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Table 6. Participation rates and reported personal financial cost of professional development activity undertaken by lower secondary education teachers in the 12 months prior to the survey, by education system: 2013 (NOTE: this is a 2-part table. See Part 1 | Part 2)
Education system	Had to pay for none, some, or all of the professional development activities undertaken
	None		Some		All
	Percent	(S.E.)	Percent	(S.E.)	Percent	(S.E.)
Australia	75.0	(1.53)	23.5	(1.33)	1.5	(0.41)
Brazil	58.4	(1.11)	21.8	(0.72)	19.8	(0.95)
Bulgaria	84.9	(1.18)	12.1	(1.00)	3.0	(0.52)
Chile	58.9	(1.83)	23.9	(1.64)	17.2	(1.48)
Croatia	73.3	(0.94)	22.9	(0.83)	3.8	(0.39)
Cyprus	81.8	(1.18)	9.7	(0.87)	8.5	(0.87)
Czech Republic	77.2	(1.06)	17.5	(0.90)	5.4	(0.59)
Denmark	84.9	(1.22)	13.3	(1.09)	1.8	(0.46)
Estonia	69.1	(1.06)	29.0	(1.01)	1.9	(0.33)
Finland	72.6	(1.14)	21.6	(1.01)	5.8	(0.61)
France	75.8	(1.07)	18.8	(0.96)	5.4	(0.57)
Iceland	60.8	(1.39)	32.9	(1.38)	6.3	(0.80)
Israel	45.0	(1.13)	40.0	(1.21)	15.0	(0.74)
Italy	69.2	(1.21)	16.6	(0.94)	14.2	(0.91)
Japan	56.4	(1.35)	32.9	(1.20)	10.7	(0.78)
Korea, Republic of	25.2	(1.12)	64.1	(1.32)	10.8	(0.77)
Latvia	71.1	(1.68)	24.7	(1.63)	4.3	(0.62)
Malaysia	46.8	(1.37)	49.7	(1.39)	3.5	(0.33)
Mexico	59.5	(1.22)	26.3	(1.11)	14.3	(0.90)
Netherlands	77.5	(1.07)	18.0	(0.94)	4.5	(0.64)
Norway	81.0	(1.25)	15.3	(1.04)	3.7	(0.43)
Poland	60.9	(1.23)	26.9	(1.06)	12.2	(0.83)
Portugal	42.8	(1.27)	24.4	(0.80)	32.8	(1.14)
Romania	30.7	(1.17)	41.0	(1.25)	28.3	(1.37)
Serbia	52.7	(1.43)	36.7	(1.10)	10.6	(0.95)
Singapore	89.7	(0.49)	9.5	(0.47)	0.8	(0.15)
Slovak Republic	54.3	(1.80)	31.6	(1.38)	14.0	(1.35)
Spain	57.0	(1.24)	30.9	(1.03)	12.1	(0.77)
Sweden	86.3	(0.70)	10.7	(0.62)	3.0	(0.39)
Abu Dhabi-United Arab Emirates	62.5	(1.75)	33.9	(1.77)	3.6	(0.49)
Alberta-Canada	61.9	(1.54)	36.3	(1.50)	1.8	(0.35)
Belgium-Flemish	86.8	(0.72)	9.7	(0.66)	3.5	(0.41)
England-United Kingdom	92.7	(0.70)	6.4	(0.56)	0.9	(0.26)
International average3	66.1	(0.22)	25.2	(0.20)	8.6	(0.13)
United States	74.1	(1.48)	22.8	(1.17)	3.2	(0.61)
! Interpret data with caution. The standard error is at least 30 percent but less than 50 percent of the estimate. 1 Percentage of teachers who report having participated in at least one of the following professional development activities in the 12 months prior to the survey: "courses/workshops," "education conferences or seminars," "observation visits to other schools," "observation visits to business premises, public organizations or nongovernmental organizations," "in-service training courses in business premises, public organizations or nongovernmental organizations," "qualification program (e.g., a degree program)," "participation in a network of teachers formed specifically for the professional development of teachers," "individual or collaborative research," or "mentoring and/or peer observation and coaching." 2 Percentage of teachers participating in professional development activities without receiving financial support, time for activities that took place during the regular working hours at their school, or nonmonetary support for activities outside working hours. 3 The international average is the average of the education systems that met the qualifying conditions, with each education system weighted equally. The United States did not meet the international standards for participation rates and, as a result, is not included in the international average and is shown separately from other education system estimates. NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. S.E. means standard error. TALIS sampled teachers at ISCED Level 2, which in the United States is grades 7, 8, and 9. Education systems are listed alphabetically by nation and then by subnational entities. SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS), 2013.