Nepal vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female

Nepal
106.2%
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa
49.0%
in 2018
Nepal rank
39th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
40th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female over time

  • Nepal
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 106.2% against 49.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 57.2%.

That makes Nepal's figure about 2.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.

Nepal ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 40th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 41.8% 26.7% 15.1% Nepal
2000s 57.9% 33.3% 24.7% Nepal
2010s 92.1% 46.8% 45.3% Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female, Nepal or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Nepal, at 106.2% against 49.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female between Nepal and Sub-Saharan Africa?
57.2%, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sub-Saharan Africa?
19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Nepal and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
Nepal ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 40th 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.