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As Asian nations compete in the global economy and aspire to join the developed nations, there is concern that rates of education may not be keeping pace. [3] [4] By comparison, Gross Enrollment Rates for North America and Western Europe in 2013 were 84.3% for pre-primary, 101.1% for primary, 105.1% for secondary, and 76.6% for tertiary education.
The system trained some 60 million mid-or high-level professionals and almost 400 million laborers to the junior or senior high school level. Today, 250 million Chinese get three levels of school education (elementary, junior, and senior high school), doubling the rate of increase in the rest of the world during the same period.
61.95% [6] Education in Japan is managed by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan. Education is compulsory at the elementary and lower secondary levels. [8] Throughout all levels, the academic year starts in April and ends in March, with two long holidays: summer and winter.
The median age of Asian Americans was 36.3, with the national median at 37.5; 21.1% were under the age of 18, while 10% were 65 or older (U.S. Census Bureau, 2013B). Linguistically, over 71% of Asian Americans over the age of five speak a language other than English at home.
The history of contemporary adult education in Japan stretches back to 1949 when the Act for Adult Education was enacted (Fuwa, 2001), aiming to contribute to the building of a democratic Japanese society and extending the 1947 Fundamental Law of Education (Gordon, 1998). The idea of lifelong education was not introduced in Japan
Education Expenditures per Full-Time-Equivalent (FTE) Student. Expenditures per FTE student at the elementary/secondary level varied across OECD countries 2 in 2019, ranging from $3,000 in Mexico to $25,600 in Luxembourg. The United States spent $15,500 per FTE student at the elementary/secondary level, which was 38 percent higher than the ...
Keywords: higher education policy, Philippines, ASEAN integration, harmonization of higher education. 1. Introduction. A great deal of importance has always been placed on higher education’s capacity to foster growth and contribute to regional development.
Education in the Philippines. 1 Figures include post-baccalaureate data. Education in the Philippines is compulsory at the basic education level, composed of kindergarten, elementary school (grades 1–6), junior high school (grades 7–10), and senior high school (grades 11–12). [ 5]