| Population and migration | Total population | Evolution of the population | Total population | | 82 211.508 | 82 516.26 | 82 469.422 | 82 376.451 | 82 247.023 | 81 028.418 | /  |
Population growth rates | | 0.13552335 | -0.02170737 | -0.05676215 | -0.11273391 | -0.15711772 | -0.28091843 | /  |
Total fertility rates | | 1.3785 | 1.3551 | 1.33999426 | 1.3311 | .. | .. | /  |
Regional Population | Share of national population in the 10% of regions with the largest population | | .. | .. | 28.04455399 | .. | .. | .. |  |
Regions with the highest population density in each country, small regions |  | .. | .. | 3 802.99226284 | .. | .. | .. |  |
Distribution of the national population into urban regions, small regions | | .. | .. | 49.63302398 | .. | .. | .. |  |
Distribution of the national population into intermediate regions, small regions | | .. | .. | 40.01102736 | .. | .. | .. |  |
Distribution of the national population into rural regions, small regions | | .. | .. | 10.35594866 | .. | .. | .. |  |
Index of geographic concentration of population, small regions | | .. | .. | 29.78547166 | .. | .. | .. |  |
| Elderly population | Ageing societies | Ratio of population aged 65 and over to the total population | | 16.4485914 | 18.3160555 | 18.9388535 | 19.5258278 | 19.9276647 | 27.7924086 | /  |
Ratio of inactive population aged 65 and over to the total labour force | | 34.46662113 | .. | 37.29350422 | .. | .. | 62.11453897 | /  |
Elderly Population by region | Percentage of elderly population by country | | .. | .. | 19.25092186 | .. | .. | .. |  |
Share of national elderly population in the 10% of small regions with the largest elderly population | | .. | .. | 27.2019513 | .. | .. | .. |  |
Index of geographic concentration of elderly population, small regions | | .. | .. | 29.4766468 | .. | .. | .. |  |
Index of geographic concentration population, small regions | | .. | .. | 30.00073329 | .. | .. | .. |  |
Public and private pension expenditures | Public pension expenditures - Million US dollars | | .. | .. | .. | 339 676.77720021 | .. | .. | /  |
Private pension expenditures - Million US dollars | | .. | .. | .. | 4 114.17816813 | 4 065.329 | .. | /  |
Public pension expenditures - Percent of GDP | | .. | .. | .. | 11.7241519 | .. | .. | /  |
Private pension expenditures - Percent of GDP | | .. | .. | .. | 0.14200338 | 0.122 | .. | /  |
| International migration | Trends in migration | Net migration rate | | 2.031334 | 1.005859 | 0.9579299 | 0.2792058 | 0.5348471 | .. | /  |
Immigrant population | Foreign-born population | | 12.48306232 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Foreign population | | 8.88304542 | 8.16898934 | 8.19225014 | 8.20198499 | .. | .. | /  |
Migration and employment | Employment rates of native-born population: low education | | .. | .. | .. | 43.04186812 | .. | .. | /  |
Employment rates of native-born population: intermadiate education | | .. | .. | .. | 72.44448224 | .. | .. | /  |
Employment rates of native-born population: high education | | .. | .. | .. | 87.84837058 | .. | .. | /  |
Employment rates of foreign-born population: low education | | .. | .. | .. | 46.97137435 | .. | .. | /  |
Employment rates of foreign-born population: intermadiate education | | .. | .. | .. | 64.27292798 | .. | .. | /  |
Employment rates of foreign-born population: high education | | .. | .. | .. | 71.31866441 | .. | .. | /  |
Migration and unemployment | Unemployment rate of native-born men | | 6.92179037 | | 10.6 | 9.4 | .. | .. | /  |
Unemployment rate of the foreign-born men | | 12.89777638 | | 17.5 | 16.6 | .. | .. | /  |
Unemployment rate of the native-born women | | 7.96944449 | | 10.2 | 9.3 | .. | .. | /  |
Unemployment rate of the foreign-born women | | 12.05934888 | | 16.3 | 15.8 | .. | .. | /  |
| Macroeconomic trends | Gross Domestic Product (GDP) | Size of GDP | Gross domestic product | | 2 130.22734254 | 2 467.76276029 | 2 587.68443756 | 2 704.48234216 | 2 829.08431177 | .. | /  |
GDP per capita | | 25 918.95827299 | 29 911.91331368 | 31 379.5648715 | 32 834.93604357 | 34 390.72622889 | .. | /  |
Volume index of GDP per capita | | | | | | | .. | /  |
National income per capita | Gross national income per capita | | 25 675.91698669 | 30 198.46373386 | 31 765.93415723 | 33 413.98505568 | 34 976.79791406 | .. | /  |
| Economic growth | Evolution of GDP | Real GDP growth | | 3.20982558 | 1.20768165 | 0.77269171 | 2.96030282 | 2.46040724 | .. | /  |
Household saving | Household net saving rates | | 9.21489457 | 10.41161062 | 10.5793961 | 10.50101047 | 10.84718923 | .. | /  |
Investment rates | Gross fixed capital formation | | 21.45115152 | 17.50508843 | 17.42555278 | 18.22485462 | 18.71723967 | .. | /  |
Gross fixed capital formation: machinery and equipment | | 8.56533333 | 6.9885567 | 7.22672967 | 7.67047168 | .. | .. | /  |
Gross fixed capital formation: housing | | 6.83248485 | 5.47333665 | 5.23582382 | 5.47404695 | 5.60031367 | .. | /  |
Inflation | GDP deflator | | -0.67811879 | 0.95748116 | 0.68297451 | 0.51500081 | 1.86165409 | .. | /  |
Steel production | Steel production | | 46.4 | 46.4 | 44.5 | 47.2 | 48.6 | .. | /  |
Productivity | Income and productivity levels | Income and productivity levels - Percentage gap with respect to US GDP per capita | | .. | .. | .. | .. | -24.39751161 | .. |  |
Income and productivity levels - Effect of labour utilisation | | .. | .. | .. | .. | -19.09611456 | .. |  |
Income and productivity levels - Percentage gap with respect to US GDP per hour worked | | .. | .. | .. | .. | -5.30139705 | .. |  |
Growth in GDP per capita | Contribution of labour productivity and labour utilisation to GDP per capita - GDP per capita 2001-2006 | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1.20624115 | .. |  |
Contribution of labour productivity and labour utilisation to GDP per capita - GDP per hour worked 2001-06 | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1.28933348 | .. |  |
Contribution of labour productivity and labour utilisation to GDP per capita - labour utilisation 2001-06 | | .. | .. | .. | .. | -0.08203463 | .. |  |
Labour productivity growth | GDP per hour worked | | 2.6 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 0.6 | .. | /  |
Growth accounts for OECD countries | Contributions to GDP growth: Labour input | | .. | .. | .. | -0.3117004 | .. | .. | /  |
Contributions to GDP growth: ICT capital | | .. | .. | .. | 0.35245751 | .. | .. | /  |
Contributions to GDP growth: Non-ICT capital | | .. | .. | .. | 0.28343307 | .. | .. | /  |
Contributions to GDP growth: Multi-factor productivity | | .. | .. | .. | 1.03465829 | .. | .. | /  |
Contributions to GDP growth: GDP growth | | .. | .. | .. | 1.3544837 | .. | .. | /  |
| Economic structure | Value added by activity | Value added in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing | | 1.26387243 | 1.09589864 | 0.85387354 | 0.8531983 | 0.9220665 | .. | /  |
Value added in industry, including energy | | 25.06949682 | 25.09808043 | 25.2117399 | 25.74117422 | 26.35028394 | .. | /  |
Value added in construction | | 5.18316992 | 4.16641646 | 3.95873356 | 3.83843692 | 4.01389087 | .. | /  |
Value added in in transport, trade, hotels and restaurants | | 18.16991703 | 17.6850017 | 17.67305878 | 17.89518941 | 17.61275971 | .. | /  |
Value added in banks, insurance, real estate and other business services | | 27.52612865 | 29.07484137 | 29.43962388 | 29.44680648 | 29.23807462 | .. | /  |
Value added in government, health, education and other personal services | | 22.78741515 | 22.8797614 | 22.86297033 | 22.22519467 | 21.86292436 | .. | /  |
Evolution of value added by activity | Real value added in agriculture, forestry and fishing | | -0.40834278 | 29.35438564 | -16.11730476 | -3.18214016 | 4.14235685 | .. | /  |
Real value added in industry | | 4.49671383 | 3.40668972 | 1.62363922 | 4.82832726 | 4.86290289 | .. | /  |
Real value added in services | | 3.36315469 | 0.49783051 | 0.93600596 | 2.23403074 | 2.03069329 | .. | /  |
Small and medium-sized enterprises | Employment in manufacturing in enterprises with less than 20 employees | | 14.16363043 | 13.38282762 | 14.10994542 | 12.98804443 | .. | .. | /  |
Employment in manufacturing in enterprises with 20 or more employees | | 85.83638287 | 86.61717238 | 85.89005458 | 87.01195557 | .. | .. | /  |
Employment in manufacturing in enterprises with less than 10 employees | | 7.16692152 | 5.12994124 | 5.3060707 | 4.93729163 | .. | .. | /  |
Employment in manufacturing in enterprises with 10-19 employees | | 6.99670891 | 8.25288638 | 8.80387472 | 8.0507528 | .. | .. | /  |
Employment in manufacturing in enterprises with 20-49 employees | | 7.38430164 | 7.75301932 | 7.63879668 | 7.54327673 | .. | .. | /  |
Employment in manufacturing in enterprises with 50-249 employees | | 23.20178691 | 24.09617892 | 24.27155496 | 24.99569147 | .. | .. | /  |
Employment in manufacturing in enterprises with 250 or more employees | | 55.25029431 | 54.76797415 | 53.97970294 | 54.47298737 | .. | .. | /  |
Number of enterprises in manufacturing with less than 20 employees | | 83.56134243 | 81.30521616 | 81.97944151 | 81.36699313 | .. | .. | /  |
Number of enterprises in manufacturing with 20 or more employees | | 16.43779472 | 18.69478384 | 18.02055849 | 18.63300687 | .. | .. | /  |
Number of enterprises in manufacturing with less than 10 employees | | 67.2616043 | 59.89098172 | 59.87317686 | 60.22424055 | .. | .. | /  |
Number of enterprises in manufacturing with 10-19 employees | | 16.29973812 | 21.41423444 | 22.10626465 | 21.14275259 | .. | .. | /  |
Number of enterprises in manufacturing with 20-49 employees | | 7.35582793 | 8.46518473 | 8.0532206 | 8.1320234 | .. | .. | /  |
Number of enterprises in manufacturing with 50-249 employees | | 7.17031438 | 8.17036485 | 7.98407109 | 8.42426799 | .. | .. | /  |
Number of enterprises in manufacturing with 250 or more employees | | 1.91165241 | 2.05923427 | 1.9832668 | 2.07671548 | .. | .. | /  |
| Economic globalisation | Trade | Share of trade in GDP | Trade in goods and services | | 33.20072727 | 35.88832602 | 38.4105296 | 42.51475339 | 43.4068678 | .. | /  |
Trade in goods | Trade balance: exports of goods minus imports of goods | | 54.76993563 | 193.61003186 | 197.97476616 | 203.57754102 | 269.533541 | .. | /  |
Imports of goods | | 495.44345005 | 718.15339808 | 779.819058 | 922.213393 | 1 059.307813 | .. | /  |
Exports of goods | | 550.21338569 | 911.76342994 | 977.79382416 | 1 125.79093402 | 1 328.841354 | .. | /  |
Trade in services | Services trade balance: exports of services minus imports of services | | -55.01827 | -51.0665 | -47.1247 | -39.3352 | -45.244 | .. | /  |
Imports of services | | 138.1787 | 196.8782 | 210.3066 | 226.4057 | 260.9836 | .. | /  |
Exports of services | | 83.16043 | 145.8117 | 163.1819 | 187.0705 | 215.7396 | .. | /  |
Trading partners | Partner countries and regions of OECD merchandise trade | | 8.96226709 | 9.98131582 | 9.66809679 | 9.54400423 | 9.68310918 | .. | /  |
Partner countries and regions of OECD merchandise imports | | 9.2 | 10.7 | 10.2 | 9.97069548 | 10.32619408 | .. | /  |
Partner countries and regions of OECD merchandise exports | | 8.8 | 9.2 | 9 | 9.0671093 | 8.97708864 | .. | /  |
Balance of payments | Current account balance of payments | | -1.67970926 | 4.67041396 | 5.19300854 | 6.12785276 | 7.50303317 | .. | /  |
| Foreign direct investment (FDI) | FDI flows and stocks | Outward FDI stocks | | 486 750 | 814 798 | 843 947 | 1 025 167 | .. | .. | /  |
Inward FDI stocks | | 462 529 | 719 260 | 631 176 | 750 196 | .. | .. | /  |
Inflows of foreign direct investment | | 198 313 | -10 195 | 41 943 | 55 199 | 50 932.37508556 | .. | /  |
Outflows of foreign direct investment | | 56 567 | 20 559 | 68 834 | 94 753 | 167 454 | .. | /  |
Activities of multinationals | Employment in affiliates under foreign control, share of employment in manufacturing |  | 6 | 15.7 | 15.77632512 | 15.590018 | .. | .. | /  |
Employment in affiliates under foreign control, share of employment in services |  | 3.2 | 6.3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | /  |
| Prices | Prices and interest rates | Consumer Price Indices (CPI) | CPI: all items | | 100 | 106.23033354 | 107.88456352 | 109.58374539 | 112.09206149 | .. | /  |
CPI: food |  | 100 | 104.82517483 | 104.88636364 | 106.99300699 | 111.07517483 | .. | /  |
CPI: energy | | 100 | 114.83498357 | 126.23517502 | 136.9026539 | 142.31499197 | .. | /  |
Producer Price Indices (PPI) | PPI: manufacturing | | 100 | 103.891991 | 106.8255688 | 109.72581048 | 112.60105009 | .. | /  |
Long-term interest rates | Long-term interest rates | | 5.266667 | 4.036667 | 3.353333 | 3.7625 | 4.216667 | .. | /  |
| Purchasing power and exchange rates | Rates of conversion | Purchasing power parities | | 0.96820652 | 0.8959127 | 0.86687541 | 0.85838978 | 0.85642552 | .. | /  |
Exchange rates | | 1.0854 | 0.805365 | 0.80412 | 0.797141 | 0.730638 | .. | /  |
Indices of price levels | | 95.01355368 | 108.64511365 | 105.65679056 | 106.44609249 | 111.68697198 | .. | /  |
Effective exchange rates | Nominal effective exchange rates | | 100 | 111.56138749 | 110.33202719 | 110.321628 | 111.83759988 | .. | /  |
Relative consumer price indices | | 100 | 106.9758 | 104.9567 | 104.175 | 105.35 | .. | /  |
Relative unit labour costs in manufacturing | | 100 | 104.9125 | 100.4075 | 97.2 | 95.1075 | .. | /  |
| Energy | Energy supply | Energy supply | Total primary energy supply | | 343.2 | 349.4 | 345.3 | 348.6 | 334.8 | .. | /  |
Energy supply and economic growth | Total primary energy supply per unit of GDP | | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.14 | .. | /  |
Energy supply per capita | Total primary energy supply per capita | | 4.18 | 4.23 | 4.19 | 4.23 | 4.06 | .. | /  |
Electricity generation | Electricity generation | | 572.3 | 608.5 | 613.4 | 629.4 | 629.3 | .. | /  |
Nuclear energy | Nuclear electricity generation, terawatts | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 133.2 | .. | /  |
Nuclear electricity generation, percentage of total production | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 23.2 | .. | /  |
Nuclear power plants connected to the grid | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 | .. | /  |
Nuclear power plants under construction | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0 | .. | /  |
Renewable energy | Contribution of renewables to energy supply | | 3.1 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 7.2 | .. | /  |
| Energy production and prices | Energy production | Total production of energy | | 135.3 | 137.6 | 135.3 | 136.8 | 132.8 | .. | /  |
Oil production | Production of crude oil | | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | .. | /  |
Oil prices | Crude oil import prices | | 28.09 | 36.65 | 52.3 | 63.29 | 71.6 | .. | /  |
| Labour | Employment | Employment rates by gender | Employment rates: total | | 65.5745446 | 65.04012782 | 65.50888383 | 67.18152371 | 69.01496604 | .. | /  |
Employment rates: men | | 72.8972973 | 70.79265627 | 71.36764493 | 72.8208847 | 74.73714953 | .. | /  |
Employment rates: women | | 58.13408517 | 59.19108115 | 59.55085088 | 61.43443077 | 63.19483124 | .. | /  |
Employment rates by age group | Employment rates for age group 15-24 | | 47.15768103 | 41.94384449 | 42.5738526 | 44.01361246 | 45.9439834 | .. | /  |
Employment rates for age group 25-54 | | 79.31597959 | 78.06431256 | 77.37701208 | 78.762466 | 80.27372211 | .. | /  |
Employment rates for age group 55-64 | | 37.63811544 | 41.79090029 | 45.4788053 | 48.10362694 | 51.29078893 | .. | /  |
Part-time employment | Incidence of part-time employment | | 17.58098058 | 20.09670264 | 21.77544678 | 21.97639453 | 22.19182339 | .. | /  |
Self-employment | Self-employment rates: total | | 10.9559554 | 12.1278508 | 12.42227442 | 12.20455406 | 12.04812905 | .. | /  |
Self-employment rates: men | | 13.35704406 | 14.87997538 | 14.89598061 | 14.66051679 | 14.38911829 | .. | /  |
Self-employment rates: women | | 7.9102051 | 8.80307922 | 9.43165863 | 9.25958965 | 9.24023449 | .. | /  |
| Unemployment | Unemployment rates | Unemployment rates: total | | 7.5 | 9.8 | 10.6 | 9.8 | 8.4 | .. | /  |
Unemployment rates: men | | 7.5 | 10.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 8.5 | .. | /  |
Unemployment rates: women | | 7.6 | 9.1 | 10 | 9.4 | 8.3 | .. | /  |
Long-term unemployment | Long-term unemployment | | 51.48394544 | 51.82438273 | 54.05611579 | 57.27117258 | 56.63440892 | .. | /  |
Regional unemployment | National unemployment rate | | .. | .. | .. | 10.35636 | .. | .. |  |
Range in regional unemployment rate, small regions: minimum | | .. | .. | .. | 5.47667149 | .. | .. |  |
Range in regional unemployment rate, small regions: maximum | | .. | .. | .. | 23.81687593 | .. | .. |  |
Gini index of regional unemployment rates, small regions | | .. | .. | .. | 0.2248677 | .. | .. |  |
Regional variation of the youth unemployment rate, large regions: minimum | | .. | .. | .. | 8.7 | .. | .. |  |
Regional variation of the youth unemployment rate, large regions: maximum | | .. | .. | .. | 25.1 | .. | .. |  |
Regional variation of the youth unemployment rate, large regions: maximum-minimum | | .. | .. | .. | 16.4 | .. | .. |  |
| Labour compensation and hours worked | Labour compensation | Labour compensation per unit labour input, total economy | | 3.326434 | 0.1272611 | 0.5983989 | 1.236139 | 0.9755318 | .. | /  |
Labour compensation per hour, total economy | | 23.63169 | 26.52836 | 27.00289 | 27.51958 | 27.84972 | .. | /  |
Unit labour costs, business sector | | 0.09598184 | -1.506571 | -1.203066 | -1.708307 | -0.0345735 | .. | /  |
Hours worked | Average hours actually worked | | 1 473 | 1 442 | 1 435 | 1 433 | 1 433 | .. | /  |
| Science and technology | Research and Development (R&D) | Expenditure on R&D | Gross domestic expenditure on R&D |  | 2.45 | 2.49 | 2.48 | 2.54 | 2.53 | .. | /  |
Investment in knowledge | Investment in knowledge | | 3.793617 | 3.904916 | .. | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Researchers | Researchers |  | 6.59 | 6.95 | 7.01 | 7.15 | 7.19 | .. | /  |
Patents | Triadic patent families | | 6 213.14645105 | 6 078.70174574 | 6 131.89210707 | 6 171.19014693 | .. | .. | /  |
| Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | Size of the ICT sector | Share of ICT manufacturing in total manufacturing value added | | .. | .. | .. | 5.63608307 | .. | .. | /  |
Percentage point change in the share of ICT manufacturing in total manufacturing value added between 1995 and 2006 | | .. | .. | .. | 0.95756785 | .. | .. | /  |
Share of telecommunication services in total business services value added |  | .. | .. | .. | 3.03251282 | .. | .. | /  |
Share of other ICT services in total business services value added |  | .. | .. | .. | 4.50230224 | .. | .. | /  |
Percentage point change in the share of ICT services in total business services value added between 1995 and 2006 |  | .. | .. | .. | -0.64657859 | .. | .. | /  |
Investment in ICT | Shares of ICT investment in non-residential fixed capital formation | | 17.45043761 | 14.76982337 | 15.09872029 | 15.26591254 | 13.8305906 | .. | /  |
Share of ICT-related occupations in the total economy | Share of ICT-related occupations in the total economy, narrow definition | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3.1435069 | .. | /  |
Share of ICT-related occupations in the total economy, broad definition | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 21.57168409 | .. | /  |
Computer and internet access by households | Percentage of households with access to home computers | | .. | 68.7 | 69.87181354 | 76.85578715 | 78.64663529 | .. | /  |
Percentage of households with access to the internet | | .. | 60.00262828 | 61.63828709 | 67.10771792 | 70.67447833 | .. | /  |
| Communications | Exports of information and communications equipment | Exports of ICT equipment | | 57 451.916 | 91 451.715 | 99 127.434 | 107 388.326 | 104 715.718 | .. | /  |
Telephone access | Telephone access | | 107.1600477 | 145.86732282 | 156.35307528 | 168.50399437 | 187.03532615 | .. | /  |
| Environment | Water and natural resources | Water consumption | Total gross water abstractions |  | 40 590 | .. | .. | 35 557 | .. | .. | /  |
Per capita water abstractions |  | .. | .. | .. | 430 | .. | .. | /  |
Fisheries | Fish landings in domestic and foreign ports | | 194 | 223 | 246 | 259 | .. | .. | /  |
Aquaculture | | 45 | 57 | 57 | 45 | .. | .. | /  |
| Air and land | Emissions of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) | CO2 emissions from fuel combustion | | 827 | 843 | 811 | 823 | .. | .. | /  |
Municipal waste | Total amount generated of municipal waste |  | 52 810 | .. | .. | 46 425 | .. | .. | /  |
Generation intensities of municipal waste |  | .. | .. | .. | 565 | .. | .. | /  |
| Education | Outcomes | International student assessment | Mean scores and gender differences on the science scale in PISA 2006 | | .. | .. | .. | 515.64913003 | .. | .. | /  |
Standard error on the science scale in PISA 2006 | | .. | .. | .. | 3.79561725 | .. | .. | /  |
Mean scores on the science scale in PISA 2006: males | | .. | .. | .. | 519.1071237 | .. | .. | /  |
Standard error on the science scale in PISA 2006: males | | .. | .. | .. | 4.58405778 | .. | .. | /  |
Mean scores on the science scale in PISA 2006: females | | .. | .. | .. | 511.96484718 | .. | .. | /  |
Standard error on the science scale in PISA 2006: females | | .. | .. | .. | 3.79616345 | .. | .. | /  |
Score difference on the science scale in PISA 2006: difference (males - females) | | .. | .. | .. | 7.14227652 | .. | .. | /  |
Standard error on the science scale in PISA 2006: difference (males - females) | | .. | .. | .. | 3.70652207 | .. | .. | /  |
Mean scores on the reading scale in PISA 2006 | | .. | .. | .. | 494.94441788 | .. | .. | /  |
Standard error on the reading scale in PISA 2006 | | .. | .. | .. | 4.41009516 | .. | .. | /  |
Mean scores on the reading scale in PISA 2006: males | | .. | .. | .. | 474.59980291 | .. | .. | /  |
Standard error on the reading scale in PISA 2006: males | | .. | .. | .. | 5.26521499 | .. | .. | /  |
Mean scores on the reading scale in PISA 2006: females | | .. | .. | .. | 516.6203731 | .. | .. | /  |
Standard error on the reading scale in PISA 2006: females | | .. | .. | .. | 4.35724847 | .. | .. | /  |
Score difference on the reading scale in PISA 2006: difference (males - females) | | .. | .. | .. | -42.02057019 | .. | .. | /  |
Standard error on the reading scale in PISA 2006: difference (males - females) | | .. | .. | .. | 3.86320206 | .. | .. | /  |
Mean scores on the mathematics scale in PISA 2006 | | .. | .. | .. | 503.79085868 | .. | .. | /  |
Standard error on the mathematics scale in PISA 2006 | | .. | .. | .. | 3.86824399 | .. | .. | /  |
Mean scores on the mathematics scale in PISA 2006: males | | .. | .. | .. | 513.23681546 | .. | .. | /  |
Standard error on the mathematics scale in PISA 2006: males | | .. | .. | .. | 4.60615839 | .. | .. | /  |
Mean scores on the mathematics scale in PISA 2006: females | | .. | .. | .. | 493.72676377 | .. | .. | /  |
Standard error on the mathematics scale in PISA 2006: females | | .. | .. | .. | 3.90991896 | .. | .. | /  |
Score difference on the mathematics scale in PISA 2006: difference (males - females) | | .. | .. | .. | 19.51005169 | .. | .. | /  |
Standard error on the mathematics scale in PISA 2006: difference (males - females) | | .. | .. | .. | 3.71590449 | .. | .. | /  |
Trends in tertiary graduation and entry rates | Tertiary graduation rates (tertiary type-A level) | | 18.40360083 | 19.2249086 | 19.88470183 | 21.23024286 | .. | .. | /  |
Tertiary entry rates (tertiary type-A level) | | 30.20266048 | 37.48318585 | 36.12486843 | 35.33132249 | .. | .. | /  |
Tertiary attainment | Tertiary attainment for age group 25-64 | | 23.5 | 24.9 | 24.6 | 23.94641983 | .. | .. | /  |
Tertiary attainment for age group 25-34 | | 22.3 | 22.9 | 22.5 | 21.98850811 | .. | .. | /  |
Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64 | | 20.2 | 22.8 | 22.9 | 22.66086416 | .. | .. | /  |
| Expenditure on education | Change in expenditure on education | Expenditure per student in primary, secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education: 2000 constant prices | | .. | .. | 7 038.59848118 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Expenditure in primary, secondary and post-secondary non-tertiray education | | 100 | .. | 99.22503769 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Number of students in primary, secondary and post-secondary non-tertiray education | | 100 | .. | 97.56572806 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Expenditure per student in primary, secondary and post-secondary non-tertiray education | | 100 | .. | 101.70070953 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Expenditure per student in tertiary education: 2000 constant prices | | .. | .. | 12 445.9577278 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Expenditure in tertiary education | | 100 | .. | 106.00002659 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Number of students in tertiary education | | 100 | .. | 107.85559454 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Expenditure per student in tertiary education | | 100 | .. | 98.27958118 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Relative earnings of graduates | Trends in relative earnings for age group 25-64 with tertiary education: males | | 141.36733469 | 148.92228937 | 150.88146644 | 162.58648557 | .. | .. | /  |
Trends in relative earnings for age group 25-64 with tertiary education: females | | 137.1635284 | 147.51149462 | 151.06836124 | 153.33664882 | .. | .. | /  |
Public and private expenditure in tertiary education | Share of public expenditure on educational institutions | | 88.21658164 | .. | 85.32724663 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Index of change in public expenditure on educational institutions | | 100 | .. | 102.02289739 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Expenditure on educational institutions | Public expenditure on educational institutions in primary, secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education | | .. | .. | 2.77953942 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Private expenditure on educational institutions in primary, secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education | | .. | .. | 0.61679166 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Total expenditure on educational institutions in primary, secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education | | .. | .. | 3.39633108 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Public expenditure on educational institutions in tertiary education | | .. | .. | 0.93558971 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Private expenditure on educational institutions in tertiary education | | .. | .. | 0.15826639 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Total expenditure on educational institutions in tertiary education | | .. | .. | 1.0938561 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Public expenditure on educational institutions for all levels of education | | .. | .. | 4.18426564 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Private expenditure on educational institutions for all levels of education | | .. | .. | 0.91563644 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Total expenditure on educational institutions for all levels of education | | .. | .. | 5.09990208 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
| Public finance | Government deficits and debt | Government deficits | Government net borrowing/net lending | | 1.31354371 | -3.79140681 | -3.31667627 | -1.546889 | 0.12940503 | .. | /  |
Government debt | General government gross financial liabilities | | 60.36419442 | 68.68832666 | 71.06971406 | 69.35730035 | 65.4637769 | .. | /  |
| Public expenditure | Health expenditure | Public expenditure on health | | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.1 | .. | .. | /  |
Total expenditure on health | | 10.3 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 10.6 | .. | .. | /  |
Social expenditure | Public social expenditure | | 26.2 | 26.7 | 26.7 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Law, order and defence expenditure | Law, order and defence expenditure | | 2.73648485 | 2.69980551 | 2.66761769 | 2.60262761 | 2.58409344 | .. | /  |
| Support and aid | Government support for fishing | Government financial transfers to fishing | | 29 834 | 18 325.59307142 | 30 927.57625204 | 30 740.5547885 | .. | .. | /  |
Official development assistance | Net official development assistance | | 0.27008698 | 0.2760647 | 0.36035066 | 0.3560394 | 0.36685434 | .. | /  |
| Taxes | Total tax revenue | Total tax revenue | | 37.19004 | 34.778446 | 34.763624 | 35.583843 | 36.210372 | .. | /  |
Taxes on income and profits | | 11.212073 | 9.506151 | 9.81774 | 10.816338 | 11.339343 | .. | /  |
Taxes on goods and services | | 10.456436 | 10.14119 | 10.093291 | 10.094953 | 10.60401 | .. | /  |
Taxes on the average worker | Taxes on the average worker | | 53.95847002 | 53.23381049 | 53.0545401 | 53.29541992 | 52.23048753 | .. | /  |
| Quality of life | Health | Life expectancy | Life expectancy at birth: total | | 78.2 | 79.2 | 79.4 | 79.8 | .. | .. | /  |
Life expectancy at birth: men | | 75.1 | 76.5 | 76.7 | 77.2 | .. | .. | /  |
Life expectancy at birth: women | | 81.2 | 81.9 | 82 | 82.4 | .. | .. | /  |
Infant mortality | Infant mortality | | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | .. | .. | /  |
Mental health | Mental health index | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 67 | .. |  |
Obesity | Overweight population aged 15 or more: females | | .. | .. | 28.7 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Obese population aged 15 or more: females | | .. | .. | 12.8 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Overweight and obese population aged 15 or more: females | | .. | .. | 41.5 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Overweight population aged 15 or more: males | | .. | .. | 43.5 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Obese population aged 15 or more: males | | .. | .. | 14.4 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Overweight and obese population aged 15 or more: males | | .. | .. | 57.9 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Overweight population aged 15 or more | | .. | .. | 36 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Obese population aged 15 or more | | .. | .. | 13.6 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Overweight and obese population aged 15 or more | | .. | .. | 49.6 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
| Society | Suicides | Suicide rates by gender: both men and women | | .. | 10.3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |  |
Suicide rates by gender: men | | .. | 16.3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |  |
Suicide rates by gender: women | | .. | 4.8 | .. | .. | .. | .. |  |
Suicide rates and per capita GDP: GDP per capita | | .. | 28 812.977 | .. | .. | .. | .. |  |
Suicide rates and per capita GDP: suicide rate | | .. | 10.3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |  |
Suicides rates and subjective life-evaluations: suicide rates | | .. | 10.3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |  |