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Figure A-9.  Levels of education in the United States, by age and year of schooling: 2010

NOTE: Ages represent the typical age at the beginning of the school year. Numbers in bold print indicate ages of universal enrollment (i.e., an enrollment rate of more than 90 percent). Numbers shaded represent the age at which compulsory enrollment begins through the age at which compulsory enrollment ends. In some countries, enrollment rates may fall below universal before the ending age of compulsory education. No meaning should be inferred from width of subdivisions. Duration of first university degree program is generally 4 years in the United States.
SOURCE: Miller, D.C., Sen, A., Malley, L.B., and Burns, S.D. (2009). Comparative Indicators of Education in the United States and Other G-8 Countries: 2009 (NCES 2009-039). U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

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