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Global Education Digest 2012 - International Reading Association

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OPPORTUNITIES LOST: THE IMPACT OF GRADE REPETITION AND EARLY SCHOOL LEAVING<br />

REGION Age Total for<br />

ages<br />

9-11<br />

Country or territory<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 />

Portugal 888 888 888 934 934 934 2,664 2,803 …<br />

Spain 875 875 875 1,050 1,050 1,050 2,625 3,150 …<br />

Sweden 741 741 741 741 741 741 2,222 2,222 …<br />

Switzerland ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...<br />

United Kingdom, England 899 899 899 925 925 925 2,698 2,774 …<br />

United Kingdom, Scotland . . . . . . . . .<br />

United States of America ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...<br />

SOUTH AND WEST ASIA<br />

India ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...<br />

Sri Lanka 1,094 1,077 1,077 1,077 1,077 1,077 3,249 3,232 40<br />

TABLE<br />

20<br />

REGION Teaching hours per year Teaching weeks per year<br />

Country or territory<br />

ARAB STATES<br />

PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION / ISCED 1, 2 and 3 / Organization of teachers’<br />

instructional time in public institutions / 2010 (WEI and UOE countries)<br />

Primary<br />

(ISCED 1)<br />

Lower secondary<br />

(ISCED 2)<br />

Upper secondary<br />

(ISCED 3), general<br />

programmes<br />

Primary<br />

(ISCED 1)<br />

Lower secondary<br />

(ISCED 2)<br />

Upper secondary<br />

(ISCED 3), general<br />

programmes<br />

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)<br />

Egypt 764 573 573 34 34 34<br />

Jordan 792 -2 792 -2 792 -2 39 -2 39 -2 39 -2<br />

Tunisia 662 -1 493 -1 493 -1 32 -1 30 -1 30 -1<br />

CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE<br />

Bulgaria ... ... ... ... ... ...<br />

Croatia ... ... ... ... ... ...<br />

Czech Republic 862 647 617 41 41 41<br />

Estonia 630 630 578 39 39 39<br />

Hungary 604 604 604 37 37 37<br />

Latvia ... ... ... ... ... ...<br />

Lithuania ... ... ... ... ... ...<br />

Poland 502 497 494 38 38 37<br />

Romania ... ... ... ... ... ...<br />

Russian Federation 615 507 507 34 35 35<br />

Slovakia 841 652 624 38 38 38<br />

Slovenia 690 690 633 40 40 40<br />

The former Yugoslav Rep. of Macedonia ... ... ... ... ... ...<br />

Turkey 621 621 551 37 37 37<br />

EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC<br />

Australia 868 819 803 40 40 40<br />

China ... ... ... ... ... ...<br />

Indonesia 1,255 734 734 44 44 44<br />

Japan 707 602 500 40 40 40<br />

Malaysia 744 -1 744 -1 744 -1 39 -1 39 -1 39 -1<br />

New Zealand 930 845 760 39 38 38<br />

Philippines 1,176 1,176 1,176 40 40 40<br />

Republic of Korea 807 627 616 40 40 40<br />

Thailand 740 925 1,110 40 40 40<br />

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN<br />

Argentina 680 -1 1,368 -1 1,368 -1 36 -1 36 -1 36 -1<br />

Brazil 800 800 800 40 40 40<br />

Chile 1,087 1,087 1,087 38 38 38<br />

Jamaica 950 950 950 52 52 52<br />

Mexico 800 1,047 843 42 42 36<br />

Paraguay 736 -1 819 -1 920 -1 38 -1 38 -1 38 -1<br />

Peru 869 1,013 1,013 40 40 40<br />

Uruguay 632 -2 612 -2 409 -2 37 -2 36 -2 36 -2<br />

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