NationMaster - Scatterplot: Education > Proportion of primary education time spent learning social studies vs Economy

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Strength of correlation (R squared): 0.559 (this correlation is weak)

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Variable:	Education > Proportion of primary education time spent learning social studies	Economy > Development assistance to LDCs
Plot Display:	Logarithmic (base 10)	Logarithmic (base 10)
Definition:	Intended instruction time spent studying socail studies, or equivalent, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.	Official Development Assistance (ODA) to Least Developed Countries (LDC's) as a proportion of all development assistance. (2000)
Source:	UNESCO Institute of Statistics	calculated on the basis of data on ODA from OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), Development Assistance Committee. 2002. DAC Online. Database. Paris.; and data on GDP from World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC
Correlations:	Economy > Development assistance to LDCs Economy > Trade with US > US imports of copper Health > Growth in health expenditure > Per annum Education > Proportion of primary education time spent learning science Agriculture > Exports to USA > Leguminous vegetables	Health > Drug access Health > External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health Economy > Targeting of foreign aid Lifestyle > Undesirable neighbours > Heavy drinkers Education > Proportion of primary education time spent learning social studies
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