Education > High school Stats: compare key data on Australia & South Korea

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.
Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to school staff salaries.
Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to 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	Australia	South Korea
Gender parity index	0.951 Ranked 109th.	0.988 Ranked 88th. 4% more than Australia
Lower secondary school duration	4 Ranked 60th. 33% more than South Korea	3 Ranked 179th.
Lower secondary starting age	12 Ranked 113th. The same as South Korea	12 Ranked 131st.
Private school share	35.24% Ranked 16th. 12% more than South Korea	31.46% Ranked 18th.
Proportion spent on all staff salaries	75% Ranked 55th. 7% more than South Korea	70.05% Ranked 65th.
Share of total education spending	36.79% Ranked 43th.	38.22% Ranked 36th. 4% more than Australia
Upper secondary school duration	2 Ranked 188th.	3 Ranked 132nd. 50% more than Australia
Upper secondary starting age	16 Ranked 48th. 7% more than South Korea	15 Ranked 159th.

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