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

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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	Switzerland
Gender parity index	1.05 Ranked 33th. 8% more than Switzerland	0.975 Ranked 66th.
Gender ratio	104.66 Ranked 34th. 10% more than Switzerland	95.36 Ranked 81st.
Lower secondary school duration	2 Ranked 192nd.	3 Ranked 91st. 50% more than South Africa
Lower secondary starting age	14 Ranked 3rd. 8% more than Switzerland	13 Ranked 9th.
Population with at least high school education > Men	72.2% Ranked 59th.	96.6% Ranked 14th. 34% more than South Africa
Population with at least high school education > Women	68.9% Ranked 57th.	95.1% Ranked 13th. 38% more than South Africa
Private school share	4.11% Ranked 47th.	9.73% Ranked 76th. 2 times more than South Africa
Proportion spent on all staff salaries	100% Ranked 1st. 17% more than Switzerland	85.25% Ranked 31st.
Share of total education spending	31.45% Ranked 63th.	41.27% Ranked 25th. 31% more than South Africa
Students per teacher	25.05 Ranked 18th. 58% more than Switzerland	15.82 Ranked 56th.
Upper secondary school duration	3 Ranked 68th.	4 Ranked 9th. 33% more than South Africa
Upper secondary starting age	16 Ranked 25th. The same as Switzerland	16 Ranked 21st.

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