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Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Youth literacy (15-24)
SE.ADT.1524.LT.ZS 路 %
Latest known value by country
Italy99.87%2019
Spain99.73%2021
China99.76%2020
Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Education spending / GDP
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS 路 %
Latest known value by country
France5.32%2022
Germany5.24%2022
United Kingdom5.91%2021
Italy4.07%2022
Spain4.59%2022
Netherlands5.18%2022
United States5.42%2021
China3.9%2023
General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP.
Education / gov. budget
SE.XPD.TOTL.GB.ZS 路 %
Latest known value by country
France9.12%2022
Germany10.68%2022
United Kingdom11.82%2021
Italy7.41%2022
Spain9.88%2022
Netherlands11.97%2022
United States11.29%2021
China11.91%2023
General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.).
Primary enrollment
SE.PRM.ENRR 路 %
Latest known value by country
France103.44%2024
Germany102.64%2024
United Kingdom102.17%2023
Italy103.57%2023
Spain102.94%2024
Netherlands104.16%2023
United States96.97%2022
China99.64%2024
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 enrollment
SE.SEC.ENRR 路 %
Latest known value by country
France103.79%2024
Germany100.24%2024
United Kingdom112.12%2023
Italy100.68%2023
Spain118.54%2024
Netherlands137.51%2023
United States97.47%2022
China92.26%2012
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 enrollment
SE.TER.ENRR 路 %
Latest known value by country
France71.53%2024
Germany76.71%2024
United Kingdom80.41%2023
Italy75.95%2023
Spain93.77%2024
Netherlands86.59%2023
United States79.36%2022
China76.88%2024
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 completion
SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS 路 %
Latest known value by country
Germany96.84%2024
United Kingdom101.07%2023
Italy97.36%2023
Spain98.51%2024
United States95.74%2022
China103.46%2010
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by...
Lower secondary completion
SE.SEC.CMPT.LO.ZS 路 %
Latest known value by country
France99.49%2024
Germany71.39%2024
United Kingdom98.03%2023
Italy96.33%2023
Spain93.4%2024
United States101.36%2022
China103.61%2012
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational).
Primary repetition rate
SE.PRM.REPT.ZS 路 %
Latest known value by country
France4.17%2000
Germany0.44%2017
United Kingdom0%2012
Italy0.33%2017
Spain2.5%2017
Netherlands2.18%1985
United States1.61%2017
China0.01%2018
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.
Pre-primary enrollment
SE.PRE.ENRR 路 %
Latest known value by country
France106.66%2020
Germany108.03%2020
United Kingdom105.76%2020
Italy92.66%2020
Spain101.83%2020
Netherlands91.95%2020
United States72.4%2020
China93.07%2021
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.
Net primary enrollment
SE.PRM.NENR 路 %
Latest known value by country
France98.93%2017
Germany90.14%2017
United Kingdom99.49%2017
Italy95.66%2017
Spain97.27%2017
Netherlands98.65%2017
United States94.63%2017
China89.35%1997
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age.
Net secondary enrollment
SE.SEC.NENR 路 %
Latest known value by country
France94.67%2017
Germany85.3%2017
United Kingdom97.13%2017
Italy94.66%2017
Spain96.88%2017
Netherlands93.16%2017
United States92.45%2017
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age.
Qualified primary teachers
SE.PRM.TCAQ.ZS 路 %
Latest known value by country
Spain100%2023
United States100%2023
Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.
Pupil-teacher ratio (prim.)
SE.PRM.ENRL.TC.ZS
Latest known value by country
France18.182013
Germany12.32017
United Kingdom15.132017
Italy11.482017
Spain13.132017
Netherlands11.812017
United States14.22017
China16.432018
Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary school.
Pupil-teacher ratio (sec.)
SE.SEC.ENRL.TC.ZS
Latest known value by country
France12.942013
Germany11.972017
United Kingdom16.622017
Italy9.982017
Spain11.572017
Netherlands14.522017
United States14.622017
China13.262018
Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary school.
Bachelor's or higher (25+)
SE.TER.CUAT.BA.ZS 路 %
Latest known value by country
France24.35%2023
Germany30.53%2023
United Kingdom39.59%2021
Italy17.58%2023
Spain25.04%2023
Netherlands36.56%2023
United States39.06%2024
China7.68%2020
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Bachelor's or equivalent.
Children out of school
SE.PRM.UNER
Latest known value by country
France8,1552024
Germany8,8202024
United Kingdom3,3262023
Italy52,1172023
Spain34,0502024
Netherlands5,6982023
United States965,8532022
China8.25 m1997
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
Compulsory education
SE.COM.DURS 路 yrs
Latest known value by country
France13 yrs2025
Germany13 yrs2025
United Kingdom11 yrs2025
Italy12 yrs2025
Spain10 yrs2025
Netherlands13 yrs2025
United States12 yrs2025
China9 yrs2025
Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.
Private primary share
SE.PRM.PRIV.ZS 路 %
Latest known value by country
France15.27%2024
Germany5.13%2024
United Kingdom38.15%2023
Italy6.1%2023
Spain31.71%2024
Netherlands0.32%2022
United States9.72%2023
China6.37%2024
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...
Gender parity index
SE.ENR.PRSC.FM.ZS
Latest known value by country
France12020
Germany0.972020
United Kingdom1.012020
Italy0.992020
Spain1.022020
Netherlands1.012020
United States0.992020
China1.012021
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.