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

Ethiopia
69.7%
in 2015
Liberia
69.2%
in 2015
Ethiopia rank
178th
Liberia rank
179th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Liberia
020406080197019922015

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 69.7% against 69.2% in Liberia, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Liberia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 178th and Liberia ranks 179th of 197 countries.

Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Liberia Difference Ahead
1970s 10.3% 26.6% 16.3% Liberia
1990s 32.9% 67.3% 34.4% Liberia
2000s 36.1% 78.6% 42.5% Liberia
2010s 68.8% 74.1% 5.3% Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, Ethiopia or Liberia?
Ethiopia, at 69.7% against 69.2% in Liberia as of 2015.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Ethiopia and Liberia?
0.5%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Liberia?
6 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Ethiopia and Liberia rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Ethiopia ranks 178th and Liberia ranks 179th 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.