Education > High school Stats: compare key data on South Korea & United States

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	United States
Gender parity index	0.988 Ranked 88th.	1.01 Ranked 68th. 2% more than South Korea
Lower Secondary > Students per teacher	18.01 Ranked 32nd. 24% more than United States	14.52 Ranked 47th.
Lower secondary school duration	3 Ranked 179th. The same as United States	3 Ranked 105th.
Lower secondary starting age	12 Ranked 131st. The same as United States	12 Ranked 61st.
Private school share	31.46% Ranked 18th. 4 times more than United States	8.27% Ranked 86th.
Proportion spent on all staff salaries	70.05% Ranked 65th.	81.55% Ranked 40th. 16% more than South Korea
Share of total education spending	38.22% Ranked 36th. 8% more than United States	35.42% Ranked 52nd.
Students per teacher	16.16 Ranked 43th. 12% more than United States	14.49 Ranked 57th.
Upper Secondary > Students per teacher	14.69 Ranked 36th. 2% more than United States	14.46 Ranked 37th.
Upper secondary school duration	3 Ranked 132nd. The same as United States	3 Ranked 73th.
Upper secondary starting age	15 Ranked 159th. The same as United States	15 Ranked 90th.

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