% more than United States
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 1.71 million
Ranked 4th. 21 times more than Zambia 		81,688
Ranked 37th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 100.09%
Ranked 51st. 5% more than Zambia 		95.06%
Ranked 92nd.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.86%
Ranked 40th. 2% more than Zambia 		48.08%
Ranked 112th.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 5.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 		19.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 4 times more than United States
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 94%
Ranked 66th. 3% more than Zambia 		91%
Ranked 81st.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 90th. 		16
Ranked 18th. 7% more than United States
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 73th. 		7
Ranked 7th. 17% more than United States
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.0
Ranked 116th. 		5.88
Ranked 45th.
School life expectancy > Male 14.8 years
Ranked 17th. Twice as much as Zambia 		7.4 years
Ranked 85th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 82.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 2 times more than Zambia 		34.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 86.39
Ranked 118th. 		162.97
Ranked 36th. 89% more than United States
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.086 per capita
Ranked 119th. 		0.156 per capita
Ranked 38th. 81% more than United States
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 93%
Ranked 66th. 3% more than Zambia 		90%
Ranked 84th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 15.4
Ranked 115th. 		45
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than United States
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 87%
Ranked 8th. 71% more than Zambia 		51%
Ranked 75th.
Primary education > Teachers 1.73 million
Ranked 3rd. 34 times more than Zambia 		50,224
Ranked 30th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 48.72%
Ranked 92nd. 8% more than Zambia 		45.19%
Ranked 129th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 11.6
Ranked 33th. 6 times more than Zambia 		2
Ranked 34th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 49th. 		7
Ranked 3rd. 17% more than United States
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 5.9
Ranked 45th. 35% more than Zambia 		4.38
Ranked 49th.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 3.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 		9.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than United States
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.7%
Ranked 42nd. 1% more than Zambia 		48.1%
Ranked 97th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $10.28 trillion
Ranked 1st. 2183 times more than Zambia 		$4.71 billion
Ranked 68th.
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 77th. 		7
Ranked 6th. 17% more than United States
Scouting > Members 2.99 million
Ranked 3rd. 404 times more than Zambia 		7,396
Ranked 83th.
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 54.76%
Ranked 41st. 		92.76%
Ranked 5th. 69% more than United States
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 54.76%
Ranked 39th. 		80.99%
Ranked 10th. 48% more than United States
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 81.55%
Ranked 48th. 		95.01%
Ranked 16th. 17% more than United States
High school > Share of total education spending 35.42%
Ranked 52nd. 2 times more than Zambia 		14.49%
Ranked 73th.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 88.1%
Ranked 17th. 5 times more than Zambia 		19.1%
Ranked 86th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 24.69 million
Ranked 2nd. 42 times more than Zambia 		588,669
Ranked 55th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 97.22
Ranked 93th. 3% more than Zambia 		94.55
Ranked 69th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 82.6
Ranked 48th. 2 times more than Zambia 		34.98
Ranked 90th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 5.52
Ranked 66th. 6 times more than Zambia 		0.966
Ranked 122nd.
Children out of school > Primary > Male 593,372
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Zambia 		118,626
Ranked 21st.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.991
Ranked 69th. 		0.994
Ranked 41st. About the same as United States
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 49%
Ranked 73th. 10% more than Zambia 		44.4%
Ranked 108th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 25,000
Ranked 1st. 		0.0
Ranked 39th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 82.94
Ranked 90th. 3 times more than Zambia 		33.08
Ranked 147th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 9.52
Ranked 14th. 18 times more than Zambia 		0.525
Ranked 118th.
School life expectancy > Female 15.7 years
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Zambia 		6.6 years
Ranked 82nd.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.0
Ranked 112th. 		5.66
Ranked 42nd.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.0
Ranked 113th. 		6.1
Ranked 47th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 2.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th. 		10.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 5 times more than United States
High school teachers 1.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 59 times more than Zambia 		29,148
Ranked 50th.
Elementary school teachers 1.8 million
Ranked 2nd. 37 times more than Zambia 		48,075
Ranked 51st.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 24.43 million
Ranked 3rd. 60 times more than Zambia 		408,971
Ranked 76th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 101.63
Ranked 58th. 24% more than Zambia 		81.64
Ranked 74th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 83.88
Ranked 115th. 		223.66
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than United States
Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 14.9
Ranked 79th. 		29
Ranked 15th. 95% more than United States
Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 77.51%
Ranked 23th. 50% more than Zambia 		51.76%
Ranked 56th.
Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of official school-age population 81.24%
Ranked 18th. 51% more than Zambia 		53.78%
Ranked 54th.
Elementary school graduate rate > Male 100
Ranked 3rd. 21% more than Zambia 		82.49
Ranked 50th.
Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population 73.96%
Ranked 27th. 49% more than Zambia 		49.76%
Ranked 57th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 48.92%
Ranked 37th. 		49.25%
Ranked 16th. 1% more than United States
Elementary school teachers > % female 85.64%
Ranked 32nd. 71% more than Zambia 		50.14%
Ranked 95th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net 88.31%
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Zambia 		43.14%
Ranked 70th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 93.87%
Ranked 43th. 2 times more than Zambia 		41.42%
Ranked 95th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female 48.63%
Ranked 95th. 6% more than Zambia 		45.95%
Ranked 112th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female 48.63%
Ranked 69th. 7% more than Zambia 		45.25%
Ranked 109th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 69.36%
Ranked 5th. 21 times more than Zambia 		3.29%
Ranked 97th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 90.49% net
Ranked 71st. 2% more than Zambia 		89.13% net
Ranked 37th.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 94.25% net
Ranked 51st. 6% more than Zambia 		88.7% net
Ranked 39th.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 5.62%
Ranked 41st. 4 times more than Zambia 		1.35%
Ranked 121st.
Education spending > % of GDP 5.7%
Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Zambia 		2%
Ranked 124th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 61.93% gross
Ranked 62nd. 28 times more than Zambia 		2.21% gross
Ranked 61st.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 97.55% gross
Ranked 117th. 		108.01% gross
Ranked 34th. 11% more than United States
Government spending on education > % of GDP 5.62%
Ranked 39th. 4 times more than Zambia 		1.35%
Ranked 122nd.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 8.78%
Ranked 68th. 64% more than Zambia 		5.34%
Ranked 79th.
School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 69.19% gross
Ranked 6th. 22 times more than Zambia 		3.19% gross
Ranked 106th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 82.92%
Ranked 4th. 35 times more than Zambia 		2.4%
Ranked 102nd.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 93.14%
Ranked 64th. 		96.66%
Ranked 41st. 4% more than United States
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 87.68%
Ranked 18th. 85% more than Zambia 		47.47%
Ranked 67th.
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 8.72%
Ranked 78th. 3 times more than Zambia 		3.09%
Ranked 62nd.
Primary education, pupils > % female 49.01%
Ranked 26th. 		49.97%
Ranked 10th. 2% more than United States
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 98.97%
Ranked 97th. 		113.25%
Ranked 21st. 14% more than United States
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 97.83%
Ranked 54th. 7% more than Zambia 		91.3%
Ranked 40th.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 99.82%
Ranked 86th. 		121.25%
Ranked 13th. 21% more than United States
Secondary education, general pupils > % female 48.86%
Ranked 96th. 6% more than Zambia 		46.31%
Ranked 65th.
Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 92.27%
Ranked 66th. 		94.65%
Ranked 25th. 3% more than United States
Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 57.81%
Ranked 64th. 24 times more than Zambia 		2.37%
Ranked 53th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net 91.97%
Ranked 56th. 		95.22%
Ranked 37th. 4% more than United States
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 98.45%
Ranked 102nd. 		120.36%
Ranked 15th. 22% more than United States
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 91.37%
Ranked 60th. 		94.61%
Ranked 46th. 4% more than United States
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 9.68%
Ranked 58th. 3 times more than Zambia 		3.23%
Ranked 93th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 97.14%
Ranked 6th. 64 times more than Zambia 		1.52%
Ranked 100th.
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 4.79% of GNI
Ranked 58th. 65% more than Zambia 		2.91% of GNI
Ranked 121st.
Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 5.85%
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Zambia 		1.99%
Ranked 49th.
Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita 21.51%
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Zambia 		5.42%
Ranked 39th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 93.94% gross
Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Zambia 		31.16% gross
Ranked 84th.
Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita 26.68%
Ranked 46th. 		168.25%
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than United States
School enrollment > Primary > % net 92.41% net
Ranked 62nd. 4% more than Zambia 		88.92% net
Ranked 42nd.
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 94.68% gross
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Zambia 		28.31% gross
Ranked 83th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 15 years
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Zambia 		7 years
Ranked 6th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 93.08%
Ranked 58th. 75% more than Zambia 		53.12%
Ranked 108th.
School enrollment, primary > % gross 98.78%
Ranked 107th. 		113.6%
Ranked 20th. 15% more than United States
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 95.47% gross
Ranked 47th. 4 times more than Zambia 		25.44% gross
Ranked 79th.
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 91.29%
Ranked 62nd. 		93.01%
Ranked 24th. 2% more than United States
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 87.88%
Ranked 62nd. 70% more than Zambia 		51.61%
Ranked 95th.
School enrollment > Primary > % gross 98.98% gross
Ranked 115th. 		111.14% gross
Ranked 32nd. 12% more than United States
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 0.0
Ranked 136th. 		5.56%
Ranked 37th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 93.68%
Ranked 53th. 		97.38%
Ranked 31st. 4% more than United States
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 15.25%
Ranked 31st. 3% more than Zambia 		14.8%
Ranked 33th.
High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher 14.52
Ranked 47th. 		55.86
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than United States

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