{"id":6055,"date":"2016-09-16T20:25:06","date_gmt":"2016-09-16T20:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/?page_id=6055"},"modified":"2016-10-06T08:09:59","modified_gmt":"2016-10-06T08:09:59","slug":"demographics-of-the-timss-2015-countries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/introduction\/demographics-of-the-timss-2015-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"Demographics of the TIMSS 2015 Countries"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"carouselwrap\"><div id=\"menu-introduction\" class=\"carouselmenu\"><a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/introduction\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page\"><span>Introduction<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/introduction\/timss-2015-20-years-of-monitoring-trends\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page\"><span>TIMSS 2015: 20 Years of Monitoring Trends<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/introduction\/timss-and-timss-advanced-in-2015\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page\"><span>TIMSS and TIMSS Advanced in 2015<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/introduction\/the-importance-of-country-and-school-contexts-in-making-international-comparisons\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page\"><span>The Importance of Country and School Contexts in  Making International Comparisons<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/introduction\/demographics-of-the-timss-2015-countries\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page\"><span>Demographics of the TIMSS 2015 Countries<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/introduction\/timss-2015-achievement-results-and-context-questionnaire-data\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page\"><span>TIMSS 2015 Achievement Results and Context Questionnaire Data<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/introduction\/organization-of-the-timss-2015-encyclopedia\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page\"><span>Organization of the TIMSS 2015 Encyclopedia<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/introduction\/highlights-of-timss-2015-curriculum-questionnaire-results\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page\"><span>Highlights of TIMSS 2015 Curriculum Questionnaire Results<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/introduction\/instructional-emphasis-in-mathematics-and-science\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page\"><span>Instructional Emphasis in Mathematics and Science<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/introduction\/updating-the-mathematics-and-science-curricula\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page\"><span>Updating the Mathematics and Science Curricula<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/introduction\/investing-in-technology-to-improve-mathematics-and-science-learning\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page\"><span>Investing in Technology to Improve Mathematics and Science Learning<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/introduction\/raising-the-requirements-for-mathematics-and-science-teaching\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page\"><span>Raising the Requirements for Mathematics and Science Teaching<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/introduction\/highlights-of-encyclopedia-chapters\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page\"><span>Highlights of Encyclopedia Chapters<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/introduction\/references\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page\"><span>References<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/div><\/div>\t<style>\n\t\t.carouselwrap{\n\t\t\tbackground: #e5eaef;\n\t\t}\t\t\n\t\t.owl-item a{\n\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff;\n\t\t\tborder: 4px #00b2cc solid;\n\t\t\tcolor: #000000;\n\t\t}\t\t\n\t\t.owl-item a:hover,\n\t\t.owl-item a:focus,\n\t\t.owl-item a.current-menu-item{\n\t\t\tbackground: #00667f;\n\t\t\tborder: 4px #00b2cc solid;\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tcolor: #ffffff;\n\t\t}\n\t<\/style>\n\t\n<h2>Demographics of the TIMSS 2015 Countries<\/h2>\n<p>The TIMSS\u00a02015 participants were from all around the world (on every continent except Antarctica), and represented a wide range of geographic and economic diversity. Because such factors as population size and economic resources can impact educational policies, the following table presents selected information about the demographic and economic characteristics of the TIMSS\u00a02015 countries, primarily taken from the World Bank\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/databank.worldbank.org\">World DataBank<\/a>.\u00a0It can be seen that the TIMSS\u00a02015 countries vary widely in population size and geographic area, as well as in population density. The countries also vary considerably on indicators of health, such as life expectancy and infant mortality rate. Nearly all the countries had life expectancies of 69 to 84 years, except Botswana (64) and South Africa (61), and the majority had infant mortality rates of 2 to 15\u00a0out of 1,000 births. However, Botswana, Egypt, Indonesia, Morocco, and South Africa had higher infant mortality rates\u201420 to 36 out of 1,000 births.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6751 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/09\/T15_Selected-Characteristics-of-TIMSS-2015-Countries.xls-smaller.jpg\" alt=\"Selected characteristics table\" width=\"1085\" height=\"1981\" srcset=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/09\/T15_Selected-Characteristics-of-TIMSS-2015-Countries.xls-smaller.jpg 1085w, http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/09\/T15_Selected-Characteristics-of-TIMSS-2015-Countries.xls-smaller-164x300.jpg 164w, http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/09\/T15_Selected-Characteristics-of-TIMSS-2015-Countries.xls-smaller-768x1402.jpg 768w, http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/09\/T15_Selected-Characteristics-of-TIMSS-2015-Countries.xls-smaller-561x1024.jpg 561w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1085px) 100vw, 1085px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Economic indicators, such as the data for gross national income per capita, reveal great disparity in the economic resources available among TIMSS\u00a02015 countries, as well as differences in policies regarding the percentage of funds spent on education. Economically, the countries ranged from Kuwait, Qatar, and Singapore with relatively high gross national incomes per capita (about $80,000 USD or higher, adjusted for purchasing power parity) to Armenia, Egypt, Georgia, Indonesia, and Morocco with relatively low gross national incomes per capita (about $10,000 USD or less, adjusted for purchasing power parity). Although more than half of the countries had 95\u00a0percent or more of their primary students enrolled in school, there was some degree of variation in enrollment rates, especially in secondary school. However, more than half the countries had 85\u00a0percent or more of their students at secondary level age enrolled in school.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Demographics of the TIMSS 2015 Countries The TIMSS\u00a02015 participants were from all around the world (on every continent except Antarctica), and represented a wide range of geographic and economic diversity. Because such factors as population size and economic resources can &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/introduction\/demographics-of-the-timss-2015-countries\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":6050,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6055","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6055","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6055"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6055\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6819,"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6055\/revisions\/6819"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}