Education > High school Stats: compare key data on Eritrea & United States

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.
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	Eritrea	United States
Gender parity index	0.781 Ranked 91st.	1.01 Ranked 68th. 29% more than Eritrea
Gender ratio	70.92 Ranked 109th.	99.5 Ranked 59th. 40% more than Eritrea
Lower Secondary > Students per teacher	43.43 Ranked 1st. 3 times more than United States	14.52 Ranked 47th.
Lower secondary school duration	3 Ranked 117th. The same as United States	3 Ranked 105th.
Lower secondary starting age	12 Ranked 74th. The same as United States	12 Ranked 61st.
Private school share	4.77% Ranked 95th.	8.27% Ranked 86th. 73% more than Eritrea
Proportion spent on all staff salaries	61.2% Ranked 60th.	81.55% Ranked 40th. 33% more than Eritrea
Share of total education spending	21.09% Ranked 77th.	35.42% Ranked 52nd. 68% more than Eritrea
Students per teacher	37.89 Ranked 4th. 3 times more than United States	14.49 Ranked 57th.
Upper Secondary > Students per teacher	31.08 Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United States	14.46 Ranked 37th.
Upper secondary school duration	4 Ranked 24th. 33% more than United States	3 Ranked 73th.
Upper secondary starting age	15 Ranked 104th. The same as United States	15 Ranked 90th.

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