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
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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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.