Benin vs Congo: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female

Benin
67.7%
in 2016
Congo
63.6%
in 2012
Benin rank
153rd
Congo rank
156th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female over time

  • Benin
  • Congo
203040506070199620062016

How they compare

Benin currently reports 67.7% against 63.6% in Congo, a difference of 4.1%.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 153rd and Congo ranks 156th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Congo Difference Ahead
1990s 18.9% 26.9% 8.0% Congo
2000s 24.0% 46.7% 22.8% Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female, Benin or Congo?
Benin, at 67.7% against 63.6% in Congo as of 2016.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female between Benin and Congo?
4.1%, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Congo?
7 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2005.
How do Benin and Congo rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
Benin ranks 153rd and Congo ranks 156th 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.