Table 398.

Selected population and finance statistics, school enrollment, and teachers, by major areas of the world: Selected years, 1980 through 2005

Selected characteristic	World total1		Major areas of the world
			Africa2		Asia3		Europe4		Central and South America5		Northern America5	Oceania6
1	2		3		4		5		6		7	8
1980
Population, all ages7  (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 (elementary) level8	541,556		62,134		336,174		52,471		65,414		22,611	2,752
Second level9	264,379		14,360		144,755		62,734		16,969		23,913	1,647
Third level10	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 (elementary) level8	19,044		1,661		10,874		2,541		2,260		1,580	129
Second level9	15,398		584		7,554		4,387		1,083		1,679	112
Third level10	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		5.1	11	3.8		5.2	5.6
1990
Population, all ages7  (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 (elementary) level8	596,853		80,640		364,213		48,968		75,505		24,810	2,717
Second level9	315,008		24,378		181,652		63,366		22,194		21,569	1,849
Third level10	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 (elementary) level8	22,626		2,390		12,692		2,812		3,006		1,582	143
Second level9	19,380		1,241		9,947		5,076		1,520		1,449	146
Third level10	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		5.1	11	4.1		5.4	5.6
1995
Population, all ages7  (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 (elementary) level8	649,480		95,928		394,304		47,344		82,279		26,501	3,124
Second level9	372,724		30,899		219,415		69,448		26,087		23,984	2,891
Third level10	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 (elementary) level8	24,356		2,811		13,499		2,863		3,374		1,649	161
Second level9	21,746		1,471		11,273		5,561		1,696		1,528	217
Third level10	5,945		205		2,183		1,689		714		1,092	61
2000
Population, all ages7  (in thousands)	6,084,908		810,432		3,678,484		731,386		520,405		313,565	30,637
Enrollment, all levels (in thousands)	1,204,015		151,472	12	704,358	12	137,084	12	136,463		67,072	7,567	12
First (elementary) level8	653,681		107,046		404,478	13	41,652		69,936		27,435	3,134
Second level9	452,143		38,044	13	259,820		70,458		55,213		25,220	3,390
Third level10	98,191		6,382	13	40,061		24,974	13	11,314		14,417	1,043	13
Teachers, all levels (in thousands)	57,044	12,14	5,061	12	30,025	12	10,417	12	6,434		4,662	‡
First (elementary) level8	25,701	13	2,913		15,348	13	2,755		2,726		1,806	154	13
Second level9	24,703	14	1,887	13	12,257		5,777	13	2,850		1,695	‡
Third level10	6,640	14	262	13	2,420		1,885		858		1,161	‡
2005
Population, all ages7  (in thousands)	6,470,340		909,350		3,912,346		730,314		557,143		328,251	32,937
Enrollment, all levels (in thousands)	1,341,560	12	191,768	12	791,490	12	135,015		142,634		72,771	7,882
First (elementary) level8	692,551		135,434		420,181	13	38,426		68,549		26,813	3,147	12
Second level9	510,825	13	48,022	13	308,708	13	64,802		58,510		27,344	3,440	13
Third level10	138,183	13	8,312	13	62,600	13	31,787		15,575		18,613	1,295	13
Teachers, all levels (in thousands)	64,438	12,14	6,003	12	‡		10,641		7,697	12	5,023	‡
First (elementary) level8	27,179	13	3,478	13	16,025	13	2,678		2,962		1,866	169	13
Second level9	28,452	13,14	2,206	13	‡		5,728		3,542		1,806	‡
Third level10	8,807	13,14	319	13	3,636	13	2,236		1,194	13	1,351	‡

‡ Reporting standards not met. 1 Enrollment and teacher data exclude the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. 2 Excludes Rodrigues and other small islands. 3 Includes five 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 in 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. 12 Estimated. 13 Estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.  14 Includes estimates for major areas of the world not separately shown.  NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Public expenditure data not available for 1995, 2000, and 2005. Data in this table include imputed values for nonrespondent countries. SOURCE: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Statisti­cal Yearbook, 1999, and unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared July 2008.)