Cyprus vs Greece: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Cyprus
100.2%
in 2018
Greece
100.0%
in 2018
Cyprus rank
105th
Greece rank
106th

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

  • Cyprus
  • Greece
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How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 100.2% against 100.0% in Greece, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Cyprus ahead.

Cyprus ranks 105th and Greece ranks 106th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus Greece Difference Ahead
1990s 98.7% 93.5% 5.2% Cyprus
2000s 98.8% 97.5% 1.3% Cyprus
2010s 99.6% 99.4% 0.2% Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Cyprus or Greece?
Cyprus, at 100.2% against 100.0% in Greece as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Cyprus and Greece?
0.2%, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Greece?
20 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2018.
How do Cyprus and Greece rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Cyprus ranks 105th and Greece ranks 106th 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.