Rwanda vs Zambia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female

Rwanda
60.4%
in 2019
Zambia
59.8%
in 2017
Rwanda rank
161st
Zambia rank
162nd

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female over time

  • Rwanda
  • Zambia
204060199820082019

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 60.4% against 59.8% in Zambia, a difference of 0.6%.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

Rwanda ranks 161st and Zambia ranks 162nd of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 11.3% 23.4% 12.0% Zambia
2000s 21.1% 46.3% 25.2% Zambia
2010s 49.0% 60.3% 11.3% Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female, Rwanda or Zambia?
Rwanda, at 60.4% against 59.8% in Zambia as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female between Rwanda and Zambia?
0.6%, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Zambia?
18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Rwanda and Zambia rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
Rwanda ranks 161st and Zambia ranks 162nd 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.