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Education Statistics > Proportion of primary education time spent learning mother tongue (most recent) by country

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Rank	Countries	Amount
# 1	India:	25%
= 2	Ireland:	24%
= 2	Russia:	24%
# 4	Italy:	23%
# 5	Sweden:	22%
# 6	Paraguay:	21%
= 7	Jordan:	20%
= 7	Finland:	20%
= 7	Denmark:	20%
# 10	Spain:	18%
= 11	United States:	17%
= 11	France:	17%
= 11	Tunisia:	17%
= 11	New Zealand:	17%
= 15	Indonesia:	16%
= 15	Norway:	16%
# 17	Iceland:	15%
= 18	Peru:	14%
= 18	Mexico:	14%
= 18	Japan:	14%
= 18	Zimbabwe:	14%
= 18	Malaysia:	14%
= 18	Germany:	14%
= 18	Turkey:	14%
= 18	Czech Republic:	14%
= 26	Argentina:	13%
= 26	Portugal:	13%
= 26	Uruguay:	13%
= 29	Australia:	12%
= 29	Greece:	12%
= 29	Hungary:	12%
= 32	Austria:	11%
= 32	Thailand:	11%
# 34	Netherlands:	10%
# 35	Philippines:	9%
# 36	Chile:	0%
	Total:	560%
	Weighted average:	15.6%

DEFINITION: Intended instruction time spent practicing reading, writing, and the students' mother tongue, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age.

SOURCE: UNESCO Institute of Statistics via NationMaster

Education Statistics > Proportion of primary education time spent learning mother tongue (most recent) by country

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