Nigeria vs Pakistan: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes

Nigeria
65.6%
in 2016
Pakistan
66.4%
in 2019
Nigeria rank
184th
Pakistan rank
181st

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

  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
20406080197019942019

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 66.4% against 65.6% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Pakistan ahead.

Nigeria ranks 184th and Pakistan ranks 181st of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 35.3% 33.1% 2.2% Nigeria
1980s 64.8% 35.0% 29.9% Nigeria
1990s 59.0% 39.2% 19.8% Nigeria
2000s 67.6% 52.4% 15.1% Nigeria
2010s 70.4% 56.6% 13.9% Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, Nigeria or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 66.4% against 65.6% in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Nigeria and Pakistan?
0.8%, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pakistan?
28 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Nigeria and Pakistan rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Nigeria ranks 184th and Pakistan ranks 181st 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.