Category · 4 data sets

Education

Enrollment, literacy, test scores, and the cost of higher education — sourced from UNESCO, the U.S. Department of Education, and the OECD.

College enrollment

62%United States

40%World average

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics

Adult literacy rate

99%United States

87%World average

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics

Avg. student loan debt

$29.4kUnited States

$4.1kOECD average

Source: OECD Education at a Glance

Per-student spending (K–12)

$15,633United States

$9,500OECD average

Source: NCES / OECD

UNESCO Institute for Statistics — global literacy, enrollment, education spending
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) — U.S.-side figures
OECD Education at a Glance — cross-country comparisons