Congo vs Zambia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Congo
91.0%
in 2012
Zambia
91.1%
in 2017
Congo rank
151st
Zambia rank
150th

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

  • Congo
  • Zambia
0255075100199620062017

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 91.1% against 91.0% in Congo, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Zambia ahead.

Congo ranks 151st and Zambia ranks 150th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 49.7% 68.2% 18.5% Zambia
2000s 84.3% 80.5% 3.8% Congo
2010s 91.0% 99.8% 8.8% Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Congo or Zambia?
Zambia, at 91.1% against 91.0% in Congo as of 2017.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Congo and Zambia?
0.1%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Zambia?
7 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2012.
How do Congo and Zambia rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Congo ranks 151st and Zambia ranks 150th 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.