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
020406080100199920092019

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

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.