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Glossary  Change language to  --Select-- English French Spanish Arabic The UIS Glossary contains Education terms in English, French, Spanish, and Arabic. For some terms, only the name translation is available while for others (e.g. indicators) there is more information. Indicators are marked with an asterisk (*). This Glossary is intended to be a dynamic document, i.e. it will be updated as new terms or indicators are used in UIS publications, and if corrections are made to the existing terms. In order to enrich the Glossary and to improve its quality, the users are invited to send their comments and suggestions to the following focal point: Said Belkachla, s.belkachla@uis.unesco.org List terms Search All the terms alphabetically Terms by letter  A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z    Parameters Participation rates Part-time education Part-time students Part-time teachers Pedagogical and administrative personnel PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF ENROLMENT IN SECONDARY EDUCATION BY ORIENTATION OF EDUCATION PROGRAMME* PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF GRADUATES BY ISCED FIELDS OF EDUCATION AT THE TERTIARY LEVEL* PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC CURRENT EXPENDITURE ON EDUCATION BY LEVEL* PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF STUDENTS IN TERTIARY EDUCATION BY ISCED FIELDS OF EDUCATION.* PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF STUDENTS IN TERTIARY EDUCATION BY ISCED LEVEL* Percentage of female students* PERCENTAGE OF FEMALE STUDENTS IN EACH ISCED LEVEL OF TERTIARY EDUCATION * PERCENTAGE OF FEMALE TEACHERS* Percentage of foreign students* PERCENTAGE OF NEW ENTRANTS TO PRIMARY EDUCATION WITH ECCE EXPERIENCE* PERCENTAGE OF PRIVATE ENROLMENT* PERCENTAGE OF REPEATERS * PERCENTAGE OF TEACHING STAFF IN PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION* Percentage of technical/vocational enrolment* PERCENTAGE OF TRAINED TEACHERS* PERSONNEL COMPENSATION AS % OF PUBLIC CURRENT EXPENDITURE ON EDUCATION.* Policy analysis Policy-makers Population Post-secondary non tertiary education (ISCED 4) Pre-primary education (ISCED 0) Pre-vocational or pre-technical education Primary Completion Primary education (ISCED 1) Private educational institution Private entity Program destination Programme orientation Progress Progression PROMOTION RATE BY GRADE (PR)* PUBLIC CURRENT EXPENDITURE ON EDUCATION AS % OF TOTAL PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON EDUCATION* Public current expenditure on primary education as percentage of GNP * Public current expenditure on primary education as percentage of total public current expenditure on education* Public current expenditure on primary education per pupil (unit cost)* Public current expenditure on primary education per pupil as % of GNP per capita * PUBLIC CURRENT EXPENDITURE PER PUPIL (STUDENT) AS % OF GROSS NATIONAL INCOME (GNI) PER CAPITA* Public educational institution PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON A SPECIFIC ISCED LEVEL AS % OF TOTAL PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON EDUCATION* Public expenditure on education * PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON EDUCATION AS % OF TOTAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE* Public expenditure on education as percentage of GDP* PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON EDUCATION AS PERCENTAGE OF GROSS NATIONAL INCOME* Public expenditure per pupil/student as a % of GDP per capita, by level * Pupil/Student Pupil-cohort PUPIL-TEACHER RATIO (PTR)* Pupil-year Purchasing PowerParities (PPPs) At least one of the words The exact phrase