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    The document outlines the structure of education systems in the United States and Japan. In the US, education is compulsory from kindergarten through 12th grade and is divided into elementary, middle, and high school. Higher education includes undergraduate and graduate degrees. In Japan, education is compulsory from elementary through lower secondary school (junior high) and includes options for vocational or university education afterward. The document also provides international test score rankings for 8th graders in math and science.

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    Education in the United States

    General level
    Level Age
    (or category)
    Preschool Pre-kindergarten 3–5
    Compulsory education
    Kindergarten 5–6
    1st grade 6–7
    Elementary 2nd grade 7–8
    school 3rd grade 8–9
    4th grade 9–10
    5th grade 10–11
    6th grade 11–12
    Middle
    Junior high 7th grade 12–13
    school
    school 8th grade 13–14
    Freshman/9th grade 14–15
    High Sophomore/10th grade 15–16
    Senior high
    school Junior/11th grade 16–17
    school
    Senior/12th grade 17–18
    Higher education
    First year: "freshman year" 18–19
    College Undergraduate Second year: "sophomore year" 19–20
    (University) school Third year: "junior year" 20–21
    Fourth year: "senior year" 21–22
    Graduate school
    Ages vary
    (with various degrees and curricular partitions thereof)
    Continuing education
    Vocational school
    Ages vary
    Adult education
    Example grading scale
    A B C D F
    + – + – + – + –
    100.0– 96.9– 92.9– 89.9– 86.9– 82.9– 79.9– 76.9– 72.9– 69.9– 66.9– 62.9–
    59.9–0.0
    97.0 93.0 90.0 87.0 83.0 80.0 77.0 73.0 70.0 67.0 63.0 60.0

    Education in Japan
    Age Grade Educational establishments

    6–7 1 Elementary school Special


    7–8 2

    8–9 3 (小学校 shōgakkō)


    Compulsory Education
    9–10 4

    10–11 5

    11–12 6

    12–13 1 (7th)
    Junior high school/Lower secondary school
    13–14 2 (8th) (中学校 chūgakkō)
    Compulsory Education
    14–15 3 (9th)
    school
    15–16 1 (10th) The upper- (特別支援学
    secondary 校
    16–17 2 (11th) Senior high school/Upper secondary school couse of Tokubetsu-
    (高等学校 kōtōgakkō, abbr. 高校 kōkō) special shien gakkō)
    17–18 3 (12th) training
    school
    College of
    18–19 Community technology
    College[45] (高等専門学
    (短期大学 校 kōtō
    Tanki- senmon
    Medical School daigaku, gakkō, abbr.
    (医学部 Igaku-bu) abbr. 短大 高専 kōsen)
    Associate's University: Veterinary school
    National tandai)
    19–20 Undergraduate
    Academy (獣医学部 Vocational
    (大学 daigaku; 学 Jūigaku-bu)
    (大学校 School[46]
    士課程 gakushi- Dentistry School (専門学校
    daigakkō)
    katei) (歯学部 Shigaku- Senmon-
    bu) gakkō)
    Pharmaceutical
    20–21 Bachelor's School
    (薬学部
    21–22 (学士 Yakugaku-bu)
    Gakushi) National Defense
    22–23 National Medical College
    Graduate School: Academy: (防衛医科大学
    Master Master 校, Bōei Ika
    Master's
    (大学院博士課程 (大学校修 Daigakkō)
    前期 Daigaku-in 士課程
    23–24 (修士
    Shūshi) Hakushi Katei Daigakkō
    Zenki) Shūshi
    katei)

    24–25 Ph.D. Graduate School: National Medical School:


    Ph.D. Defense Ph.D.
    25–26 (博士 (大学院博士課程 Academy: (医学博士 Igaku
    Hakushi) 後期 Daigaku-in Ph.D. Hakushi)
    26–27
    Hakushi Katei Kōki) (防衛大学 Veterinary School:
    校博士課程 Ph.D.
    Bōei (獣医学博士
    Daigakkō Jūigaku Hakushi)
    Hakushi Dentistry School:
    katei) Ph.D.
    Ph.D.
    27–
    (博士 (歯学博士
    Hakushi) Shigaku Hakushi)
    Pharmaceutical
    School: Ph.D.

    International educational scores (latest, 2007)


    (8th graders average score, TIMSS
    International Math and Science Study, 2007)

    Countries: Global Maths Science


    (sample) rank Rank Score Rank Score

    Singapore 1 3 593 1 567


    Taiwan 2 1 598 2 561
    South Korea 3 2 597 4 553
    Japan 4 5 570 3 554
    Hong Kong 5 4 572 9 530
    Hungary 6 6 517 6 539
    England 7 7 513 5 542
    Czech Republic 8 11 504 7 539
    Russia 9 8 512 10 530
    Slovenia 10 12 501 8 538
    United States 11 9 508 11 520
    Lithuania 12 10 506 12 519
    Australia 13 14 496 13 515
    Sweden 14 15 491 14 511
    Armenia 15 13 499 17 488
    Italy 18 19 480 16 495

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