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

Malaysia
89.4%
in 2019
Suriname
91.1%
in 2019
Malaysia rank
121st
Suriname rank
118th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Malaysia
  • Suriname
020406080100199820082019

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 91.1% against 89.4% in Malaysia, a difference of 1.7%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 121st and Suriname ranks 118th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Suriname Difference Ahead
1990s 94.1% 77.0% 17.0% Malaysia
2000s 91.1% 81.0% 10.2% Malaysia
2010s 88.9% 92.5% 3.5% Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes, Malaysia or Suriname?
Suriname, at 91.1% against 89.4% in Malaysia as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes between Malaysia and Suriname?
1.7%, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Suriname?
18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Malaysia and Suriname rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
Malaysia ranks 121st and Suriname ranks 118th 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.