Sub-Saharan Africa vs Tunisia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male

Sub-Saharan Africa
54.0%
in 2018
Tunisia
105.9%
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
41st
Tunisia rank
44th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Tunisia
406080100120199520062018

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 105.9% against 54.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 51.9%.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 2.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Tunisia has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 41st and Tunisia ranks 44th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Tunisia Difference Ahead
1990s 32.8% 85.9% 53.0% Tunisia
2000s 42.1% 108.1% 66.1% Tunisia
2010s 53.4% 107.7% 54.3% Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male, Sub-Saharan Africa or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 105.9% against 54.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male between Sub-Saharan Africa and Tunisia?
51.9%, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Tunisia?
20 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2018.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Tunisia rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 41st and Tunisia ranks 44th of 45 groups.
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.