Household spending on education reached an all-time high of 39.8 trillion won ($29.5 billion) last year, up 7.7 percent from a year earlier despite the economic downturn.

去年韩国的家庭教育开支创历史纪录，高达39.8万亿韩元（合295亿美元），尽管受到经济衰退的影响，但仍比前一年增加了7.7%。

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Spending on furniture and household equipment, health, education and recreation continued to increase.

花费在家具和家具用品，健康，教育和娱乐的支出持续增长。

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By shifting more resources to lower levels of education, governments might stimulate more household spending for higher education, without threatening the growth of the tertiary sector.

UNESCO: EDUCATION

Poverty levels are measured in India on the basis of household spending on food, education and other items.

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