Education Stats: compare key data on Niue & 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.
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 > 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 > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
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 > 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.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for lower secondary (middle school) education.

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Child care (preschool) > Duration	1 Ranked 198th.	3 Ranked 47th. 3 times more than Niue
Child care (preschool) > Starting age	4 Ranked 35th. 33% more than United States	3 Ranked 103th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher	5.67 Ranked 125th.	14.96 Ranked 64th. 3 times more than Niue
College and university > Gender parity index	0.0 Ranked 131st.	1.41 Ranked 33th.
Compulsary education duration	12 Ranked 20th. The same as United States	12 Ranked 14th.
Compulsary education starting age	5 Ranked 161st.	6 Ranked 66th. 20% more than Niue
Elementary (primary school) > Duration	6 Ranked 79th. The same as United States	6 Ranked 59th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment	1.19 Ranked 2nd. 20% more than United States	0.99 Ranked 49th.
High school > Gender parity index	1.78 Ranked 1st. 76% more than United States	1.01 Ranked 68th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration	4 Ranked 45th. 33% more than United States	3 Ranked 105th.
High school > Private school share	0.0 Ranked 106th.	8.27% Ranked 86th.
High school > Upper secondary school duration	2 Ranked 172nd.	3 Ranked 73th. 50% more than Niue
Literacy > Definition	NA	age 15 and over can read and write
Literacy > Total population	95% Ranked 9th.	99% Ranked 20th. 4% more than Niue
Tertiary > Students studying abroad	45.85 Ranked 201st.	56,943.33 Ranked 6th. 1242 times more than Niue
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age	5 Ranked 196th.	6 Ranked 77th. 20% more than Niue
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government	10.1% Ranked 67th.	15.3% Ranked 38th. 51% more than Niue
High school > Students per teacher	8.24 Ranked 111th.	14.49 Ranked 57th. 76% more than Niue
Education enrolment by level > Primary level	251 Ranked 173th.	24.85 million Ranked 4th. 98998 times more than Niue
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment	0.95 Ranked 123th.	1.02 Ranked 54th. 7% more than Niue
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people	34.97 Ranked 3rd. 191 times more than United States	0.183 Ranked 178th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age	11 Ranked 166th.	12 Ranked 61st. 9% more than Niue
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share	0.0 Ranked 136th.	8.72% Ranked 80th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level	99% Ranked 20th. 5% more than United States	94% Ranked 71st.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher	11.5 Ranked 133th.	14.29 Ranked 100th. 24% more than Niue
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary	12 years Ranked 13th.	16 years Ranked 15th. 33% more than Niue
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level	242 Ranked 162nd.	23.85 million Ranked 4th. 98572 times more than Niue
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level	45.73% Ranked 150th.	48.86% Ranked 40th. 7% more than Niue
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women	98% Ranked 34th. 4% more than United States	94% Ranked 66th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age	15 Ranked 114th. The same as United States	15 Ranked 90th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men	99% Ranked 23th. 6% more than United States	93% Ranked 66th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female	100% Ranked 1st. 15% more than United States	87% Ranked 8th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level	49.59% Ranked 66th. 2% more than United States	48.72% Ranked 92nd.
High school > Share of total education spending	50.66% Ranked 4th. 43% more than United States	35.42% Ranked 52nd.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index	0.89 Ranked 149th.	0.991 Ranked 69th. 11% more than Niue
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women	0.0 Ranked 59th.	25,000 Ranked 1st.
High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher	6.19 Ranked 96th.	14.52 Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Niue

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