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Education Stats: compare key data on American Samoa & French Polynesia

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  • 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.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • 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 > 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.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • 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.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • 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.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary 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.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age 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."
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Outcomes > 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.
  • 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.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education (%). Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • School enrollment, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
STAT American Samoa French Polynesia HISTORY
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 109th. The same as French Polynesia
3
Ranked 47th.

College and university > Share of total education spending 11.18%
Ranked 77th. 10 times more than French Polynesia
1.09%
Ranked 4th.

High school > Upper secondary school duration 2
Ranked 198th.
3
Ranked 40th. 50% more than American Samoa

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 14 and over can read and write
Literacy > Female 97%
Ranked 4th.
98%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than American Samoa
Literacy > Total population 97%
Ranked 7th.
98%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than American Samoa
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 118th. 20% more than French Polynesia
5
Ranked 142nd.

Primary education, pupils 7,884
Ranked 159th.
29,415
Ranked 138th. 4 times more than American Samoa

Primary education, teachers 524
Ranked 118th.
2,052
Ranked 97th. 4 times more than American Samoa

Primary education, teachers per 1000 10.57
Ranked 1st. 13% more than French Polynesia
9.36
Ranked 3rd.

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 15.05
Ranked 113th. 5% more than French Polynesia
14.33
Ranked 101st.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 13.7
Ranked 51st.
14.05
Ranked 51st. 3% more than American Samoa

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 276.14
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than French Polynesia
67.43
Ranked 5th.

Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 150th.
7
Ranked 30th. 17% more than American Samoa

Secondary education, pupils 3,643
Ranked 129th.
22,366
Ranked 118th. 6 times more than American Samoa

Literacy > Male 98%
Ranked 3rd. The same as French Polynesia
98%
Ranked 1st.
Spending > USD 7.96 million
Ranked 107th.
122.28 million
Ranked 73th. 15 times more than American Samoa

Spending > Proportion 11.76
Ranked 2nd. 33% more than French Polynesia
8.87
Ranked 5th.

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 185th. The same as French Polynesia
3
Ranked 95th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 909
Ranked 130th. 3 times more than French Polynesia
301
Ranked 125th.

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 125th. 20% more than French Polynesia
5
Ranked 151st.

Secondary education, teachers 266
Ranked 75th.
1,592
Ranked 82nd. 6 times more than American Samoa

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 5.36
Ranked 32nd.
7.64
Ranked 22nd. 42% more than American Samoa

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 21.9
Ranked 41st.
25.08
Ranked 19th. 14% more than American Samoa

High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 64th. The same as French Polynesia
4
Ranked 30th.

Secondary education, general pupils 3,620
Ranked 98th.
22,500
Ranked 89th. 6 times more than American Samoa

High school > Gender parity index 1.05
Ranked 37th.
1.27
Ranked 3rd. 21% more than American Samoa

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 20.64
Ranked 35th. 14 times more than French Polynesia
1.49
Ranked 109th.

Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 147th. The same as French Polynesia
6
Ranked 67th.

High school > Students per teacher 13.7
Ranked 51st.
14.05
Ranked 55th. 3% more than American Samoa

Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 116th. 9% more than French Polynesia
11
Ranked 112th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 7,884
Ranked 166th.
29,415
Ranked 139th. 4 times more than American Samoa

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 73.45
Ranked 75th.
107.35
Ranked 19th. 46% more than American Samoa

Primary education, pupils per 1000 158.96
Ranked 38th. 19% more than French Polynesia
134.14
Ranked 53th.

Elementary school > Enrolled students 6,728
Ranked 152nd.
29,415
Ranked 123th. 4 times more than American Samoa

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 65.89
Ranked 50th.
100.57
Ranked 8th. 53% more than American Samoa

High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 119th. 9% more than French Polynesia
11
Ranked 113th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 17.06%
Ranked 29th.
17.82%
Ranked 25th. 4% more than American Samoa

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 53.63%
Ranked 19th. 8% more than French Polynesia
49.67%
Ranked 38th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils 180
Ranked 77th.
4,310
Ranked 62nd. 24 times more than American Samoa

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 15.05
Ranked 112th. 5% more than French Polynesia
14.33
Ranked 101st.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 3,643
Ranked 161st.
22,366
Ranked 135th. 6 times more than American Samoa

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 47.8%
Ranked 99th. The same as French Polynesia
47.79%
Ranked 93th.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 55th. 7% more than French Polynesia
15
Ranked 77th.

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 129th. The same as French Polynesia
6
Ranked 67th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 162.96
Ranked 38th. 19% more than French Polynesia
136.69
Ranked 48th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 46.12%
Ranked 94th.
54.73%
Ranked 6th. 19% more than American Samoa

Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 107th. 20% more than French Polynesia
5
Ranked 143th.

Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 146th. The same as French Polynesia
6
Ranked 67th.

High school > Share of total education spending 0.0
Ranked 2nd.
50.3%
Ranked 6th.

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 1.02
Ranked 9th. 5% more than French Polynesia
0.975
Ranked 70th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 75.3
Ranked 69th.
108.96
Ranked 16th. 45% more than American Samoa

High school teachers 266
Ranked 104th.
1,592
Ranked 96th. 6 times more than American Samoa

Elementary school teachers 524
Ranked 114th.
2,052
Ranked 93th. 4 times more than American Samoa

Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 100.64%
Ranked 41st.
109.39%
Ranked 3rd. 9% more than American Samoa

School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 81.78%
Ranked 16th.
103.04%
Ranked 6th. 26% more than American Samoa

School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 76.43%
Ranked 19th.
99.92%
Ranked 7th. 31% more than American Samoa

Secondary education, pupils > % female 46.12%
Ranked 74th.
54.73%
Ranked 5th. 19% more than American Samoa

Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 3.28
Ranked 58th.
19.26
Ranked 28th. 6 times more than American Samoa

Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 2.08
Ranked 29th.
3.5
Ranked 29th. 69% more than American Samoa

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 98.77%
Ranked 56th.
126.61%
Ranked 3rd. 28% more than American Samoa

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 101.52%
Ranked 11th. 4% more than French Polynesia
97.46%
Ranked 74th.

Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 11.76% of GNI
Ranked 2nd. 33% more than French Polynesia
8.87% of GNI
Ranked 3rd.

School enrollment, primary > % gross 95.15%
Ranked 99th.
107.67%
Ranked 36th. 13% more than American Samoa

SOURCES: 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. 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. 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.; World Bank staff estimates using data from the United Nations Statistics Division's Statistical Yearbook, and the UNESCO Institute for Statistics online database.; 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; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; 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; United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.; World Development Indicators database

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