- 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
- Attainment and Degrees
- Finances
Population, Enrollment, and Teachers
| Table 403. | Population, school enrollment, and teachers, by major areas of the world: Selected years, 1980 through 2008 |
| Table 404. | Selected population and enrollment statistics for countries with populations over 10 million in 2008, by continent: Selected years, 1990 through 2008 |
| Table 405. | School-age populations as a percentage of total population, by age group and country: Selected years, 1985 through 2007 |
| Table 406. | Percentage of population enrolled in secondary and postsecondary education, by age group and country: Selected years, 1985 through 2007 |
| Table 407. | Pupils per teacher in public and private elementary and secondary schools, by level of education and country: Selected years, 1985 through 2008 |
Achievement, Instruction, and Student Activities
| Table 408. | Average reading literacy, mathematics literacy, and science literacy scores of 15-year-old students, by sex and country: 2009 |
| Table 409. | Mean scores and percentage distribution of 15-year-old students scoring at each reading literacy proficiency level, by country: 2009 |
| Table 410. | Mean scores and percentage distribution of 15-year-old students scoring at each mathematics literacy proficiency level, by country: 2009 |
| Table 411. | Mean scores and percentage distribution of 15-year-old students scoring at each science literacy proficiency level, by country: 20096 |
| Table 412. | Average fourth-grade mathematics scores, by content and cognitive domain, index of time spent doing mathematics homework, and country: 2007 |
| Table 413. | Average eighth-grade mathematics scores overall and in content and cognitive domains, by country: 2007 |
| Table 414. | Percentage distribution of mathematics lesson time spent by eighth-grade students on various activities in a typical week, by country: 2007 |
| Table 415. | Mathematics class sizes and average scores of eighth-grade students, yearly mathematics instructional time, and mathematics instructional time as a percentage of total instructional time, by country: 2007 |
| Table 416. | Average mathematics scores and percentage distribution of eighth-graders, by index of self-confidence in learning mathematics, index of time spent doing mathematics homework, and country: 2007 |
| Table 417. | Average fourth-grade science scores overall and in content and cognitive domains, yearly science instructional time, and science instructional time as a percentage of total instructional time, by country: 2007 |
| Table 418. | Average eighth-grade science scores overall and in content and cognitive domains, by country: 2007 |
| Table 419. | Percentage distribution of science lesson time spent by eighth-grade students on various activities in a typical week, by country: 2007 |
| Table 420. | Percentage of the population 25 to 64 years old who completed high school, by age group and country: 2001, 2005, and 2008 |
| Table 421. | Percentage of the population 25 to 64 years old who attained selected levels of postsecondary education, by age group and country: 2001 and 2008 |
| Table 422. | Number of bachelor's degree recipients per 100 persons of the typical age of graduation, by sex and country: 2002 through 2007 |
| Table 423. | Percentage of bachelor's degrees awarded in mathematics and science, by field and country: Selected years, 1990 through 2007 |
| Table 424. | Percentage of graduate degrees awarded in mathematics and science, by field and country: Selected years, 1990 through 2007 |
| Table 425. | Public and private education expenditures per student, by level of education and country: Selected years, 2000 through 2007 |
| Table 426. | Public and private direct expenditures on education as a percentage of the gross domestic product, by level of education and country: Selected years, 1995 through 2007 |