Nigeria vs Yemen: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female
Nigeria
63.2%
in 2016
Yemen
66.4%
in 2016
Nigeria rank
177th
Yemen rank
174th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female over time
- Nigeria
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 66.4% against 63.2% in Nigeria, a difference of 3.2%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 177th and Yemen ranks 174th of 193 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.5% | 39.1% | 16.3% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 61.2% | 52.2% | 9.0% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 67.8% | 62.9% | 4.9% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female, Nigeria or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 66.4% against 63.2% in Nigeria as of 2016.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female between Nigeria and Yemen?
- 3.2%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Yemen?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
- How do Nigeria and Yemen rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- Nigeria ranks 177th and Yemen ranks 174th 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
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.