Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female

Ethiopia
51.7%
in 2012
Nigeria
52.9%
in 2011
Ethiopia rank
160th
Nigeria rank
158th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Nigeria
01020304050197119912012

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 52.9% against 51.7% in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.2%.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 160th and Nigeria ranks 158th of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 19.6% 43.2% 23.6% Nigeria
2000s 28.9% 47.4% 18.5% Nigeria
2010s 50.4% 51.4% 1.0% Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female, Ethiopia or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 52.9% against 51.7% in Ethiopia as of 2011.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female between Ethiopia and Nigeria?
1.2%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?
8 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.
How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
Ethiopia ranks 160th and Nigeria ranks 158th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female (%). 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

Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 12 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/gross-enrolment-ratio-primary-to-tertiary-female-percent/ethiopia/nigeria/

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-female-percent/ethiopia/nigeria/">Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 4,835 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary, secondary and tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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.