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| U.S. Department of Education | |
|---|---|
| Secretary Deputy Secretary | Arne Duncan |
| National education budget | |
| Budget: | $972 billion (public and private, all levels)[1] (2007) |
| General Details | |
| Primary Languages: | English |
| System Type: | Federal, state, private |
| Literacy | |
| Male: | 99[2] |
| Female: | 99[2] |
| Enrollment | |
| Total: | 76.6 million |
| Primary: | 37.9 million1 |
| Secondary: | 16.5 million |
| Post Secondary: | 17.5 million 2 |
| Attainment | |
| Secondary diploma | 85% |
| Post-secondary diploma | 27% |
| 1 Includes kindergarten 2 Includes graduate school | |
- ^ [1] Bureau, U. C. (2009). The 2009 Statistical Abstract. Retrieved from National Data Book
- ^ a b https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html