Education > High school Stats: compare key data on Mexico & South Korea

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.
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	Mexico	South Korea
Gender parity index	1.07 Ranked 23th. 8% more than South Korea	0.988 Ranked 88th.
Lower Secondary > Students per teacher	18.95 Ranked 30th. 5% more than South Korea	18.01 Ranked 32nd.
Lower secondary school duration	3 Ranked 139th. The same as South Korea	3 Ranked 179th.
Lower secondary starting age	12 Ranked 93th. The same as South Korea	12 Ranked 131st.
Private school share	13.35% Ranked 64th.	31.46% Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Mexico
Proportion spent on all staff salaries	90.51% Ranked 17th. 29% more than South Korea	70.05% Ranked 65th.
Share of total education spending	30.25% Ranked 66th.	38.22% Ranked 36th. 26% more than Mexico
Students per teacher	17.68 Ranked 36th. 9% more than South Korea	16.16 Ranked 43th.
Upper Secondary > Students per teacher	15.75 Ranked 31st. 7% more than South Korea	14.69 Ranked 36th.
Upper secondary school duration	3 Ranked 97th. The same as South Korea	3 Ranked 132nd.
Upper secondary starting age	15 Ranked 128th. The same as South Korea	15 Ranked 159th.

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