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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.

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Initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational private entities) as a percentage of GDP (%) 60 places, 2000–2023
Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information (on injury, disease, nutrition, etc.), 15-24 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) 53 places, 2002–2024
Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary vocational education only, constant PPP$ (millions) 64 places, 2000–2024
Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary vocational education only, constant US$ (millions) 64 places, 2000–2024
Number of out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age (UNESCO) 35 places, 1970–2024
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age (UNESCO) 35 places, 1970–2024
PISA: Mean performance on the mathematics scale 56 places, 2000–2018
PISA: Mean performance on the mathematics scale. Female 56 places, 2000–2018
PISA: Mean performance on the mathematics scale. Male 56 places, 2000–2018
PISA: Mean performance on the science scale 56 places, 2000–2018
PISA: Mean performance on the science scale. Female 56 places, 2000–2018
PISA: Mean performance on the science scale. Male 56 places, 2000–2018
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) 59 places, 1997–2024
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age (UNESCO) 34 places, 1970–2024
PISA: Mean performance on the reading scale 56 places, 2000–2018
PISA: Mean performance on the reading scale. Female 56 places, 2000–2018
PISA: Mean performance on the reading scale. Male 56 places, 2000–2018
Distribution of mobile students from abroad enrolled at education level by sex and field of education 47 places, 2012–2025
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, male (%) 59 places, 1997–2024
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from Bulgaria, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) 60 places, 2012–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female (%) 55 places, 1976–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female (%) 55 places, 1976–2024
Pupils enrolled in early childhood education by sex, type of institution and intensity of participation 49 places, 2013–2025
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from Norway, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) 60 places, 2012–2024
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from the United Republic of Tanzania, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) 61 places, 2012–2024
R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, educational attainment level and sex 56 places, 2013–2024
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) 54 places, 1976–2024
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from Finland, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) 60 places, 2012–2024
Distribution of participation in formal education and training (last 4 weeks) by education programme 48 places, 2014–2025
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from Malaysia, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) 61 places, 2012–2024
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from Thailand, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) 59 places, 2012–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) 59 places, 1997–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, female (%) 59 places, 1994–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) 53 places, 1976–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, both sexes (%) 53 places, 1976–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) 53 places, 1976–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, both sexes (%) 53 places, 1976–2024
Inbound internationally mobile students from South America: Students from Colombia, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) 59 places, 2012–2024
Initial household funding per secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita 50 places, 1999–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male (%) 53 places, 1976–2024
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from the United Arab Emirates, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) 59 places, 2012–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, male (%) 53 places, 1976–2024
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from Sri Lanka, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) 59 places, 2012–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) 53 places, 1976–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) 53 places, 1976–2024
Initial household funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ 54 places, 1998–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) 59 places, 1994–2024
Inbound internationally mobile students from unknown continents, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (UIS estimate) 62 places, 2006–2024
Initial household funding per secondary student, constant PPP$ 49 places, 1999–2024
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female (%) 59 places, 1976–2024
Repetition rate in Grade 7 of primary education, both sexes (%) 28 places, 1970–2024
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%) 31 places, 1970–2023
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from the Congo, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) 61 places, 2008–2024
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) 54 places, 1999–2024
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in public institutions, female (%) 54 places, 1999–2024
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in public institutions, male (%) 54 places, 1999–2024
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, female 144 places, 1960–2010
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total 144 places, 1960–2010
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, female 144 places, 1960–2010
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total 144 places, 1960–2010

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