Education in States and Nations: 1991
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Number of schools Preprimary- Average
Combined secondary number of
Preprimary preprimary students(in students
Country Year -primary Secondary -secondary Total thousands) perschool
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Australia 1992 7,086 1,617 1,254 9,957 3,099 311
Belgium* 1990-91 1,878 692 ** 2,570 799 311
Canada 1989 ** ** ** 14,300 5,020 351
Finland 1993 ** 820 4,610 5,430 849 156
France 1991-92 62,119 11,306 ** 73,425 12,219 166
Germany 1991 19,877 16,172 580 36,629 10,119 276
Japan 1989 39,903 16,781 ** 56,684 22,376 395
Korea 1990 14,689 4,198 ** 18,887 9,867 522
New Zealand 1990 2,917 253 146 3,316 692 209
Spain 1990-91 20,517 5,370 ** 25,887 8,369 323
Taiwan 1991-92 4,432 975 ** 5,396 4,711 873
United Kingdom 1991-92 25,338 4,731 2,488 32,557 9,049 278
United States 1991-92 78,078 26,510 3,269 107,857 42,964 398
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*French Community only.NOTE: Private school data included in U.S. figures for the number of schools by level are adjusted using national percentages of public school distribution by level. See supplemental note to Indicator 15 for details on data, including their sources, for all countries, Australia, Belgium (French Community), Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Spain, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and the supplemental note for a discussion of levels of education.
SOURCE: Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, Education Profiles. U.S. Department of Education, , Digest of Education Statistics, 1993, Tables 44 and 95; Digest of Education Statistics, 1994, Table 63. United Nations' Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Statistical Yearbook, 1992. Various country sources - See supplemental note to Indicator 15 for a listing.
Table 15b
