Context

The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to countries of the world for capital projects. The World Bank's stated goal is the reduction of poverty. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Bank

Content

This dataset combines key education statistics from a variety of sources to provide a look at global literacy, spending, and access.

For more information, see the World Bank website.

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Acknowledgements

https://bigquery.cloud.google.com/dataset/bigquery-public-data:world_bank_health_population

http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/ed-stats

https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/public-data/world-bank-education

Citation: The World Bank: Education Statistics

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Inspiration

Of total government spending, what percentage is spent on education?

The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) is the official and trusted source of internationally comparable data on education, science, culture and communication. As the official statistical agency of UNESCO, and the custodian agency for Sustainable Development Goal 4 on Education (SDG 4), the UIS produces a wide range of data to inform the policies and investments needed to transform lives and propel the world towards its development goals.

This collection includes only a subset of indicators from the source dataset.

The World Bank EdStats All Indicator Query holds over 4,000 internationally comparable indicators that describe education access, progression, completion, literacy, teachers, population, and expenditures. The indicators cover the education cycle from pre-primary to vocational and tertiary education. The query also holds learning outcome data from international and regional learning assessments (e.g. PISA, TIMSS, PIRLS), equity data from household surveys, and projection/attainment data to 2050. For further information, please visit the EdStats website.

For further details, please refer to https://datatopics.worldbank.org/education/wRsc/about

PL: Educational Attainment: At Least Competed Short-Cycle Tertiary: Population 25+ Years: Total: % Cumulative data was reported at 23.885 % in 2014. This records an increase from the previous number of 22.799 % for 2013. PL: Educational Attainment: At Least Competed Short-Cycle Tertiary: Population 25+ Years: Total: % Cumulative data is updated yearly, averaging 20.720 % from Dec 2002 (Median) to 2014, with 8 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 23.885 % in 2014 and a record low of 12.374 % in 2002. PL: Educational Attainment: At Least Competed Short-Cycle Tertiary: Population 25+ Years: Total: % Cumulative data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Poland – Table PL.World Bank: Education Statistics. The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; ;

Education statistics for Mekong countries, sourced from Unicef's State of the World's Children Report 2015 statistical tables. Indicators include youth literacy rate; number of mobile users and internet users; pre-primary school gross enrolment ratio; primary school participation (net enrolment ratio; net attendance ratio; out-of-school children of primary school age; survival rate to last primary grade) and secondary school participation (net enrolment ratio; net attendance ratio).

CL: Educational Attainment: At Least Master's or Equivalent: Population 25+ Years: Female: % Cumulative data was reported at 2.926 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.822 % for 2022. CL: Educational Attainment: At Least Master's or Equivalent: Population 25+ Years: Female: % Cumulative data is updated yearly, averaging 1.246 % from Dec 2010 (Median) to 2023, with 14 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.926 % in 2023 and a record low of 0.370 % in 2011. CL: Educational Attainment: At Least Master's or Equivalent: Population 25+ Years: Female: % Cumulative data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Chile – Table CL.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Master's or equivalent.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.;;

CL: Current Education Expenditure: Total: % of Total Expenditure in Public Institutions data was reported at 94.539 % in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 94.907 % for 2020. CL: Current Education Expenditure: Total: % of Total Expenditure in Public Institutions data is updated yearly, averaging 94.539 % from Dec 1999 (Median) to 2021, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 97.229 % in 2008 and a record low of 85.272 % in 2004. CL: Current Education Expenditure: Total: % of Total Expenditure in Public Institutions data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Chile – Table CL.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. Current expenditure is expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Current expenditure is consumed within the current year and would have to be renewed if needed in the following year. It includes staff compensation and current expenditure other than for staff compensation (ex. on teaching materials, ancillary services and administration).;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.;Median;

CL: Children Out of School: Primary: Male data was reported at 4,869.000 Person in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 12,692.000 Person for 2021. CL: Children Out of School: Primary: Male data is updated yearly, averaging 18,915.000 Person from Dec 2007 (Median) to 2022, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 34,893.000 Person in 2009 and a record low of 4,869.000 Person in 2022. CL: Children Out of School: Primary: Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Chile – Table CL.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.;Sum;

CU: School Enrollment: Preprimary: Male: % Gross data was reported at 100.017 % in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 96.896 % for 2020. CU: School Enrollment: Preprimary: Male: % Gross data is updated yearly, averaging 97.937 % from Dec 1971 (Median) to 2021, with 50 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 111.041 % in 1991 and a record low of 47.216 % in 1973. CU: School Enrollment: Preprimary: Male: % Gross data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Cuba – Table CU.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. 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. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed October 24, 2022. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.;Weighted average;

TR: School Enrollment: Preprimary: Male: % Gross data was reported at 30.058 % in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 27.756 % for 2014. TR: School Enrollment: Preprimary: Male: % Gross data is updated yearly, averaging 5.788 % from Dec 1971 (Median) to 2015, with 41 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 30.762 % in 2012 and a record low of 0.210 % in 1981. TR: School Enrollment: Preprimary: Male: % Gross data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Turkey – Table TR.World Bank: Education Statistics. 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. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

CL: Repeaters: Primary: % of Total Enrollment data was reported at 3.014 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.346 % for 2016. CL: Repeaters: Primary: % of Total Enrollment data is updated yearly, averaging 8.034 % from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2017, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 13.764 % in 1977 and a record low of 3.014 % in 2017. CL: Repeaters: Primary: % of Total Enrollment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Chile – Table CL.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. 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.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of February 2020.;Weighted average;

BR: Educational Attainment: At Least Completed Lower Secondary: Population 25+ Years: Total: % Cumulative data was reported at 68.810 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 66.510 % for 2022. BR: Educational Attainment: At Least Completed Lower Secondary: Population 25+ Years: Total: % Cumulative data is updated yearly, averaging 52.055 % from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2023, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 68.810 % in 2023 and a record low of 10.000 % in 1976. BR: Educational Attainment: At Least Completed Lower Secondary: Population 25+ Years: Total: % Cumulative data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Brazil – Table BR.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.;;

CL: School Enrollment: Preprimary: % Gross data was reported at 84.511 % in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 84.802 % for 2019. CL: School Enrollment: Preprimary: % Gross data is updated yearly, averaging 80.842 % from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2020, with 47 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 114.302 % in 2012 and a record low of 23.290 % in 1970. CL: School Enrollment: Preprimary: % Gross data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Chile – Table CL.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. 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. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed October 24, 2022. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.;Weighted average;

United States US: Government Expenditure on Education: Total: % of Government Expenditure data was reported at 13.452 % in 2014. This records an increase from the previous number of 13.277 % for 2013. United States US: Government Expenditure on Education: Total: % of Government Expenditure data is updated yearly, averaging 13.277 % from Dec 2010 (Median) to 2014, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 13.452 % in 2014 and a record low of 12.933 % in 2011. United States US: Government Expenditure on Education: Total: % of Government Expenditure data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.World Bank.WDI: Education Statistics. 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.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.; ; United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.; Median;

LV: Educational Attainment: At Least Master's or Equivalent: Population 25+ Years: Total: % Cumulative data was reported at 11.648 % in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 10.658 % for 2014. LV: Educational Attainment: At Least Master's or Equivalent: Population 25+ Years: Total: % Cumulative data is updated yearly, averaging 11.153 % from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2015, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.648 % in 2015 and a record low of 10.658 % in 2014. LV: Educational Attainment: At Least Master's or Equivalent: Population 25+ Years: Total: % Cumulative data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Latvia – Table LV.World Bank: Education Statistics. The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Master's or equivalent.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; ;

Colombia CO: Educational Attainment: At Least Completed Primary: Population 25+ Years: Male: % Cumulative data was reported at 81.582 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 80.850 % for 2022. Colombia CO: Educational Attainment: At Least Completed Primary: Population 25+ Years: Male: % Cumulative data is updated yearly, averaging 72.840 % from Dec 2002 (Median) to 2023, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 81.582 % in 2023 and a record low of 69.140 % in 2006. Colombia CO: Educational Attainment: At Least Completed Primary: Population 25+ Years: Male: % Cumulative data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Colombia – Table CO.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed primary education.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.;;

JO: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Tertiary School Enrollment: Gross data was reported at 1.072 Ratio in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.088 Ratio for 2015. JO: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Tertiary School Enrollment: Gross data is updated yearly, averaging 1.063 Ratio from Dec 1971 (Median) to 2016, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.274 Ratio in 1990 and a record low of 0.500 Ratio in 1971. JO: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Tertiary School Enrollment: Gross data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Jordan – Table JO.World Bank.WDI: Education Statistics. Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

AM: Educational Attainment: At Least Bachelor's or Equivalent: Population 25+ Years: Female: % Cumulative data was reported at 28.606 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 29.258 % for 2021. AM: Educational Attainment: At Least Bachelor's or Equivalent: Population 25+ Years: Female: % Cumulative data is updated yearly, averaging 24.150 % from Dec 2001 (Median) to 2022, with 14 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 29.258 % in 2021 and a record low of 19.500 % in 2001. AM: Educational Attainment: At Least Bachelor's or Equivalent: Population 25+ Years: Female: % Cumulative data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Armenia – Table AM.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Bachelor's or equivalent.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.;;

Number of Students: Higher Education: ytd: Malaysia: Queensland data was reported at 1,174.000 Person in Dec 2024. This stayed constant from the previous number of 1,174.000 Person for Nov 2024. Number of Students: Higher Education: ytd: Malaysia: Queensland data is updated monthly, averaging 1,615.500 Person from Jan 2002 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 276 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,204.000 Person in Dec 2010 and a record low of 675.000 Person in Jan 2022. Number of Students: Higher Education: ytd: Malaysia: Queensland data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Education. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.G120: Education Statistics: Number of Enrolments.

CO: Educational Attainment: At Least Bachelor's or Equivalent: Population 25+ Years: Male: % Cumulative data was reported at 15.925 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 15.820 % for 2022. CO: Educational Attainment: At Least Bachelor's or Equivalent: Population 25+ Years: Male: % Cumulative data is updated yearly, averaging 10.150 % from Dec 2007 (Median) to 2023, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15.925 % in 2023 and a record low of 9.220 % in 2009. CO: Educational Attainment: At Least Bachelor's or Equivalent: Population 25+ Years: Male: % Cumulative data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Colombia – Table CO.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Bachelor's or equivalent.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.;;