Education > High school Stats: compare key data on Gambia & 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.
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.
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	Gambia	United States
Gender parity index	0.946 Ranked 111th.	1.01 Ranked 68th. 7% more than Gambia
Lower Secondary > Students per teacher	32.56 Ranked 8th. 2 times more than United States	14.52 Ranked 47th.
Lower secondary school duration	3 Ranked 93th. The same as United States	3 Ranked 105th.
Lower secondary starting age	13 Ranked 10th. 8% more than United States	12 Ranked 61st.
Population with at least high school education > Men	31.4% Ranked 128th.	94.3% Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Gambia
Population with at least high school education > Women	16.9% Ranked 133th.	94.7% Ranked 14th. 6 times more than Gambia
Proportion spent on all staff salaries	89.78% Ranked 7th. 10% more than United States	81.55% Ranked 40th.
Share of total education spending	31.36% Ranked 12th.	35.42% Ranked 52nd. 13% more than Gambia
Students per teacher	20.75 Ranked 15th. 43% more than United States	14.49 Ranked 57th.
Upper secondary school duration	3 Ranked 60th. The same as United States	3 Ranked 73th.
Upper secondary starting age	16 Ranked 22nd. 7% more than United States	15 Ranked 90th.

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