Australia vs Low income: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female

Australia
105.8%
in 2018
Low income
44.1%
in 2018
Australia rank
42nd
Low income rank
45th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female over time

  • Australia
  • Low income
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 105.8% against 44.1% in Low income, a difference of 61.7%.

That makes Australia's figure about 2.4 times Low income's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 42nd and Low income ranks 45th of 188 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Low income Difference Ahead
1990s 118.3% 25.0% 93.3% Australia
2010s 111.8% 43.8% 68.1% Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female, Australia or Low income?
Australia, at 105.8% against 44.1% in Low income as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female between Australia and Low income?
61.7%, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Low income?
5 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2018.
How do Australia and Low income rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
Australia ranks 42nd and Low income ranks 45th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,599 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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.