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

Malaysia
89.4%
in 2019
Romania
88.7%
in 2018
Malaysia rank
121st
Romania rank
123rd

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Malaysia
  • Romania
0255075100199620072019

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 89.4% against 88.7% in Romania, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 121st and Romania ranks 123rd of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Romania Difference Ahead
1990s 95.4% 88.4% 7.0% Malaysia
2000s 92.4% 94.3% 1.9% Romania
2010s 88.9% 95.3% 6.4% Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes, Malaysia or Romania?
Malaysia, at 89.4% against 88.7% in Romania as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes between Malaysia and Romania?
0.7%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Romania?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Malaysia and Romania rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
Malaysia ranks 121st and Romania ranks 123rd 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.