Education > High school Stats: compare key data on Germany & 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	Germany	South Africa
Gender parity index	0.947 Ranked 110th.	1.05 Ranked 33th. 11% more than Germany
Gender ratio	97.54 Ranked 74th.	104.66 Ranked 34th. 7% more than Germany
Lower secondary school duration	6 Ranked 1st. 3 times more than South Africa	2 Ranked 192nd.
Lower secondary starting age	10 Ranked 193th.	14 Ranked 3rd. 40% more than Germany
Population with at least high school education > Men	96.9% Ranked 12th. 34% more than South Africa	72.2% Ranked 59th.
Population with at least high school education > Women	96.2% Ranked 11th. 40% more than South Africa	68.9% Ranked 57th.
Private school share	8.76% Ranked 81st. 2 times more than South Africa	4.11% Ranked 47th.
Proportion spent on all staff salaries	83.24% Ranked 36th.	100% Ranked 1st. 20% more than Germany
Share of total education spending	45.55% Ranked 13th. 45% more than South Africa	31.45% Ranked 63th.
Students per teacher	12.88 Ranked 64th.	25.05 Ranked 18th. 94% more than Germany
Upper secondary school duration	3 Ranked 53th. The same as South Africa	3 Ranked 68th.
Upper secondary starting age	16 Ranked 17th. The same as South Africa	16 Ranked 25th.

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