Table 391. | Estimated population, school enrollment, teachers, and public expenditures for education in major areas of the world: 1980, 1990, 1993, and 1994 |
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | Major areas of the world Item | World |___________________________________________________________________ | total\1\ | | | | Central | Northern | | |Africa\2\| Asia\3\ | Europe\4\|and South |America\5\|Oceania\6\ | | | | |America\5\| | _________________________________________|___________|_________|__________|_____________|__________|__________|__________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 _________________________________________|___________|_________|__________|_____________|__________|__________|__________ 1980 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Population, all ages,\7\ in thousands ...| 4,444,361 | 475,666 |2,642,110 | 692,997 | 358,440 | 252,461 | 22,687 |===========|=========|==========|=============|==========|==========|========== Enrollment, all levels,\8\ in thousands .| 858,235 | 80,146 | 494,052 | 132,101 | 87,216 | 59,904 | 4,815 First (primary) level ................| 539,471 | 64,249 | 335,871 | 48,669 | 65,319 | 22,611 | 2,752 Second level\9\ ......................| 268,187 | 14,355 | 144,495 | 66,810 | 16,967 | 23,914 | 1,647 Third level\10\ ......................| 50,578 | 1,543 | 13,687 | 16,623 | 4,930 | 13,379 | 416 |===========|=========|==========|=============|==========|==========|========== Teachers, all levels,\8\ in thousands....| 38,124 | 2,406 | 19,466 | 8,233 | 3,732 | 4,015 | 272 First (primary) level ................| 18,854 | 1,712 | 10,830 | 2,343 | 2,261 | 1,579 | 129 Second level\9\ ......................| 15,525 | 600 | 7,477 | 4,573 | 1,083 | 1,679 | 112 Third level\10\ ......................| 3,745 | 94 | 1,159 | 1,317 | 388 | 757 | 31 |===========|=========|==========|=============|==========|==========|========== Public expenditures on education, in | | | | | | | millions of U.S. dollars .............| $526,700 | $22,900 | $103,500 | $200,600 | $34,200 | $155,100 | $10,400 As a percent of gross national product ..| 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.4 |\11\ 5.1 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 5.6 | | | | | | | 1990 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Population, all ages,\7\ in thousands ...| 5,284,843 | 632,672 |3,186,447 | 721,739 | 439,719 | 277,838 | 26,428 |===========|=========|==========|=============|==========|==========|========== Enrollment, all levels,\8\ in thousands .| 977,149 | 108,274 | 564,914 | 131,805 | 104,974 | 61,971 | 5,211 First (primary) level ................| 593,177 | 80,815 | 361,881 | 47,504 | 75,479 | 24,774 | 2,724 Second level\9\ ......................| 315,412 | 24,509 | 179,989 | 65,408 | 22,079 | 21,569 | 1,859 Third level\10\ ......................| 68,560 | 2,950 | 23,045 | 18,893 | 7,416 | 15,627 | 628 |===========|=========|==========|=============|==========|==========|========== Teachers, all levels,\8\ in thousands ...| 46,793 | 3,809 | 24,069 | 9,399 | 5,154 | 4,031 | 331 First (primary) level ................| 22,614 | 2,411 | 12,670 | 2,697 | 3,006 | 1,686 | 144 Second level\9\ ......................| 19,216 | 1,241 | 9,680 | 5,180 | 1,520 | 1,450 | 146 Third level\10\ ......................| 4,964 | 157 | 1,719 | 1,522 | 628 | 896 | 42 |===========|=========|==========|=============|==========|==========|========== Public expenditures on education, in | | | | | | | millions of U.S. dollars .............|$1,017,000 | $26,000 | $227,100 | $368,000 | $47,100 | $330,200 | $18,600 As a percent of gross national product ..| 4.9 | 5.7 | 4.2 |\11\ 5.0 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 5.6 | | | | | | | 1993 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Population, all ages,\7\ in thousands ...| 5,543,608 | 688,786 |3,349,520 | 725,679 | 465,065 | 286,867 | 27,691 |===========|=========|==========|=============|==========|==========|========== Enrollment, all levels,\8\ in thousands .| 1,043,315 | 120,300 | 609,095 | 132,564 | 110,291 | 65,478 | 5,586 First (primary) level ................| 626,422 | 88,821 | 382,302 | 47,312 | 79,018 | 26,103 | 2,865 Second level\9\ ......................| 341,345 | 27,987 | 199,642 | 65,221 | 23,495 | 23,057 | 1,942 Third level\10\ ......................| 75,547 | 3,492 | 27,151 | 20,031 | 7,778 | 16,317 | 779 |===========|=========|==========|=============|==========|==========|========== Teachers, all levels,\8\ in thousands ...| 49,613 | 4,196 | 25,563 | 9,817 | 5,459 | 4,231 | 346 First (primary) level ................| 23,920 | 2,681 | 13,216 | 2,839 | 3,216 | 1,819 | 149 Second level\9\ ......................| 20,336 | 1,332 | 10,354 | 5,413 | 1,581 | 1,502 | 154 Third level\10\ ......................| 5,356 | 183 | 1,993 | 1,565 | 662 | 911 | 43 |===========|=========|==========|=============|==========|==========|========== Public expenditures on education, in | | | | | | | millions of U.S. dollars .............|$1,176,000 | $26,200 | $289,800 | $391,100 | $66,600 | $382,100 | $20,200 As a percent of gross national product ..| 5.1 | 6.2 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 6.0 | | | | | | | 1994 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Population, all ages,\7\ in thousands ...| 5,629,635 | 708,288 |3,403,427 | 726,355 | 473,544 | 289,899 | 28,122 |===========|=========|==========|=============|==========|==========|========== Enrollment, all levels,\8\ in thousands .| 1,067,192 | 125,572 | 622,850 | 134,008 | 113,251 | 65,848 | 5,662 First (primary) level ................| 638,908 | 92,473 | 389,032 | 47,583 | 80,485 | 26,415 | 2,920 Second level\9\ ......................| 351,098 | 29,466 | 205,694 | 66,003 | 24,856 | 23,107 | 1,972 Third level\10\ ......................| 77,185 | 3,632 | 28,125 | 20,422 | 7,910 | 16,326 | 770 |===========|=========|==========|=============|==========|==========|========== Teachers, all levels,\8\ in thousands ...| 50,494 | 4,360 | 25,947 | 10,000 | 5,594 | 4,245 | 348 First (primary) level ................| 24,324 | 2,789 | 13,381 | 2,881 | 3,295 | 1,828 | 151 Second level\9\ ......................| 20,681 | 1,378 | 10,517 | 5,504 | 1,623 | 1,505 | 155 Third level\10\ ......................| 5,488 | 194 | 2,049 | 1,616 | 676 | 912 | 42 |===========|=========|==========|=============|==========|==========|========== Public expenditures on education, in | | | | | | | millions of U.S. dollars .............|$1,275,700 | $26,300 | $315,700 | $432,700 | $72,100 | $405,400 | $23,500 As a percent of gross national product ..| 5.2 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 6.1 _________________________________________|___________|_________|__________|_____________|__________|__________|__________ |
\1\Enrollment and teacher data exclude the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Expenditure data exclude Albania, Cambodia, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Mongolia, Mozambique, South Africa, and Viet Nam. \2\Excludes Rodrigues and other small islands. \3\Excludes the former U.S.S.R., the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and Arab states, but includes both the Asian and the European portions of Turkey. \4\Includes the former U.S.S.R. \5\Northern America includes Bermuda, Canada, Greenland, St.Pierre, 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, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Pacific Islands, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Republic of Vanuatu, and and Wallis and Fortuna Islands. \7\Estimate of midyear population. \8\Excludes special and adult education provided outside regular schools. Data prior to 1992 exclude preprimary. \9\Includes general, teacher training and vocational education. \10\Includes universities and other institutions of higher education. \11\This figure is for Europe, not including the former U.S.S.R. SOURCE: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris, 1996 Statistical Yearbook, Facts on Education, Technology, and Culture Worldwide. (This table was prepared May 1997.)
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