Education > High school Stats: compare key data on Puerto Rico & United States

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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.
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.
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	Puerto Rico	United States
Gender parity index	1.04 Ranked 31st. 3% more than United States	1.01 Ranked 68th.
Lower Secondary > Students per teacher	17.99 Ranked 29th. 24% more than United States	14.52 Ranked 47th.
Lower secondary school duration	3 Ranked 96th. The same as United States	3 Ranked 105th.
Lower secondary starting age	12 Ranked 54th. The same as United States	12 Ranked 61st.
Private school share	25.26% Ranked 37th. 3 times more than United States	8.27% Ranked 86th.
Students per teacher	11.12 Ranked 71st.	14.49 Ranked 57th. 30% more than Puerto Rico
Upper Secondary > Students per teacher	7.7 Ranked 70th.	14.46 Ranked 37th. 88% more than Puerto Rico
Upper secondary school duration	3 Ranked 62nd. The same as United States	3 Ranked 73th.
Upper secondary starting age	15 Ranked 81st. The same as United States	15 Ranked 90th.

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