Belgium vs Namibia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Belgium
119.1%
in 2018
Namibia
119.4%
in 2017
Belgium rank
7th
Namibia rank
6th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Belgium
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 119.4% against 119.1% in Belgium, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 7th and Namibia ranks 6th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 115.1% 105.2% 9.9% Belgium
2000s 116.6% 105.6% 11.0% Belgium
2010s 116.1% 112.9% 3.2% Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Belgium or Namibia?
Namibia, at 119.4% against 119.1% in Belgium as of 2017.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Belgium and Namibia?
0.3%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Namibia?
17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2017.
How do Belgium and Namibia rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Belgium ranks 7th and Namibia ranks 6th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, 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 and lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,592 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower 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.