Mongolia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male

Mongolia
104.6%
in 2010
Sub-Saharan Africa
76.1%
in 2018
Mongolia rank
44th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
42nd

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male over time

  • Mongolia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 104.6% against 76.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 28.5%.

That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Mongolia has been ahead every year.

Mongolia ranks 44th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 42nd of 193 countries.

Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mongolia Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 85.8% 49.4% 36.4% Mongolia
1980s 88.4% 59.7% 28.8% Mongolia
1990s 70.3% 57.4% 12.9% Mongolia
2000s 87.7% 67.9% 19.9% Mongolia
2010s 104.6% 75.3% 29.3% Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male, Mongolia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Mongolia, at 104.6% against 76.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2010.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male between Mongolia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
28.5%, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
22 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2010.
How do Mongolia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
Mongolia ranks 44th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 42nd 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.