Cape Verde vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female

Cape Verde
105.2%
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
48.9%
in 2018
Cape Verde rank
45th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
42nd

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 105.2% against 48.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 56.3%.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 2.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.

Cape Verde ranks 45th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 42nd of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 98.9% 33.9% 65.0% Cape Verde
2010s 114.7% 46.9% 67.7% Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female, Cape Verde or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Cape Verde, at 105.2% against 48.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female between Cape Verde and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
56.3%, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
18 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do Cape Verde and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
Cape Verde ranks 45th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 42nd 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.