Section V Higher education and training

Data Tables Section V Higher education and training

2.2: Data Tables Section V: Higher education and training 442 5.01 Secondary education enrollment rate Gross secondary education enrollment rate 2008 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Australia...149.3 2 Netherlands...120.7 3 Spain...119.9 4 Denmark...118.6 5 New Zealand...118.5 6 Ireland...115.0 7 France...113.2 8 Norway...111.6 9 Finland...110.3 10 Iceland...110.1 11 Georgia 8...108.5 12 Belgium...108.3 13 Portugal...103.7 14 Sweden...103.5 15 Guyana 8...103.4 16 Barbados 5...103.1 17 Singapore 8...103.0 18 Kazakhstan 9...103.0 19 Greece 7...101.8 20 Germany...101.7 21 Canada 6...101.3 22 Japan...100.9 23 Brazil...100.8 24 Italy...100.5 25 Taiwan, China 9...100.3 26 Malta...100.3 27 Austria...100.0 28 Poland...99.6 29 Azerbaijan 8...99.4 30 Estonia...99.3 31 United Kingdom...99.0 32 Lithuania...99.0 33 Montenegro 8...98.4 34 Cyprus...98.3 35 Brunei Darussalam 8...98.2 36 Latvia...98.0 37 Hungary...97.4 38 Korea, Rep....97.2 39 Slovenia...96.8 40 Saudi Arabia 8...96.8 41 Bahrain 8...96.4 42 Costa Rica 8...96.1 43 Switzerland...96.1 44 Luxembourg...96.0 45 United Arab Emirates 8...95.2 46 Czech Republic...94.9 47 Colombia 8...94.6 48 Ukraine 8...94.5 49 Croatia...94.3 50 United States...94.1 51 South Africa 8...93.9 52 Armenia 8...93.1 53 Mongolia 8...92.2 54 Slovak Republic...92.1 55 Tunisia...91.8 56 Romania...91.6 57 Serbia 8...91.5 58 Oman 8...91.3 59 Jamaica...91.2 60 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8...91.2 61 Chile...90.4 62 Israel...90.0 63 Kuwait 8...89.9 64 Mexico...89.9 65 Peru...89.1 66 Trinidad and Tobago...88.8 67 Bulgaria...88.6 68 Jordan...88.2 69 Moldova 8...88.1 70 Uruguay...87.9 71 Mauritius 8...87.2 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 72 Sri Lanka 4...87.0 73 Qatar 8...85.2 74 Argentina 7...84.9 75 Russian Federation...84.8 76 Tajikistan...84.4 77 Kyrgyz Republic 8...84.1 78 Macedonia, FYR...83.7 79 Algeria 5...83.2 80 Iran, Islamic Rep. 8...83.1 81 Philippines...82.5 82 Venezuela 8...82.1 83 Lebanon 8...82.1 84 Hong Kong SAR 8...82.1 85 Turkey...82.0 86 Puerto Rico 9...81.6 87 Botswana 7...81.5 88 Cape Verde 8...81.5 89 Bolivia...81.3 90 Ecuador 8...81.1 91 Indonesia 8...79.5 92 Egypt 4...79.3 93 China 8...78.2 94 Thailand 9...77.0 95 Dominican Republic 8...76.8 96 Belize 8...75.6 97 Suriname...75.4 98 Syria 8...74.7 99 Panama 8...72.7 100 Albania 8...72.4 101 Malaysia...68.7 102 Nicaragua...67.9 103 Vietnam 2...66.9 104 Paraguay...66.5 105 Namibia...65.8 106 Honduras...64.5 107 El Salvador...63.6 108 India...60.0 109 Kenya 8...59.5 110 Ghana 8...57.2 111 Guatemala...56.6 112 Morocco 7...55.8 113 Swaziland 7...53.3 114 Timor-Leste 8...51.2 115 Gambia, The 9...50.3 116 Yemen 5...45.7 117 Lesotho 8...45.0 118 Nepal 6...43.5 119 Bangladesh...42.3 120 Cameroon 8...41.5 121 Cambodia 7...40.4 122 Mali 8...38.3 123 Zimbabwe 6...38.0 124 Benin 5...36.3 125 Ethiopia 8...34.4 126 Pakistan 8...33.1 127 Madagascar 8...31.5 128 Nigeria 7...30.5 129 Zambia 5...30.4 130 Senegal...30.1 131 Malawi 8...29.5 132 Tanzania 8...27.4 133 Uganda 8...27.4 134 Rwanda 8...26.7 135 Côte d Ivoire 3...26.3 136 Mozambique 9...25.5 137 Mauritania 7...24.5 138 Chad 8...24.1 139 Burkina Faso 9...21.4 140 Burundi 8...21.2 141 Haiti 1...20.8 142 Angola 6...15.2 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (accessed May 4, 2011); UNICEF ChildInfo.org Country Profiles; The World Bank, EdStats Database (accessed July 8, 2011); national sources and The World Development Indicators 2009 (CD-Rom edition) 1 1991 2 2001 3 2002 4 2004 5 2005 6 2006 7 2007 8 2009 9 2010

5.02 Tertiary education enrollment rate Gross tertiary education enrollment rate 2008 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Korea, Rep....98.1 2 Finland...94.4 3 Greece 8...90.8 4 Slovenia...86.7 5 Taiwan, China 10...83.8 6 United States...82.9 7 Ukraine...79.4 8 Venezuela...78.6 9 New Zealand...78.5 10 Denmark...78.1 11 Puerto Rico...77.8 12 Lithuania...77.3 13 Russian Federation...77.2 14 Australia...77.0 15 Iceland...74.6 16 Norway...73.2 17 Sweden...71.1 18 Spain...70.6 19 Poland...69.4 20 Latvia...69.2 21 Argentina 8...67.7 22 Italy...67.2 23 Romania...65.6 24 Hungary...65.0 25 Uruguay...64.9 26 Estonia...63.7 27 Singapore 9...63.6 28 Belgium...63.0 29 Canada 5...62.3 30 Netherlands...60.6 31 Portugal...60.2 32 Israel...59.7 33 Ireland...58.3 34 Czech Republic...58.3 35 Japan...58.0 36 United Kingdom...57.4 37 Hong Kong SAR 9...56.6 38 Chile...54.8 39 Austria...54.7 40 France...54.6 41 Slovak Republic...53.6 42 Barbados 8...53.1 43 Mongolia 9...52.7 44 Lebanon 9...52.5 45 Montenegro 10...52.1 46 Bahrain 10...51.2 47 Bulgaria...51.0 48 Kyrgyz Republic 9...50.8 49 Armenia 9...50.1 50 Serbia 9...49.8 51 Switzerland...49.4 52 Croatia...49.3 53 Panama...45.1 54 Thailand 10...45.0 55 Cyprus...42.6 56 Ecuador...42.4 57 Jordan...40.7 58 Macedonia, FYR...40.4 59 Kazakhstan 10...40.1 60 Turkey...38.4 61 Bolivia 8...38.3 62 Moldova 9...38.3 63 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9...37.0 64 Colombia 9...37.0 65 Iran, Islamic Rep. 9...36.5 66 Malaysia...36.5 67 Peru 7...34.5 68 Brazil...34.4 69 Tunisia...33.7 70 Dominican Republic 5...33.3 71 Saudi Arabia 9...32.8 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 72 Malta...32.2 73 Algeria 9...30.6 74 United Arab Emirates 9...30.4 75 Philippines...28.7 76 Paraguay 8...28.6 77 Egypt...28.5 78 Syria 9...27.4 79 Mexico...27.2 80 Oman 9...26.4 81 Mauritius...25.9 82 Georgia 9...25.5 83 Costa Rica 6...25.3 84 El Salvador...24.6 85 China 9...24.5 86 Jamaica...24.2 87 Indonesia 9...23.5 88 Tajikistan 9...19.8 89 Albania 5...19.3 90 Azerbaijan 9...19.1 91 Kuwait 5...18.9 92 Honduras...18.7 93 Nicaragua 4...18.0 94 Guatemala 8...17.7 95 Brunei Darussalam 9...17.1 96 Sri Lanka 8...17.1 97 South Africa 7...15.4 98 Timor-Leste 9...15.2 99 Cape Verde 9...14.9 100 India 8...13.5 101 Morocco 9...12.9 102 Suriname 3...12.3 103 Trinidad and Tobago 6...11.6 104 Guyana 9...11.2 105 Belize 9...11.2 106 Qatar 9...10.2 107 Yemen 8...10.2 108 Nigeria 6...10.1 109 Luxembourg 7...10.0 110 Vietnam 2...9.7 111 Cameroon 9...9.0 112 Namibia...8.9 113 Ghana 9...8.6 114 Côte d Ivoire 8...8.4 115 Senegal 9...8.0 116 Bangladesh 9...7.9 117 Botswana 7...7.6 118 Cambodia...7.0 119 Pakistan 9...6.4 120 Mali 9...6.0 121 Benin 7...5.8 122 Nepal 5...5.6 123 Rwanda 9...4.8 124 Gambia, The...4.6 125 Swaziland 7...4.4 126 Uganda 9...4.1 127 Kenya 9...4.1 128 Mauritania 9...3.8 129 Lesotho 7...3.6 130 Ethiopia...3.6 131 Madagascar 9...3.6 132 Burkina Faso 9...3.4 133 Zimbabwe 7...3.0 134 Angola 7...2.8 135 Burundi 9...2.7 136 Zambia 1...2.4 137 Chad 9...2.0 138 Mozambique 6...1.5 139 Tanzania 6...1.4 140 Malawi 8...0.5 n/a Germany...n/a n/a Haiti...n/a 2.2: Data Tables Section V: Higher education and training 443 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (accessed May 4, 2011); UNICEF ChildInfo.org Country Profiles; The World Bank, EdStats Database (accessed July 8, 2011); national sources and The World Development Indicators 2009 (CD-Rom edition) 1 2000 2 2001 3 2002 4 2003 5 2004 6 2005 7 2006 8 2007 9 2009 10 2010

2.2: Data Tables Section V: Higher education and training 444 5.03 Quality of the educational system How well does the educational system in your country meet the needs of a competitive economy? [1 = not well at all; 7 = very well] 2010 11 weighted average RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 MEAN: 3.8 7 1 Switzerland... 5.9 2 Singapore... 5.9 3 Finland... 5.9 4 Qatar... 5.6 5 Iceland... 5.6 6 Belgium... 5.5 7 Canada... 5.4 8 Sweden... 5.3 9 New Zealand... 5.3 10 Netherlands... 5.2 11 Ireland... 5.2 12 Lebanon... 5.1 13 Australia... 5.1 14 Malaysia... 5.1 15 Barbados... 5.1 16 Denmark... 5.0 17 Germany... 4.9 18 Malta... 4.9 19 Taiwan, China... 4.9 20 United Kingdom... 4.8 21 Hong Kong SAR... 4.8 22 Norway... 4.8 23 Costa Rica... 4.8 24 Austria... 4.7 25 Saudi Arabia... 4.7 26 United States... 4.7 27 Kenya... 4.7 28 Brunei Darussalam... 4.6 29 United Arab Emirates... 4.6 30 Cyprus... 4.6 31 Bahrain... 4.6 32 Gambia, The... 4.5 33 Zimbabwe... 4.5 34 France... 4.5 35 Luxembourg... 4.5 36 Japan... 4.4 37 Trinidad and Tobago... 4.4 38 India... 4.4 39 Montenegro... 4.4 40 Sri Lanka... 4.3 41 Tunisia... 4.3 42 Estonia... 4.3 43 Benin... 4.3 44 Indonesia... 4.2 45 Albania... 4.2 46 Oman... 4.2 47 Malawi... 4.1 48 Israel... 4.1 49 Czech Republic... 4.1 50 Mauritius... 4.0 51 Jordan... 4.0 52 Rwanda... 4.0 53 Zambia... 4.0 54 China... 4.0 55 Korea, Rep.... 3.9 56 Guyana... 3.9 57 Puerto Rico... 3.9 58 Botswana... 3.9 59 Ethiopia... 3.9 60 Senegal... 3.8 61 Philippines... 3.8 62 Ukraine... 3.8 63 Slovenia... 3.8 64 Lithuania... 3.8 65 Nigeria... 3.8 66 Cape Verde... 3.8 67 Uganda... 3.8 68 Cambodia... 3.8 69 Vietnam... 3.7 70 Latvia... 3.7 71 Poland... 3.7 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 MEAN: 3.8 7 72 Colombia... 3.7 73 Bosnia and Herzegovina... 3.6 74 Ghana... 3.6 75 Macedonia, FYR... 3.6 76 Portugal... 3.6 77 Thailand... 3.6 78 Cameroon... 3.5 79 Pakistan... 3.5 80 Hungary... 3.5 81 Suriname... 3.4 82 Russian Federation... 3.4 83 Uruguay... 3.4 84 Tajikistan... 3.4 85 Bangladesh... 3.4 86 Argentina... 3.4 87 Chile... 3.4 88 Italy... 3.3 89 Croatia... 3.3 90 Romania... 3.3 91 Lesotho... 3.3 92 Tanzania... 3.3 93 Morocco... 3.3 94 Turkey... 3.3 95 Kyrgyz Republic... 3.3 96 Syria... 3.2 97 Armenia... 3.2 98 Spain... 3.2 99 Mozambique... 3.2 100 Nepal... 3.2 101 Bulgaria... 3.2 102 Moldova... 3.2 103 Jamaica... 3.2 104 Iran, Islamic Rep.... 3.2 105 Ecuador... 3.2 106 Bolivia... 3.1 107 Mexico... 3.1 108 Kuwait... 3.1 109 Chad... 3.1 110 Swaziland... 3.1 111 Serbia... 3.1 112 Kazakhstan... 3.0 113 Azerbaijan... 3.0 114 Côte d Ivoire... 3.0 115 Brazil... 3.0 116 Georgia... 3.0 117 Slovak Republic... 3.0 118 Madagascar... 3.0 119 Mali... 2.9 120 Greece... 2.9 121 Venezuela... 2.8 122 Namibia... 2.8 123 Algeria... 2.8 124 Burkina Faso... 2.7 125 El Salvador... 2.7 126 Belize... 2.7 127 Guatemala... 2.6 128 Peru... 2.6 129 Honduras... 2.6 130 Timor-Leste... 2.5 131 Panama... 2.4 132 Mongolia... 2.4 133 South Africa... 2.3 134 Nicaragua... 2.3 135 Egypt... 2.3 136 Dominican Republic... 2.3 137 Burundi... 2.3 138 Paraguay... 2.2 139 Mauritania... 2.0 140 Haiti... 2.0 141 Angola... 1.9 142 Yemen... 1.7

5.04 Quality of math and science education How would you assess the quality of math and science education in your country s schools? [1 = poor; 7 = excellent among the best in the world] 2010 11 weighted average RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 MEAN: 3.9 7 1 Singapore... 6.4 2 Belgium... 6.3 3 Finland... 6.3 4 Switzerland... 5.8 5 Taiwan, China... 5.8 6 Lebanon... 5.7 7 New Zealand... 5.5 8 Canada... 5.4 9 Netherlands... 5.4 10 Barbados... 5.3 11 Hong Kong SAR... 5.3 12 Korea, Rep.... 5.2 13 Qatar... 5.2 14 Iceland... 5.2 15 France... 5.1 16 Cyprus... 5.1 17 Slovenia... 5.1 18 Tunisia... 5.1 19 Australia... 5.1 20 Estonia... 5.1 21 Lithuania... 5.0 22 Malta... 5.0 23 Malaysia... 5.0 24 Japan... 4.9 25 Brunei Darussalam... 4.9 26 United Arab Emirates... 4.9 27 Saudi Arabia... 4.9 28 Sweden... 4.9 29 Croatia... 4.9 30 Denmark... 4.8 31 China... 4.7 32 India... 4.7 33 Trinidad and Tobago... 4.6 34 Ireland... 4.6 35 Iran, Islamic Rep.... 4.6 36 Ukraine... 4.6 37 Hungary... 4.6 38 Austria... 4.6 39 Montenegro... 4.5 40 Bahrain... 4.5 41 Bosnia and Herzegovina... 4.5 42 Albania... 4.5 43 United Kingdom... 4.5 44 Jordan... 4.5 45 Romania... 4.5 46 Costa Rica... 4.4 47 Luxembourg... 4.4 48 Germany... 4.4 49 Latvia... 4.4 50 Russian Federation... 4.3 51 United States... 4.3 52 Poland... 4.3 53 Indonesia... 4.3 54 Benin... 4.2 55 Sri Lanka... 4.2 56 Kenya... 4.2 57 Zimbabwe... 4.2 58 Serbia... 4.2 59 Vietnam... 4.2 60 Thailand... 4.2 61 Greece... 4.1 62 Syria... 4.1 63 Mauritius... 4.1 64 Rwanda... 4.1 65 Morocco... 4.1 66 Czech Republic... 4.1 67 Mongolia... 4.0 68 Oman... 4.0 69 Moldova... 4.0 70 Botswana... 4.0 71 Senegal... 4.0 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 MEAN: 3.9 7 72 Slovak Republic... 4.0 73 Malawi... 3.9 74 Italy... 3.9 75 Macedonia, FYR... 3.9 76 Norway... 3.9 77 Zambia... 3.8 78 Guyana... 3.8 79 Israel... 3.8 80 Cameroon... 3.8 81 Armenia... 3.8 82 Bulgaria... 3.8 83 Colombia... 3.7 84 Gambia, The... 3.7 85 Kazakhstan... 3.7 86 Ethiopia... 3.6 87 Pakistan... 3.6 88 Burkina Faso... 3.6 89 Suriname... 3.6 90 Côte d Ivoire... 3.6 91 Puerto Rico... 3.6 92 Madagascar... 3.5 93 Kyrgyz Republic... 3.5 94 Kuwait... 3.5 95 Cape Verde... 3.5 96 Algeria... 3.4 97 Cambodia... 3.4 98 Ghana... 3.4 99 Azerbaijan... 3.4 100 Georgia... 3.4 101 Uganda... 3.4 102 Nigeria... 3.4 103 Turkey... 3.4 104 Uruguay... 3.3 105 Portugal... 3.3 106 Bangladesh... 3.3 107 Ecuador... 3.3 108 Nepal... 3.3 109 Belize... 3.3 110 Swaziland... 3.3 111 Spain... 3.3 112 Lesotho... 3.2 113 Argentina... 3.2 114 Tajikistan... 3.2 115 Philippines... 3.1 116 Chad... 3.1 117 Bolivia... 3.0 118 Venezuela... 2.9 119 Tanzania... 2.9 120 Jamaica... 2.9 121 Namibia... 2.8 122 Burundi... 2.8 123 Mozambique... 2.8 124 Chile... 2.8 125 Mauritania... 2.8 126 Mexico... 2.8 127 Brazil... 2.7 128 Mali... 2.7 129 El Salvador... 2.6 130 Guatemala... 2.6 131 Haiti... 2.5 132 Egypt... 2.4 133 Honduras... 2.4 134 Panama... 2.4 135 Peru... 2.4 136 Nicaragua... 2.2 137 Paraguay... 2.2 138 South Africa... 2.1 139 Dominican Republic... 1.9 140 Timor-Leste... 1.8 141 Yemen... 1.7 142 Angola... 1.5 2.2: Data Tables Section V: Higher education and training 445

2.2: Data Tables Section V: Higher education and training 446 5.05 Quality of management schools How would you assess the quality of management or business schools in your country? [1 = poor; 7 = excellent among the best in the world] 2010 11 weighted average RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 MEAN: 4.2 7 1 Belgium... 6.1 2 United Kingdom... 6.0 3 Switzerland... 6.0 4 Canada... 5.8 5 France... 5.7 6 Spain... 5.7 7 Qatar... 5.7 8 Singapore... 5.6 9 Sweden... 5.5 10 Netherlands... 5.5 11 Iceland... 5.5 12 United States... 5.4 13 South Africa... 5.4 14 Chile... 5.4 15 Australia... 5.4 16 Finland... 5.3 17 Israel... 5.3 18 Lebanon... 5.3 19 Denmark... 5.2 20 Costa Rica... 5.2 21 Hong Kong SAR... 5.2 22 Argentina... 5.1 23 Taiwan, China... 5.1 24 New Zealand... 5.1 25 Portugal... 5.1 26 Barbados... 5.0 27 Malaysia... 5.0 28 Norway... 5.0 29 Ireland... 4.9 30 India... 4.9 31 Tunisia... 4.9 32 Malta... 4.8 33 Trinidad and Tobago... 4.8 34 Austria... 4.8 35 Italy... 4.8 36 Germany... 4.8 37 Senegal... 4.8 38 United Arab Emirates... 4.7 39 Gambia, The... 4.7 40 Sri Lanka... 4.7 41 Uruguay... 4.7 42 Saudi Arabia... 4.7 43 Peru... 4.7 44 Guatemala... 4.6 45 Montenegro... 4.6 46 Kenya... 4.6 47 Cyprus... 4.6 48 Estonia... 4.6 49 Mexico... 4.5 50 Korea, Rep.... 4.5 51 Morocco... 4.5 52 Puerto Rico... 4.5 53 Colombia... 4.4 54 Slovenia... 4.4 55 Philippines... 4.4 56 Benin... 4.4 57 Japan... 4.3 58 Luxembourg... 4.3 59 China... 4.3 60 Bahrain... 4.3 61 Brazil... 4.3 62 Venezuela... 4.3 63 Jamaica... 4.2 64 Brunei Darussalam... 4.2 65 Cameroon... 4.2 66 Lithuania... 4.2 67 Latvia... 4.2 68 Indonesia... 4.2 69 Albania... 4.2 70 Zimbabwe... 4.1 71 Bosnia and Herzegovina... 4.1 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 MEAN: 4.2 7 72 Ghana... 4.1 73 Thailand... 4.1 74 Guyana... 4.1 75 Suriname... 4.1 76 Zambia... 4.0 77 Hungary... 4.0 78 Poland... 4.0 79 Pakistan... 4.0 80 Nigeria... 4.0 81 Malawi... 4.0 82 Czech Republic... 4.0 83 Croatia... 3.9 84 Rwanda... 3.9 85 Jordan... 3.9 86 Uganda... 3.9 87 Mauritius... 3.9 88 El Salvador... 3.9 89 Dominican Republic... 3.9 90 Bangladesh... 3.9 91 Ethiopia... 3.8 92 Romania... 3.8 93 Ecuador... 3.8 94 Iran, Islamic Rep.... 3.7 95 Botswana... 3.7 96 Côte d Ivoire... 3.7 97 Oman... 3.7 98 Burkina Faso... 3.7 99 Kuwait... 3.7 100 Macedonia, FYR... 3.7 101 Algeria... 3.7 102 Bulgaria... 3.7 103 Madagascar... 3.7 104 Greece... 3.7 105 Panama... 3.6 106 Slovak Republic... 3.6 107 Russian Federation... 3.6 108 Syria... 3.6 109 Kazakhstan... 3.6 110 Turkey... 3.6 111 Nicaragua... 3.6 112 Cambodia... 3.5 113 Honduras... 3.5 114 Serbia... 3.5 115 Georgia... 3.4 116 Ukraine... 3.4 117 Tanzania... 3.4 118 Mali... 3.4 119 Cape Verde... 3.4 120 Belize... 3.4 121 Mozambique... 3.3 122 Bolivia... 3.3 123 Vietnam... 3.3 124 Moldova... 3.3 125 Azerbaijan... 3.2 126 Nepal... 3.2 127 Chad... 3.2 128 Tajikistan... 3.2 129 Namibia... 3.1 130 Paraguay... 3.1 131 Armenia... 3.1 132 Kyrgyz Republic... 3.0 133 Egypt... 3.0 134 Lesotho... 2.9 135 Mongolia... 2.8 136 Haiti... 2.7 137 Burundi... 2.6 138 Swaziland... 2.6 139 Mauritania... 2.5 140 Yemen... 2.4 141 Timor-Leste... 2.1 142 Angola... 1.8

5.06 Internet access in schools How would you rate the level of access to the Internet in schools in your country? [1 = very limited; 7 = extensive] 2010 11 weighted average RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 MEAN: 4.2 7 1 Iceland... 6.6 2 Sweden... 6.4 3 Estonia... 6.4 4 Finland... 6.4 5 Netherlands... 6.3 6 Singapore... 6.3 7 Qatar... 6.3 8 Denmark... 6.2 9 Switzerland... 6.2 10 Korea, Rep.... 6.2 11 Uruguay... 6.2 12 United Kingdom... 6.1 13 Taiwan, China... 6.1 14 Hong Kong SAR... 6.1 15 Canada... 6.1 16 Malta... 6.0 17 Norway... 5.9 18 Austria... 5.9 19 Australia... 5.9 20 Belgium... 5.9 21 Czech Republic... 5.8 22 Luxembourg... 5.8 23 New Zealand... 5.8 24 United States... 5.8 25 Slovenia... 5.8 26 Portugal... 5.7 27 Lithuania... 5.7 28 China... 5.7 29 United Arab Emirates... 5.7 30 Barbados... 5.5 31 Hungary... 5.4 32 Bahrain... 5.4 33 Israel... 5.3 34 Latvia... 5.3 35 Slovak Republic... 5.3 36 Malaysia... 5.2 37 Brunei Darussalam... 5.1 38 Cyprus... 5.0 39 Japan... 4.9 40 Saudi Arabia... 4.9 41 Germany... 4.9 42 Vietnam... 4.9 43 Croatia... 4.8 44 Oman... 4.8 45 Chile... 4.8 46 Macedonia, FYR... 4.8 47 Bulgaria... 4.8 48 Poland... 4.7 49 Indonesia... 4.7 50 Spain... 4.6 51 France... 4.6 52 Jordan... 4.6 53 Tunisia... 4.5 54 Thailand... 4.5 55 Montenegro... 4.5 56 Panama... 4.5 57 Albania... 4.4 58 Romania... 4.4 59 Puerto Rico... 4.4 60 Ireland... 4.3 61 Trinidad and Tobago... 4.3 62 Russian Federation... 4.3 63 Moldova... 4.3 64 Turkey... 4.3 65 Kuwait... 4.2 66 Costa Rica... 4.2 67 Georgia... 4.1 68 Colombia... 4.1 69 Mongolia... 4.1 70 Ukraine... 4.1 71 Senegal... 4.1 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 MEAN: 4.2 7 72 Kazakhstan... 4.0 73 Philippines... 4.0 74 India... 4.0 75 Mauritius... 4.0 76 Peru... 3.9 77 Rwanda... 3.9 78 Greece... 3.9 79 Italy... 3.8 80 Gambia, The... 3.8 81 Bosnia and Herzegovina... 3.8 82 Mexico... 3.8 83 Serbia... 3.8 84 Jamaica... 3.8 85 Lebanon... 3.8 86 Brazil... 3.8 87 Morocco... 3.8 88 Azerbaijan... 3.7 89 Kenya... 3.7 90 Pakistan... 3.7 91 Belize... 3.6 92 Armenia... 3.6 93 Botswana... 3.5 94 Tajikistan... 3.5 95 Cambodia... 3.5 96 Cape Verde... 3.4 97 Sri Lanka... 3.4 98 Guyana... 3.4 99 Venezuela... 3.4 100 South Africa... 3.4 101 Kyrgyz Republic... 3.4 102 Guatemala... 3.3 103 Dominican Republic... 3.3 104 Nigeria... 3.3 105 Benin... 3.3 106 Argentina... 3.3 107 Egypt... 3.3 108 Ecuador... 3.2 109 Mali... 3.2 110 Ghana... 3.2 111 Namibia... 3.2 112 Honduras... 3.2 113 Bolivia... 3.2 114 El Salvador... 3.1 115 Nepal... 3.1 116 Zambia... 3.0 117 Uganda... 3.0 118 Iran, Islamic Rep.... 2.9 119 Tanzania... 2.7 120 Syria... 2.7 121 Ethiopia... 2.7 122 Mozambique... 2.7 123 Malawi... 2.7 124 Nicaragua... 2.6 125 Algeria... 2.6 126 Suriname... 2.5 127 Swaziland... 2.5 128 Bangladesh... 2.5 129 Zimbabwe... 2.5 130 Timor-Leste... 2.5 131 Cameroon... 2.4 132 Madagascar... 2.4 133 Paraguay... 2.3 134 Côte d Ivoire... 2.2 135 Mauritania... 2.1 136 Lesotho... 2.0 137 Burkina Faso... 1.9 138 Haiti... 1.7 139 Chad... 1.6 140 Angola... 1.6 141 Yemen... 1.5 142 Burundi... 1.3 2.2: Data Tables Section V: Higher education and training 447

2.2: Data Tables Section V: Higher education and training 448 5.07 Local availability of specialized research and training services In your country, to what extent are high-quality, specialized training services available? [1 = not available; 7 = widely available] 2010 11 weighted average RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 MEAN: 4.1 7 1 Switzerland... 6.4 2 Netherlands... 6.0 3 Germany... 6.0 4 Sweden... 6.0 5 Austria... 6.0 6 Belgium... 5.8 7 United Kingdom... 5.8 8 France... 5.7 9 Denmark... 5.7 10 Finland... 5.6 11 United States... 5.6 12 Japan... 5.5 13 Canada... 5.5 14 Australia... 5.4 15 Norway... 5.4 16 Puerto Rico... 5.4 17 Hong Kong SAR... 5.3 18 Malaysia... 5.3 19 Singapore... 5.2 20 Czech Republic... 5.2 21 Taiwan, China... 5.2 22 Israel... 5.2 23 Iceland... 5.1 24 Ireland... 5.1 25 Luxembourg... 5.1 26 Spain... 5.0 27 Poland... 5.0 28 United Arab Emirates... 4.9 29 Saudi Arabia... 4.9 30 New Zealand... 4.8 31 Italy... 4.8 32 Costa Rica... 4.8 33 Chile... 4.8 34 Tunisia... 4.7 35 Bahrain... 4.7 36 Brazil... 4.7 37 Estonia... 4.7 38 Slovak Republic... 4.7 39 Korea, Rep.... 4.6 40 Slovenia... 4.6 41 Mexico... 4.5 42 China... 4.5 43 Portugal... 4.5 44 Argentina... 4.5 45 Sri Lanka... 4.5 46 Lithuania... 4.4 47 South Africa... 4.4 48 Panama... 4.4 49 Morocco... 4.4 50 Barbados... 4.4 51 Guatemala... 4.4 52 Malta... 4.4 53 Senegal... 4.4 54 Lebanon... 4.4 55 Uruguay... 4.3 56 Jordan... 4.3 57 Kenya... 4.3 58 India... 4.3 59 Azerbaijan... 4.3 60 Croatia... 4.2 61 Indonesia... 4.2 62 Philippines... 4.2 63 Latvia... 4.2 64 Nigeria... 4.1 65 Trinidad and Tobago... 4.1 66 Côte d Ivoire... 4.1 67 Qatar... 4.1 68 Benin... 4.1 69 Turkey... 4.1 70 Colombia... 4.1 71 Gambia, The... 4.1 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 MEAN: 4.1 7 72 Cyprus... 4.1 73 Peru... 4.1 74 Thailand... 4.1 75 Hungary... 4.0 76 Mauritius... 4.0 77 Russian Federation... 4.0 78 Cameroon... 4.0 79 Iran, Islamic Rep.... 4.0 80 Kazakhstan... 3.9 81 Zambia... 3.9 82 Bulgaria... 3.9 83 Egypt... 3.9 84 El Salvador... 3.9 85 Burkina Faso... 3.8 86 Kuwait... 3.8 87 Montenegro... 3.8 88 Ukraine... 3.8 89 Greece... 3.8 90 Oman... 3.8 91 Honduras... 3.7 92 Dominican Republic... 3.7 93 Guyana... 3.6 94 Malawi... 3.6 95 Tajikistan... 3.6 96 Cambodia... 3.6 97 Ghana... 3.6 98 Pakistan... 3.5 99 Uganda... 3.5 100 Albania... 3.5 101 Moldova... 3.5 102 Ecuador... 3.5 103 Jamaica... 3.5 104 Mali... 3.4 105 Zimbabwe... 3.4 106 Tanzania... 3.4 107 Botswana... 3.4 108 Macedonia, FYR... 3.4 109 Rwanda... 3.4 110 Syria... 3.4 111 Bolivia... 3.3 112 Romania... 3.3 113 Serbia... 3.2 114 Armenia... 3.2 115 Georgia... 3.2 116 Brunei Darussalam... 3.2 117 Venezuela... 3.1 118 Paraguay... 3.1 119 Vietnam... 3.1 120 Nicaragua... 3.1 121 Mozambique... 3.1 122 Bosnia and Herzegovina... 3.0 123 Madagascar... 3.0 124 Kyrgyz Republic... 3.0 125 Algeria... 3.0 126 Cape Verde... 3.0 127 Chad... 3.0 128 Namibia... 2.9 129 Suriname... 2.9 130 Nepal... 2.9 131 Timor-Leste... 2.7 132 Lesotho... 2.7 133 Bangladesh... 2.7 134 Ethiopia... 2.6 135 Mauritania... 2.6 136 Belize... 2.6 137 Yemen... 2.5 138 Swaziland... 2.5 139 Haiti... 2.3 140 Angola... 2.2 141 Mongolia... 2.2 142 Burundi... 2.2

5.08 Extent of staff training To what extent do companies in your country invest in training and employee development? [1 = hardly at all; 7 = to a great extent] 2010 11 weighted average RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 MEAN: 4.0 7 1 Switzerland... 5.6 2 Sweden... 5.5 3 Denmark... 5.5 4 Singapore... 5.4 5 Norway... 5.4 6 Japan... 5.3 7 Luxembourg... 5.3 8 Finland... 5.3 9 Malaysia... 5.2 10 Netherlands... 5.1 11 Bahrain... 5.0 12 United States... 5.0 13 Belgium... 5.0 14 Austria... 5.0 15 United Kingdom... 4.9 16 Germany... 4.9 17 Australia... 4.9 18 Canada... 4.9 19 Puerto Rico... 4.8 20 Israel... 4.8 21 Iceland... 4.8 22 Ireland... 4.7 23 New Zealand... 4.7 24 Qatar... 4.7 25 United Arab Emirates... 4.7 26 Hong Kong SAR... 4.7 27 South Africa... 4.7 28 Saudi Arabia... 4.6 29 Costa Rica... 4.6 30 Taiwan, China... 4.6 31 Gambia, The... 4.5 32 Albania... 4.5 33 Brazil... 4.4 34 Philippines... 4.4 35 France... 4.4 36 Barbados... 4.4 37 Chile... 4.4 38 Tunisia... 4.4 39 Czech Republic... 4.3 40 Mauritius... 4.3 41 Korea, Rep.... 4.3 42 Oman... 4.3 43 Panama... 4.3 44 Botswana... 4.3 45 China... 4.2 46 Estonia... 4.2 47 Guatemala... 4.2 48 Jamaica... 4.2 49 Sri Lanka... 4.2 50 Namibia... 4.2 51 Côte d Ivoire... 4.1 52 Indonesia... 4.1 53 Trinidad and Tobago... 4.1 54 Rwanda... 4.1 55 Poland... 4.1 56 Thailand... 4.1 57 Malta... 4.1 58 Nigeria... 4.1 59 Brunei Darussalam... 4.1 60 Guyana... 4.1 61 Suriname... 4.0 62 Kenya... 4.0 63 India... 4.0 64 Latvia... 4.0 65 Lithuania... 4.0 66 Montenegro... 4.0 67 Azerbaijan... 4.0 68 Mongolia... 4.0 69 Cyprus... 4.0 70 Honduras... 4.0 71 Malawi... 3.9 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 MEAN: 4.0 7 72 Portugal... 3.9 73 Uruguay... 3.9 74 Morocco... 3.9 75 Peru... 3.9 76 Argentina... 3.9 77 El Salvador... 3.9 78 Zimbabwe... 3.9 79 Romania... 3.8 80 Mexico... 3.8 81 Ghana... 3.8 82 Russian Federation... 3.8 83 Slovenia... 3.8 84 Colombia... 3.7 85 Zambia... 3.7 86 Turkey... 3.7 87 Slovak Republic... 3.7 88 Lesotho... 3.7 89 Angola... 3.7 90 Spain... 3.7 91 Tanzania... 3.6 92 Swaziland... 3.6 93 Ecuador... 3.6 94 Venezuela... 3.6 95 Cameroon... 3.6 96 Kazakhstan... 3.6 97 Cambodia... 3.6 98 Lebanon... 3.6 99 Dominican Republic... 3.6 100 Uganda... 3.6 101 Paraguay... 3.5 102 Kuwait... 3.5 103 Jordan... 3.5 104 Nicaragua... 3.5 105 Armenia... 3.5 106 Georgia... 3.5 107 Vietnam... 3.5 108 Tajikistan... 3.5 109 Pakistan... 3.5 110 Benin... 3.4 111 Hungary... 3.4 112 Senegal... 3.4 113 Bolivia... 3.4 114 Greece... 3.4 115 Madagascar... 3.3 116 Cape Verde... 3.3 117 Ukraine... 3.3 118 Moldova... 3.3 119 Mozambique... 3.3 120 Italy... 3.3 121 Bangladesh... 3.3 122 Mali... 3.3 123 Belize... 3.2 124 Macedonia, FYR... 3.2 125 Croatia... 3.2 126 Algeria... 3.1 127 Timor-Leste... 3.1 128 Bulgaria... 3.1 129 Chad... 3.1 130 Kyrgyz Republic... 3.1 131 Egypt... 3.0 132 Serbia... 2.9 133 Iran, Islamic Rep.... 2.9 134 Ethiopia... 2.9 135 Yemen... 2.9 136 Nepal... 2.9 137 Bosnia and Herzegovina... 2.7 138 Burkina Faso... 2.7 139 Burundi... 2.6 140 Syria... 2.6 141 Mauritania... 2.4 142 Haiti... 2.3 2.2: Data Tables Section V: Higher education and training 449