Data source: UNESCO
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, the UIS produces a wide range of state-of-the-art databases to fuel the policies and investments needed to transform lives and propel the world towards its development goals. This dataset; the Other Policy Relevant Indicators (OPRI) formerly the NATMON dataset, contains indicators on education.
The UIS provides free access to data for all UNESCO countries and regional groupings from 1970 to the most recent year available.
When using this dataset, please cite as:
(UNESCO, 2024)
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opri_oaeece
Official entrance age to early childhood education (years). Age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest l ...
opri_oaepe
Official entrance age to primary education (years). Age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of ...
opri_oeace
Official entrance age to compulsory education (years). Age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level ...
opri_oeals
Official entrance age to lower secondary education (years). Age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest le ...
opri_oeapsnt
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years). Age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for t ...
opri_oeaus
Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years). Age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest le ...
opri_reprlsef
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), female (%).
opri_reprlsem
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), male (%).
opri_reprlset
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), both sexes (%).
opri_reprpef
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%).
opri_reprpem
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%).
opri_reprpet
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%).
opri_surg4pef
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female (%).
opri_surg4pem
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male (%).
opri_surg4pet
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes (%).
opri_surg5pef
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, female (%).
opri_surg5pem
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, male (%).
opri_surg5pet
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes (%).
opri_surlgpef
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female (%).
opri_surlgpem
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male (%).
opri_surlgpet
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%).
opri_tdurce
Theoretical duration of primary education (years). Number of grades or years in a given level of education.
opri_tdurece
Theoretical duration of early childhood education (years). Number of grades or years in a given level of education.
opri_tdurls
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years). Number of grades or years in a given level of education.
opri_tdurpsnt
Theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education (years). Number of grades or years in a given level of education.
opri_tdurused
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years). Number of grades or years in a given level of education.
opri_tilsef
Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number).
opri_tilset
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number).
opri_tipef
Teachers in primary education, female (number).
opri_tipet
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number).
opri_tiprepef
Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number).
opri_tiprepet
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number).
opri_tipsntf
Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number).
opri_tipsntt
Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number).
opri_tisef
Teachers in secondary education, female (number).
opri_tiset
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number).
opri_tiusef
Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number).
opri_tiuset
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number).
opri_yearschoolf
Average number of completed years of education of a country's population aged 25 years and older, excluding years spent repeating individual grades for females.
opri_yearschoolm
Average number of completed years of education of a country's population aged 25 years and older, excluding years spent repeating individual grades for males.
opri_yearschoolt
Average number of completed years of education of a country's population aged 25 years and older, excluding years spent repeating individual grades for both sexes.
une_surg4pegpi
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI).
une_surg5pegpi
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI).
une_surlgpegpi
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity index (GPI).