Education > High school Stats: compare key data on American Samoa & 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.
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.
Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary 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	American Samoa	United States
Gender parity index	1.05 Ranked 37th. 4% more than United States	1.01 Ranked 68th.
Lower secondary school duration	4 Ranked 64th. 33% more than United States	3 Ranked 105th.
Lower secondary starting age	12 Ranked 119th. The same as United States	12 Ranked 61st.
Share of total education spending	0.0 Ranked 2nd.	35.42% Ranked 52nd.
Students per teacher	13.7 Ranked 51st.	14.49 Ranked 57th. 6% more than American Samoa
Upper secondary school duration	2 Ranked 198th.	3 Ranked 73th. 50% more than American Samoa
Upper secondary starting age	16 Ranked 55th. 7% more than United States	15 Ranked 90th.

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