Ghana vs Jamaica: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female
Ghana
86.4%
in 2019
Jamaica
87.0%
in 2019
Ghana rank
128th
Jamaica rank
127th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female over time
- Ghana
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 87.0% against 86.4% in Ghana, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Jamaica ahead.
Ghana ranks 128th and Jamaica ranks 127th of 188 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.4% | 94.5% | 40.1% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 61.3% | 95.0% | 33.7% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 82.8% | 87.8% | 5.0% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female, Ghana or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 87.0% against 86.4% in Ghana as of 2019.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female between Ghana and Jamaica?
- 0.6%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Jamaica?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
- How do Ghana and Jamaica rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Ghana ranks 128th and Jamaica ranks 127th 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.