Education statistics in the world

Education is treated as a priority in the world. Somewhere compulsory and sometimes for reserved groups. Educational attainment means the highest level of education completed. In 2020 around 66% of the population has done secondary education (the second stage traditionally found in formal education, beginning about age 11 to 13 and ending usually at age 15 to 18) And 40% are at tertiary level (education for people above school age, including college, university, and vocational courses.) Female share at tertiary level 41%. Adult Male literacy rate ( the percentage of population in any particular age group who can read and write.) 90% Youth female literacy rate 90.8%.

1. Primary education.

Number of pupils in primary 739M
Net enrolment rate in primary school 89.4%
Primary school completion rate 89.51%

2. Secondary education.

Number of pupils in secondary education. 601M
Net enrolment rate in secondary school 66.27%
Lower secondary school completion rate 76.14%

3. Higher education.

INDIA has the most universities in the world.
UNITED STATES holds the most international students.
AUSTRALIA has a total higher education population.

Traditional education statistics.

Among OECD countries, an average of 82.1% of students attend public schools and 17.9% of students attend private school.
Hongkong has the second-highest percentage of students who attend private schools at 92.6%.
The Russian Federation has the highest number of students who attend public schools at 99.9%.
96% of students in Macau, China go to private school and only 4% attend public schools.

Home based education

(educating children at home instead of in the traditional classroom environment.)

The homeschool population has an estimated growth of 2% to 8% per annum.
Around 3.2 million American adults have been homeschooled.
The number of homeschooled students in the U.S. increased from 8,50,000 in 1999 to 1.69 million in 2016.
The most common aim for homeschooling is to provide children with religious and moral instruction.

Impact of COVID-19 on education.

According to The World Bank, 1.6 billion children and youth are out of school in 161 countries as of March 28, 2020 (Saavedra, 2020).
In the U.S., 489 schools were closed as of March 2020 (Education Week, 2020).
As of May 15, 2020, 49 U.S. states had closed schools in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
57 countries where schools were fully closed With 682M students.
1.5bn students affected by pandemic.
Only 16% of schoolchildren could be reached by radio-based learning worldwide.
More than 90% of the countries adopted digital and broadcast remote learning policies, only 60% did so for pre-primary education.

Online learning in education.

After switching to eLearning IBM approximately saved $200 million.
According to studies, eLearning can lessen energy consumption by 90%.
17% say that eLearning is the best way of pursuing their interest.
77% of students who enrol in an online program help them reach their employment and career goals.
Statistics say, between the years 2020-2025 the market will experience a 200% increase. Udemy, has about 20000 experts with about 12 million students taking a course.
Other platforms like skillshare, ruzuku etc with tutors earning up to $40000 per year.
Students undertaking online degrees increased to 10.6% in 2016.
17% of women are more likely to enrol in online learning.
At least 60% of internet users have indulged in online learning.

Global statistics.

Youth literacy rate had increased from 81% to 92% from 1985 to 2018.
Two out of every three countries reported that the youth literacy rate is nearly equal between males and females.
In the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, seven countries reported more than 95% net enrollment rate for primary education. West and Central Africa have the lowest literacy rate among the youth, which is less than 50%.