The researchers studied results from international comparison tests taken by 10-year-olds in 2003.

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The Welsh government launched a programme of reform in education following disappointing results from an international comparison of school standards in 2009.

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Data from the World Bank's most recent and hugely comprehensive International Comparison Program study breaks global individual consumption into 11 buckets--from food and clothing to health care and recreation.

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The workshop covered various key topics such as a review of elections and democracy practices in Egypt and Lebanon in comparison with Jordan, Jordan election laws vis-a-vis international standards, elections from a gender-sensitive perspective, and guidelines to independent and professional elections coverage.

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