KNOWLEDGE BASE Education In The US
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Education In The United States
The OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) does extensive reporting on education in its member countries, the UK being one of them. The United States’ Education at a Glance 2021: OECD Indicators report provides statistics and information on a number of different topics around education.
Education at a Glance 2019 highlighted US statistics include:
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In 2018, an average of 49% of 25-34 year-olds in the United States had attained tertiary education which was higher than the OECD average of 44% but lower than 9 other OECD countries.
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The United States spends USD 30 1651 per student enrolled in tertiary educational institutions each year, the second highest amount after Luxembourg.
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Average actual salaries (including bonuses and allowances) of teachers in primary and secondary education in the United States are higher than the OECD average. However, U.S. teachers earn less than 70% of the salaries of full-time, full-year workers (25-64 year-olds) with tertiary education in the United States, some of the lowest relative earnings across all OECD countries.
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Despite increasing awareness of the importance of high-quality early childhood education and care (ECEC), enrolment in ECEC at the age of 3 in the United States is 35 percentage points below the OECD average.?
For those interested in learning more about the United States’ educational system, the OECD’s Education at a Glance 2021: OECD Indicators report provides a great deal of information. You can also filter down on OECD countries, age ranges, population with tertiary education, adult education levels, and enrollment rates on the OECD site on their OECD Education Attainment page.
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KNOWLEDGE BASE Education In The US