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
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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

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.