Education > High school Stats: compare key data on Portugal & 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.
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 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	Portugal	South Africa
Gender parity index	1.02 Ranked 54th.	1.05 Ranked 33th. 3% more than Portugal
Gender ratio	107.15 Ranked 24th. 2% more than South Africa	104.66 Ranked 34th.
Lower secondary school duration	3 Ranked 169th. 50% more than South Africa	2 Ranked 192nd.
Lower secondary starting age	12 Ranked 122nd.	14 Ranked 3rd. 17% more than Portugal
Population with at least high school education > Men	40.2% Ranked 111th.	72.2% Ranked 59th. 80% more than Portugal
Population with at least high school education > Women	40.9% Ranked 99th.	68.9% Ranked 57th. 68% more than Portugal
Private school share	16.08% Ranked 59th. 4 times more than South Africa	4.11% Ranked 47th.
Proportion spent on all staff salaries	92.28% Ranked 12th.	100% Ranked 1st. 8% more than Portugal
Share of total education spending	44.01% Ranked 19th. 40% more than South Africa	31.45% Ranked 63th.
Students per teacher	7.35 Ranked 94th.	25.05 Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Portugal
Upper secondary school duration	3 Ranked 121st. The same as South Africa	3 Ranked 68th.
Upper secondary starting age	15 Ranked 153th.	16 Ranked 25th. 7% more than Portugal

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