Ethiopia vs Senegal: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female

Ethiopia
75.5%
in 2015
Senegal
76.7%
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
172nd
Senegal rank
170th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Senegal currently reports 76.7% against 75.5% in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Senegal ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 172nd and Senegal ranks 170th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Senegal Difference Ahead
1990s 25.6% 40.6% 15.0% Senegal
2000s 48.1% 54.8% 6.7% Senegal
2010s 73.5% 78.6% 5.1% Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female, Ethiopia or Senegal?
Senegal, at 76.7% against 75.5% in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female between Ethiopia and Senegal?
1.2%, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Senegal?
14 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2014.
How do Ethiopia and Senegal rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Ethiopia ranks 172nd and Senegal ranks 170th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female 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.