TABLE 89.-Comparative statistics of elementary education in foreign countries-PART I. Dr. Gautsch von Frankenthurn, minister of public instruction and ecclesiastical affairs. Dr. von Gossler, minister of ecclesiastical affairs, of public instruction, and of medical affairs. Dr. Guyet, president of "Commission supérieure pour les affaires du culte et de l'instruction Vice-president for Scotland, Earl Dalhousie; lord president for England, Earl Spencer; vicepresident for England, Sir Lyon Playfair. Langham Dale, superintendent general of education. S.D. Pope, superintendent of education. J. B. Somerset, superintendent of education for the Protestant schools. D. Montgomery, chief superintendent of education. 28.00 Nicaragua 275, 813 1883 6.00 Argentine Republic 3,100,000 1882 6.00 4.00 593, 248 1884 8.00 80, 578 1884 12.00 New South Wales. a921, 268 1884 3.00 Queensland @233, 090 1885 .50 South Australia. a313, 423 1885 .35 Victoria al, 009, 753 1886 11.00 Don Mauro Fernández, minister of commerce, agriculture, finances, and public instruction. Dr. Don Francisco Castellon, minister of foreign affairs and public instruction. S Dr. D. Eduardo Wilde, minister of justice, worship, and public instruction. 9.00 Señor E. C. Varas, minister of justice, worship, and public instruction. J. Modesto Espinosa, minister of interior, foreign affairs, and public works; Don Carlos R. Tobar, Señor Aureliano, minister of justice, ecclesiastical affairs, and public instruction; Señor Don His excellency Walter M. Gibson, president of the board of education. W. J. Trickett, minister of public instruction. John A. Hartley, B. A. B. Sc., inspector-general of schools, minister of education. West Australia. a32, 958 1884 .03 New Zealand 578, 482 1886 5.00 Tasmania a133, 791 1885 5.00 a Estimated. b Registrar-general's estimate. c European. d Total. e Estimated European. fEcuador reports for 6 (out of 11) provinces. Countries. Date of report. School age. School population. Number of TABLE 89.—Comparative statistics of elementary education in foreign countries—PART II. 337 France. 1884 1884-85 1884-85 6-13 e4,652,85166, 1232 6-152, 276, 917 b16, 205 6-12 4,805 178, 402 147, 254 325, 656 h4, 403, 530 8, 694 (g13,022) $1,067, 857 6-14 j4, 815, 974 33, 040 Würtemberg 4,339, 729 59, 917 k113 1885-86 6-14 153, 975 k9, 752 5,096, 893 169, 040 323, 015 Saxony.... 14, 400 10 62 1884 6-14 2, 154 262, 886 270, 990 533, 876 Saxe-Weimar ....... 1883-84 6-14 6, 650 2, 118 8,768 19 267 2, 318 m4, 395, 020 454 25, 596 26, 123 51, 719 771 13 784 2 35 310 Hamburg (free city) 1885-86 6-14 n117) 123, 388 01, 0595 26, 959 26, 553 53, 512 837 400 1,237 2 176 Bremen (free city) 1883-84 6-14 12, 026 12, 443 24, 469 ....434 1 85 Jamaica Trinidad Costa Rica Guatemala Nicaragua. Argentine Republic. Ecuador 18 Hawaii New Sonth Wales. Queensland South Australia West Australia New Zealand. ber 20, 1884. ternal school. not given. merated. a Expenditures in 1885-'86, according to information received from Mr. Edmund Jussen, United States consul-general in Vienna. b Includes higher primary and burgher Schools. eThere are only 10 State normals, with 767 pupils; the others are normal sections and "écoles normales agréées," which were re-established by law of Septemd In 1883 for primary instruction only. e Estimated for 1886. f Public. g Private. h Excluding duplicates and including enrolment in maiOf the entire number 3, 153,071 were between the ages of six and thirteen. jIn 1881. k In 1885-'86. Teachers' positions; number of teachers m Includes amount for Fortbildungschulen (1,892 in number) and for the two deaf and dumb institutions. n Schools. o Classes. p Legal. g Enur Includes 23,414 pupil teachers. & Includes expenditure for night schools with 23,750 pupils. t Includes 3,693 pupil teachers. u Includes expenditure for night schools with 9,509 pupils. v Enrolment for results. 20 Total enrolment. * Includes 640 work mistresses and temporary assistants. y Total income. z The governmental normals are 69 in number with 5,969 pupils; the rest are provincial, communal, and private. Also 64,017 pupil teachers. cludes public, subsidized private, and private schools. 3 State normals only. 4 Includes infant schools. 6 Protestant. 7 Protestant schools only. 9 Summer term. 10 Provincial grant for year ending December 31, 1885. 11 County fund for eight months ending June 30, 1885. 13 With statistics for 1885. 14 Oblig. 16 En. 16 Expenditure by Government. 17 Total income for all schools. 18 Ecuador reports 19 Includes small number of private pupils and teachers. 20 Includes high and normal school teachers. 21 Includes 452 pupil teachers. SALARIES OF TEACHERS. The table showing teachers' salaries in several foreign countries answers inquiries frequently received at this office. Presumably the items are desired for use in comparative statements, which are, however, hardly warranted in the present state of our information. The true average salary in any country would be the quotient of the total amount paid for salaries divided by the number of teachers employed, which is evidently the only uniform method that could be employed for the computation. Those familiar with the facts are well aware that the methods actually employed differ widely, the factors which enter into the computation being even more varied than the results. Some investigations are in progress by this office, which, it is hoped, may bring out estimates of greater relative value than those now available. Meanwhile the information should be used with discrimination and caution. The notes appended to the table indicate, in some measure, the great diversity of conditions involved in the estimates. TABLE 90.-Annual salaries of elementary teachers in foreign public and State aided schools. Maximum salary. Minimum salary. Average salary. a Salaries vary in different divisions of Austria. The highest rates are in Lower Austria, the lowest In Voralberg. Teachers receive additions to their salaries at stated periods. In 7 divisions women receive as much as men. b According to law the minimum for teachers is $107.70 (300 florins); for assistant teachers, $71.80. The teacher also has house and garden; the assistant, money for room rent. The average salary in 1884 stood: teachers, $160.11; assistants, $103.03. e Minimum, 1.000 franes, by law of 1876. About 535 teachers get over 2,000 francs salary. c' School masters are divided into four categories with the minimum salaries as specified. A yearly addition of $19 is granted to all teachers holding the higher certificate (brevet superieur) and the same sum yearly to all teachers who have gained the silver medal for proficiency. d General average for teachers throughout Prussia: In Berlin teachers get as high as $491; in rural districts, some assistants get only $11.08. e Also house, or money for rent. f Also house; assistants get house and firewood. fAverage of certificated masters. g Average of certificated mistresses. h Average of principals. i A new law (of February 11, 1886) equalizes pay of teachers in city and country schools; the lowest salary is not to be less than 700 lire, $135.10. j Principals. k Teachers. 1 City. in Country. n Estimated. o Protestant rural schools. p This appears to be the average: $322 in the capital; $188 province. The statement reads: The salaries of teachers are quite small; in the provinces, $187.60; in the capital, $321.60. 9A general average for all Switzerland. The lowest salary in Canton Zurich is $238 with house, land and firewood. Few teachers get as little as this, as the districts add to the Cantonal fund. In Zurich, city teachers receive $714 to 8785.40. Basel city gives the highest salary-$833. The lowest salaries are in the mountainous cantons where there are only winter schools. ☛ Including residence. Pupil teachers not included Α |