FACTOID # 7: Central European men don’t teach. In Hungary, Czech Republic, and Slovakia, over 75 percent of lower secondary teachers are female.
 
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FRENCH EDUCATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Average years of schooling of adults 7.9 [29th of 100]
Duration of compulsory education 11 years [25th of 171]
Education spending (% of GDP) 5.6% [40th of 132]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 49% [93rd of 170]
Female teachers > Lower secondary 64.1% [10th of 20]
Grade 12 advanced students math 557 [1st of 15]
Grade 12 advanced students science 466 [13th of 15]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11 837 hours [21st of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12 960 hours [19th of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13 1,066 hours [11th of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9 802 hours [18th of 38]
Mathematical literacy 517 [10th of 27]
Primary teacher salary > Starting $19,761.00 [12th of 22]
School life expectancy > Male 15.2 years [11th of 97]
School life expectancy > Total 15.4 years [11th of 110]
Student attitude > Dislike of school 37% [4th of 17]
Student attitude > Report class disorder 42% [3rd of 17]
Students from households with calculator > Age 13 95% [18th of 28]
Students from households with computer > Age 13 47% [14th of 28]
Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13 29%

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SOURCES: UNESCO; United Nations Human Development Programme; UNESCO Institute of Statistics; TIMSS; OECD; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; OECD; "Efficiency and Equity in Schools around the World" by Eric A. Hanushek and Javier A. Luque, April 2002

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: France, French Republic, Republique Francaise

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Angela
25th July 2005 		Could you please advise me what % of Frances population is in secondary education. This is for a school project and your help would be most appreciated.
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