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

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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 > 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.
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 > 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	China	South Korea
Gender parity index	1.05 Ranked 27th. 6% more than South Korea	0.988 Ranked 88th.
Lower Secondary > Students per teacher	14.47 Ranked 48th.	18.01 Ranked 32nd. 24% more than China
Lower secondary school duration	3 Ranked 108th. The same as South Korea	3 Ranked 179th.
Lower secondary starting age	12 Ranked 63th. The same as South Korea	12 Ranked 131st.
Private school share	10.72% Ranked 73th.	31.46% Ranked 18th. 3 times more than China
Proportion spent on all staff salaries	58.8% Ranked 45th.	70.05% Ranked 65th. 19% more than China
Share of total education spending	37.41% Ranked 30th.	38.22% Ranked 36th. 2% more than China
Students per teacher	15.15 Ranked 49th.	16.16 Ranked 43th. 7% more than China
Upper Secondary > Students per teacher	16.05 Ranked 30th. 9% more than South Korea	14.69 Ranked 36th.
Upper secondary school duration	3 Ranked 75th. The same as South Korea	3 Ranked 132nd.
Upper secondary starting age	15 Ranked 94th. The same as South Korea	15 Ranked 159th.

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