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  • Actual teaching time vs. time teachers are present
  • Adult numeracy proficiency, PIAAC
  • Attendance vs. net enrolment rate in primary education
  • Average OECD non-tertiary education expenditure by source of funding
  • Average learning outcomes
  • Average learning outcomes vs total government expenditure on education
  • Average learning outcomes vs. GDP per capita
  • Average learning outcomes vs. government expenditure on education as a share of GDP
  • Average learning-adjusted years of schooling
  • Average performance of 15 year olds on the mathematics scale
  • Average performance of 15 year olds on the mathematics scale girls vs. boys
  • Average performance of 15 year olds on the reading scale
  • Average performance of 15 year olds on the reading scale, girls vs. boys
  • Average performance of 15 year olds on the science scale
  • Average performance of 4th graders on the mathematics scale
  • Average performance of 8th graders on the mathematics scale, girls vs. boys
  • Average reading scores of the worst vs. best 15 year old students
  • Average test score in mathematics and science
  • Average test score in mathematics and science vs. GDP per capita
  • Average years of schooling
  • Average years of schooling for men
  • Average years of schooling for women
  • Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita
  • Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling
  • Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women
  • Children in school: administrative vs. household survey data
  • Children out of school
  • Completion rate of lower secondary education
  • Completion rate of primary education
  • Completion rate of upper secondary education
  • Duration of compulsory education
  • Duration of pre-primary education
  • Employment rates with intermediate vs. advanced education
  • Existence of nationally representative learning assessment at the end of primary education
  • Expected years of schooling vs. CO₂ emissions per capita
  • Expected years of schooling vs. GDP per capita
  • Expected years of schooling vs. share of population in extreme poverty
  • Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
  • Gender parity in gross enrolment rates from primary through tertiary education
  • Gender ratio for average years of schooling
  • Girls and boys of primary school age who are out-of-school
  • Girls and boys of primary school age who are out-of-schoolScatter plot
  • Girls of primary school age who are out-of-school, by world region
  • Government expenditure on pre-primary education as share of GDP
  • Government expenditure on primary education as share of GDP
  • Government expenditure on secondary education as share of GDP
  • Government expenditure on tertiary education as share of GDP
  • Gross enrolment rates in primary education, gender parity index (GPI)
  • Gross enrolment rates in secondary education, gender parity index (GPI)
  • Gross enrolment rates in tertiary education, gender parity index (GPI)
  • Gross enrolment ratio in pre-primary education
  • Gross enrolment ratio in primary education
  • Gross enrolment ratio in secondary education
  • Gross enrolment ratio in tertiary education
  • Gross vs. net enrolment rate in primary education
  • Inequality in education
  • LLECE: Mean performance on the mathematics scale for 6th grade students
  • Learning adjusted years of schooling for males vs. females
  • Learning adjusted years of schooling vs. Corruption Perception Index
  • Learning outcomes, minimum vs. advanced achievement
  • Literate and illiterate world population
  • Lower secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index
  • Male-to-female ratio of high school courses in math and science
  • National average learning outcomesAngrist, Djankov, Goldberg, Patrinos (2021)
  • National average learning outcomes1985 vs. 2015
  • National average learning outcomes for females
  • National average learning outcomes for males
  • Net attendance rate of primary school
  • Net enrolment rate in lower secondary education
  • Net enrolment rate in primary education boys vs. girls
  • Net enrolment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education
  • Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes
  • Net enrolment rates in lower secondary education, gender parity index (GPI)
  • Net enrolment rates in primary education, gender parity index (GPI)
  • Net enrolment rates in upper secondary education, gender parity index (GPI)
  • Number of adults with no education by region
  • Number of children enrolled in pre-primary education, by region
  • Number of teachers across education levels
  • Numeracy rate in men
  • Numeracy rate in women
  • Official entrance age to compulsory education
  • Official entrance age to pre-primary education
  • PASEC: Mean performance on the French language scale for 5th grade students
  • Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training
  • Percentage of primary schools with toilets
  • Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are qualified
  • Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are qualified
  • Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified
  • Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified
  • Population having attained at least basic education by region
  • Prevalence of modern contraception methods vs. average years of schooling
  • Primary completion rateBy gender
  • Primary completion rate
  • Primary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index
  • Primary mathematics learning outcomes for males & females
  • Primary reading learning outcomes for males & females
  • Primary school life expectancy, gender parity index (GPI)
  • Primary science learning outcomes for males & females
  • Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrolment and completion rates
  • Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region
  • Productivity vs. share of tertiary schooling
  • Projected female population without education
  • Projections of adult population by highest level of education achieved
  • Projections of share of the population with no formal educationIIASA
  • Projections of the share of adults educated to degree level
  • Proportion of children aged 3-5 years who are developmentally on track
  • Proportion of male vs. female youth and adults with ICT skills in using presentation software
  • Public education expenditure as share of GDP
  • Public spending on education as a share of GDP
  • Pupils per qualified teacher in pre-primary education
  • Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education
  • Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education vs. GDP per capita, 2020
  • Reading performance of 15 year olds vs. initial government funding per student
  • Reading proficiency amongst 4th graders, PIRLS
  • Reading proficiency of 15 year old, by level of comprehension
  • Scheduled teaching time that teachers are in the classroom
  • School closures during the COVID-19 pandemic
  • School life expectancy at pre-primary education level
  • School life expectancy in secondary education, males vs. females
  • School life expectancy of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education
  • Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level
  • Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level
  • Share enrolled in private institutions at the tertiary education level
  • Share of 15 year olds in the highest mathematics score level, girls vs. boys
  • Share of academic staff in tertiary education who are female
  • Share of adolescents that are not in secondary school
  • Share of adults with secondary education, but no tertiary education
  • Share of children in primary school age who are in school
  • Share of female graduates from science and technology programs in tertiary education
  • Share of girls among all primary education students
  • Share of population with no education
  • Share of primary school teachers who are female
  • Share of primary schools with access to drinking water
  • Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching
  • Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school
  • Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita
  • Share of schools with access to adapted infrastructure and materials for students with disabilities
  • Share of schools with access to basic drinking water
  • Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities
  • Share of schools with access to electricity
  • Share of schools with access to computers for teaching
  • Share of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation
  • Share of secondary school teachers who are female
  • Share of students achieving advanced learning outcomes
  • Share of students achieving intermediate learning outcomes
  • Share of students achieving minimum learning outcomes
  • Share of students achieving no or minimum learning outcomes by government expenditure per student
  • Share of students achieving no or minimum learning outcomes vs. education spending per capita
  • Share of students at end of lower secondary education achieving minimum math proficiency
  • Share of students at end of lower secondary education with minimum reading proficiency
  • Share of students at end of primary education achieving minimum math proficiency
  • Share of students at end of primary education achieving minimum reading proficiency
  • Share of students enrolled in secondary education who are female
  • Share of students from abroad
  • Share of students in early primary education achieving minimum math proficiency
  • Share of students in early primary education achieving minimum reading proficiency
  • Share of students in pre-primary education who are female
  • Share of students studying abroad
  • Share of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained
  • Share of teachers in pre-primary education who are trained
  • Share of teachers in primary education who are trained
  • Share of teachers in secondary education who are qualified
  • Share of teachers in secondary education who are trained
  • Share of teachers in upper secondary education who are trained
  • Share of the population who completed lower secondary education
  • Share of the population with a completed post-secondary education
  • Share of the population with tertiary education
  • Share of the world's population with formal basic education
  • Share of top-performing students
  • Share of trained teachers vs. qualified teachers in primary education
  • Share of women with no education
  • Staff compensation as share of total expenditure in primary public education
  • Starting salaries for teachers in public primary education vs. GDP per capita
  • Total net enrolment rate in primary education
  • Unemployment rate, basic vs. advanced education
  • Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index
  • World population by level of educationwith projections
  • Youth literacy rates, gender parity index (GPI)

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