Australia vs Pacific island small states: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male

Australia
114.8%
in 2018
Pacific island small states
88.8%
in 2019
Australia rank
23rd
Pacific island small states rank
25th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male over time

  • Australia
  • Pacific island small states
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 114.8% against 88.8% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 26.0%.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Pacific island small states's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 23rd and Pacific island small states ranks 25th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
1990s 108.4% 74.6% 33.8% Australia
2010s 125.1% 91.1% 34.0% Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male, Australia or Pacific island small states?
Australia, at 114.8% against 88.8% in Pacific island small states as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male between Australia and Pacific island small states?
26.0%, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Pacific island small states?
5 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2018.
How do Australia and Pacific island small states rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
Australia ranks 23rd and Pacific island small states ranks 25th 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.