Burkina Faso vs Ethiopia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes

Burkina Faso
68.6%
in 2019
Ethiopia
69.7%
in 2015
Burkina Faso rank
180th
Ethiopia rank
178th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Ethiopia
0204060197119952019

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 69.7% against 68.6% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 180th and Ethiopia ranks 178th of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Ethiopia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1970s 7.3% 10.9% 3.7% Ethiopia
1980s 17.3% 28.4% 11.1% Ethiopia
1990s 23.1% 22.4% 0.7% Burkina Faso
2000s 37.5% 53.7% 16.2% Ethiopia
2010s 55.6% 68.0% 12.4% Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, Burkina Faso or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at 69.7% against 68.6% in Burkina Faso as of 2015.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Ethiopia?
1.1%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ethiopia?
27 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Burkina Faso and Ethiopia rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Burkina Faso ranks 180th and Ethiopia ranks 178th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 8,565 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and 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.