Global Education Digest 2012 - International Reading Association
Global Education Digest 2012 - International Reading Association
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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