Education > High school Stats: compare key data on Canada & 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.
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 > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for lower secondary (middle school) education.
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.
Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
Upper Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for upper secondary (high school) 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	Canada	United States
Gender parity index	0.979 Ranked 94th.	1.01 Ranked 68th. 3% more than Canada
Gender ratio	97.9 Ranked 89th.	99.5 Ranked 59th. 2% more than Canada
Lower Secondary > Students per teacher	19.03 Ranked 14th. 31% more than United States	14.52 Ranked 47th.
Lower secondary school duration	2 Ranked 204th.	3 Ranked 105th. 50% more than Canada
Lower secondary starting age	12 Ranked 138th. The same as United States	12 Ranked 61st.
Population with at least high school education > Men	100% Ranked 3rd. 6% more than United States	94.3% Ranked 22nd.
Population with at least high school education > Women	100% Ranked 3rd. 6% more than United States	94.7% Ranked 14th.
Private school share	7.2% Ranked 90th.	8.27% Ranked 86th. 15% more than Canada
Students per teacher	18.8 Ranked 21st. 30% more than United States	14.49 Ranked 57th.
Upper Secondary > Students per teacher	12.31 Ranked 41st.	14.46 Ranked 37th. 17% more than Canada
Upper secondary school duration	4 Ranked 49th. 33% more than United States	3 Ranked 73th.
Upper secondary starting age	14 Ranked 200th.	15 Ranked 90th. 7% more than Canada

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