Nigeria vs Senegal: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male

Nigeria
46.8%
in 2016
Senegal
48.8%
in 2019
Nigeria rank
176th
Senegal rank
175th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male over time

  • Nigeria
  • Senegal
0204060199620072019

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 48.8% against 46.8% in Nigeria, a difference of 2.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 176th and Senegal ranks 175th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Senegal Difference Ahead
1990s 26.5% 22.2% 4.4% Nigeria
2000s 38.0% 30.7% 7.3% Nigeria
2010s 51.2% 57.1% 5.9% Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male, Nigeria or Senegal?
Senegal, at 48.8% against 46.8% in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male between Nigeria and Senegal?
2.0%, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Senegal?
12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2014.
How do Nigeria and Senegal rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
Nigeria ranks 176th and Senegal ranks 175th 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.