Maldives vs South Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes

Maldives
108.1%
in 2019
South Asia
81.0%
in 2019
Maldives rank
33rd
South Asia rank
32nd

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Maldives
  • South Asia
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 108.1% against 81.0% in South Asia, a difference of 27.1%.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.3 times South Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was South Asia ahead.

Maldives ranks 33rd and South Asia ranks 32nd of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and South Asia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives South Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 57.2% 58.0% 0.8% South Asia
2000s 105.7% 64.8% 40.9% Maldives
2010s 113.1% 80.0% 33.1% Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes, Maldives or South Asia?
Maldives, at 108.1% against 81.0% in South Asia as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes between Maldives and South Asia?
27.1%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and South Asia?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Maldives and South Asia rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
Maldives ranks 33rd and South Asia ranks 32nd 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.