Education worldwide

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Statista Dossier on education worldwide

This dossier provides data on education worldwide, including educational attainment in primary education, secondary education, and higher education. The dossier furthermore provides data on literacy rates and the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on global education.

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  • 1. Overview

    • Educational attainment worldwide 2020, by gender and level

    • Share of OECD population with primary education as highest education level 2019

    • Share of OECD population with secondary education as highest education level 2019

    • Share of people with tertiary education in OECD countries 2019, by country

    • Education Index - comparison of selected countries 2019

  • 2. Primary education

    • Number of pupils in primary education worldwide 2000-2019

    • Net enrollment rate in primary school worldwide 2000-2018

    • Primary school net enrollment rate globally 2018, by gender and country development

    • Primary school completion rate worldwide 2000-2019

    • Out-of-school population among primary school children 2000-2018, by gender

    • Out-of-school population among primary school children 2018, by gender and region

  • 3. Secondary education

    • Number of pupils in secondary education worldwide 2000-2019

    • Net enrollment rate in secondary school worldwide 2000-2018

    • Secondary school net enrollment rate globally 2018, by gender and country development

    • Lower secondary completion rate worldwide 2000-2019

    • Out-of-school population among lower secondary school children 2000-2018, by gender

    • Out-of-school population among lower secondary pupils 2018, by gender and region

  • 4. Higher education

    • Number of universities worldwide in 2020, by country

    • World university rankings by Times Higher Education 2020/2021

    • Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2020

    • World university rankings by reputation score, by Times Higher Education 2020

    • Top host destination of international students worldwide 2020

    • International student share of higher-ed population worldwide in 2020, by country

    • Field of study of international students worldwide 2020, by country

  • 5. Literacy rates

    • Global adult literacy rate 2009-2019, by gender

    • Global youth literacy rate 2009-2019, by gender

    • Global youth literacy rate as gender parity index 2009-2019

    • Illiteracy rates by world region 2019

  • 6. Impact of COVID-19

    • Number of countries with closed schools worldwide 2021, by status

    • Number of students in countries with closed schools worldwide 2021, by status

    • Students and teachers affected by the coronavirus pandemic worldwide 2020

    • Number of students at risk of not returning to education institutions worldwide 2020

    • Share of students at risk of not returning to education institutions worldwide 2020

    • Number of students at risk of not returning to school worldwide 2020, by region

    • Number of students at risk of not returning to education institutions worldwide 2020

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