- Introduction
- Foreword
- List of Tables by Chapter
- List of Figures
- Guide to Tabular Presentation
- Chapters
- Appendixes
Contact- Return to Digest
List of Tables by Chapter
Chapter 6. International Comparisons of Education
- Population, Enrollment, and Teachers
- Achievement, Instruction, and Student Activities
- Postsecondary Degrees
- Finances
- Foreign Students in the United States
Population, Enrollment, and Teachers
| Table 398. | Selected population and finance statistics, school enrollment, and teachers, by major areas of the world: Selected years, 1980 through 2005 |
| Table 399. | Selected population and enrollment statistics for countries with populations over 10 million, by continent: Selected years, 1990 through 2006 |
| Table 400. | School-age populations as a percentage of total population, by age group and country: Selected years, 1985 through 2005 |
| Table 401. | Percentage of population enrolled in secondary and postsecondary education, by age group and country: Selected years, 1985 through 2005 |
| Table 402. | Pupils per teacher in public and private elementary and secondary schools, by level of education and country: Selected years, 1985 through 2006 |
Achievement, Instruction, and Student Activities
| Table 403. | Average mathematics literacy, reading literacy, and science literacy scores of 15-year-olds, by sex and country: 2006 |
| Table 404. | Mean scores and percentage distribution of 15-year-olds scoring at each mathematics literacy proficiency level, by country: 2006 |
| Table 405. | Mean scores and percentage distribution of 15-year-olds scoring at each scientific literacy proficiency level, by country: 2006 |
| Table 406. | Average fourth-grade mathematics scores, by content areas, index of time students spend doing mathematics homework in a normal school week, and country: 2003 |
| Table 407. | Average eighth-grade mathematics scores, by content areas, index of time students spend doing mathematics homework in a normal school week, and country: 2003. |
| Table 408. | Percentage of lesson time spent on various mathematics activities, yearly mathematics instructional time, and mathematics instructional time as a percentage of total instructional time in eighth grade, by country: 2003 |
| Table 409. | Average size and scores of eighth-grade mathematics classes and Index of Teachers' Emphasis on Mathematics Homework (EMH), by country: 2003 |
| Table 410. | Eighth-grade students' perceptions about mathematics and hours spent on leisure activities, by country: 2003 |
| Table 411. | Average mathematics scores at the end of secondary school, by sex, average time spent studying mathematics out of school, and country: 1995 |
| Table 412. | Average fourth-grade science scores in content areas and average time spent teaching science in school, by country: 2003 |
| Table 413. | Average eighth-grade science scores in content areas and average time spent studying out of school, by country: 2003 |
| Table 414. | Instructional practices and time spent teaching science in eighth grade, by country: 2003 |
| Table 415. | Number of bachelor's degree recipients per 100 persons of the typical age of graduation, by sex and country: 2002 through 2005 |
| Table 416. | Percentage of bachelor's degrees awarded in mathematics and science, by field and country: Selected years, 1985 through 2005 |
| Table 417. | Percentage of graduate degrees awarded in mathematics and science, by field and country: Selected years, 1985 through 2005 |
| Table 418. | Public and private education expenditures per student, by level of education and country: Selected years, 2000 through 2005 |
| Table 419. | Total public direct expenditures on education as a percentage of the gross domestic product, by level and country: Selected years, 1985 through 2005 |
Foreign Students in the United States
| Table 420. | Foreign 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 through 2006–07 |