International Economic Terms

English-language economic definitions generated from approved international institutional sources.

  • HOI: Reading Proficiency Level 3, Private schools

    HOI: Reading Proficiency Level 3, Private schools is an opportunity-equity indicator for pupils enrolled in private schools. It shows whether reaching reading proficiency level 3 is …

  • Theil Index, GE(1),Urban

    GE(1), commonly called the Theil index, quantifies how unevenly income or another welfare indicator is distributed among people or households in an urban population. The measure …

  • Primary education, pupils, national source

    The primary-school enrolment count records the number of pupils registered at primary level, without limiting the measure to a specific age group. Its coverage and compilation …

  • Primary education, teachers, national source

    Primary education teachers are members of the school workforce whose assigned duties involve teaching children at the first stage of formal schooling. Staff employed in primary …

  • Primary education, classrooms, national source

    Primary education classrooms are physical teaching facilities used for instruction at primary level and meeting a basic equipment standard. The indicator is compiled under national rules: …

  • Primary education, new classrooms, national source

    The indicator records newly created physical capacity for primary schooling. It counts classrooms or other self-contained teaching spaces that have been built and equipped for lessons, …

  • Lower Secondary education, new entrants, national source

    This indicator records learners who begin the lower-secondary stage within a national education system for the first time. Students repeating a year at that level are …

  • Lower secondary education, pupils, national source

    Lower-secondary enrolment counts pupils registered at the lower-secondary stage of schooling, without applying an age limit. The scope of this stage, the statistical method and the …

  • Lower secondary education, teachers, national source

    Lower secondary education teachers are teaching staff assigned to pupils in the stage of schooling between primary education and upper secondary education. The indicator covers personnel …

  • Youth: Neither in School Nor Working (15-18)

    Youth neither in school nor working (15–18) records the proportion of 15- to 18-year-olds who are absent from both educational institutions and paid employment. The indicator …