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Digest of Education Statistics: 2004
Digest of Education Statistics: 2004

NCES 2006-005
October 2005

List of Tables by Chapter


Chapter 6. International Comparisons of Education



Table 393Estimated population, school enrollment, and teachers in major areas of the world: Selected years, 1980 to 1997
Table 394Selected statistics for countries with populations over 10 million, by continent: Selected Years, 1980 to 2000
Table 395School-age populations as a percent of total population, by country: Selected years, 1985 to 2002
Table 396Percent of population enrolled in secondary and postsecondary institutions, by age group and country: Selected years, 1985 to 2002
Table 397Pupils per teacher in public and private elementary and secondary schools, by level of education and country: Selected years, 1985 to 2002
Table 398Civic knowledge and civic engagement of 14-year-old students, by country: 1999
Table 399Average reading literacy, mathematics literacy, science literacy, and problem-solving scores of 15-year-olds, by sex and country: 2003
Table 400Mean scores and percentage distribution of 15-year-olds scoring at each mathematics literacy proficiency level, by country: 2003
Table 401Average 4th-grade mathematics scores, by content areas, index of time students spend doing mathematics homework in a normal school week, and country: 2003
Table 402Average 8th-grade mathematics scores, by content areas, index of time students spend doing mathematics homework in a normal school week, and country: 2003
Table 403Percent of lesson time spent on various mathematics activities, yearly mathematics instructional time, and mathematics instructional time as a percent of total instructional time in 8th grade, by country: 2003
Table 404Average size and scores of 8th grade mathematics classes and Index of Teachers' Emphasis on Mathematics Homework (EMH), by country: 2003
Table 405Eighth-grade students' perceptions about mathematics and hours spent on leisure activities, by country: 2003
Table 406Average mathematics scores at the end of secondary school, by sex, average time spent studying mathematics out of school, and country: 1995
Table 407Average 4th-grade science scores, in content areas and average time spent teaching science in school, by country: 2003
Table 408Average 8th-grade science scores in content areas and average time spent studying out of school, by country: 2003
Table 409Instructional practices and time spent teaching science in 8th grade, by country: 2003
Table 410Average science scores at the end of secondary school, by sex, average time spent studying science out of school, and country: 1995
Table 411Number of bachelor's degree recipients per 100 persons of the typical age of graduation, by sex and country: Selected years, 1989 to 2002
Table 412Percent of bachelor's degrees awarded in science, by field and country: Selected years, 1985 to 2002
Table 413Percent of graduate degrees awarded in science, by field and country: Selected years, 1985 to 2002
Table 414Public and private education expenditures per student, by level of education and country: 1999, 2000 and 2001
Table 415Total public direct expenditures on education as a percentage of the gross domestic product, by level and country: Selected years, 1985 to 2001
Table 416Foreign students enrolled in institutions of higher education in the United States and other jurisdictions, by continent, region, and selected countries of origin: Selected years, 1980-81 to 2003-04

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