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

Mozambique
36.7%
in 2017
Nigeria
43.2%
in 2016
Mozambique rank
182nd
Nigeria rank
179th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female over time

  • Mozambique
  • Nigeria
1020304050199420052017

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 43.2% against 36.7% in Mozambique, a difference of 6.5%.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Mozambique's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Mozambique ranks 182nd 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 Mozambique Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 5.7% 25.0% 19.3% Nigeria
2000s 16.1% 32.0% 15.9% Nigeria
2010s 35.2% 46.5% 11.3% Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female, Mozambique or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 43.2% against 36.7% in Mozambique as of 2016.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female between Mozambique and Nigeria?
6.5%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Nigeria?
16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
How do Mozambique and Nigeria rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
Mozambique ranks 182nd 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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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.