APEC Education Systems by Member
From APEC HRDWG Wiki
Education systems vary widely throughout APEC member economies, but as the Internet minimizes the physical distances separating our borders, it is evident that we have much to share with one another. The information available on this page represents some of the ways that APEC members have sought to improve education in the region by helping students, teachers and education policy makers work collaboratively to improve education.
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Australia is a continent in the lower Pacific Rim that vests control of education in its states and territories.Students are required to attend until age 15. | |
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Brunei Darussalam is located in the northern portion of Malaysia. It provides free education to all citizens who attend public schools. The government provides tuition, textbooks, as well as transport and accommodation in hostels when necessary. | |
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In Canada, located in North America, the responsibility of education falls to the provinces and territories, which are within the jurisdiction of at least one department or ministry of education. Education is free and compulsory for 12 years in all territories except Quebec, which only requires 11. | |
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Chile, located in South America, has a decentralized public education system that provides compulsory primary and secondary education for grade levels 1 through 12. | |
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The People's Republic of China, located in southeastern Asia, provides free, compulsory education. Following compulsory education, a system of tuition fees was adopted in accordance with the different conditions of all types of education and the economic capacity of citizens. Education is 13% of the Chinese national budget. | |
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Hong Kong, located in southern Asia, has a free, non-compulsory three-year kindergarten education followed by six-year primary education and three-year junior secondary education. After completely compulsory education, students can pursue the non-compulsory two-year senior secondary education and a two-year matriculation course leading to Advanced Level examinations. Hong Kong's education is 23% of the national budget. | |
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Indonesia, located in the southern Pacific Rim, requires universal free compulsory education. The Indonesian education budget is 8.1% of the national budget. | |
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Japan, located in the upper Pacific Rim, offers free, compulsory public education that includes six-year elementary school and a three-year lower secondary school. | |
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The Republic of Korea, a peninsula in the upper Pacific Rim, offers free, mandatory education for all children. An autonomous educational administration system established in each of sixteen municipal or provincial with 195 county offices to guarantee independence and individuality in regional education. | |
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Malaysia is located in the lower Pacific Rim. Malaysian education system offers free compulsory primary education for six years and free non-compulsory secondary education for all children. The Malaysian education budget is 20% of the national budget. | |
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Mexico, located in North America, education system offers compulsory primary and secondary education for all children ages 5 to 16. Its education budget is 24.3% of the national budget. | |
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New Zealand, located the lower Pacific Rim, has an education system that offers free, compulsory primary and secondary education for all children ages 5 to 15. | |
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Papua New Guinea, located the lower Pacific Rim, offers non-compulsory education from ages 6 through 15 with vocational education as a regional priority. Post-secondary and higher education are provided by the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG), the University of Technology, and a number of colleges and specialized training institutes. | |
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Peru, located in South America, offers pre-primary, primary and secondary education to students. Primary education is compulsory for ages 6 to 11. | |
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The Philippines is located the lower Pacific Rim. The educational system is public and decentralized, providing free, compulsory primary education for students aged 7 to 12 and non-compulsory secondary education.The education budget is 17% of the national budget. | |
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The Russian Federation. located in Asia, has a decentralized public education system that provides compulsory education for all pupils between 6 and 15 years of age. | |
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Singapore, located in the lower Pacific Rim, offers compulsory education for all pupils between 6 or 7 to 15 years of age. | |
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Chinese Taipei is located in Asia, offers compulsory education from grade levels 1 through 9 with two years of pre-school and three years of secondary education available. | |
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Thailand is located in Southeast Asia, it has a decentralized public education system that provides free education to all elementary and secondary students. The Thai education budget is 27% of the national budget. | |
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The United States of America, located in North America, has a decentralized public education system that provides free, compulsory education to all elementary and secondary students. | |
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Viet Nam, located in Southeast Asia, has a centralized public education system that provides free education to all children from age 6 to 14. |
