Kiribati vs Malaysia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes

Kiribati
90.7%
in 2017
Malaysia
89.4%
in 2019
Kiribati rank
119th
Malaysia rank
121st

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Kiribati
  • Malaysia
0255075100125199520072019

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 90.7% against 89.4% in Malaysia, a difference of 1.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Malaysia ahead.

Kiribati ranks 119th and Malaysia ranks 121st of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 39.6% 95.4% 55.8% Malaysia
2000s 93.4% 92.4% 1.0% Kiribati
2010s 104.0% 88.5% 15.4% Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes, Kiribati or Malaysia?
Kiribati, at 90.7% against 89.4% in Malaysia as of 2017.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes between Kiribati and Malaysia?
1.3%, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Malaysia?
16 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Kiribati and Malaysia rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
Kiribati ranks 119th and Malaysia ranks 121st 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.