Education > High school Stats: compare key data on Nigeria & United States

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.
Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
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	Nigeria	United States
Gender parity index	0.881 Ranked 119th.	1.01 Ranked 68th. 15% more than Nigeria
Gender ratio	77.23 Ranked 125th.	99.5 Ranked 59th. 29% more than Nigeria
Lower Secondary > Students per teacher	31.13 Ranked 12th. 2 times more than United States	14.52 Ranked 47th.
Lower secondary school duration	3 Ranked 160th. The same as United States	3 Ranked 105th.
Lower secondary starting age	12 Ranked 115th. The same as United States	12 Ranked 61st.
Private school share	21.53% Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than United States	8.27% Ranked 86th.
Students per teacher	33.08 Ranked 7th. 2 times more than United States	14.49 Ranked 57th.
Upper Secondary > Students per teacher	35.86 Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than United States	14.46 Ranked 37th.
Upper secondary school duration	3 Ranked 118th. The same as United States	3 Ranked 73th.
Upper secondary starting age	15 Ranked 147th. The same as United States	15 Ranked 90th.

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