Education > High school Stats: compare key data on Iran & 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.
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	Iran	United States
Gender parity index	0.959 Ranked 75th.	1.01 Ranked 68th. 5% more than Iran
Lower Secondary > Students per teacher	21.69 Ranked 28th. 49% more than United States	14.52 Ranked 47th.
Lower secondary school duration	3 Ranked 97th. The same as United States	3 Ranked 105th.
Lower secondary starting age	11 Ranked 147th.	12 Ranked 61st. 9% more than Iran
Population with at least high school education > Men	69.1% Ranked 63th.	94.3% Ranked 22nd. 36% more than Iran
Population with at least high school education > Women	62.1% Ranked 68th.	94.7% Ranked 14th. 52% more than Iran
Private school share	11.95% Ranked 36th. 44% more than United States	8.27% Ranked 86th.
Proportion spent on all staff salaries	96.79% Ranked 5th. 19% more than United States	81.55% Ranked 40th.
Share of total education spending	41.43% Ranked 4th. 17% more than United States	35.42% Ranked 52nd.
Students per teacher	31.31 Ranked 4th. 2 times more than United States	14.49 Ranked 57th.
Upper Secondary > Students per teacher	30.48 Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than United States	14.46 Ranked 37th.
Upper secondary school duration	4 Ranked 15th. 33% more than United States	3 Ranked 73th.
Upper secondary starting age	14 Ranked 176th.	15 Ranked 90th. 7% more than Iran

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