Ethiopia vs Jordan: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Ethiopia
78.9%
in 2015
Jordan
77.4%
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
172nd
Jordan rank
174th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Jordan
20406080100199420062019

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 78.9% against 77.4% in Jordan, a difference of 1.5%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Jordan ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 172nd and Jordan ranks 174th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Jordan Difference Ahead
1990s 33.8% 91.7% 58.0% Jordan
2000s 59.3% 93.2% 33.9% Jordan
2010s 76.0% 79.3% 3.3% Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Ethiopia or Jordan?
Ethiopia, at 78.9% against 77.4% in Jordan as of 2015.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Ethiopia and Jordan?
1.5%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Jordan?
14 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2014.
How do Ethiopia and Jordan rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Ethiopia ranks 172nd and Jordan ranks 174th 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.