Education > High school Stats: compare key data on Canada & French Guiana
Definitions
- 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.
- 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.
