Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Ukraine: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
59.4%
in 2018
Ukraine
93.9%
in 2014
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
42nd
Ukraine rank
41st

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

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Ukraine
020406080100198119992018

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 93.9% against 59.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 34.5%.

That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Ukraine has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 42nd and Ukraine ranks 41st of 45 groups.

Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Ukraine Difference Ahead
1990s 43.2% 86.2% 43.0% Ukraine
2000s 50.5% 90.1% 39.6% Ukraine
2010s 58.3% 93.2% 34.9% Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Ukraine?
Ukraine, at 93.9% against 59.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2014.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Ukraine?
34.5%, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Ukraine?
16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2014.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Ukraine rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 42nd and Ukraine ranks 41st of 45 groups.
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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Ukraine: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/gross-enrolment-ratio-primary-to-tertiary-both-sexes-percent/sub-saharan-africa-excluding-high-income/ukraine/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/gross-enrolment-ratio-primary-to-tertiary-both-sexes-percent/sub-saharan-africa-excluding-high-income/ukraine/">Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Ukraine: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.