Greece vs Italy: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male

Greece
103.3%
in 2018
Italy
102.4%
in 2018
Greece rank
51st
Italy rank
54th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male over time

  • Greece
  • Italy
0255075100197119942018

How they compare

Greece currently reports 103.3% against 102.4% in Italy, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 51st and Italy ranks 54th of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 4 and Italy in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Italy Difference Ahead
1970s 90.0% 85.8% 4.2% Greece
1980s 92.6% 84.0% 8.6% Greece
1990s 91.3% 91.1% 0.2% Greece
2000s 97.3% 100.7% 3.4% Italy
2010s 103.0% 102.3% 0.7% Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male, Greece or Italy?
Greece, at 103.3% against 102.4% in Italy as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male between Greece and Italy?
0.9%, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Italy?
46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Greece and Italy rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
Greece ranks 51st and Italy ranks 54th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%). 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, male (%)
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 male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.