The document summarizes the structure of education systems in the United States, United Kingdom, and Mexico. In the US, education is typically divided into elementary school (preschool-5th grade), middle school (6th-8th grade), and high school (9th-12th grade). In the UK, education is compulsory from ages 5-16 and divided into primary, secondary, and sixth form college or university. In Mexico, basic education typically includes primary school (ages 6-12), junior high school (ages 12-15), and high school (ages 15-18).

1.  United States of America
 United Mexican States
 United Kingdom

3. Elementary school
Preschool – 5th Grade
Middle School
6th Grade – 8th Grade
High School
9th Grade – 12th Grade
Post-High School Education

4. Elementary school
Preschool 4–5
Kindergarten 5–6
1st Grade 6–7
2nd Grade 7–8
3rd Grade 8–9
4th Grade 9–10
5th Grade 10–11
Middle school
6th Grade 11–12
7th Grade 12–13
8th Grade 13–14
High school
9th Grade (Freshman) 14–15
10th Grade (Sophomore) 15–16
11th Grade (Junior) 16–17
12th Grade (Senior) 17–18

5. • American children start school at the age of
five years. It is required of all American
children enrolled in the American education
system.
Preschool – 5th Grade

6. • Middle School (a.k.a Secondary school) most
commonly consists of a total of seven years, referred to
as sixth through ninth grades. At this time, students are
given more independence.
• The ninth through twelfth grades are most commonly
referred to as high school. Upon completion of twelfth
grade, American students are awarded a certificate
called the high school diploma.

7. After achieving high school diploma, students will join
colleges or universities to pursue their undergraduate course
of study. They offer two types of degrees:
Associate Degree Bachelors Degree
This is a four-year program at the
This is a two-year program undergraduate level. This is the first
offered. The program is degree with which most students plan
mostly offered by their career or profession.
Community, Vocational First year -> Freshman Year , Second ->
Sophomore Year, Third -> Junior Year
and Junior Colleges. and Fourth ->Senior Year.

8. • These degrees are called the „Master of Arts (M.A),
Master of Sciences (M.S), and Doctor of Philosophy
(PhD). Duration of these programs range from one
to five years, depending upon the course and level
of study.
• Most of the Master‟s level programs are of two years
and Doctoral level are of four years duration.

9. • Admission into Doctoral level programs is possible
normally after completion of Master‟s. However, US
universities are flexible in admitting even those with
a Bachelor‟s degree.
• Typically, the duration of Doctoral level programs is
between 3 and 6 years, depending on the field of
research and university.

10. • Education in the US universities is on a
semester system, the main one being
the Fall semester, which starts in
August/September.

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12. • The mean annual Total Cost (including all costs
associated with a full-time post-secondary
schooling, such as tuition and fees, books and
supplies, room and board), as reported by
collegeboard.com for 2010:
• Public University (4 years): $27,967 (per year)
• Private University (4 years): $40,476 (per year)
Total, four year schooling:
• Public University: $81,356
• Private University: $161,904

13. Harvard University
• Cambridge, MA
• Harvard University is a private institution in Cambridge, Mass., just
outside of Boston. This Ivy League school is the oldest higher
education institution in the country and has the largest endowment
of any school in the world.
Princeton University
• Princeton, NJ
• Princeton was the first university to offer a “no loan” policy to
financially needy students, giving grants instead of loans to
accepted students who need help paying tuition.
Yale University
• New Haven, CT
•Yale University Offers a small college life with the resources of a major
research institution. Yale students are divided into 12 residential colleges
that foster a supportive environment for living, learning, and socializing.

14. • Homeschooling in the United States constitutes
the education for about 2.9% of U.S.
• United States Supreme Court precedent appears to
favor educational choice, so long as states may set
standards for educational accomplishment.

15. • A survey in 2007 came to the result that the main
motivations selected by parents in the United States
who were homeschooling their children were:
Percentage
Motivation
of parents
A concern about the school environment 85%
A desire to provide religious or moral
72%
instruction
A dissatisfaction with academic
68%
instruction at other schools
Child has special needs 21%
Child has a physical or mental health problem 16%
Other reasons 20%

17. • Most children are educated
in schools in the state sector, only a
small portion of studies in special
schools, primarily for academic skills.

18. • Today, education is
compulsory from age five to
sixteen years of age.
• In the UK there are
four parallel education
systems.
Based in England, Wales and
Northern Ireland we can
conclude the following.

19. • Different stages within the school
education
Age 2-5 pre-school
Age 5-11 primary education
Age 11-16/18 Secondary education
• In some cases there is an intermediate
stage (middle school)
between primary and secondary.
• In every school is required to respect
the national curriculum.

20. • By law, it also includes religion classes,
and for high school students, sex
education.
However, parents have the right to
withdraw their children from these
classes.

21. • After completing compulsory
education can continue their
education.
• Those who choose the
academic path will yield
a number of advanced tests at
eighteen, which are
the traditional requirements to
access university education.

22. • The second way is
the vocation. This
option includes subjects more
directly oriented
toward immediate job
prospects. However, if
given the highest level of the
tests, also allow them
to apply for admission to
college.

23. • England has some of
the best international universities, the
University of Cambridge,
Oxford University,
Imperial College London and University
College London are rankedamong the
ten best in the world.
• According to the TIMSS (Trends
in International Mathematics and
Science), students in England are
the seventh best in
math and science sixth

24. • In the UK, according to
the Education Reform Act of
1988, religious education is part of
the core curriculum, although not
developed specifically. This is
non-denominational
education (with a multi-
religious but emphasizes Christiani
ty), and differs according to the
locality in which the school is.

25. • The home education is a
phenomenon that has always
existed in the past being the
only form of intellectual
instruction.
A supporter of education at
home is the United Kingdom.

26. • In 1995 it was estimated that
15,000 families used in the
home education in Britain
constituted a 50 percent
increase over the previous
year.

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28. In Mexico, basic education is normally divided in three steps: primary
school (primaria), comprising ages 6-12; junior high school (secundaria),
comprising ages 12-15; and high school (preparatoria), comprising ages
15-18. (because in the major parts of mexico the high school is until 18
years)
Primary School
The terms "Primary School" or "Elementary School" usually corresponds
to primaria, comprising grades 1-6, when the student's age is 6 to 12
years old. It starts the basic compulsory education system.
Depending on the school, a bilingual education may be offered from
the beginning, where half the day instruction is in Spanish, and the rest is
in a second language, for example, English or French.
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29. • Junior High School
– The terms "Junior High School" or "Middle School" usually correspond
to secundaria, since when the students age are 12 to 15 years old. It is part
of the basic compulsory education system, it follows primary school, and
comes before proper "high school" (preparatoria).
– At this level, more specialized subjects may be taught such as Physics and
Chemistry, and World History.
• High School
– The term "High School" (United States) or gymnasium (German, Dutch
systems) usually corresponds to preparatoria or bachillerato, comprising
grades 10-12, when the student's age is 15 to 18 years old.
Preparatoria traditionally consists of three years of education, divided into
six semesters, with the first semesters having a common curriculum, and the
latter ones allowing some degree of specialization, either in physical
sciences (electricity, chemistry, biology, etc.) or social sciences
(commerce, philosophy, law, etc.).
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30. • Higher education
– Higher education usually follows the US education
model with an at least 4-year Bachelor's
degreeundergraduate level (Licenciatura), and two
degrees at the postgraduate level, a 2-year Master's
degree (Maestría), and a 3-year Doctoral
degree (Doctorado). This structure of education very
closely conforms to the Bologna Process started
in Europe in 1999, allowing Mexican students to study
abroad and pursue a Master's degree
after Licenciatura, or a Doctoral degree after Maestría.
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31. • National Autonomous University of Mexico
The main campus in Mexico City.
The Central Library.
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32. The Rectorate (left) and the CETEC
towers at the Monterrey Campus.
The Old Library Building,
current Rectorate, was designed
by Enrique de la Mora, displays abas
relief by Jorge González Camarena and
holds one of the largest collections
of Don Quixote incunabula, an original
edition of L'Encyclopédie and other
bibliographical treasures.
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33. The rectorate tower at the main campus.
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