Eritrea vs Iraq: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes

Eritrea
66.2%
in 2018
Iraq
66.6%
in 2007
Eritrea rank
159th
Iraq rank
157th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Eritrea
  • Iraq
406080100199620072018

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 66.6% against 66.2% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 159th and Iraq ranks 157th of 188 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Iraq in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Iraq Difference Ahead
1990s 48.7% 45.1% 3.6% Eritrea
2000s 57.1% 57.9% 0.8% Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes, Eritrea or Iraq?
Iraq, at 66.6% against 66.2% in Eritrea as of 2007.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes between Eritrea and Iraq?
0.4%, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Iraq?
5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2007.
How do Eritrea and Iraq rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
Eritrea ranks 159th and Iraq ranks 157th 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.