Education > High school Stats: compare key data on Jamaica & Puerto Rico

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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.
Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
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	Jamaica	Puerto Rico
Gender parity index	1.03 Ranked 42nd.	1.04 Ranked 31st. 1% more than Jamaica
Lower Secondary > Students per teacher	19.37 Ranked 36th. 8% more than Puerto Rico	17.99 Ranked 29th.
Lower secondary school duration	3 Ranked 122nd. The same as Puerto Rico	3 Ranked 96th.
Lower secondary starting age	12 Ranked 78th. The same as Puerto Rico	12 Ranked 54th.
Private school share	5.66% Ranked 95th.	25.26% Ranked 37th. 4 times more than Jamaica
Students per teacher	19.77 Ranked 39th. 78% more than Puerto Rico	11.12 Ranked 71st.
Upper Secondary > Students per teacher	19.31 Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Puerto Rico	7.7 Ranked 70th.
Upper secondary school duration	2 Ranked 171st.	3 Ranked 62nd. 50% more than Jamaica
Upper secondary starting age	15 Ranked 111th. The same as Puerto Rico	15 Ranked 81st.

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