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| Table 385. | Selected population and enrollment statistics, school enrollment, and teachers, by major areas of the world: Selected years, 1980 through 1997 |
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Selected characteristic | total\1\|Africa\2\| Asia\3\| Europe\4\|America\5\|America\5\|Oceania\6\
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1980 | | | | | | |
Population, all ages,\7\ in thousands ..|4,447,090| 475,714|2,641,312| 693,075| 359,307| 255,109| 22,573
Enrollment, all levels, in thousands ...| 856,971| 78,036| 495,155| 131,633| 87,291| 60,041| 4,815
First (primary) level\8\ .............| 541,556| 62,134| 336,174| 52,471| 65,414| 22,611| 2,752
Second level\9\ ......................| 264,379| 14,360| 144,755| 62,734| 16,969| 23,913| 1,647
Third level\10\ ......................| 51,037| 1,542| 14,227| 16,428| 4,908| 13,516| 416
Teachers, all levels, in thousands .....| 38,285| 2,338| 19,641| 8,225| 3,730| 4,079| 272
First (primary) level\8\ .............| 19,044| 1,661| 10,874| 2,541| 2,260| 1,580| 129
Second level\9\ ......................| 15,398| 584| 7,554| 4,387| 1,083| 1,679| 112
Third level\10\ ......................| 3,843| 94| 1,213| 1,297| 387| 820| 31
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 | | | | | | |
Population, all ages,\7\ in thousands ..|5,281,986| 629,389|3,184,342| 722,109| 437,822| 282,020| 26,304
Enrollment, all levels, in thousands ...| 980,474| 107,871| 569,179| 131,255| 104,968| 62,007| 5,194
First (primary) level\8\ .............| 596,853| 80,640| 364,213| 48,968| 75,505| 24,810| 2,717
Second level\9\ ......................| 315,008| 24,378| 181,652| 63,366| 22,194| 21,569| 1,849
Third level\10\ ......................| 68,613| 2,853| 23,314| 18,922| 7,269| 15,628| 628
Teachers, all levels, in thousands .....| 47,105| 3,791| 24,455| 9,398| 5,131| 4,000| 330
First (primary) level\8\ .............| 22,626| 2,390| 12,692| 2,812| 3,006| 1,582| 143
Second level\9\ ......................| 19,380| 1,241| 9,947| 5,076| 1,520| 1,449| 146
Third level\10\ ......................| 5,100| 160| 1,816| 1,509| 605| 969| 41
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|\11\ 5.1| 4.1| 5.4| 5.6
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1995 | | | | | | |
Population, all ages,\7\ in thousands ..|5,686,775| 719,497|3,437,791| 728,034| 476,641| 296,644| 28,168
Enrollment, all levels, in thousands ...|1,103,756| 130,794| 644,609| 137,839| 116,821| 66,510| 7,183
First (primary) level\8\ .............| 649,480| 95,928| 394,304| 47,344| 82,279| 26,501| 3,124
Second level\9\ ......................| 372,724| 30,899| 219,415| 69,448| 26,087| 23,984| 2,891
Third level\10\ ......................| 81,552| 3,966| 30,890| 21,047| 8,455| 16,026| 1,167
Teachers, all levels, in thousands .....| 52,047| 4,486| 26,955| 10,113| 5,784| 4,269| 439
First (primary) level\8\ .............| 24,356| 2,811| 13,499| 2,863| 3,374| 1,649| 161
Second level\9\ ......................| 21,746| 1,471| 11,273| 5,561| 1,696| 1,528| 217
Third level\10\ ......................| 5,945| 205| 2,183| 1,689| 714| 1,092| 61
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1996 | | | | | | |
Population, all ages,\7\ in thousands ..|5,767,443| 738,740|3,488,028| 728,561| 484,309| 299,250| 28,555
Enrollment, all levels, in thousands ...|1,130,667| 134,843| 663,394| 137,522| 120,429| 67,122| 7,357
First (primary) level\8\ .............| 659,106| 98,356| 400,405| 46,866| 83,596| 26,736| 3,147
Second level\9\ ......................| 386,386| 32,127| 229,981| 69,103| 27,815| 24,355| 3,005
Third level\10\ ......................| 85,175| 4,360| 33,008| 21,554| 9,018| 16,031| 1,204
Teachers, all levels, in thousands .....| 53,081| 4,642| 27,596| 10,107| 5,983| 4,305| 447
First (primary) level\8\ .............| 24,622| 2,881| 13,630| 2,842| 3,446| 1,661| 162
Second level\9\ ......................| 22,375| 1,538| 11,719| 5,556| 1,785| 1,552| 224
Third level\10\ ......................| 6,084| 223| 2,247| 1,709| 752| 1,093| 61
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1997 | | | | | | |
Enrollment, all levels, in thousands ...|1,154,721| 138,714| 679,366| 137,645| 123,778| 67,689| 7,528
First (primary) level\8\ .............| 668,450| 100,226| 406,661| 46,304| 85,177| 26,906| 3,176
Second level\9\ ......................| 398,116| 33,708| 237,861| 69,547| 29,153| 24,746| 3,101
Third level\10\ ......................| 88,156| 4,780| 34,844| 21,794| 9,448| 16,038| 1,251
Teachers, all levels, in thousands .....| 54,120| 4,754| 28,288| 10,141| 6,138| 4,342| 456
First (primary) level\8\ .............| 24,818| 2,927| 13,763| 2,814| 3,474| 1,674| 165
Second level\9\ ......................| 23,017| 1,585| 12,185| 5,568| 1,874| 1,577| 228
Third level\10\ ......................| 6,284| 242| 2,339| 1,759| 789| 1,092| 62
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\1\Enrollment and teacher data exclude the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. \2\Excludes Rodrigues and other small islands. \3\Includes 5 countries of the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.), Arab states, and both the Asian and the European portions of Turkey. \4\Includes all countries of the former U.S.S.R. except Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. \5\Northern America includes Bermuda, Canada, Greenland, St. Pierre and Miquelon, 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, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Pacific Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, and the Republic of Vanuatu. \7\Estimate of midyear population. \8\First-level enrollment generally consists of elementary school, grades 1-6. \9\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. \10\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. \11\This figure is for Europe, not including the former U.S.S.R. NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Public expenditure data not available for 1995 through 1997. SOURCE: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Statistical Yearbook, 1999. (This table was prepared July 2000.)
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