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

Jordan
77.4%
in 2019
Nigeria
72.8%
in 2016
Jordan rank
174th
Nigeria rank
177th

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

  • Jordan
  • Nigeria
020406080100199620072019

How they compare

Jordan currently reports 77.4% against 72.8% in Nigeria, a difference of 4.6%.

That makes Jordan's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Jordan ahead.

Jordan ranks 174th and Nigeria ranks 177th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 91.3% 73.1% 18.3% Jordan
2000s 92.9% 78.2% 14.7% Jordan
2010s 77.7% 77.1% 0.6% 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, Jordan or Nigeria?
Jordan, at 77.4% against 72.8% in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Jordan and Nigeria?
4.6%, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Nigeria?
14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Jordan and Nigeria rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Jordan ranks 174th and Nigeria ranks 177th 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.