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

Compare vs for

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.

SHOW ALL

LESS

SHARE TWEET EMBED

STAT	Finland	South Africa
Gender parity index	1.05 Ranked 28th.	1.05 Ranked 33th. About the same as Finland
Gender ratio	104.88 Ranked 29th. About the same as South Africa	104.66 Ranked 34th.
Lower secondary school duration	3 Ranked 172nd. 50% more than South Africa	2 Ranked 192nd.
Lower secondary starting age	13 Ranked 31st.	14 Ranked 3rd. 8% more than Finland
Population with at least high school education > Men	100% Ranked 2nd. 39% more than South Africa	72.2% Ranked 59th.
Population with at least high school education > Women	100% Ranked 2nd. 45% more than South Africa	68.9% Ranked 57th.
Private school share	9.36% Ranked 79th. 2 times more than South Africa	4.11% Ranked 47th.
Proportion spent on all staff salaries	63.45% Ranked 70th.	100% Ranked 1st. 58% more than Finland
Share of total education spending	42.45% Ranked 24th. 35% more than South Africa	31.45% Ranked 63th.
Students per teacher	9.5 Ranked 86th.	25.05 Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Finland
Upper secondary school duration	3 Ranked 124th. The same as South Africa	3 Ranked 68th.
Upper secondary starting age	16 Ranked 53th. The same as South Africa	16 Ranked 25th.

SHOW ALL

LESS

Citation