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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.
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 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	Cameroon	United States
Gender parity index	0.845 Ranked 86th.	1.01 Ranked 68th. 20% more than Cameroon
Gender ratio	79.96 Ranked 103th.	99.5 Ranked 59th. 24% more than Cameroon
Lower secondary school duration	4 Ranked 75th. 33% more than United States	3 Ranked 105th.
Lower secondary starting age	12 Ranked 136th. The same as United States	12 Ranked 61st.
Population with at least high school education > Men	34.9% Ranked 122nd.	94.3% Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Cameroon
Population with at least high school education > Women	21.1% Ranked 125th.	94.7% Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Cameroon
Private school share	26.46% Ranked 18th. 3 times more than United States	8.27% Ranked 86th.
Proportion spent on all staff salaries	97.08% Ranked 5th. 19% more than United States	81.55% Ranked 40th.
Share of total education spending	48.87% Ranked 4th. 38% more than United States	35.42% Ranked 52nd.
Students per teacher	21.43 Ranked 18th. 48% more than United States	14.49 Ranked 57th.
Upper secondary school duration	3 Ranked 138th. The same as United States	3 Ranked 73th.
Upper secondary starting age	16 Ranked 62nd. 7% more than United States	15 Ranked 90th.

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