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| Table 393. - | Estimated population, school enrollment, teachers, and public expenditures for education in major areas of the world: 1980, 1990, 1994, and 1995 |
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| | Major areas of the world
Item | World |___________________________________________________________________
| total\1\ | | | | Central | Northern |
| |Africa\2\| Asia\3\ | Europe\4\|and South |America\5\|Oceania\6\
| | | | |America\5\| |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
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1980 | | | | | | |
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Population, all ages,\7\ in thousands ...| 4,447,405 | 475,714 |2,641,312 | 693,264 | 359,306 | 255,109 | 22,700
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Enrollment, all levels,\8\ in thousands .| 857,017 | 78,024 | 494,813 | 132,112 | 87,211 | 60,042 | 4,815
First (primary) level\9\ .............| 541,002 | 62,128 | 335,946 | 52,255 | 65,310 | 22,611 | 2,752
Second level\10\ .....................| 264,855 | 14,354 | 144,617 | 63,352 | 16,972 | 23,913 | 1,647
Third level\11\ ......................| 51,160 | 1,542 | 14,250 | 16,505 | 4,930 | 13,516 | 416
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Teachers, all levels,\8\ in thousands....| 38,158 | 2,340 | 19,554 | 8,245 | 3,731 | 4,015 | 272
First (primary) level\9\ .............| 19,009 | 1,663 | 10,849 | 2,530 | 2,260 | 1,580 | 129
Second level\10\ .....................| 15,360 | 583 | 7,491 | 4,411 | 1,083 | 1,679 | 112
Third level\11\ ......................| 3,788 | 94 | 1,215 | 1,304 | 388 | 756 | 31
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Public expenditures on education, in | | | | | | |
millions of U.S. dollars .............| $516,400 | $22,900 | $93,800 | $200,600 | $33,500 | $155,100 | $10,400
As a percent of gross national product ..| 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.0 |\11\ 5.1 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 5.6
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1990 | | | | | | |
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Population, all ages,\7\ in thousands ...| 5,282,359 | 629,390 |3,184,342 | 722,317 | 437,822 | 282,020 | 26,468
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Enrollment, all levels,\8\ in thousands .| 981,455 | 107,796 | 569,719 | 131,789 | 104,937 | 62,007 | 5,208
First (primary) level\9\ .............| 596,637 | 80,595 | 364,117 | 48,889 | 75,504 | 24,811 | 2,721
Second level\10\ .....................| 316,154 | 24,345 | 182,222 | 64,079 | 22,079 | 21,569 | 1,859
Third level\11\ ......................| 68,665 | 2,856 | 23,380 | 18,821 | 7,353 | 15,628 | 628
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Teachers, all levels,\8\ in thousands ...| 47,001 | 3,791 | 24,396 | 9,389 | 5,166 | 3,927 | 331
First (primary) level\9\ .............| 22,571 | 2,390 | 12,684 | 2,765 | 3,006 | 1,582 | 143
Second level\10\ .....................| 19,362 | 1,240 | 9,893 | 5,114 | 1,519 | 1,449 | 146
Third level\11\ ......................| 5,068 | 161 | 1,819 | 1,511 | 641 | 896 | 41
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Public expenditures on education, in | | | | | | |
millions of U.S. dollars .............| $986,500 | $25,700 | $199,800 | $367,500 | $44,600 | $330,300 | $18,600
As a percent of gross national product ..| 4.8 | 5.6 | 3.7 |\12\ 5.1 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 5.6
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1994 | | | | | | |
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Population, all ages,\7\ in thousands ...| 5,607,060 | 700,695 |3,387,959 | 727,604 | 468,945 | 293,882 | 27,975
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Enrollment, all levels,\8\ in thousands .| 1,078,000 | 125,746 | 628,247 | 138,196 | 112,931 | 66,135 | 6,746
First (primary) level\9\ .............| 639,762 | 92,902 | 389,493 | 47,925 | 80,295 | 26,243 | 2,903
Second level\10\ .....................| 358,867 | 29,216 | 209,251 | 69,413 | 24,686 | 23,597 | 2,703
Third level\11\ ......................| 79,371 | 3,627 | 29,503 | 20,857 | 7,950 | 16,294 | 1,140
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Teachers, all levels,\8\ in thousands ...| 50,848 | 4,263 | 26,285 | 10,121 | 5,651 | 4,099 | 428
First (primary) level\9\ .............| 24,024 | 2,706 | 13,353 | 2,874 | 3,318 | 1,622 | 150
Second level\10\ .....................| 21,050 | 1,364 | 10,801 | 5,548 | 1,618 | 1,503 | 216
Third level\11\ ......................| 5,773 | 193 | 2,131 | 1,699 | 714 | 974 | 62
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Public expenditures on education, in | | | | | | |
millions of U.S. dollars .............|$1,329,900 | $29,100 | $302,100 | $492,600 | $72,800 | $408,900 | $23,500
As a percent of gross national product ..| 4.9 | 5.9 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 6.0
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1995 | | | | | | |
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Population, all ages,\7\ in thousands ...| 5,687,174 | 719,497 |3,437,791 | 728,249 | 476,641 | 296,644 | 28,352
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Enrollment, all levels,\8\ in thousands .| 1,103,959 | 129,552 | 645,271 | 139,580 | 115,582 | 66,975 | 6,999
First (primary) level\9\ .............| 650,179 | 95,378 | 395,658 | 47,663 | 81,678 | 26,861 | 2,941
Second level\10\ .....................| 372,037 | 30,378 | 218,851 | 70,458 | 25,784 | 23,675 | 2,891
Third level\11\ ......................| 81,742 | 3,795 | 30,762 | 21,459 | 8,121 | 16,438 | 1,168
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Teachers, all levels,\8\ in thousands ...| 51,919 | 4,451 | 26,851 | 10,220 | 5,814 | 4,155 | 428
First (primary) level\9\ .............| 24,329 | 2,782 | 13,491 | 2,851 | 3,386 | 1,668 | 153
Second level\10\ .....................| 21,670 | 1,460 | 11,167 | 5,627 | 1,699 | 1,504 | 212
Third level\11\ ......................| 5,919 | 209 | 2,193 | 1,742 | 728 | 984 | 64
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millions of U.S. dollars .............| | | | | | |
As a percent of gross national product ..| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
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\1\Enrollment and teacher data exclude the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Expenditure data exclude Albania,
Cambodia, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Mongolia, Mozambique, South
Africa, and Viet Nam.
\2\Excludes Rodrigues and other small islands. \3\Excludes the former U.S.S.R., the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and Arab states, but includes both the Asian and the European portions of Turkey. \4\Includes the former U.S.S.R. \5\Northern America includes Bermuda, Canada, Greenland, St.Pierre, and the United States of America. Hawaii is included in Northern America rather than Oceania. Central and South America includes Latin America and the Caribbean. \6\Includes American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Pacific Islands, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Republic of Vanuatu, and Wallis and Fortuna Islands. \7\Estimate of midyear population. \8\Excludes special and adult education provided outside regular schools. Data prior to 1992 exclude preprimary. \9\First level enrollment generally consists of elementary school, grades 1-6. \10\Second level enrollment includes general education, teacher training (at the second level), and technical and vocational education. This level generally corresponds to secondary education in the United States, grades 7-12. \11\Third level enrollment includes college and university enrollment, and technical and vocational education beyond the high school level. There is considerable variation in reporting from country to country. \12\This figure is for Europe, not including the former U.S.S.R. ---Data not available. SOURCE: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris, 1996 Statistical Yearbook, Facts on Education, Technology, and Culture Worldwide. (This table was prepared October 1998.) |
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