Israel vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes

Israel
105.1%
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
73.6%
in 2018
Israel rank
42nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
40th

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

  • Israel
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
406080100197019942018

How they compare

Israel currently reports 105.1% against 73.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 31.5%.

That makes Israel's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.

Israel ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 40th of 197 countries.

Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 91.8% 42.1% 49.7% Israel
1980s 95.1% 52.6% 42.5% Israel
1990s 97.4% 51.8% 45.6% Israel
2000s 105.4% 64.2% 41.3% Israel
2010s 104.6% 73.5% 31.2% Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, Israel or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Israel, at 105.1% against 73.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Israel and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
31.5%, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
44 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
How do Israel and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Israel ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 40th 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.