This paper was concerned with cross-national comparative studies of selected educational problems in different socialist (communist) systems, called 'cross-communist' comparative studies. (Author/RK)

Eastern European Marxist systems excel in university-level enrollments and lag in secondary enrollments, whereas Asian and African Marxist regimes follow the reverse course. The two groups of Marxist states share characteristics such as mobilization of the population into the educational system, high female participation, and emphasis on teaching…