Burkina Faso vs Senegal: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female

Burkina Faso
56.5%
in 2019
Senegal
57.5%
in 2019
Burkina Faso rank
165th
Senegal rank
163rd

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Senegal
204060199620072019

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 57.5% against 56.5% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.0%.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 165th and Senegal ranks 163rd of 188 countries.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Senegal Difference Ahead
1990s 10.4% 14.8% 4.4% Senegal
2000s 15.4% 23.4% 8.0% Senegal
2010s 39.1% 57.5% 18.5% Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female, Burkina Faso or Senegal?
Senegal, at 57.5% against 56.5% in Burkina Faso as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female between Burkina Faso and Senegal?
1.0%, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Senegal?
13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Senegal rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
Burkina Faso ranks 165th and Senegal ranks 163rd 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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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.