Education
DISTRIBUTION OF PERSONS AGED 25-64 BY LEVEL OF EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT(a)
|
 | Reference
year | Below upper
secondary education | Upper
secondary education | Non-university
tertiary education | University level
education | Total |
| Country | | % | % | % | % | % |
|
| Australia | 1996 | 43 | 32 | 10 | 15 | 100 |
| Canada | 1996 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 17 | 100 |
| China | 1996 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 100 |
| France | 1996 | 40 | 41 | 9 | 10 | 100 |
| Greece | 1996 | 56 | 25 | 7 | 12 | 100 |
| Hong Kong | 1996 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 100 |
| Indonesia | 1996 | 81 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 100 |
| Italy | 1996 | 62 | 30 | (b) | 8 | 100 |
| Japan | 1996 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 100 |
| Korea | 1996 | 39 | 42 | (b) | 19 | 100 |
| Malaysia | 1996 | 67 | 26 | (b) | 7 | 100 |
| New Zealand | 1996 | 40 | 35 | 14 | 11 | 100 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1996 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 100 |
| Singapore | 1996 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 100 |
| Sweden | 1996 | 26 | 47 | 14 | 13 | 100 |
| United Kingdom | 1996 | 24 | 55 | 9 | 13 | 100 |
| United States | 1996 | 14 | 52 | 8 | 26 | 100 |
| Viet Nam | 1996 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 100 |
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(a) The levels of education used are defined with reference to the International Standard Classification of Education of 1976.
(b) Data is included in another column of the table.
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Education at a glance OECD Indicators, 1998.
EDUCATIONAL PARTICIPATION(a) AND EXPENDITURE
|
| | Net enrolment in public and private tertiary education for persons aged 17-34 years | | | |
| |
| | | |
| Reference
year(b) | Non-university
tertiary education | University level
education | Total | Reference
year(b) | Direct public expenditure as
a proportion
of GDP(c) | Total public and private expenditure as a proportion of GDP(d) |
| Country | | | % | % | % | % | % |
|
| Australia | 1996 | 5.1 | 9.9 | 14.9 | 1995 | 4.5 | 5.6 |
| Canada | 1996 | 6.9 | 10.0 | 16.9 | 1995 | 5.8 | 7.0 |
| China | 1996 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 1995 | n.a. | n.a. |
| France | 1996 | n.a. | n.a. | 13.9 | 1995 | 5.8 | 6.3 |
| Greece | 1996 | 3.5 | 8.0 | 11.5 | 1995 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| Hong Kong | 1996 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 1995 | n.a. | n.a. |
| Indonesia | 1996 | 1.4 | n.a. | n.a. | 1995 | n.a. | n.a. |
| Italy | 1996 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 1995 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
| Japan | 1996 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 1995 | 3.6 | 4.7 |
| Korea | 1996 | 4.3 | 9.4 | 13.7 | 1995 | 3.6 | 6.2 |
| Malaysia | 1996 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 5.2 | 1995 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
| New Zealand | 1996 | 3.2 | 9.5 | 12.6 | 1995 | 5.3 | n.a. |
| Papua New Guinea | 1996 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 1995 | n.a. | n.a. |
| Singapore | 1996 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 1995 | n.a. | n.a. |
| Sweden | 1996 | n.a. | 9.9 | 9.9 | 1995 | 6.6 | 6.7 |
| United Kingdom | 1996 | 2.0 | 7.3 | 9.4 | 1995 | 4.6 | n.a. |
| United States | 1996 | 6.0 | 10.2 | 16.2 | 1995 | 5.0 | 6.7 |
| Viet Nam | 1996 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 1995 | n.a. | n.a. |
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(a) Participation rates are based on head counts of enrolments and do not differentiate between full-time and part-time enrolments.
(b) 1 January of the reference year is considered a good proxy for the mid-point of the school year except for Australia and Korea where 1 July is used as the mid-point of the reference period.
(c) Direct public expenditure includes both purchases by the government agency itself on educational resources and also appropriations by the government agency to educational institutions which have been given responsibility to purchase educational resources themselves.
(d) Public expenditure refers to the spending of public authorities at all levels. Private expenditure refers to expenditure funded by private sources i.e. households, private business firms and non-profit organisations of religious, charitable or business and labour associations.
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Education at a glance OECD Indicators, 1998.
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