U.S. Department of Education: Promoting Educational Excellence for all Americans

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Research on Science Education

 
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Slide 8

Speaker's notes explaining chart:

This slide represents the percentage of degrees awarded in various fields across the OECD nations. The section of the chart to the left of the diagonal line represents scientific and technical degrees. The range is from about 40% on the high end (Korea), to about 10% on the low end (Poland). The U.S. is 5th from the bottom.

OECD, Education at a glance: OECD Indicators, 2003.