Education > High school Stats: compare key data on Hong Kong & 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.
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.
Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
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	Hong Kong	United States
Gender parity index	1.02 Ranked 40th. 1% more than United States	1.01 Ranked 68th.
Lower Secondary > Students per teacher	17.76 Ranked 33th. 22% more than United States	14.52 Ranked 47th.
Lower secondary school duration	3 Ranked 155th. The same as United States	3 Ranked 105th.
Lower secondary starting age	12 Ranked 109th. The same as United States	12 Ranked 61st.
Population with at least high school education > Men	76.4% Ranked 53th.	94.3% Ranked 22nd. 23% more than Hong Kong
Population with at least high school education > Women	68.7% Ranked 59th.	94.7% Ranked 14th. 38% more than Hong Kong
Private school share	16.47% Ranked 26th. Twice as much as United States	8.27% Ranked 86th.
Share of total education spending	34% Ranked 9th.	35.42% Ranked 52nd. 4% more than Hong Kong
Students per teacher	20.13 Ranked 17th. 39% more than United States	14.49 Ranked 57th.
Upper secondary school duration	3 Ranked 113th. The same as United States	3 Ranked 73th.
Upper secondary starting age	15 Ranked 143th. The same as United States	15 Ranked 90th.

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