Education in AfghanistanBrianna Sims

English 2Nowacky, Block 4

Literacy Rates in Afghanistan (15 years old and older)

Afghanistan1. 43.1% of males are literate 2. 28.1 % of females are literate3. 28.1% of the total population

is literate (Afghanistan Literacy)

1999- 36%2000- 28.1%

Literacy Rate in the United States( 15 years old and older)

1979- 97%1999- 97%2003- 99%

United States1. 99% of males are literate2. 99% of females are literate3. 99% of the total population is

literate (Central Intelligence Agency)

Afghanistan’s School SystemPrimary school (Grades 1-6)- Learning math,

writing and readingSecondary school (Grades 7-9 & 10-12)- Must

pass an entrance exam to get inReligious school- Reading the KoranEducation is mandatory until you are 9 years oldTeacher’s salaries are paid by the government8.4 million students are enrolled in the education

system in Afghanistan (Afghanistan: Education)

There are about 44 students per teacher in primary schools. (Primary in Afghanistan)

Students are less likely to drop out if they start their education at 5 or 6 years old in primary school. (Afghanistan: Education)

Higher Education There are 19 higher education

universities in AfghanistanEducational departments include medical,

agricultural, language and literature, science and engineering

In provincial directorate schools, there are 13 to 104 students in each class with about 50 students per teacher

In humanitarian relief agencies, there are 12 to 51 students in each class with about 30 students per teacher

School Completion68% of students drop out of school before

completion of grade 6 (Afghanistan: Education)

55% of males complete primary school21% of females complete primary school

The United States’ School SystemElementary School- K-5Middle School- 6-8High School- 9-12Over 49 million kids are in public schoolChildren can attend public school or private

school

Colleges and Universities in the StatesThere are more than 7,000 colleges and

universities with more than 15 million students (US Colleges and Universities)

Some of the most common college majors are psychology, political science and computer science (Degree Directory)

In 4 years of college, the average amount spent on tuition and fees at a public university is $36,000 (College Savings 101)

Graduation Rates in the US75.5% of students in high school graduateAbout 1,550 high school students do not

graduate (Layton)55.5% of college students graduate (US

Colleges and Universities)33% of college students drop out25% of the college students that drop out are

freshman (Ritter)

Some colleges can have as many as 300,000 students! High school classes

with more than 25 students in them have lower test scores. (USA Today)

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