Palau vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male

Palau
106.4%
in 2014
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
54.0%
in 2018
Palau rank
41st
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
41st

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male over time

  • Palau
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
406080100120199720072018

How they compare

Palau currently reports 106.4% against 54.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 52.4%.

That makes Palau's figure about 2.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

Palau ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 41st of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Palau Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 113.1% 32.9% 80.1% Palau
2000s 99.6% 37.8% 61.8% Palau
2010s 112.7% 54.3% 58.3% Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male, Palau or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Palau, at 106.4% against 54.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2014.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male between Palau and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
52.4%, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2014.
How do Palau and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
Palau ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 41st 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.