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
1020304050199420052017

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

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.