25-16  Educational Attainment of Population of 25 Years Old and Over

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 《Statistical Yearbook》1999.

(％)

 

 

 

 

Entered Second

 

First Level

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level

 

 

 

 

Country or

 

Total  Popul-

 

 

 

 

 

No Schooling

Territory

 

ation of 25

 

 

 

 

 

and  Not

 

Year

Years Old &

Post-

First

Second

Incom-

Com-

Otherwise

 

 

over (10 000

secondary

Stage

Stage

pleted

pleted

Included

 

 

persons)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

1994

16451

46.5

44.6

      ⑤

8.2

      ⑥

0.6

Japan

1990

8199

20.7

43.7

      ⑤

33.6

      ⑥

0.3

Germany

     

            

         

       

       

       

       

            

Fed.Rep.

1970

3886

4.3

      ④

18.0

      ④

      ④

77.7

Former DR

1981

1072

17.3

52.6

      ⑤

30.1

      ⑥

            

United Kingdom①

1976

            

11.0

      ④

      ④

      ④

      ④

89

Italy⑦

1991

            

3.8

30.7

18.6

12.2

32.5

2.1

Canada

1991

1747

21.4

34.3

27.7

4.0

11.7

1.0

Australia

1971

688

21.5

48.3

      ⑤

29.3

      ⑥

0.9

Russian Federation

1989

8602

14.1

49.0

      ⑤

36.9

      ⑥

          ...

Czech Republic

1991

658

8.5

58.6

      ⑤

31.4

      ⑥

0.3

Poland

1988

2299

7.9

47.8

      ⑤

5.6

37.2

1.5

Hungary

1990

680

10.1

      ②

30.7

24.3

33.6

1.3

Romania⑧

1996

1907

5.6

69.4

      ⑤

20.7

      ⑥

4.3

Former Yugoslavia

1981

1308

6.8

23.4

      ⑤

53.9

      ⑥

15.8

India

1991

36800

7.3

7.2

      ⑤

28.0

      ⑥

57.5

Indonesia

1990

7850

2.3

16.8

      ⑤

26.4

      ⑥

54.5

Philippines⑨

1995

4270

21.9

17.2

21.2

20.7

15.1

3.7

Thailand

1990

4908

5.1

13.7

      ⑤

69.6

      ⑥

10.7

Malaysia

1996

965

6.8

19.3

23.5

13.0

20.6

16.7

Singapore

1995

186

7.6

36.8

13.7

11.2

16.5

14.3

Pakistan

1990

            

2.5

5.8

8.2

9.7

      ⑥

73.8

Myanmar

1983

1395

2.0

14.5

      ⑤

27.7

      ⑥

55.8

Bangladesh

1981

3159

1.3

7.4

4.2

16.7

      ⑥

70.4

Turkey

1993

            

        ⑤

21.9

      ⑤

6.6

40.6

30.6

Korea,Rep.of

1995

2622

21.1

15.7

36.2

0.9

17.3

8.7

Egypt

1986

1944

4.6

14.8

      ⑤

16.5

      ⑥

64.1

Mexico

1990

3119

9.2

12.7

10.7

28.6

19.9

18.8

Brazil⑩

1989

11016

        ③

11.9

5.5

57.0

6.9

18.7

Argentina

1991

1734

12.0

25.3

      ⑤

22.3

34.6

5.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  ①Only refer to 25-69 age group.②Included in the column " Completed of first level".③Included in the column of second stage.④Included in   the column of no schooling.⑤Included in the column of first stage.  ⑥Included in the column of incompleted of first level.⑦Refer to the age group "6 years and over". ⑧Refer to the age group "12 years and over".⑨Refer to the age group "15 years and over". ⑩Refer to the age group "10 years and over".