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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.
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 > 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 > 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	Laos	United States
Gender parity index	0.853 Ranked 85th.	1.01 Ranked 68th. 18% more than Laos
Gender ratio	80.6 Ranked 101st.	99.5 Ranked 59th. 23% more than Laos
Lower Secondary > Students per teacher	18.12 Ranked 19th. 25% more than United States	14.52 Ranked 47th.
Lower secondary school duration	4 Ranked 38th. 33% more than United States	3 Ranked 105th.
Lower secondary starting age	11 Ranked 156th.	12 Ranked 61st. 9% more than Laos
Population with at least high school education > Men	36.8% Ranked 117th.	94.3% Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Laos
Population with at least high school education > Women	22.9% Ranked 121st.	94.7% Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Laos
Private school share	3.14% Ranked 50th.	8.27% Ranked 86th. 3 times more than Laos
Share of total education spending	19% Ranked 78th.	35.42% Ranked 52nd. 86% more than Laos
Students per teacher	19.89 Ranked 33th. 37% more than United States	14.49 Ranked 57th.
Upper Secondary > Students per teacher	21.14 Ranked 16th. 46% more than United States	14.46 Ranked 37th.
Upper secondary school duration	3 Ranked 80th. The same as United States	3 Ranked 73th.
Upper secondary starting age	15 Ranked 98th. The same as United States	15 Ranked 90th.

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