Algeria vs Belgium: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes

Algeria
131.8%
in 2011
Belgium
168.3%
in 2018
Algeria rank
4th
Belgium rank
1st

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Algeria
  • Belgium
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 168.3% against 131.8% in Algeria, a difference of 36.5%.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.3 times Algeria's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 4th and Belgium ranks 1st of 188 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Belgium Difference Ahead
1990s 78.7% 154.4% 75.7% Belgium
2000s 101.6% 158.9% 57.3% Belgium
2010s 130.6% 137.5% 6.9% Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes, Algeria or Belgium?
Belgium, at 168.3% against 131.8% in Algeria as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes between Algeria and Belgium?
36.5%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Belgium?
16 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2011.
How do Algeria and Belgium rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
Algeria ranks 4th and Belgium ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,679 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.