Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male
Ethiopia
45.8%
in 2017
Nigeria
46.8%
in 2016
Ethiopia rank
177th
Nigeria rank
176th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male over time
- Ethiopia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 46.8% against 45.8% in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Nigeria ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 177th and Nigeria ranks 176th of 188 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.3% | 26.5% | 9.2% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 37.8% | 39.0% | 1.2% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 45.5% | 50.3% | 4.8% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male, Ethiopia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 46.8% against 45.8% in Ethiopia as of 2016.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male between Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 1.0%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
- How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- Ethiopia ranks 177th and Nigeria ranks 176th 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
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.