Greece vs South Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes

Greece
101.4%
in 2018
South Africa
101.4%
in 2018
Greece rank
68th
South Africa rank
70th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Greece
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 101.4% against 101.4% in South Africa, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1998 it was South Africa ahead.

Greece ranks 68th and South Africa ranks 70th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 92.4% 94.1% 1.7% South Africa
2000s 97.6% 92.5% 5.1% Greece
2010s 100.9% 104.1% 3.2% South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes, Greece or South Africa?
Greece, at 101.4% against 101.4% in South Africa as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes between Greece and South Africa?
0.0%, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and South Africa?
17 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Greece and South Africa rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
Greece ranks 68th and South Africa ranks 70th 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.