Primary schools cater for children aged 4 to 11 in the UK, while in the US only children aged 5 to 12 are catered for. Public schools are funded and managed directly or indirectly, a government agency appointed by the government and private schools are funded and managed directly or indirectly by non-governmental organizations such as private institutions or churches. The report reveals that primary school teachers in the UK taught 684 hours of lessons in 2011, a total lower than the OECD average of 786 hours, while teachers in the US clocked 1,097 hours of classes in 2011. Elementary school teachers earned an average compensation of $51,660 in 2010, with at least 10 percent earning $34,390 and the top ten percent earning