Namibia vs Upper middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes
Namibia
119.4%
in 2017
Upper middle income
102.5%
in 2019
Namibia rank
6th
Upper middle income rank
7th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time
- Namibia
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 119.4% against 102.5% in Upper middle income, a difference of 16.9%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 6th and Upper middle income ranks 7th of 188 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 105.1% | 100.4% | 4.6% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 105.6% | 101.5% | 4.1% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 112.9% | 101.6% | 11.3% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Namibia or Upper middle income?
- Namibia, at 119.4% against 102.5% in Upper middle income as of 2017.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Namibia and Upper middle income?
- 16.9%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Upper middle income?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2017.
- How do Namibia and Upper middle income rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Namibia ranks 6th and Upper middle income ranks 7th 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.