Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Madagascar: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female

Lao People's Democratic Republic
78.5%
in 2019
Madagascar
79.6%
in 2019
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
158th
Madagascar rank
155th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Madagascar
20406080197119952019

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 79.6% against 78.5% in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 1.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Madagascar ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 158th and Madagascar ranks 155th of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Madagascar Difference Ahead
1970s 24.4% 46.1% 21.7% Madagascar
1980s 55.0% 53.7% 1.3% Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s 52.1% 51.9% 0.3% Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 70.6% 79.0% 8.4% Madagascar
2010s 78.7% 84.5% 5.8% Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 79.6% against 78.5% in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Madagascar?
1.1%, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Madagascar?
16 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Madagascar rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 158th and Madagascar ranks 155th 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.