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Table 399 | Estimated population, school enrollment, and teachers in major areas of the world: 1980, 1990, 1995, and 1996 |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | 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 ...| 4,447,090 | 475,714 |2,641,312 | 693,075 | 359,307 | 255,109 | 22,573 |===========|=========|==========|=============|==========|==========|=========== Enrollment, all levels, in thousands ....| 857,052 | 78,029 | 495,087 | 131,762 | 87,315 | 60,043 | 4,815 First (primary) level\8\ .............| 541,444 | 62,128 | 336,068 | 52,471 | 65,414 | 22,611 | 2,752 Second level\9\ ......................| 264,521 | 14,360 | 144,753 | 62,876 | 16,972 | 23,913 | 1,647 Third level\10\ ......................| 51,087 | 1,541 | 14,266 | 16,416 | 4,930 | 13,518 | 416 |===========|=========|==========|=============|==========|==========|=========== Teachers, all levels, in thousands.......| 38,263 | 2,341 | 19,616 | 8,224 | 3,731 | 4,079 | 272 First (primary) level\8\ .............| 19,046 | 1,663 | 10,874 | 2,541 | 2,260 | 1,580 | 129 Second level\9\ ......................| 15,368 | 584 | 7,524 | 4,385 | 1,083 | 1,679 | 112 Third level\10\ ......................| 3,848 | 94 | 1,218 | 1,297 | 388 | 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 |\11\ 5.1 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 5.6 |===========|=========|==========|=============|==========|==========|=========== | | | | | | | 1990 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Population, all ages,\7\ in thousands ...| 5,281,986 | 629,389 |3,184,342 | 722,109 | 437,822 | 282,020 | 26,304 |===========|=========|==========|=============|==========|==========|=========== Enrollment, all levels, in thousands ....| 980,993 | 107,813 | 569,907 | 131,159 | 104,910 | 62,008 | 5,197 First (primary) level\8\ .............| 596,791 | 80,585 | 364,204 | 48,968 | 75,504 | 24,811 | 2,720 Second level\9\ ......................| 315,555 | 24,373 | 182,321 | 63,364 | 22,079 | 21,569 | 1,849 Third level\10\ ......................| 68,647 | 2,855 | 23,382 | 18,828 | 7,326 | 15,629 | 628 |===========|=========|==========|=============|==========|==========|=========== Teachers, all levels, in thousands ......| 47,083 | 3,791 | 24,441 | 9,354 | 5,165 | 4,001 | 331 First (primary) level\8\ .............| 22,593 | 2,390 | 12,691 | 2,780 | 3,006 | 1,582 | 143 Second level\9\ ......................| 19,352 | 1,241 | 9,932 | 5,065 | 1,519 | 1,449 | 146 Third level\10\ ......................| 5,138 | 160 | 1,818 | 1,509 | 640 | 969 | 41 | | | | | | | Public expenditures on education, in | | 10,981 | | | | | 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 |\11\ 5.1 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 5.6 |===========|=========|==========|=============|==========|==========|=========== | | | | | | | 1995 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Population, all ages,\7\ in thousands ...| 5,686,775 | 719,497 |3,437,791 | 728,034 | 476,641 | 296,644 | 28,168 |===========|=========|==========|=============|==========|==========|=========== Enrollment, all levels, in thousands ....| 1,105,367 | 130,308 | 646,855 | 137,836 | 116,672 | 66,511 | 7,186 First (primary) level\8\ .............| 650,876 | 95,667 | 395,725 | 47,367 | 82,490 | 26,500 | 3,127 Second level\9\ ......................| 373,200 | 30,698 | 220,333 | 69,453 | 25,841 | 23,984 | 2,891 Third level\10\ ......................| 81,291 | 3,944 | 30,796 | 21,016 | 8,342 | 16,026 | 1,167 |===========|=========|==========|=============|==========|==========|=========== Teachers, all levels, in thousands ......| 52,081 | 4,474 | 26,977 | 10,104 | 5,816 | 4,269 | 439 First (primary) level\8\ .............| 24,340 | 2,802 | 13,515 | 2,848 | 3,366 | 1,649 | 161 Second level\9\ ......................| 21,759 | 1,468 | 11,283 | 5,561 | 1,703 | 1,528 | 217 Third level\10\ ......................| 5,981 | 205 | 2,180 | 1,696 | 747 | 1,092 | 61 |===========|=========|==========|=============|==========|==========|=========== | | | | | | | 1996 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Population, all ages,\7\ in thousands ...| 5,767,443 | 738,740 |3,488,028 | 728,561 | 484,309 | 299,250 | 28,555 |===========|=========|==========|=============|==========|==========|=========== Enrollment, all levels, in thousands ....| 1,127,901 | 134,610 | 661,015 | 138,812 | 118,993 | 67,119 | 7,353 First (primary) level\8\ .............| 661,750 | 98,061 | 402,264 | 47,619 | 83,920 | 26,737 | 3,150 Second level\9\ ......................| 381,890 | 32,222 | 226,169 | 69,853 | 26,291 | 24,356 | 3,000 Third level\10\ ......................| 84,261 | 4,327 | 32,582 | 21,339 | 8,781 | 16,028 | 1,204 |===========|=========|==========|=============|==========|==========|=========== Teachers, all levels, in thousands.......| 52,270 | 4,649 | 27,190 | 9,742 | 5,937 | 4,306 | 446 First (primary) level\8\ .............| 24,641 | 2,890 | 13,635 | 2,866 | 3,428 | 1,661 | 161 Second level\9\ ......................| 21,535 | 1,537 | 11,327 | 5,173 | 1,722 | 1,552 | 223 Third level\10\ ......................| 6,093 | 222 | 2,228 | 1,703 | 787 | 1,092 | 61 _________________________________________|___________|_________|__________|_____________|__________|__________|___________ |
\1\Enrollment and teacher data exclude the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
\2\Excludes Rodrigues and other small islands. \3\Includes 5 countries of the former U.S.S.R., the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 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, Takjikistan, 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 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. NOTE. --Because of rounding, details may not add to totals. SOURCE: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris, 1998 Statistical Yearbook. (This table was prepared August 1999.) |