Education > High school Stats: compare key data on South Korea & 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.
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.
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 > 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	South Korea	Sweden
Gender parity index	0.988 Ranked 88th.	0.989 Ranked 57th. The same as South Korea
Lower Secondary > Students per teacher	18.01 Ranked 32nd. 90% more than Sweden	9.48 Ranked 69th.
Lower secondary school duration	3 Ranked 179th. The same as Sweden	3 Ranked 104th.
Lower secondary starting age	12 Ranked 131st.	13 Ranked 16th. 8% more than South Korea
Private school share	31.46% Ranked 18th. 62% more than Sweden	19.39% Ranked 45th.
Proportion spent on all staff salaries	70.05% Ranked 65th. 7% more than Sweden	65.2% Ranked 69th.
Share of total education spending	38.22% Ranked 36th. 7% more than Sweden	35.59% Ranked 49th.
Students per teacher	16.16 Ranked 43th. 70% more than Sweden	9.51 Ranked 85th.
Upper Secondary > Students per teacher	14.69 Ranked 36th. 54% more than Sweden	9.54 Ranked 66th.
Upper secondary school duration	3 Ranked 132nd. The same as Sweden	3 Ranked 72nd.
Upper secondary starting age	15 Ranked 159th.	16 Ranked 29th. 7% more than South Korea

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