Education > High school Stats: compare key data on Ireland & 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.
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	Ireland	United States
Gender parity index	1.03 Ranked 34th. 2% more than United States	1.01 Ranked 68th.
Gender ratio	106.44 Ranked 22nd. 7% more than United States	99.5 Ranked 59th.
Lower secondary school duration	3 Ranked 162nd. The same as United States	3 Ranked 105th.
Lower secondary starting age	13 Ranked 29th. 8% more than United States	12 Ranked 61st.
Population with at least high school education > Men	73% Ranked 56th.	94.3% Ranked 22nd. 29% more than Ireland
Population with at least high school education > Women	74.8% Ranked 44th.	94.7% Ranked 14th. 27% more than Ireland
Private school share	0.698% Ranked 119th.	8.27% Ranked 86th. 12 times more than Ireland
Proportion spent on all staff salaries	78.68% Ranked 45th.	81.55% Ranked 40th. 4% more than Ireland
Share of total education spending	33.81% Ranked 58th.	35.42% Ranked 52nd. 5% more than Ireland
Students per teacher	14.28 Ranked 33th.	14.49 Ranked 57th. 2% more than Ireland
Upper secondary school duration	2 Ranked 189th.	3 Ranked 73th. 50% more than Ireland
Upper secondary starting age	16 Ranked 49th. 7% more than United States	15 Ranked 90th.

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