Madagascar vs Nigeria: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female

Madagascar
44.5%
in 2019
Nigeria
43.2%
in 2016
Madagascar rank
178th
Nigeria rank
179th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female over time

  • Madagascar
  • Nigeria
0204060199820082019

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 44.5% against 43.2% in Nigeria, a difference of 1.3%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Nigeria ahead.

Madagascar ranks 178th and Nigeria ranks 179th of 188 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 34.8% 35.3% 0.5% Nigeria
2010s 49.2% 46.4% 2.8% Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female, Madagascar or Nigeria?
Madagascar, at 44.5% against 43.2% in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female between Madagascar and Nigeria?
1.3%, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Nigeria?
11 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2016.
How do Madagascar and Nigeria rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
Madagascar ranks 178th 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.