What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male between Democratic Republic of Congo and Eritrea?

1.8%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Eritrea?

8 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2015.

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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Eritrea: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male

Democratic Republic of Congo

71.7%

in 2015

Eritrea

69.9%

in 2018

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

151st

Eritrea rank

154th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Eritrea

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 71.7% against 69.9% in Eritrea, a difference of 1.8%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Eritrea ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 151st and Eritrea ranks 154th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Eritrea	Difference	Ahead
2000s	64.0%	81.0%	17.0%	Eritrea
2010s	66.7%	83.9%	17.1%	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male, Democratic Republic of Congo or Eritrea?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 71.7% against 69.9% in Eritrea as of 2015.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male between Democratic Republic of Congo and Eritrea?: 1.8%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Eritrea?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2015.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Eritrea rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 151st and Eritrea ranks 154th 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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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: 21 August 2026

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.