http://www.nationmaster.com The worlds largest online stats database (c) 2005, Rapid Intelligence. All rights reserved. http://www.nationmaster.com/facts/Education <a href=/encyclopedia/Central-Europe>Central European</a> men don’t teach. In <a href=/country/hu>Hungary</a>, the <a href=/country/ez>Czech Republic</a>, and <a href=/country/lo>Slovakia</a>, over 75 percent of <a href=/graph/edu_fem_tea_low_sec>lower secondary teachers are female</a>. Wed, 08 Jun 2005 02:22:28 +0000 http://www.nationmaster.com/facts/Education Teachers make up <a href=/graph/edu_tea_as_per_of_lab_for>7.8 percent of Iceland’s labor force</a> - and they only have to <a href=/graph/edu_tea_wee_per_yea_pri>teach 38 weeks per year</a>. Wed, 08 Jun 2005 02:19:53 +0000 http://www.nationmaster.com/facts/Education Kids in <a href=/country/ml>Mali<a> <a href=/red/graph/edu_sch_lif_exp_tot&int=-1>spend only 2 years in school</a>. More than half of them <a href=/graph/lab_eco_act_bot_sex_age_10_14&int=-1>start working</a> between the ages of 10 and 14. Mon, 15 Nov 2004 20:31:29 +0000 http://www.nationmaster.com/facts/Education Thinking of becoming a teacher? Head to <a href=/country/sz>Switzerland</a>. <a href=/graph/edu_pri_tea_sal_sta>Teaching salaries</a> there start at $US 33,000. Mon, 15 Nov 2004 20:30:30 +0000 http://www.nationmaster.com/facts/Education More than half of <a href=/country/id/>Indonesia</a>'s primary school teachers are <a href=/graph/edu_pri_tea_age_pro_und_30>under 30years of age</a> . Mon, 15 Nov 2004 20:21:27 +0000 http://www.nationmaster.com/facts/Education The women of <a href=/country/ic/>Iceland</a> earn two-thirds of their nation's <a href=/graph/edu_sha_of_uni_qua_awa_to_fem_fir_deg>university degrees</a>. Mon, 15 Nov 2004 20:21:02 +0000 http://www.nationmaster.com/facts/Education There are 22 countries where more than half the population is <a href=/red/graph/edu_lit_tot_pop&int=100>illiterate</a>. Fifteen of them are in <a href=/region/AFR>Africa</a>. Mon, 15 Nov 2004 20:17:57 +0000 http://www.nationmaster.com/facts/Education <a href=/country/us>American</a> adults have spent more time than anyone in <A href=/graph/edu_ave_yea_of_sch_of_adu>education</a> . Mon, 15 Nov 2004 20:02:15 +0000 http://www.nationmaster.com/facts/Education Three quarters of <a href=/country/ja>Japanese</a> kids read <a href=/graph/edu_you_sho_rea>comics</a>. Mon, 15 Nov 2004 20:01:54 +0000 http://www.nationmaster.com/facts/Education <a href=/country/ja>Japanese</a> and <a href=/country/ks>South Korean</a> kids are the best in the world at <a href=/graph/edu_sci_lit>science</a> and <a href=/graph/edu_mat_lit>maths</a>. Mon, 15 Nov 2004 20:01:36 +0000