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education. In these low income countries, there is also a large gap between male
and female education levels, with only 16 per cent of girls receiving secondary
education.
As the newly industrialized countries (NICS) are often mentioned as evidence
of the value of education, some representative values on the same parameter,
percentage of the relevant age group in secondary education, are given in
Table 4.2
, including some Nics-in-waiting. These illustrate high levels of
education by 1987, but more dramatically, the rapid rise of education provision
in South Korea and Hong Kong over the period. These countries have gone
through more than an economic development push; they have achieved social
development at the same time, and the data illustrate a synergy between the
economic and social aspects.
Figures for two sub-continental areas illustrate further the range of education
provision. Data for South America and for a range of countries in sub-Saharan
Africa are shown in
Table 4.3
. South America stands out remarkably well
against Africa on this evidence. The lists are not complete, but the range is
representative. In this case, the comparisons are coloured by the fact that the
South American countries have a much higher level of urbanization. There are
more schools and
Table 4.2
Education levels in NICS, as a percentage of each cohort in secondary
education.
Country
1
965
1
987
F
emale 1987
South Korea
35
88
86
Hong Kong
29
74
76
Indonesia
12
46
—
Philippines
4
1
6
8
6
9
Source:
as
Table 4.1
Table 4.3
Percentage of relevant age group in secondary education in two continents.
South America
%
S
outhern Africa
%
Bolivia
37
Mozambique
5
Ecuador
56
Ethiopia
15
Colombia
56
Tanzania
4
Paraguay
30
Somalia
9
Peru
65
Burkina Faso
6
Chile
70
Uganda
13
Brazil
39
Sudan
20
Uruguay
73
Togo
24
Argentina
7
4
C
ôte d'lvoire
1
9
Source:
as
Table 4.1
.
