Appendix 2-16      Educational Attainment of Population of 25 Years Old and Over

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(%)

 

 

Year

Total Popul-

Postsecondary

Entered Second

First Level

No Schooling

 

Country or

ation of 25

Level

and  Not

 

Territory

Years Old & over

First

Second

Incom-

Com-

Otherwise

 

 

 (10 000 persons)

Stage

Stage

pleted

pleted

Included

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States       

1994

16451

46.5

44.6

     

8.2

     

0.6

 

Japan                

1990

8199

20.7

43.7

     

33.6

     

0.3

 

Germany             

     

            

         

       

       

       

       

            

 

    Fed.Rep.          

1970

3886

4.3

     

18.0

      

     

77.7

 

    Former DR         

1981

1072

17.3

52.6

     

30.1

     

            

 

United Kingdom    

1976

            

11.0

     

     

     

     

89

 

Italy             

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

     

29.3

     

0.9

 

Russian Federation  

1989

8602

14.1

49.0

     

36.9

     

          ...

 

Czech Republic      

1991

658

8.5

58.6

     

31.4

     

0.3

 

Poland              

1988

2299

7.9

47.8

     

5.6

37.2

1.5

 

Hungary              

1990

680

10.1

     

30.7

24.3

33.6

1.3

 

Romania           

1996

1907

5.6

69.4

     

20.7

     

4.3

 

Former Yugoslavia   

1981

1308

6.8

23.4

     

53.9

     

15.8

 

India                

1991

36800

7.3

7.2

     

28.0

     

57.5

 

Indonesia           

1990

7850

2.3

16.8

     

26.4

     

54.5

 

Philippines       

1995

4270

21.9

17.2

21.2

20.7

15.1

3.7

 

Thailand            

1990

4908

5.1

13.7

     

69.6

     

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

     

73.8

 

Myanmar             

1983

1395

2.0

14.5

     

27.7

     

55.8

 

Bangladesh          

1981

3159

1.3

7.4

4.2

16.7

     

70.4

 

Turkey              

1993

            

       

21.9

     

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

     

16.5

     

64.1

 

Mexico              

1990

3119

9.2

12.7

10.7

28.6

19.9

18.8

 

Brazil            

1989

11016

       

11.9

5.5

57.0

6.9

18.7

 

Argentina           

1991

1734

12.0

25.3

     

22.3

34.6

5.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Only refer to 25-69 age group.Included in the column " Completed of first level".Included in the column of second stage.Included in

 

 

      the column of no schooling.Included in the column of first stage.  Included in the column of incompleted of first level.Refer to the age

 

 

      group "6 years and over". Refer to the age group "12 years and over".Refer to the age group "15 years and over". Refer to the age group

 

 

      "10 years and over".