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

Burkina Faso
68.8%
in 2019
Ethiopia
66.9%
in 2015
Burkina Faso rank
172nd
Ethiopia rank
173rd

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Ethiopia
0204060197119952019

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 68.8% against 66.9% in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.9%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 172nd and Ethiopia ranks 173rd of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1970s 5.3% 6.7% 1.4% Ethiopia
1980s 10.0% 21.4% 11.4% Ethiopia
1990s 20.1% 20.2% 0.2% Ethiopia
2000s 33.0% 47.2% 14.3% Ethiopia
2010s 53.1% 64.9% 11.9% Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female, Burkina Faso or Ethiopia?
Burkina Faso, at 68.8% against 66.9% in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female between Burkina Faso and Ethiopia?
1.9%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ethiopia?
19 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Burkina Faso and Ethiopia rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
Burkina Faso ranks 172nd and Ethiopia ranks 173rd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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