Norway vs South Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female

Norway
103.8%
in 2018
South Africa
103.2%
in 2018
Norway rank
55th
South Africa rank
57th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female over time

  • Norway
  • South Africa
0255075100199420062018

How they compare

Norway currently reports 103.8% against 103.2% in South Africa, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 55th and South Africa ranks 57th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 98.1% 98.2% 0.1% South Africa
2000s 99.3% 94.6% 4.7% Norway
2010s 101.9% 105.2% 3.3% South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female, Norway or South Africa?
Norway, at 103.8% against 103.2% in South Africa as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female between Norway and South Africa?
0.6%, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and South Africa?
19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Norway and South Africa rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
Norway ranks 55th and South Africa ranks 57th 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.