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Education in States and Nations: 1991

(ESN) Table 2a: Percentage of population aged 5 to 29, by country: 1991

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                          Age groups in population                            
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Country              5-29          5-14         15-24         25-29
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Australia              39            15            16             8
Austria                35            12            15             9
Belgium                34            12            14             8
Czechoslovakia         38            16            15             7
Canada                 37            14            14             9
Denmark                34            11            15             8
Finland                33            13            13             8
France                 36            13            15             8
Germany                33            11            13             9
Hungary                35            14            15             6
Ireland                43            19            17             7
Italy                  36            12            16             8
Japan                  35            13            15             7
Netherlands            37            12            16             9
New Zealand            40            15            16             8
Norway                 35            12            15             8
Portugal               44            16            18            11
Spain                  39            14            17             8
Sweden                 32            11            14             7
Switzerland            33            11            14             8
Turkey                 50            22            20             8
United Kingdom         36            13            15             8
United States          37            14            15             8
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SOURCE: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, Center for Educational Research and Innovation, Education at a Glance, 1993, Table C3.



Figure 2 Background Indicators Table 2b