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Central European men don’t teach. In Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia, over 75 percent of lower secondary teachers are female.

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Teachers make up 7.8 percent of Iceland’s labor force - and they only have to teach 38 weeks per year.

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Kids in Mali spend only 2 years in school. More than half of them start working between the ages of 10 and 14.

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Thinking of becoming a teacher? Head to Switzerland. Teaching salaries there start at $US 33,000.

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More than half of Indonesia's primary school teachers are under 30years of age .

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The women of Iceland earn two-thirds of their nation's university degrees.

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There are 22 countries where more than half the population is illiterate. Fifteen of them are in Africa.

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American adults have spent more time than anyone in education .

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Three quarters of Japanese kids read comics.

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Japanese and South Korean kids are the best in the world at science and maths.

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