Jamaica vs Romania: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes
Jamaica
85.6%
in 2019
Romania
87.9%
in 2018
Jamaica rank
162nd
Romania rank
159th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time
- Jamaica
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 87.9% against 85.6% in Jamaica, a difference of 2.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 162nd and Romania ranks 159th of 188 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.6% | 92.4% | 2.2% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 94.6% | 95.7% | 1.1% | Romania |
| 2010s | 88.8% | 89.9% | 1.2% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Jamaica or Romania?
- Romania, at 87.9% against 85.6% in Jamaica as of 2018.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Jamaica and Romania?
- 2.3%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Romania?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
- How do Jamaica and Romania rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Jamaica ranks 162nd and Romania ranks 159th 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
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.