In preparation for the Human Development Report every year, the HDRO commissions a number of experts to write papers on issues related to the theme of the Report. The following is a compilation of selected Occasional Papers written since 1992. Individually, each paper brings to light a key facet of human development in different parts of the world. Together, they help establish a framework of tools, concept and action to address the issue of human development worldwide.
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Table 1. Key Economic Indicators of Korea, Various Periods, 1954-92

• Note: 1) Current account surplus includes net current transfers from the rest of the world.
  Source: Bank of Korea, Bank of Korea Data, 1995.

Table 2. Number of Students by School Level, 1945-65 (unit: thousand)

• Source: McGinn, et al. (1980), Table 3-11.

Table 3. Trends of Human Development, 1945-90

• -- Not available.

  Note: (1) Educational attainment at each school level includes the population who had both complete and incomplete schooling at that level.

  Source: Korean Educational Development Institute, Educational Indicators in Korea, 1993; UNESCO, Statistical Yearbook, various years.

Table 4. International Comparisons of Educational Attainment of the Population Aged 15 and over, 1960 and 1990

• Note: Average years of schooling is a sum of percentage of the population at each level of schooling weighted by the duration of each school. Source: Barro and Lee (1996).

Table 5. Mathematics and Science Test Scores of 13-Year-Olds, 1991

• Note: The tests were conducted for 19 countries by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA).

  Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Digest of Education Statistics, 1993.

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