Education > High school Stats: compare key data on Costa Rica & Puerto Rico

Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
Lower Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for lower secondary (middle school) education.
Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
Upper Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for upper secondary (high school) education.
Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.

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STAT	Costa Rica	Puerto Rico
Gender parity index	1.05 Ranked 25th. 1% more than Puerto Rico	1.04 Ranked 31st.
Lower Secondary > Students per teacher	15.16 Ranked 43th.	17.99 Ranked 29th. 19% more than Costa Rica
Lower secondary school duration	3 Ranked 164th. The same as Puerto Rico	3 Ranked 96th.
Lower secondary starting age	12 Ranked 118th. The same as Puerto Rico	12 Ranked 54th.
Private school share	9.61% Ranked 77th.	25.26% Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Students per teacher	14.92 Ranked 50th. 34% more than Puerto Rico	11.12 Ranked 71st.
Upper Secondary > Students per teacher	14.4 Ranked 38th. 87% more than Puerto Rico	7.7 Ranked 70th.
Upper secondary school duration	2 Ranked 192nd.	3 Ranked 62nd. 50% more than Costa Rica
Upper secondary starting age	15 Ranked 149th. The same as Puerto Rico	15 Ranked 81st.

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