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INCA Comparative Tables


Last updated:05-Aug-2008
The INCA Comparative Tables provide a brief overview of key issues across the Archive countries. They were most recently updated in July 2008.  A new comparative table covering the organisation of the school year and school day has been added.

The complete set of tables is available for download as a pdf file (file size):

  • Full INCA comparative tables (July 2008)

  • In addition, the links below go directly to individual pdf files for each separate table:

  • General characteristics (Table 1)
  • Levels of control and administrative organisation (Table 2)
  • National education aims (Table 3)
  • Recent education reforms (Table 4)
  • Schooling: duration, phases, participation rates (Table 5)
  • School structures, access, internal grouping and progression (Table 6)
  • Primary curriculum (Table 7)
  • Lower secondary curriculum (to age 15/16) (Table 8)
  • National assessment and public examination arrangements (Table 9)
  • Control and supply of school textbooks (Table 10)
  • Steps to becoming a teacher (Table 11)
  • Special educational needs teacher training (Table 12)
  • Recruitment incentives for teachers (Table 13)
  • Organising bodies responsible for initial teacher training (Table 14)
  • Organisation of school year and school day (Table 15)
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    Countries in the tables are listed in country blocks: ‘UK and Ireland’, ‘Europe’ and ‘the rest of the world’.  
     

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