Burkina Faso vs Liberia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes

Burkina Faso
53.6%
in 2019
Liberia
50.1%
in 2017
Burkina Faso rank
170th
Liberia rank
173rd

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 53.6% against 50.1% in Liberia, a difference of 3.5%.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Liberia ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 170th and Liberia ranks 173rd of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Liberia Difference Ahead
1990s 13.1% 37.6% 24.5% Liberia
2000s 21.7% 44.2% 22.5% Liberia
2010s 44.7% 48.6% 3.9% Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes, Burkina Faso or Liberia?
Burkina Faso, at 53.6% against 50.1% in Liberia as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Liberia?
3.5%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Liberia?
10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Burkina Faso and Liberia rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
Burkina Faso ranks 170th and Liberia ranks 173rd 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.