Book Description

Information on higher education in 33 European countries, the United States, and Canada is provided in narrative and statistical form, in both English and French. In addition to covering the 1970-1975 period, comparative information for 1960-1980 is presented. For each country, areas of consideration include: population trends; the level of education attained by the adult population; work fields of the labor force; unemployment trends; the Gross National Product (GNP) per capita; expenditure on education as percent of GNP; enrollment trends; distribution of enrollments by types of curricula and fields of study and by level; distribution of students by age groups; enrollment trends for female students; and part-time enrollments in comparison to total enrollments. Information is included on the number of foreign students studying in France, the U.S.S.R., East Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Switzerland, Sweden, Belgium, and Austria. Data on the country of origin for foreign students is also provided. (SW)