Statistics in Category: Education

Agriculture

Statistics and graphs related to agriculture are found here. How many agricultural workers are there per hectare? Tractors? Which country produces the maximum cotton? Who is the biggest exporter of bananas? Click in if these interest you.

TOP STATS: Arable land > Hectares, Rural population, Agricultural land > Sq. km and 322 more

Background

What is the background of the country? National bird? Get a quick summary of countries in this section.

TOP STATS: Overview, National tree, Full name and 21 more

Conflict

TOP STATS: Terrorism > Global Terrorism Index, Civil war and unrest > Arab Spring death toll, War > World War I > Total deaths and 29 more

Cost of living

TOP STATS: Average monthly disposable salary > After tax, Local purchasing power, Prices at markets > Cigarettes > Pack of Marlboro and 52 more

Crime

No explanation needed for this section. Murders. Guns. Jails. Crimes. Judges. We have all of that and more out here. Actually we go deeper than your routine crime beat sections. How many adults were prosecuted? What percentage were convicted? How many were women? What is the death penalty rate in different countries? How safe do the citizens perceive they are? Do they trust the police? Will they report a crime? You'll find surprising answers here.

TOP STATS: Violent crime > Murder rate, Violent crime > Murder rate per million people, Violent crime > Intentional homicide rate and 183 more

Culture

TOP STATS: Happy Planet Index, Sexuality > Homosexuality > Legality of homosexual acts, Food and drink > Beer consumption and 67 more

Disasters

The tsunami rocked the civilized world with its widespread devastation. Learn the details of the losses incurred by the countries affected. How are the developed countries helping out? Who has pledged the most money? How do they compare? Check out...

TOP STATS: Chernobyl > Contaminated area (percent of country), Storm deaths > 2009, Tsunami > Death toll and 47 more

Economy

This category is all about money. GDP. Aid. Gross national income. Debt. Inflation. Trade balance. Foreign investment. Government spending. You get the idea.

TOP STATS: GDP, GDP per capita, Gross National Income and 3717 more

Education

Any and every statistic which can be collected about schooling and the whole education sector can be found here. What is the duration of education in different countries? Is the percentage of enrollment different for sexes? How long do students spend learning their mother tongues? What is the mathematical aptitude of the average 8 year old? How many university degrees are awarded to females? What is the percentage of students who find school boring? We've tabulated them all for you.

TOP STATS: Children out of school, primary, Pupil-teacher ratio, primary, Compulsary education duration and 908 more

Energy

How does your country fare in Traditional Fuel Consumption? In Geothermal Energy Consumption? How many barrels of oil were imported into your country last year? Does your production of hydroelectricity match your consumption? Which countries in the world successfully produce nuclear energy for consumption? What is the average energy usage per person? All your questions regarding different forms of energy, their generation and consumption have been answered here.

TOP STATS: Commercial energy use, Electricity > Consumption > Per capita, Electricity > Consumption and 2387 more

Environment

How much area is declared as protected in the different countries of the world? How many endangered species of reptiles, mammals, birds etc are found in different countries? What are the national levels of pollution? Emissions? Nuclear waste generation? Salination of water resources and expenditure for waste treatment. International treaties, ratification and complaince. You'll find almost all statistics related to environmental pollution and conservational efforts here.

TOP STATS: Marine fish catch, Ecological footprint, Pollution perceptions > Air pollution and 331 more

Geography

All the stats pertaining to the physical features of the country in question can be found here. This implies that if you are looking for the co-ordinates or map references of countries, the land area, climate, boundaries, terrain, natural resources or coastlines, your search ends here.

TOP STATS: Land area > Square miles, Area > Comparative, Climate and 102 more

Government

This category is all about the functioning of the government machinery. So, you'll find stats on the goverment administrative divisions, the executive, legistative and judiciary branches, constitution, parliamentary seats, secession attemps, suffrage, corruption - everything connected with our esteemed politicians.

TOP STATS: Government type, Legal system, Legislative branch and 392 more

Health

Statistics about the health of a country's citizens are present in this category. You can find stats related to birth weights, rates on smoking, HIV incidence, incidence of cancer, circulatory and other diseases, stats on infant and maternal mortality, life expectancy, suicide rates, teenage pergnancy and other health related topics. We also have some details on health expenditure and health care funding out here.

TOP STATS: Physicians > Per 1,000 people, Births and maternity > Total fertility rate, Human height > Average female height and 529 more

Industry

Lists all industry related stats like production of cars, buses trucks, LCVs, different industries like biotech firms and so on.

TOP STATS: Manufacturing output, Manufacturing, value added > Current US$ per capita, Manufacturing, value added > Current US$ and 94 more

Labor

You can find detailed stats on the economic activity of the labor force broken over different age-groups and sexes. We also have stats on employment in different sectors, trade union memberships, the average work time, the average number of days the workers take off or even just don't show up! How many female decision makers does a country have? Doctors? What is the normal gender division of the housework? What are the unemployment details and benefits available? How long does an average person need to work to buy a loaf of bread? A car? A television set? Compare these values for different countries.

TOP STATS: Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage, Average monthly wage > Local currency > Net, Labor force > By occupation and 374 more

Language

What are the main languages spoken in the countries? How many English language speakers are there per country? How about French and Spanish? Check out the results here..

TOP STATS: Languages, Major language(s), French status and 21 more

Lifestyle

Here we rank countries based on amphetamine and cannabis use. But more interestingly, we go into their mindset. What do the citizens of different countries think of their armed forces? Will they report a crime? Do they trust their neighbours? What about their governments? Are they happy with life in general? How charitable are they? What is their political orientation? Are they proud of their countries? Will they fight for their countries? This is an utterly captivating category.

TOP STATS: Quality of life index, Happiness level > Very happy, Happiness net and 110 more

Media

Countries are ranked here depending on the penetration level of computers, phones, fax machines, radios, television sets, mobile phones etc. We also have other stats related to media like vastness of different networks, revenue and employment in different telecom sectors here.

TOP STATS: Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita, Internet > Internet users per thousand people, Internet users and 429 more

Military

Want to know the size of the army in Iran? The number of tanks in Germany? Want to compare the weapon holdings in North and South Korea? Worried about the WMDs world over? Need to know the exact number of countries who have signed terrorism conventions? Or just curious about the coalition forces in the Gulf War? We've tried to collect all details available in the public domain for you here.

TOP STATS: Air force > Combat aircraft, Army > Main battle tanks, Budget and 285 more

People

Facts relating to the actual life of people are found here. So we have birth and death rates, marriage and divorce rates, single parents, one-person households and teenage pregnancies, size of households and elderly institutions, ethnicity and chinese population - just about every stat you always wanted to know! What is the average age of women when they first get married? How happy are they when compared to their mothers? What is the gender development index in different countries? What will the population be in 2020? Don't miss this category even if you didn't come searching for it specifically.

TOP STATS: Population, Age distribution > Population aged 0-14, Population > Population growth, past and future and 1058 more

Religion

Where else could you find the number of Catholics, Catholic priests, Catholic parishes, Jehovahs Witnesses and the number of permanent deacons, and compare them all between major nations in a per-capita format? Check them all here.

TOP STATS: Religions, Religions > All, Major religion(s) and 111 more

Sports

Who scored the maximum medals in the olympics? What about the summer and winter olympics? What are the latest FIFA rankings? Which country has the maximum number of Mt. Everest ascents? Get all the answers in this sports section.

TOP STATS: Chess > GrandMasters, Chess > GrandMasters per million, Winter olympic medals > All time and 508 more

Terrorism

This is a category which needs particular highlighting as the growing concern and need for awareness continues to press upon our front pages, in the minds of our leadership and politicians, and indeed, in our everyday conversations. We hope to expand this category into timely and essential data you can rely on to make sense of global and national security, political and societal violence, and our perceptions which are shaped by these notions.

TOP STATS: Global Terrorism Indicator, Number of Known Terrorist Organizations Present, Background and 30 more

Transport

Here you can find the numbers on the different modes of transportation. How many cars does a country have? Airports? What is the lenght of its highways? What proportion is paved? What about runways, heliports and ports? Lets not leave out waterways or the merchant navy. We have them all here.

TOP STATS: Road > Motor vehicles per 1000 people, Road network length > Km, Road density > Km of road per 100 sq. km of land area and 446 more

Travel

TOP STATS: Inbound tourism > Arrivals, Outbound tourism > Departures, Inbound tourism > Tourist expenditure per capita and 19 more

Weather

TOP STATS: Temperature > Highest temperature ever recorded, Precipitation, Precipitation per capita and 4 more

SUBCATEGORIES

STAT	COUNTRIES COVERED
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI	183
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI	192
Average IQ	51
Average years of schooling of adults	100
Background	9
CPIA building human resources rating > 1=low to 6=high	84
Children out of school, primary	187
Children out of school, primary per 1000	187
Children out of school, primary, female	183
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000	183
Children out of school, primary, male	183
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000	183
Compulsary education duration	202
Compulsary education starting age	202
Duration of compulsory education	171
Economically active children, study and work > % of economically active children, ages 7-14	96
Education spending > % of GDP	131
Elementary school graduate rate	160
Elementary school starting age > Years	194
Elementary school teachers	189
Elementary school teachers > % female	188
Elementary teachers > % trained	113
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	135
Expected duration of education for all students	30
Expected duration of education for females	28
Expected duration of education for males	28
Expenditure on education > Change in expenditure on education > Expenditure in tertiary education	28
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita	155
Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita	147
Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita	150
Female elementary teachers > % trained	103
Female teachers > Lower secondary	20
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds	125
Grade 1 intake rate	114
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group	188
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group	188
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total > % of relevant age group	188
High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female	179
High school enrolment rate	170
High school starting age > Years	190
High school teachers	186
High school teachers > % female	183
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries	95
Homeschooling legal status	65
Homeschooling prevalance	47
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10	38
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11	38
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12	38
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13	38
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9	38
Inequality adjusted index	135
Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female	186
International Baccalaureate schools	17
International Mathematical Olympiad > Results for the 2006 IMO > Points	14
Labor force with primary education > % of total	131
Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force	125
Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force	125
Labor force with secondary education > % of total	131
Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force	124
Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force	124
Labor force with tertiary education > % of total	131
Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force	125
Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force	125
Library books	81
Library books per 1000	80
Library employees	68
Library employees per million	67
Library members	68
Library members per 1000	67
Male elementary teachers > % trained	103
Mathematical literacy	27
Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort	169
Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort	169
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort	172
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort	182
Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort	182
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort	186
Preschool enrollment rate	184
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group	188
Primary education, duration > Years	203
Primary education, pupils	202
Primary education, pupils > % female	201
Primary education, pupils per 1000	202
Primary education, teachers	200
Primary education, teachers > % female	197
Primary education, teachers per 1000	200
Primary school starting age > Years	202
Primary teacher salary per hour > After 15 years	22
Progression to secondary level	97
Progression to secondary school	151
Progression to secondary school > %	186
Progression to secondary school, female > %	182
Progression to secondary school, male > %	182
Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education	37
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education	37
Proportion of 17 year olds in secondary education	37
Proportion of 17 year olds in tertiary education	37
Proportion of 18 year olds in secondary education	37
Proportion of 18 year olds in tertiary education	37
Proportion of 19 year olds in secondary education	37
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education	37
Proportion of 20 year olds in secondary education	37
Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education	37
Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries	81
Proportion of primary education time spent in physical education	36
Proportion of primary education time spent learning arts	36
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages	36
Proportion of primary education time spent learning mathematics	36
Proportion of primary education time spent learning religion	36
Proportion of primary education time spent learning science	36
Proportion of primary education time spent learning social studies	36
Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology	36
Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills	36
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP	191
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	186
Public spending on private institutions	29
Public spending on public institutions	31
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary	190
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	199
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary	195
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million	195
Pupils reaching grade 5	108
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education	171
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment	186
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %	195
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment	186
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %	194
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %	190
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education	182
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %	194
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24	142
Reading literacy	27
Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment	193
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment	193
Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment	193
Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment	184
Repeaters, secondary, male > % of male enrollment	184
Repeaters, secondary, total > % of total enrollment	186
Researchers in R&D > Per million people	110
Rhodes scholarships > Recipients > > 1902-2009	21
School attendance of non-orphans	78
School attendance of orphans	58
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross	196
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross	191
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross	191
School enrollment, primary > % gross	196
School enrollment, primary > % net	188
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross	195
School enrollment, primary, female > % net	184
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross	195
School enrollment, primary, male > % net	184
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary	198
School enrollment, secondary > % gross	195
School enrollment, secondary > % net	169
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross	194
School enrollment, secondary, female > % net	165
School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross	194
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net	165
School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary	180
School enrollment, tertiary > % gross	192
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross	191
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross	191
Schools connected to the Internet	74
Scientific and technical journal articles	185
Scientific and technical journal articles per million	183
Scientific literacy	27
Secondary education, duration > Years	202
Secondary education, general pupils	202
Secondary education, general pupils > % female	201
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000	202
Secondary education, pupils	202
Secondary education, pupils > % female	200
Secondary education, pupils per 1000	202
Secondary education, teachers	196
Secondary education, teachers > % female	195
Secondary education, teachers per 1000	196
Secondary education, teachers, female	195
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000	195
Secondary education, vocational pupils	201
Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female	194
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000	201
Secondary school starting age > Years	201
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP	188
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$	180
Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU	177
Services, etc., value added > Current US$	187
Share of university qualifications awarded to females	30
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries	137
Spending on teaching materials	30
Spending per primary school student	21
Spending per primary school student > Per $ GDP	21
Spending per secondary school student	21
Spending per secondary school student > Per $ GDP	21
Students whose father has secondary education	28
Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13	28
Teachers as percentage of labor force	36
Teachers' Day date	47
Tertiary education, teachers > % female	182
Tertiary enrollment	151
Total enrollment, primary > % net	188
Total enrollment, primary, female > % net	184
Total enrollment, primary, male > % net	184
Total expenditure as % of GDP	18
Trained teachers in primary education, female > % of female teachers	112
Trained teachers in primary education, male > % of male teachers	112
Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment	132
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment	132
Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment	114
Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment	132
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment	132
Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment	133
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment	131
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment	131
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24	154
Young longtext readers	27
Young shorttext readers	27