Education Stats: compare key data on Gambia & United States

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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.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
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.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
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.
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.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
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.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
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 (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
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.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to primary education.

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Child care (preschool) > Duration	4 Ranked 6th. 33% more than United States	3 Ranked 47th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age	3 Ranked 84th. The same as United States	3 Ranked 103th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher	36.53 Ranked 4th. 2 times more than United States	14.96 Ranked 64th.
College and university > Gender parity index	0.222 Ranked 125th.	1.41 Ranked 33th. 6 times more than Gambia
College and university > Private school share	0.0 Ranked 100th.	27.95% Ranked 46th.
College and university > Share of total education spending	7.36% Ranked 16th.	25.65% Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Gambia
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female	16% Ranked 6th.	47% Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Gambia
Compulsary education duration	6 Ranked 162nd.	12 Ranked 14th. Twice as much as Gambia
Compulsary education starting age	7 Ranked 6th. 17% more than United States	6 Ranked 66th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration	6 Ranked 44th. The same as United States	6 Ranked 59th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP	4.07% Ranked 7th.	5.62% Ranked 39th. 38% more than Gambia
High school > Gender parity index	0.946 Ranked 111th.	1.01 Ranked 68th. 7% more than Gambia
High school > Lower secondary school duration	3 Ranked 93th. The same as United States	3 Ranked 105th.
High school > Upper secondary school duration	3 Ranked 60th. The same as United States	3 Ranked 73th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad	1,271.64 Ranked 166th.	56,943.33 Ranked 6th. 45 times more than Gambia
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion	16.24% Ranked 28th. 60 times more than United States	0.271% Ranked 124th.
Scouting > Genders admitted	both	both for Venturing, boys only for non-Venturing
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age	7 Ranked 10th. 17% more than United States	6 Ranked 77th.
High school > Students per teacher	20.75 Ranked 15th. 43% more than United States	14.49 Ranked 57th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women	16.9% Ranked 133th.	94.7% Ranked 14th. 6 times more than Gambia
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share	28.2% Ranked 14th. 3 times more than United States	8.72% Ranked 80th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age	13 Ranked 10th. 8% more than United States	12 Ranked 61st.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men	31.4% Ranked 128th.	94.3% Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Gambia
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries	89.71% Ranked 4th. 16% more than United States	77.19% Ranked 38th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher	33.87 Ranked 25th. 2 times more than United States	14.29 Ranked 100th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age	16 Ranked 22nd. 7% more than United States	15 Ranked 90th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female	29% Ranked 88th.	87% Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Gambia
Scouting > Members	18,422 Ranked 54th.	2.99 million Ranked 3rd. 162 times more than Gambia
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries	78.16% Ranked 4th. 43% more than United States	54.76% Ranked 39th.
High school > Share of total education spending	31.36% Ranked 12th.	35.42% Ranked 52nd. 13% more than Gambia
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries	95.34% Ranked 4th. 17% more than United States	81.55% Ranked 48th.
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries	81% Ranked 5th. 48% more than United States	54.76% Ranked 41st.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index	1.03 Ranked 10th. 4% more than United States	0.991 Ranked 69th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women	63 Ranked 10th.	25,000 Ranked 1st. 397 times more than Gambia
Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending	59.95% Ranked 1st. 85% more than United States	32.42% Ranked 47th.

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