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🎓 Education statistics

4,056 indicators covering education, each with the full history for every country that reports it, ranked and free to download.

All education indicators

Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, male (%) 108 places, 1970–2025
Duration of compulsory education in years 73 places, 1997–2025
Official entrance age to compulsory education 73 places, 1997–2025
Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks 73 places, 1997–2025
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%) 112 places, 1998–2025
Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP per capita 120 places, 1970–2024
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in tertiary education, both sexes (%) 103 places, 1998–2019
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, female (%) 108 places, 1970–2025
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programmes, tertiary (%) 113 places, 1998–2025
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education who are female (%) 113 places, 1998–2025
Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by education level (%) 123 places, 2000–2025
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, both sexes (%) 106 places, 1970–2025
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) 112 places, 1998–2025
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Information and Communication Technologies programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) 114 places, 1998–2025
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%) 109 places, 1970–2025
Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ 119 places, 1970–2024
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, both sexes (%) 98 places, 1998–2020
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, female (%) 105 places, 1970–2025
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) 107 places, 1970–2025
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) 111 places, 1998–2025
Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, both sexes 124 places, 1970–2024
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary programmes, both sexes (%) 97 places, 1998–2020
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, both sexes (%) 97 places, 1998–2020
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, both sexes (%) 97 places, 1998–2020
Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions (%) 103 places, 1995–2019
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) 107 places, 1970–2025
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) 104 places, 1970–2025
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in tertiary education, female (%) 100 places, 1998–2019
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in tertiary education, gender parity index (GPI) 100 places, 1998–2019
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in tertiary education, male (%) 100 places, 1998–2019
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary public institutions (%) 119 places, 1998–2024
Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita 115 places, 1971–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) 105 places, 1970–2025
Gross graduation ratio, primary, female (%) 108 places, 1999–2019
Gross graduation ratio, primary, male (%) 108 places, 1999–2019
Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical purposes, by education level (%) 122 places, 2000–2025
Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education level (%) 120 places, 2000–2025
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%) 103 places, 1970–2025
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary public institutions (%) 118 places, 1998–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, both sexes (%) 101 places, 1970–2025
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%) 118 places, 1998–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, male (%) 100 places, 1970–2025
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to adapted infrastructure and materials for students with disabilities (%) 128 places, 2000–2025
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP) 68 places, 1970–2024
Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2 62 places, 1990–2023
Primary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2 62 places, 1990–2023
Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2 62 places, 1990–2023
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public institutions (%) 116 places, 1998–2024
Cross country literacy rates 128 places, 1475–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) 105 places, 1970–2025
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%) 117 places, 1998–2024
Agricultural holdings and utilised agricultural area by training, age and sex of farm managers and NUTS 2 region 150 places, 2010–2023
Beneficiary of rural development support measures by age, sex and training of farm manager and NUTS 2 region 150 places, 2010–2023
Organic farming by age, sex and training of farm manager and NUTS 2 region 150 places, 2010–2023
Schools access computers 121 places, 2000–2025
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) 100 places, 1970–2025
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public institutions (%) 115 places, 1998–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education vocational programmes who are female (%) 113 places, 1997–2025
Initial government funding per secondary student, constant PPP$ 111 places, 1971–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, male (%) 102 places, 1970–2025

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