Norway vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male

Norway
105.7%
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
54.0%
in 2018
Norway rank
45th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
43rd

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male over time

  • Norway
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
406080100199420062018

How they compare

Norway currently reports 105.7% against 54.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 51.7%.

That makes Norway's figure about 2.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Norway ranks 45th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 43rd of 188 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 98.8% 32.8% 66.0% Norway
2000s 99.0% 42.0% 57.1% Norway
2010s 101.2% 53.3% 47.9% Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male, Norway or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Norway, at 105.7% against 54.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male between Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
51.7%, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
22 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2018.
How do Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
Norway ranks 45th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 43rd 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

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.