FACTOID #
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Central European
men don’t teach. In
Hungary
,
Czech Republic
, and
Slovakia
, over 75 percent of
lower secondary teachers are female
.
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Scientific literacy
mean value of performance scale 15 years old (2000)
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Rank
Countries
Amount
(top to bottom)
#1
Korea, South
:
552
#2
Japan
:
550
#3
Finland
:
538
#4
United Kingdom
:
532
#5
Canada
:
529
#6
Australia
:
528
#7
New Zealand
:
528
#8
Austria
:
519
#9
Ireland
:
513
#10
Sweden
:
512
#11
Czech Republic
:
511
#12
France
:
500
#13
Norway
:
500
#14
United States
:
499
#15
Switzerland
:
496
#16
Hungary
:
496
#17
Belgium
:
496
#18
Iceland
:
496
#19
Spain
:
491
#20
Germany
:
487
#21
Poland
:
483
#22
Denmark
:
481
#23
Italy
:
478
#24
Greece
:
461
#25
Portugal
:
459
#26
Luxembourg
:
443
#27
Mexico
:
422
Weighted average:
500.0
DEFINITION:
Scientific literacy
mean value of performance scale 15 years old (2000)
SOURCE:
OECD
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