Niger vs Somalia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female

Niger
46.6%
in 2017
Somalia
11.1%
in 2007
Niger rank
191st
Somalia rank
193rd

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female over time

  • Niger
  • Somalia
01020304050197119942017

How they compare

Niger currently reports 46.6% against 11.1% in Somalia, a difference of 35.5%.

That makes Niger's figure about 4.2 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Niger ahead.

Niger ranks 191st and Somalia ranks 193rd of 193 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 6.3% 9.2% 3.0% Somalia
1980s 9.4% 13.0% 3.6% Somalia
2000s 27.1% 11.1% 15.9% Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female, Niger or Somalia?
Niger, at 46.6% against 11.1% in Somalia as of 2017.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female between Niger and Somalia?
35.5%, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Somalia?
11 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2007.
How do Niger and Somalia rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
Niger ranks 191st and Somalia ranks 193rd 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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About this data

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.