Malta vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Malta
106.9%
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa
84.0%
in 2018
Malta rank
44th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
41st

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

  • Malta
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0255075100199720072018

How they compare

Malta currently reports 106.9% against 84.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 22.9%.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 44th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 41st of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 104.3% 64.0% 40.3% Malta
2000s 102.0% 74.8% 27.2% Malta
2010s 103.4% 83.8% 19.6% Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Malta or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Malta, at 106.9% against 84.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Malta and Sub-Saharan Africa?
22.9%, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sub-Saharan Africa?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Malta and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Malta ranks 44th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 41st 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.