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📚 Reference Data statistics

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Reported passenger kilometers 63 places, 1970–2022
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years) 109 places, 1998–2020
Passenger-kilometers by air 156 places, 2017–2024
Quarterly non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) — Interest 27 places, 1980–2025
Projected deaths by age, sex, type of projection and other typologies 36 places, 2019–2100
Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ 114 places, 1995–2019
Enforcing contracts: Filing and service (days) 191 places, 2011–2019
R&D personnel by sector of performance and function — R&D Personnel (total economy) 42 places, 1981–2024
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (years) 107 places, 1998–2020
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male (years) 107 places, 1998–2020
Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP per capita 115 places, 1970–2019
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) 106 places, 1998–2020
Malnutrition: Number of children who are underweight 96 places, 1984–2023
Global number of reported disasters by size, annual growth rate 72 places, 1917–2025
Cooling and heating degree days by country - annual data 40 places, 1980–2025
Cooling and heating degree days by country - monthly data 40 places, 1980–2025
Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) 106 places, 1998–2020
All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in secondary public institutions (%) 116 places, 1995–2019
Core CPI,not seas.adj,,, 72 places, 1987–2026
Official development assistance to least-developed countries 47 places, 2000–2024
Marriages by sex and previous marital status 61 places, 1960–2024
Quarterly non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) — Current international cooperation 26 places, 1980–2025
Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ 113 places, 1970–2019
Food expenditure per person 104 places, 2017–2023
Share of consumer expenditure spent on food 104 places, 2017–2023
Share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person 104 places, 2017–2023
Industrial countries' effective exchange rates - monthly data 55 places, 1994–2026
Industrial countries' effective exchange rates - quarterly data 55 places, 1994–2026
Share of children receiving vitamin A supplementation 63 places, 2000–2023
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank 109 places, 1913–2024
Annual number of objects launched into space 52 places, 1957–2025
Cumulative number of objects launched into space 52 places, 1957–2025
GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - F-gases 93 places, 1990–2015
Core CPI,seas.adj,,, 70 places, 1987–2026
Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in secondary public institutions (%) 114 places, 1995–2019
FDI positions main aggregates, BMD4 — FDI positions - total 47 places, 2005–2025
Proportion of population further impoverished due to out-of-pocket health expenditure, based on the societal poverty line (%) 83 places, 1985–2023
Proportion of population pushed into poverty (based on the societal poverty line) due to out-of-pocket health expenditure (%) 83 places, 1985–2023
Motor coaches, buses and trolley buses by age 52 places, 1970–2025
Motor coaches, buses and trolley buses, by type of vehicle 52 places, 1970–2025
Foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries 33 places, 1987–2024
All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%) 112 places, 1995–2019
Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in public institutions (%) 112 places, 1998–2019
Public social spending as share of GDP 42 places, 1880–2024
Trips by domestic tourists per person 71 places, 1995–2024
Institutional Investors' Indicators — Financial assets of insurance corporations 35 places, 1960–2025
Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita 108 places, 1971–2019
Share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies 78 places, 2005–2025
Share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies 78 places, 2005–2025
Countries with a fully funded national statistical plan 143 places, 2019–2025
Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%) 111 places, 1995–2019
Separation of Powers Score 128 places, 2005–2025
Stability of Democratic Institutions Index 128 places, 2005–2025
Conversion factors for euro fixed series into euro/ECU - monthly data 28 places, 1971–2026
Conversion factors for euro fixed series into euro/ECU - quarterly data 28 places, 1971–2026
R&D personnel by sector of performance - Regions 45 places, 1995–2024
Official entrance age to early childhood educational development (years) 97 places, 1972–2020
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence 48 places, 1973–2025
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals, sub-index, total (current US$) 116 places, 1995–2020
Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total (current US$) 116 places, 1995–2020

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