Education > High school Stats: compare key data on South Africa & Sweden

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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.
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	South Africa	Sweden
Gender parity index	1.05 Ranked 33th. 6% more than Sweden	0.989 Ranked 57th.
Gender ratio	104.66 Ranked 34th. 5% more than Sweden	99.24 Ranked 62nd.
Lower secondary school duration	2 Ranked 192nd.	3 Ranked 104th. 50% more than South Africa
Lower secondary starting age	14 Ranked 3rd. 8% more than Sweden	13 Ranked 16th.
Population with at least high school education > Men	72.2% Ranked 59th.	85.5% Ranked 33th. 18% more than South Africa
Population with at least high school education > Women	68.9% Ranked 57th.	84.4% Ranked 31st. 22% more than South Africa
Private school share	4.11% Ranked 47th.	19.39% Ranked 45th. 5 times more than South Africa
Proportion spent on all staff salaries	100% Ranked 1st. 53% more than Sweden	65.2% Ranked 69th.
Share of total education spending	31.45% Ranked 63th.	35.59% Ranked 49th. 13% more than South Africa
Students per teacher	25.05 Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Sweden	9.51 Ranked 85th.
Upper secondary school duration	3 Ranked 68th. The same as Sweden	3 Ranked 72nd.
Upper secondary starting age	16 Ranked 25th. The same as Sweden	16 Ranked 29th.

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