Cuba vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes

Cuba
93.9%
in 2019
Iran, Islamic Republic of
94.6%
in 2017
Cuba rank
109th
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
107th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Cuba
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
0255075100199620072019

How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 94.6% against 93.9% in Cuba, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

Cuba ranks 109th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 107th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Iran, Islamic Republic of Difference Ahead
1990s 95.5% 94.2% 1.3% Cuba
2000s 98.8% 94.9% 3.9% Cuba
2010s 97.7% 95.3% 2.3% Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes, Cuba or Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 94.6% against 93.9% in Cuba as of 2017.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes between Cuba and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
0.7%, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
19 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2017.
How do Cuba and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
Cuba ranks 109th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 107th 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.