Egypt vs Indonesia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Egypt
79.9%
in 2017
Indonesia
80.2%
in 2018
Egypt rank
88th
Indonesia rank
85th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Egypt
  • Indonesia
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 80.2% against 79.9% in Egypt, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Indonesia ahead.

Egypt ranks 88th and Indonesia ranks 85th of 181 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Indonesia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Indonesia Difference Ahead
1970s 45.3% 45.9% 0.6% Indonesia
1980s 56.9% 61.2% 4.3% Indonesia
1990s 67.3% 62.3% 5.0% Egypt
2000s 71.2% 65.9% 5.3% Egypt
2010s 75.0% 77.2% 2.3% Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Egypt or Indonesia?
Indonesia, at 80.2% against 79.9% in Egypt as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Egypt and Indonesia?
0.3%, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Indonesia?
30 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2017.
How do Egypt and Indonesia rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Egypt ranks 88th and Indonesia ranks 85th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
226 places, 5,762 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary, secondary and tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of primary school age, secondary school age, and the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving. 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.