Guyana vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female

Guyana
105.3%
in 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
48.9%
in 2018
Guyana rank
44th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
42nd

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female over time

  • Guyana
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Guyana currently reports 105.3% against 48.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 56.4%.

That makes Guyana's figure about 2.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Guyana has been ahead every year.

Guyana ranks 44th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 42nd of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 96.8% 26.6% 70.2% Guyana
2000s 104.4% 35.4% 68.9% Guyana
2010s 105.6% 44.3% 61.3% Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female, Guyana or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Guyana, at 105.3% against 48.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2012.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female between Guyana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
56.4%, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2012.
How do Guyana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
Guyana ranks 44th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 42nd 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.