Table 1 Country-specific characteristics referring to society, curricula, and school practice

Australia

98

.93

Progressive

Differentiated

1.98

.48

.20

Austria

100

.87

Academic

Integrated

2.10

.40

-.71

Belgium

99

.88

Academic

Integrated

2.21

.19

-.06

Brazil

87

.70

Academic

Differentiated

2.74

-.82

-.26

Canada

99

.91

Progressive

Differentiated

2.22

-.07

.00

Czech Republic

98

.86

Academic

Integrated

2.07

-.06

.97

Denmark

98

.89

Progressive

Integrated

1.94

.07

.28

Finland

99

.88

Progressive

Integrated

1.78

-.04

.06

France

98

.88

Academic

Integrated

NA

NA

NA

Germany

99

.90

Academic

Integrated

2.57

.20

-.70

Greece

92

.86

Academic

Integrated

1.42

-.39

−1,46

Hong Kong

108

.86

Academic

Differentiated

1.57

.36

.58

Hungary

97

.82

Academic

Integrated

2.63

-.02

.84

Iceland

101

.90

Progressive

Integrated

2.50

.18

.54

Indonesia

87

.58

Academic

Integrated

1.85

-.67

.47

Ireland

92

.91

Progressive

Integrated

2.21

-.05

-.03

Italy

97

.87

Academic

Differentiated

2.26

.28

-.47

Japan

105

.90

Academic

Differentiated

1.52

-.03

.09

Korea

106

.88

Academic

Differentiated

1.61

.56

-.05

Latvia

98

.79

Progressive

Integrated

2.31

-.46

.44

Liechtenstein

100

.88

Academic

Differentiated

2.08

1.03

.70

Luxembourg

100

.88

Academic

Integrated

2.10

.08

−1.43

Macao (China)

101

.64

Academic

Integrated

1.90

-.16

1.60

Mexico

88

.75

Academic

Integrated

2.15

-.47

−1.47

The Netherlands

100

.90

Academic

Integrated

2.19

.52

1.35

New Zealand

99

.91

Progressive

Differentiated

2.19

.22

.66

Norway

100

.95

Progressive

Differentiated

2.10

-.28

-.63

Poland

95

.80

Academic

Integrated

1.59

-.65

.14

Portugal

95

.80

Academic

Integrated

2.05

-.08

-.77

Russia

97

.75

Academic

Integrated

1.83

−1.13

.52

Slovakia

96

.81

Academic

Integrated

1.99

-.79

.71

Spain

98

.87

Academic

Differentiated

2.56

-.03

-.11

Sweden

99

.91

Progressive

Differentiated

2.37

.08

.93

Switzerland

101

.90

Academic

Differentiated

2.09

.60

-.42

Thailand

91

.66

Academic

Differentiated

1.68

-.60

.38

Tunisia

84

.68

Academic

Differentiated

1.72

-.46

−1.27

Turkey

90

.68

Academic

Integrated

1.40

−1.33

-.76

United Kingdom

100

.87

Progressive

Differentiated

2.05

.16

.77

United States

98

.92

Progressive

Differentiated

3.14

.48

.84

Uruguay

96

.74

Academic

Differentiated

1.98

-.72

-.92

Yugoslavia

NA

.71

Academic

Integrated

1.21

-.80

-.49