Niger vs Senegal: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male

Niger
55.6%
in 2017
Senegal
60.6%
in 2019
Niger rank
192nd
Senegal rank
190th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male over time

  • Niger
  • Senegal
0204060197119952019

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 60.6% against 55.6% in Niger, a difference of 5.0%.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.

Niger ranks 192nd and Senegal ranks 190th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Senegal Difference Ahead
1970s 12.2% 31.8% 19.6% Senegal
1980s 19.8% 38.8% 19.0% Senegal
1990s 22.5% 43.9% 21.4% Senegal
2000s 32.5% 51.5% 19.0% Senegal
2010s 47.7% 63.6% 15.9% Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male, Niger or Senegal?
Senegal, at 60.6% against 55.6% in Niger as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male between Niger and Senegal?
5.0%, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Senegal?
26 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2014.
How do Niger and Senegal rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
Niger ranks 192nd and Senegal ranks 190th 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.