Education > High school Stats: compare key data on South Africa & 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.
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	United States
Gender parity index	1.05 Ranked 33th. 4% more than United States	1.01 Ranked 68th.
Gender ratio	104.66 Ranked 34th. 5% more than United States	99.5 Ranked 59th.
Lower secondary school duration	2 Ranked 192nd.	3 Ranked 105th. 50% more than South Africa
Lower secondary starting age	14 Ranked 3rd. 17% more than United States	12 Ranked 61st.
Population with at least high school education > Men	72.2% Ranked 59th.	94.3% Ranked 22nd. 31% more than South Africa
Population with at least high school education > Women	68.9% Ranked 57th.	94.7% Ranked 14th. 37% more than South Africa
Private school share	4.11% Ranked 47th.	8.27% Ranked 86th. 2 times more than South Africa
Proportion spent on all staff salaries	100% Ranked 1st. 23% more than United States	81.55% Ranked 40th.
Share of total education spending	31.45% Ranked 63th.	35.42% Ranked 52nd. 13% more than South Africa
Students per teacher	25.05 Ranked 18th. 73% more than United States	14.49 Ranked 57th.
Upper secondary school duration	3 Ranked 68th. The same as United States	3 Ranked 73th.
Upper secondary starting age	16 Ranked 25th. 7% more than United States	15 Ranked 90th.

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