Education > High school Stats: compare key data on Kenya & South Africa

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.
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	Kenya	South Africa
Gender parity index	0.904 Ranked 116th.	1.05 Ranked 33th. 16% more than Kenya
Gender ratio	91.67 Ranked 89th.	104.66 Ranked 34th. 14% more than Kenya
Lower secondary school duration	2 Ranked 195th. The same as South Africa	2 Ranked 192nd.
Lower secondary starting age	12 Ranked 75th.	14 Ranked 3rd. 17% more than Kenya
Population with at least high school education > Men	52.3% Ranked 87th.	72.2% Ranked 59th. 38% more than Kenya
Population with at least high school education > Women	25.3% Ranked 118th.	68.9% Ranked 57th. 3 times more than Kenya
Private school share	12.65% Ranked 59th. 3 times more than South Africa	4.11% Ranked 47th.
Share of total education spending	21.68% Ranked 65th.	31.45% Ranked 63th. 45% more than Kenya
Students per teacher	29.68 Ranked 11th. 18% more than South Africa	25.05 Ranked 18th.
Upper secondary school duration	4 Ranked 26th. 33% more than South Africa	3 Ranked 68th.
Upper secondary starting age	14 Ranked 185th.	16 Ranked 25th. 14% more than Kenya

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