Eritrea vs Zambia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female

Eritrea
62.4%
in 2018
Zambia
59.8%
in 2017
Eritrea rank
159th
Zambia rank
162nd

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female over time

  • Eritrea
  • Zambia
20406080199620072018

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 62.4% against 59.8% in Zambia, a difference of 2.6%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 159th and Zambia ranks 162nd of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 42.7% 23.4% 19.3% Eritrea
2000s 51.5% 46.3% 5.2% Eritrea
2010s 68.5% 60.5% 8.0% Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female, Eritrea or Zambia?
Eritrea, at 62.4% against 59.8% in Zambia as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female between Eritrea and Zambia?
2.6%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Zambia?
17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Eritrea and Zambia rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
Eritrea ranks 159th and Zambia ranks 162nd 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.