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SOURCE
"Efficiency and Equity in Schools around the World" by Eric A. Hanushek and Javier A. Luque, April 2002
DEFINITION
The percentage of nine-year-old students who come from households with a dictionary.
Education Statistics > Students from households with dictionary > Age 9 (most recent) by country
Showing latest available data.
| Rank |
Countries
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Amount
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# 1
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Hong Kong: |
94% |
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# 2
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Ireland: |
90% |
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= 3
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New Zealand: |
89% |
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= 3
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United States: |
89% |
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# 5
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Greece: |
85% |
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# 6
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Portugal: |
83% |
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# 7
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Canada: |
80% |
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# 8
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Slovenia: |
79% |
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# 9
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Latvia: |
78% |
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# 10
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Cyprus: |
77% |
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= 11
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Czech Republic: |
76% |
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= 11
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Netherlands: |
76% |
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# 13
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Iceland: |
70% |
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# 14
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Norway: |
67% |
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# 15
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Thailand: |
32% |
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# 16
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Iran: |
27% |
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Weighted average: |
74.5% |
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DEFINITION: The percentage of nine-year-old students who come from households with a dictionary.
SOURCE: "Efficiency and Equity in Schools around the World" by Eric A. Hanushek and Javier A. Luque, April 2002
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