Ethiopia vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes

Ethiopia
43.3%
in 2017
Tanzania, United Republic of
43.1%
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
180th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
182nd

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 43.3% against 43.1% in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 180th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 182nd of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1990s 14.4% 6.8% 7.6% Ethiopia
2000s 41.8% 38.1% 3.6% Ethiopia
2010s 42.7% 39.6% 3.1% Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes, Ethiopia or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Ethiopia, at 43.3% against 43.1% in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2017.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes between Ethiopia and Tanzania, United Republic of?
0.2%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Tanzania, United Republic of?
8 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2017.
How do Ethiopia and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
Ethiopia ranks 180th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 182nd 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.