Education worldwide

Statistics report on education worldwide

Education worldwide

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

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Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Educational attainment worldwide 2020, by gender and level
  • Basic Statistic Share of OECD population with primary education as highest education level 2021
  • Basic Statistic Share of population in OECD countries with secondary education 2022
  • Basic Statistic Share of people with tertiary education in OECD countries 2022, by country
  • Premium Statistic Education Index - comparison of selected countries 2022
  • Premium Statistic Share of population not in education or employment globally2023, by gender and region
  • Basic Statistic Pre-education participation rate worldwide 2022, by region

Primary education

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  • Basic Statistic Number of pupils in primary education worldwide 2000-2020
  • Basic Statistic Net enrollment rate in primary school worldwide 2000-2018
  • Basic Statistic Lower secondary education net enrollment rate globally 2020, by country development
  • Basic Statistic Primary school completion rate worldwide 2000-2020

Secondary education

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  • Basic Statistic Number of pupils in secondary education worldwide 2000-2020
  • Basic Statistic Net enrollment rate in secondary school worldwide 2000-2018
  • Basic Statistic Secondary school net enrollment rate globally 2020, by level and country development
  • Basic Statistic Lower secondary completion rate worldwide 2000-2019
  • Premium Statistic Sex ratio in secondary education worldwide 2000-2020, by gender

Higher education

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  • Premium Statistic Number of universities worldwide in 2023, by country
  • Basic Statistic World university rankings by Times Higher Education 2023/2024
  • Basic Statistic Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2023
  • Basic Statistic World university rankings by reputation score, by Times Higher Education 2022
  • Premium Statistic Top host destination of international students worldwide 2022
  • Premium Statistic International student share of higher-ed population worldwide in 2022, by country
  • Premium Statistic Field of study of international students worldwide 2022, by country

Literacy rates

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  • Basic Statistic Global adult literacy rate 2000-2022, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Global youth literacy rate 2000-2022, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Global youth literacy rate as gender parity index 2009-2022
  • Basic Statistic Illiteracy rates by world region 2022

Impact of COVID-19

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  • Basic Statistic Number of countries with closed schools worldwide 2021, by status
  • Basic Statistic Number of students in countries with closed schools worldwide 2021, by status
  • Basic Statistic Students and teachers affected by the coronavirus pandemic worldwide 2020
  • Basic Statistic Number of students at risk of not returning to education institutions worldwide 2020
  • Basic Statistic Share of students at risk of not returning to education institutions worldwide 2020
  • Basic Statistic Number of students at risk of not returning to school worldwide 2020, by region
  • Basic Statistic Number of students at risk of not returning to education institutions worldwide 2020
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