Equatorial Guinea vs Niger: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Equatorial Guinea
51.9%
in 2015
Niger
60.0%
in 2017
Equatorial Guinea rank
188th
Niger rank
187th

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

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Niger
20406080199520062017

How they compare

Niger currently reports 60.0% against 51.9% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 8.1%.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Equatorial Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 188th and Niger ranks 187th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Niger Difference Ahead
1990s 77.3% 22.8% 54.5% Equatorial Guinea
2000s 73.1% 30.3% 42.8% Equatorial Guinea
2010s 56.4% 52.8% 3.7% Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Equatorial Guinea or Niger?
Niger, at 60.0% against 51.9% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2017.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Equatorial Guinea and Niger?
8.1%, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Niger?
7 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Niger rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 188th and Niger ranks 187th 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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About this data

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.