Education > High school Stats: compare key data on Denmark & South Africa

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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	Denmark	South Africa
Gender parity index	1.01 Ranked 71st.	1.05 Ranked 33th. 4% more than Denmark
Gender ratio	103.07 Ranked 48th.	104.66 Ranked 34th. 2% more than Denmark
Lower secondary school duration	3 Ranked 152nd. 50% more than South Africa	2 Ranked 192nd.
Lower secondary starting age	13 Ranked 26th.	14 Ranked 3rd. 8% more than Denmark
Population with at least high school education > Men	99.4% Ranked 7th. 38% more than South Africa	72.2% Ranked 59th.
Population with at least high school education > Women	99.3% Ranked 7th. 44% more than South Africa	68.9% Ranked 57th.
Private school share	13.82% Ranked 64th. 3 times more than South Africa	4.11% Ranked 47th.
Proportion spent on all staff salaries	82% Ranked 44th.	100% Ranked 1st. 22% more than Denmark
Share of total education spending	33.69% Ranked 55th. 7% more than South Africa	31.45% Ranked 63th.
Students per teacher	10.05 Ranked 116th.	25.05 Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Denmark
Upper secondary school duration	3 Ranked 110th. The same as South Africa	3 Ranked 68th.
Upper secondary starting age	16 Ranked 44th. The same as South Africa	16 Ranked 25th.

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