Australia vs East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male

Australia
114.8%
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
93.8%
in 2019
Australia rank
23rd
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
20th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male over time

  • Australia
  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 114.8% against 93.8% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 21.0%.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 23rd and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th of 188 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 107.2% 76.0% 31.2% Australia
2010s 125.1% 90.2% 34.9% Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male, Australia or East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Australia, at 114.8% against 93.8% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male between Australia and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
21.0%, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
8 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do Australia and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
Australia ranks 23rd and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%). 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, male (%)
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 male enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.