UID:
almafu_9958058751602883
Format:
1 online resource (225 p.)
Edition:
2005 ed.
ISBN:
1-280-35739-8
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9786610357390
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92-64-01361-X
Content:
This publication provides a range of comparable, cross-national education indicators for 19 middle-income non-OECD countries comprising over 50 per cent of the world population. In particular, it examines the extent to which countries were able to widen participation in higher levels of education between 1995 and 2002/3. Coverage includes data on educational attainment, education expectancy, enrolment rates of different age groups, age ranges of universal primary and secondary education, female participation, upper secondary enrolment patterns, entry rates into upper secondary and tertiary ed
Note:
"Unesco Institute for Statistics, Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development, World Education Indicators Programme."
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CONTENTS; Foreword; Reader's Guide; Chapter 1: TRENDS IN EDUCATION PARTICIPATION AND OUTPUTS; Introduction; 1. Educational attainment: levels and trends; 2. Patterns in school life expectancy; 3. Demographic contexts and education systems; 4. Changing patterns of educational participation; References; Chapter 2: RESPONDING TO INCREASED PARTICIPATION: TRENDS IN RESOURCES INVESTED IN EDUCATION; Introduction; 1. Trends in public and private expenditure: the importance of economic and social developments
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2. Responding to increased demand: trade-offs in infrastructure investments and human resources in educationReferences; Chapter 3: COUNTRY PROFILES; Argentina; Brazil; Chile; China; Egypt; India; Indonesia; Jamaica; Jordan; Malaysia; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Russian Federation; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Tunisia; Uruguay; Zimbabwe; Annexes; A1. General notes; A2. Definitions, methods and technical notes; A3. Cross-reference between data tables and technical notes; A4. Data tables; A5a. International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED97)
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A5b. Allocation of national education programmes to ISCED97
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 92-64-01360-1
Language:
English
