Global Education Digest 2012 - International Reading Association
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TABLE<br />
19<br />
INTENDED INSTRUCTION TIME (HOURS PER YEAR) FOR STUDENTS (9 TO 14 YEARS)<br />
IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS / 2010 (WEI and UOE countries)<br />
REGION Age Total for<br />
ages<br />
9-11<br />
Country or territory<br />
ARAB STATES<br />
Total for<br />
ages<br />
12-14<br />
Duration per<br />
session<br />
(in minutes)<br />
9 10 11 12 13 14<br />
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)<br />
Egypt 1,145 1,145 1,145 1,019 1,019 1,019 3,435 3,056 45<br />
Jordan 1,080 1,080 1,080 1,148 1,215 1,181 3,240 3,544 45<br />
Tunisia 800 -2 960 -2 992 -2 992 -2 992 -2 992 -2 2,752 -2 2,976 -2 60 -2<br />
CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE<br />
Bulgaria ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...<br />
Croatia ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...<br />
Czech Republic 706 706 706 862 862 862 2,117 2,587 …<br />
Estonia 683 683 683 802 802 802 2,048 2,406 …<br />
Hungary 724 724 724 885 885 885 2,171 2,656 …<br />
Latvia ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...<br />
Lithuania ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...<br />
Poland 763 763 763 820 820 820 2,289 2,460 …<br />
Romania ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...<br />
Russian Federation 737 737 737 879 879 879 2,212 2,636 …<br />
Slovakia 794 794 794 851 851 851 2,381 2,552 …<br />
Slovenia 721 721 721 817 817 817 2,164 2,451 …<br />
The former Yugoslav Rep. of Macedonia ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...<br />
Turkey 864 864 864 864 864 864 2,592 2,592 …<br />
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC<br />
Australia 984 984 984 997 997 997 2,951 2,990 …<br />
China ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...<br />
Indonesia 457 635 635 635 725 725 1,727 2,085 32<br />
Japan 800 800 800 877 877 877 2,401 2,631 …<br />
Malaysia 964 -1 964 -1 964 -1 1,230 -1 1,230 -1 1,230 -1 2,891 -1 3,690 -1 40 -1<br />
New Zealand ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...<br />
Philippines ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 50<br />
Republic of Korea 703 703 703 859 859 859 2,108 2,576 …<br />
Thailand 800-1,000 800-1,000 800-1,000 1,000-1,200 1,000-1,200 1,000-1,200 2,400-3,000 3,000-3,600 50<br />
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN<br />
Argentina 720 -1 720 -1 720 -1 896 -1 896 -1 896 -1 2,160 -1 2,688 -1 120 -1<br />
Brazil ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...<br />
Chile 1,083 1,083 1,083 1,083 1,083 1,083 3,249 3,249 …<br />
Jamaica 950 950 950 950 950 950 2,850 2,850 40<br />
Mexico 800 800 800 1,167 1,167 1,167 2,400 3,500 …<br />
Paraguay 773 -1 773 -1 773 -1 1,039 -1 1,039 -1 1,039 -1 2,318 -1 3,116 -1 40 -1<br />
Peru 900 900 900 1,050 1,050 1,050 2,700 3,150 45<br />
Uruguay ... ... ... 1,368 -2 1,368 -2 1,404 -2 … 4,140 -2 60 -2<br />
NORTH AMERICA AND WESTERN EUROPE<br />
Austria 811 811 811 959 959 959 2,433 2,876 …<br />
Belgium, Flemish community 835 835 835 960 960 960 2,506 2,880 …<br />
Belgium, French community 930 930 930 1,020 1,020 … 2,790 … …<br />
Canada 921 921 921 922 922 922 2,763 2,766 …<br />
Cyprus ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...<br />
Denmark 813 813 813 900 900 900 2,438 2,700 …<br />
Finland 683 683 683 829 829 829 2,049 2,487 …<br />
France 847 847 847 1,065 1,065 1,065 2,542 3,195 …<br />
Germany 793 793 793 887 887 887 2,379 2,660 …<br />
Greece 812 812 812 796 796 796 2,436 2,387 …<br />
Iceland 889 889 889 969 969 969 2,667 2,907 …<br />
Ireland 915 915 915 929 929 929 2,745 2,787 …<br />
Israel 990 990 990 981 981 981 2,970 2,943 …<br />
Italy 924 924 924 1,023 1,023 1,023 2,772 3,069 …<br />
Liechtenstein ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...<br />
Luxembourg 924 924 924 908 908 908 2,772 2,724 …<br />
Malta ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...<br />
Netherlands 940 940 940 1,000 1,000 1,000 2,820 3,000 …<br />
Norway 773 773 773 836 836 836 2,318 2,508 …<br />
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