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  2. Education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 29 December 2024. Education in the United States of America National education budget (2023-24) Budget $222.1 billion (0.8% of GDP) Per student More than $11,000 (2005) General details Primary languages English System type Federal, state, local, private Literacy (2017 est.) Total 99% Male 99% Female 99% ...

  3. Educational attainment in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The educational attainment of the U.S. population is similar to that of many other industrialized countries with the vast majority of the population having completed secondary education and a rising number of college graduates that outnumber high school dropouts. As a whole, the population of the United States is spending more years in formal ...

  4. List of countries by spending on education as percentage of ...

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    This list shows the government spending on education of various countries and subnational areas by percent (%) of GDP (1989–2022). It does not include private expenditure on education. It does not include private expenditure on education.

  5. International rankings of the United States - Wikipedia

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    As of 2015, the Maternal mortality ratio was 46th lowest out of the countries ranked. (See Maternal mortality in the United States.). Among wealthy nations, a study on 2016 data found the United States ranked first for child deaths by automobile accident and firearm, with overall child mortality 57% higher in the U.S. than other high-income countries, although traffic deaths were decreasing.

  6. List of countries by spending on education as percentage of ...

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    This list shows the spending on education of various countries as a percentage of total government spending. It is based on data from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. [1] The UNESCO dataset does not specify whether education capital expenditures are included, or whether only recurrent expenditures were considered.

  7. Education Index - Wikipedia

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    The Education Index is a component of the Human Development Index (HDI) published every year by the United Nations Development Programme. Alongside the economical indicators ( GDP ) and Life Expectancy Index , it helps measure the educational attainment .

  8. List of U.S. states and territories by educational attainment

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    In the list below, one can find the population in each state and territory of the U.S. who has attained a specific education level (out of people 25 years or over), and the percentage of the population who has attained that education level. The list is initially sorted in Alphabetical order but one can click the table headers to sort by any column.

  9. National Center for Education Statistics - Wikipedia

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    The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States. It also conducts international comparisons of education ...