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Education > Total expenditure as % of GDP (vs) Labor > Working time to buy chicken

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Labor > Working time to buy chicken
(minutes)
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5 Education > Total expenditure as % of GDP (% of GDP) 7

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Strength of correlation (R squared): 0.441 (this correlation is weak)

X Axis Y Axis
Variable: Education > Total expenditure as % of GDP Labor > Working time to buy chicken
Plot Display: Logarithmic (base 10) Logarithmic (base 10)
Definition: Total expenditure on education per year per country as % of GDP (Year 2000). Number of minutes worked by average worker to buy one kilo of chicken. The comparison of income levels only becomes meaningful if the cost of buying the necessities and luxuries of life is also considered.
Source: OECD Historical Statistics International Metalworkers' Federation, The Purchasing Power of Working Time 2002: An International Comparison of Average Net Hourly Earnings 2001 (International Metalworkers' Federation, Geneva, 2002)
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