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Tue 09 Sep 2010Education spending trails OECD
Ireland remains close to the bottom of the international league table on education spending relative to the country's economic wealth, according to a new OECD report published today.
The Education at a Glance 2010 report shows Ireland invests about 4.7 per cent of its GDP on education compared to an OECD average of 5.7 per cent.
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