Training The goals of the school in Yemen are set in a law passed by Parliament in 1992. In addition to providing the country with qualified labor, the school will promote Islamic principles and values. In 1993, the school had two different structures: 6 + 3 + 3 year courses in the country’s north and 8 + 4 in its south. The new law requires the introduction of a 9 + 3 structure throughout the country. Schooling is compulsory for…
In Vietnam, it is officially a five-year compulsory school. The primary school is five years old and starts when the children are six years old. Then follows four-year high school and three-year high school. Primary school Almost all children start in primary school. Equal educational opportunities for all are an important political goal in the country, and education is being used as a driving force for economic growth. The population has a high level of writing and reading skills compared…
Training Since independence, Uzbekistan has made legislative changes to reform the country’s education system. Among other things, they have worked to replace the Cyrillic alphabet with a Latin written language. Although the written language reform was officially implemented in 2005, both writing systems are used in parallel (2017). As in other post-Soviet states, great emphasis is placed on emphasizing the indigenous language in education, even if the Russian maintains its position at higher school levels; The Russian, however, has faced…
The education system The United Arab Emirates consists of 2-year preschool, 6-year primary school, 3-year secondary school and 3-year secondary school. It is compulsory school for 6 years (primary school). In practice, almost 100% of the children go to primary school in the primary school. class. Less than half of the school attendance starts in secondary school, and less than 25% attend high school. The school system is centrally directed, both in terms of planning and content. It is emphasized…
School duty was introduced under Soviet rule, and illiteracy was virtually eradicated. It is now 9 years of compulsory schooling from the children is 7 years. The primary school is divided into a child stage (3 years) and a youth stage (6 years). 2-year upper secondary schools are under construction, as well as 1- to 2-year vocational schools. Most schools teach Turkish in the national language, but it is also taught in Russian, Uzbek and Kazakh. Until the beginning of…
Training In 1924, Kemal Atat邦rk closed the religious-affiliated schools in an effort to give the education system a secularized, Western orientation. Literacy campaigns in connection with the introduction of the Latin alphabet were of great benefit to the school system. At the same time, there is still extensive illiteracy especially in rural areas, not least in the country’s eastern parts and especially among women (20% over 15 years, for men 4% are reported). The high nativity has long negatively affected…
In 1996, the free and compulsory school in Thailand was expanded from 6 to 9 years from the age of 6. In 2000, 87% of the relevant age group attended primary school. The high school is 6 years (3 + 3 years). The country has 20 state and 13 private universities and a host of colleges and other learning centers. There are many private schools at all levels. According to UNESCO in 2002, illiteracy among the adult population was estimated…
Training Only 7% of children attend preschool (2007). The education system provides the opportunity for eleven years of schooling. Most of the students are taught in Tajik, but there are also classes where teaching is in the minority languages Kyrgyz, Russian, Turkmen and Uzbek. Russian-speaking children must also learn Tajik, official language since 1989, from the first year. Great emphasis is placed on Tajik culture and classical Persian literature. Teaching in Russian again became compulsory in 2003. In practice, the…
It is a 10-year compulsory and free school for anyone ages 6 to 16. There are different types of high schools, general vocational and vocational schools, which offer 3-year study programs. There are also a number of private schools. Higher education is offered at the country’s 135 universities and colleges. TOPSCHOOLSINTHEUSA: Visit to find a full list of ACT testing locations in Taiwan. Also covers exam dates of 2021 and 2022 for American College Test within Taiwan. The technocrats began…
Syria has compulsory school from the children are 6 to 15 years. In 2002, 98% of children attended compulsory school. It is a 3-year high school with a general and vocational field of study. The language of instruction is Arabic; English and French are the first foreign language. Syria has 4 universities: Damascus (founded 1903), Aleppo (1960), Latakia (1971), Homs (1979). According to UNESCO (2003), approx. 23% of the adult population is illiterate (10% of men, 36% of women). Check…
Officially, it is compulsory and free school for 9 years for children aged 5 to 14 years in Sri Lanka. Almost all children attend the 5-year-old elementary school. The primary school is followed by a 3-year secondary school and a 5-year secondary school. The language of instruction is Sinhalese or Tamil, but more and more emphasis is placed on English teaching. In addition, there are religious schools and Buddhist temple schools at all levels (pirivenas). The country has 12 universities….
Training For many centuries, Confucian doctrine has permeated social structure and social life in Korea. Education and higher studies have therefore had high status, but it has been an opportunity for only a small elite. In line with South Korea’s economic development from the late 1950s, the education system has evolved, and a long education for all has become something that is prioritized in the state budget as part of strengthening the nation’s competitiveness. TOPSCHOOLSINTHEUSA: Visit to find a full…
Training Less than half the adult population was literate in 1965 when the country became fully independent. State management was initially focused on developing industry and international trade, and it required residents with good education. In 2015, literacy in the population over 15 years was 95.2 percent among women and 98.6 percent among men. Singapore is now considered to have Asia’s best education system, and in recent years ‘global measurements of school pupils’ knowledge, the country has been among those…
Education is free at all levels, but it is not compulsory to attend school. About. 60% of children and young people receive formal education. Different educational systems operate side by side, the public school has about half the pupils. Religious and other private schools follow essentially the same scheme as the public schools. It is forbidden for girls and boys to be taught together, and there are separate educational systems for boys and girls. The primary school is 6 years…
Training Until the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the education system was highly centralized. The school law adopted by Parliament in 1992 has meant that the federal states of the Russian Federation have become virtually sovereign in terms of the objectives and content of the school’s teaching. Instead of the Soviet Union’s common curricula and teaching materials, the states and the individual schools themselves must decide the form of teaching. An alternative sector has gradually been formed at the secondary…
Training Before the mid-1970s, Qatar had to rely on the fact that teachers, teaching materials and curricula were imported from other Arab countries. A turning point came in 1973 with the founding of a university with initially two educational faculties, one for men and one for women. Since then, an explosive development has taken place by the school system. A greater part of the students start school at the age of six and have twelve years of compulsory and free…
Training The Philippines has a long tradition of basic education for children. During the Spanish colonial period, it was common for the Catholic Church to have schools for the children of the region. During the American colonial period in the first half of the 20th century, education was developed according to American pattern, which can still be seen at higher levels. In 2008, literacy was 93% among those 15 years and older. The compulsory compulsory school is six years old…
Since Pakistan’s independence, many promises have been made to develop and improve the education system, and five-year plans have been formulated since 1960. Few measures have been implemented for the large part of the population. More recently, Islamization has become increasingly important. Next to the public school system there are Islamic schools (the “madrassah” system). It is in principle free but not compulsory primary school. The primary school is 5 years old from the children is 5 years old. The…
Training The school system has three stages: 6 years compulsory primary school, 3 years preparatory secondary school and 3 years actual secondary school. All school education is free. Almost as many girls as boys attend primary and secondary school. Most children and young people complete school education up to the upper secondary level and 98% of young people under 25 are literate. Investments have been made to equalize educational level differences between cities and countryside, as well as to raise…
Training North Korea has built up a well-organized education system, and literacy is estimated at 98%. Since the 1970s, the duty-free compulsory school has been 11 years old. Schooling starts at the age of 5 with a preschool year and then follows a 4-year primary school and a 6-year secondary school. The course set is broadly similar to that of other countries, but the training also includes some weekly lessons with ideological training. English is a compulsory second language from…
From 1991, there has been 5 years compulsory and free schooling from the children reaches the age of 6 in Nepal. Almost all children start school, but many repeat at least one class. One third of the pupils do not finish primary school. After primary school, 3-year secondary school and 2-year high school follow. Nepali is the language of instruction. It is taught in English from 4th grade. Until 1991 it was forbidden to teach in local languages, but reforms…
Myanmar officially has a compulsory 5-year primary school from the age of five. Then follows 4-year high school and 2-year high school. About. 83% of children start in primary school, and 60% of them complete. In secondary school, vocational education is emphasized. TOPSCHOOLSINTHEUSA: Visit to find a full list of ACT testing locations in Myanmar. Also covers exam dates of 2021 and 2022 for American College Test within Myanmar. There are 107 higher education institutions, of which 51 are universities….
Training The compulsory schooling is 11 years and another school year is being established. Basic education and vocational education are state, but there are also some private vocational schools. Higher secondary education is provided at state or private schools. In addition, some young people study abroad, mainly in the Russian Federation. The country’s only university and its technical college, both in Ulaanbaatar, have branches in the main cities in the different regions. TOPSCHOOLSINTHEUSA: Visit to find a full list of…
Officially, there is 7 years of compulsory schooling in the Maldives. Traditionally, there are three different school types: Quranic schools, Maldivian-language elementary schools and English-language primary and secondary schools. The primary school is 7-year (5 + 2), high school 5-year (3 + 2). Only the English-language schools use the public curricula. In 2000, 99% of children attended primary school. The rate of illiteracy of the adult population is estimated at 2.8%, one of the lowest rates in Southeast Asia (2003)….
In Malaysia, compulsory is 11 years and free schooling from the children is 6 years. There are also private schools. These do not receive public support. Malay is the language of instruction, while English is compulsory as a first foreign language. Chinese and Tamil are the language of instruction in some primary schools. All children start in primary school, and almost 90% continue in high school. The upper secondary school is 7-years, where in the last 4 years you can…
Training The Lebanese elementary school is divided into two stages: a compulsory primary school, from the age of 6 to 11, and a secondary school, from the age of 11 to 18. Literacy is quite high, 90% of the adult population (2007). Since the 1990s, the proportion of children who do not start schooling has decreased significantly, and today nine out of ten children attend primary school. Three quarters of the students read on in secondary school. The situation was…
Training During the war years there were major obstacles to a continuous schooling, but soon after the end of the war the education system improved considerably. In the mid-1990s, almost 70% of children started compulsory school. Ten years later, the proportion was 84%, slightly higher among the boys among the girls. The language of instruction is Lao. However, only some of the children complete the five-year compulsory schooling, which begins when they are six years old. This is mainly the…
Training There are state and private preschools in Kyrgyzstan. For children in nomadizing livestock care families, there are now special so-called herbal preschools, which accompany households up to the summer holidays. Kyrgyzstan has a nine-year compulsory schooling, where children start at age 7. The primary school comprises four years, and the secondary school is divided into 2 plus 4 years. Almost all children attend elementary school, where the language is now mainly Kyrgyz. However, many parents prefer when opportunities are…
Kuwait has a compulsory and free school for eight years for all children aged 6-14. There are a number of private schools. Foreign children must have lived in Kuwait for 10 years in order to attend public school. In the first four years of primary school, it is taught only in Arabic. In the middle stage, Arabic and English are emphasized equally. Kuwait has a teacher’s college, a technical college and one university with 18,000 students (1999). Many students from…
Kazakhstan has 11-year free and compulsory school from the children are 7 years old. The primary school is 4 years old and the secondary school 7 years old (5 + 2). In 2000, 89% of children attended primary school. After primary school, students can continue in high school. Emphasis has been placed on developing higher education. In 2002/03, the country had 177 higher education institutions. A large proportion of youth with a Russian background choose to take their higher education…
Both Islamic and Western culture characterize the education system in Jordan. Primary school is compulsory and free for everyone for 10 years from the children are 5 years and 8 months. About. 70% of children attend public school, the rest in private. There are also approx. 200 Palestinian refugee schools run by UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency). After primary school, the 2-year upper secondary school comes with a general and vocational component. TOPSCHOOLSINTHEUSA: Visit to find a full…
Training Already at the turn of the 1900s, virtually all adult literacy was in Japan, and Japan has long been considered the world’s most educated population. Higher education has traditionally high status, and even in modern Japan, a degree from one of the highest-ranked universities is an entry ticket to the most sought after and fastest careers. During the post-war period, education up to high school has come to be characterized by extremely tough competition. Most parents are prepared to…
Training Israel’s special situation – Jewish settlement in an Arabic-speaking area and extensive (Jewish) immigration of people with diverse cultural backgrounds – places great demands on the education system. Child education and adult education are well developed. Immigrants have so-called ulpanim, fast courses in Hebrew. In 2005, 19,000 adults participated in such language studies and nearly 180,000 were enrolled in some form of adult education. Almost all of the literate Jewish population is literate, with the exception of some newly…
Training The education system has been greatly expanded since the early 1970s and includes preschool, compulsory school, colleges and vocational schools and universities. The state, which is responsible for all schools and universities, aims to promote “democracy, socialism and unity” in education policy. Since 1976, compulsory schooling has existed from the age of 6 to 11 and at the compulsory school level all education is free. Despite this, only 3/4 of the girls attend elementary school and only 10% of…
Iran has 5 years of compulsory schooling from the children is 6 years. The primary school is 5 years old, followed by 3 years of secondary school. The high school is 3 years old. The last few years have been divided between an academic and a vocational line. 80% of the pupils continue in secondary school and high school. The country has 36 universities. After the Islamic revolution in 1979, the educational system was changed according to Islamic principles. An…
A lot of education has been invested since Indonesia became independent. In 1987, 6-year primary school from the age of 7 was made compulsory. This was extended to 9 years in 1993. The dropout rate is large. It is estimated that approx. 21% of children drop out of the school system in primary school. The primary school is 6 years old, followed by a 3-year secondary school. There are separate Muslim children’s and youth schools. The high school lasts for…
Training The school system was neglected during the British colonial rule, but after independence the general school system has been expanded. Similarly, universities and higher education have expanded significantly. Education is a common concern for the Länder and the central government and in 2004 occupied about 4% of the gross domestic product. The school system has four levels: primary school (5 years), higher primary school (3 years), secondary school (2 years) and higher secondary school (2 years). Most states have…
Training The compulsory schooling applies from the age of six. The school is 11 years old, of which 9 years are compulsory. Admission to universities and other higher education requires 11-year school or 9-year compulsory school combined with secondary education. Georgian is the dominant language of instruction with the exception of Abkhazia and South Ossetia (82% of Georgia schools had the 1996/97 academic year as Georgian language); In addition, there are schools with teaching on e.g. Armenian, Azerbaijani and Russian….
Training At the end of the 1990s, half of the adult population was not literate or literate and school education was of poor quality. The violence following the 1999 referendum destroyed almost all schools and most teachers and administrators disappeared. In the reconstruction, the school system was a high priority and so has it been during the first ten years of independent East Timor. In 2007, a decision was made on nine years of compulsory and free education. In the…
There are two different school systems in Cyprus, one for the Greek-Cypriot population and one for the Turkish-Cypriot area. In the Greek Cypriot areas, schooling is compulsory and free for 9 years for children aged 6-15. The 6-year high school is also free, of which the first three years are compulsory. English is compulsory for everyone in high school, and French for everyone for four years. The University of Cyprus in Levkosia (1992) has both Greek and Turkish as its…