Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female
Ethiopia
40.9%
in 2017
Nigeria
43.2%
in 2016
Ethiopia rank
180th
Nigeria rank
179th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female over time
- Ethiopia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 43.2% against 40.9% in Ethiopia, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Nigeria ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 180th and Nigeria ranks 179th of 188 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.3% | 25.0% | 12.7% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 32.0% | 6.6% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 41.7% | 45.6% | 3.9% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female, Ethiopia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 43.2% against 40.9% in Ethiopia as of 2016.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female between Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 2.3%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
- How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Ethiopia ranks 180th and Nigeria ranks 179th 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
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.