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Table D1.1.
Compulsory and non-compulsory instruction time in public institutions (2002)
Average number of hours per year of total compulsory and non-compulsory instruction time in the curriculum for 7 to 8, 9 to 11, 12 to 14 and 15-year-olds
  　    
　 Age range at which over 90% of the population are enrolled Average number of hours per year of total compulsory instruction time Average number of hours per year of total intended instruction time
Ages 7-8 Ages 9-11 Ages 12-14 Age 15 (typical programme) Age 15 (minimum required programme) Ages 7-8 Ages 9-11 Ages 12-14 Age 15 (typical programme) Age 15 (minimum required programme)
OECD countries 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
Australia 5 - 16 993 994 974 964 964 993 994 1019 1021 1021
Austria 5 - 16 678 833 997 1095 1048 m m m m m
Belgium (Fl.) 3 - 17 a a   a   a a 835 835 960 960 450
Belgium (Fr.) 3 - 17 840 840 960 1020 m 930 930 1020 m m
Czech Republic 5 - 17 645 716 800 881 342 m m m m m
Denmark 4 - 15 615 750 800 720 720 615 750 800 720 720
England 4 - 15 861 889 870 893 a 890 890 940 940 a
Finland 6 - 17 530 654 796 858 a 530 673 815 858 a
France 3 - 17 829 829 939 1018 m 829 829 1031 1122 m
Germany 6 - 17 626 774 877 899 m 626 774 877 899 m
Greece 6 - 16 864 928 1064 1216 1034 864 928 1064 1459 1277
Hungary 5 - 16 555 670 722 832 833 611 772 925 1206 1207
Iceland 3 - 16 700 778 848 863 a 700 778 848 863 a
Ireland 5 - 16 915 915 839 802 713 915 915 899 891 891
Italy 1 3 - 15 969 1020 1020 m m 969 1020 1020 m m
Japan 4 - 17 709 761 875 m a 709 761 875 m a
Korea 6 - 17 612 703 867 1020 a 612 703 867 1020 a
Mexico 6 - 12 800 800 1167 1058 a 800 800 1167 1124 a
Netherlands 4 - 16 m 1000 1067 m a m 1000 1067 m a
New Zealand 4 - 15 m m m m m 985 985 962 950 950
Norway 6 - 17 570 703 827 855 a 570 703 827 855 a
Portugal 5 - 15 870 865 899 827 1233 870 882 899 827 1233
Scotland 4 - 15 1000 1000 1000 1000 a 1000 1000 1000 1000 a
Slovak Republic 6 - 16 616 716 821 831 a 659 759 879 888 a
Spain 3 - 16 792 792 936 963 969 792 792 944 969 969
Sweden 6 - 18 741 741 741 741 a 741 741 741 741 a
Switzerland 6 - 16 m m m m m m m m m m
Turkey 7 - 12 720 720 791 959 a 864 864 887 959 a
United States 5 - 15 m m m m m m m m m m
Country mean 　 752 816 900 923 873 788 843 933 965 969
                       
1. Year of reference 2001. "Ages 12-14" covers ages 12 to 13 only.
Source : OECD. See Annex 3 for notes ( www.oecd.org/edu/eag2004 ).