Education Stats: compare key data on United States & Western Sahara

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.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.

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STAT	United States	Western Sahara
Child care (preschool) > Duration	3 Ranked 47th. 50% more than Western Sahara	2 Ranked 135th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age	3 Ranked 103th.	4 Ranked 42nd. 33% more than United States
Elementary (primary school) > Duration	6 Ranked 59th. 20% more than Western Sahara	5 Ranked 155th.
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age	6 Ranked 77th. The same as Western Sahara	6 Ranked 85th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration	3 Ranked 105th. The same as Western Sahara	3 Ranked 99th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age	12 Ranked 61st. 9% more than Western Sahara	11 Ranked 120th.
High school > Students per teacher	14.49 Ranked 57th. 13% more than Western Sahara	12.83 Ranked 70th.
High school > Upper secondary school duration	3 Ranked 73th. The same as Western Sahara	3 Ranked 54th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age	15 Ranked 90th. 7% more than Western Sahara	14 Ranked 155th.

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