Australia vs Canada: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes

Australia
110.5%
in 2018
Canada
110.3%
in 2018
Australia rank
27th
Canada rank
28th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Australia
  • Canada
0255075100125198119992018

How they compare

Australia currently reports 110.5% against 110.3% in Canada, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 27th and Canada ranks 28th of 188 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Canada Difference Ahead
1990s 108.6% 105.4% 3.2% Australia
2010s 118.6% 107.7% 11.0% Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes, Australia or Canada?
Australia, at 110.5% against 110.3% in Canada as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes between Australia and Canada?
0.2%, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
8 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
How do Australia and Canada rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
Australia ranks 27th and Canada ranks 28th 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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About this data

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.