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

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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.
Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
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.
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	Barbados	United States
Gender parity index	1.12 Ranked 11th. 11% more than United States	1.01 Ranked 68th.
Lower secondary school duration	3 Ranked 166th. The same as United States	3 Ranked 105th.
Lower secondary starting age	11 Ranked 181st.	12 Ranked 61st. 9% more than Barbados
Population with at least high school education > Men	87.6% Ranked 31st.	94.3% Ranked 22nd. 8% more than Barbados
Population with at least high school education > Women	89.5% Ranked 28th.	94.7% Ranked 14th. 6% more than Barbados
Private school share	5.32% Ranked 93th.	8.27% Ranked 86th. 56% more than Barbados
Proportion spent on all staff salaries	90.87% Ranked 16th. 11% more than United States	81.55% Ranked 40th.
Share of total education spending	29.64% Ranked 68th.	35.42% Ranked 52nd. 19% more than Barbados
Students per teacher	14.58 Ranked 58th. 1% more than United States	14.49 Ranked 57th.
Upper secondary school duration	2 Ranked 193th.	3 Ranked 73th. 50% more than Barbados
Upper secondary starting age	14 Ranked 195th.	15 Ranked 90th. 7% more than Barbados

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