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21 World Bank indicators, compared across France, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, United States, China. Each tile shows the annual series since 1960 and the latest known value for each country. Hover a chart to read a given year.

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Adult literacy

SE.ADT.LITR.ZS 路 %

19812021

Latest known value by country

  • Italy99.35%2019
  • Spain99.7%2021
  • China96.74%2020

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 %

19812021

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 %

19702023

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 %

19812023

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 %

19702024

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 %

19702024

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 %

19702024

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 %

19892024

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 %

19902024

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 %

19712018

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 %

19712021

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 %

19712017

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 %

19712017

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 %

20012023

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

19702018

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

19702018

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 %

19942024

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

19872024

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

19972025

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 %

19712024

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

19712021

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.

Source: Banque mondiale, World Bank Open Data, data.worldbank.org. Annual data, fetched server side and cached for 24 hours.