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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 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.
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	Papua New Guinea	United States
Gender parity index	0.704 Ranked 83th.	1.01 Ranked 68th. 44% more than Papua New Guinea
Gender ratio	66.97 Ranked 88th.	99.5 Ranked 59th. 49% more than Papua New Guinea
Lower secondary school duration	4 Ranked 53th. 33% more than United States	3 Ranked 105th.
Lower secondary starting age	13 Ranked 22nd. 8% more than United States	12 Ranked 61st.
Population with at least high school education > Men	14.1% Ranked 147th.	94.3% Ranked 22nd. 7 times more than Papua New Guinea
Population with at least high school education > Women	6.8% Ranked 148th.	94.7% Ranked 14th. 14 times more than Papua New Guinea
Private school share	2.42% Ranked 32nd.	8.27% Ranked 86th. 3 times more than Papua New Guinea
Students per teacher	22.25 Ranked 14th. 54% more than United States	14.49 Ranked 57th.
Upper secondary school duration	2 Ranked 180th.	3 Ranked 73th. 50% more than Papua New Guinea
Upper secondary starting age	17 Ranked 9th. 13% more than United States	15 Ranked 90th.

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