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Education Stats: compare key data on North Korea & United States

Definitions

  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
STAT North Korea United States HISTORY
Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 129th.
3
Ranked 47th. 50% more than North Korea

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 5
Ranked 4th. 67% more than United States
3
Ranked 103th.

Compulsary education duration 11
Ranked 28th.
12
Ranked 14th. 9% more than North Korea

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 37th. The same as United States
6
Ranked 66th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 390,000
Ranked 28th.
16.61 million
Ranked 1st. 43 times more than North Korea

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 4
Ranked 188th.
6
Ranked 59th. 50% more than North Korea

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 81st. The same as United States
3
Ranked 105th.

High school > Upper secondary school duration 3
Ranked 51st. The same as United States
3
Ranked 73th.

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 2nd. The same as United States
99%
Ranked 17th.

Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 2nd. The same as United States
99%
Ranked 28th.

Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 2nd. The same as United States
99%
Ranked 20th.

Primary education, duration > Years 4
Ranked 178th.
6
Ranked 53th. 50% more than North Korea

Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 86th. The same as United States
6
Ranked 102nd.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 1,383.69
Ranked 163th.
56,943.33
Ranked 6th. 41 times more than North Korea

Scientific and technical journal articles 1
Ranked 160th.
211,233
Ranked 1st. 211233 times more than North Korea

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 20.17
Ranked 34th.
57.75
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than North Korea

Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 7
Ranked 2nd. 17% more than United States
6
Ranked 77th.

Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 136th.
12
Ranked 59th. 9% more than North Korea

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 20.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd.
57.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than North Korea

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.0562
Ranked 200th.
0.183
Ranked 178th. 3 times more than North Korea

Primary education > Duration > Years 4 years
Ranked 167th.
6 years
Ranked 54th. 50% more than North Korea

High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 139th.
12
Ranked 61st. 9% more than North Korea

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 33.59%
Ranked 65th.
56.64%
Ranked 34th. 69% more than North Korea

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 0.0442
Ranked 171st.
728.12
Ranked 13th. 16486 times more than North Korea

High school > Upper secondary starting age 14
Ranked 171st.
15
Ranked 90th. 7% more than North Korea

Primary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 2nd. 17% more than United States
6
Ranked 77th.

SOURCES: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; World Development Indicators database; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables

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