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

Ethiopia
75.5%
in 2015
Yemen
75.9%
in 2016
Ethiopia rank
172nd
Yemen rank
171st

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Yemen
20406080199420052016

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 75.9% against 75.5% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Yemen ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 172nd and Yemen ranks 171st of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 28.4% 44.6% 16.2% Yemen
2000s 48.6% 58.5% 9.8% Yemen
2010s 72.2% 71.7% 0.5% Ethiopia

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 Yemen?
Yemen, at 75.9% against 75.5% in Ethiopia as of 2016.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female between Ethiopia and Yemen?
0.4%, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Yemen?
10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2012.
How do Ethiopia and Yemen rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Ethiopia ranks 172nd and Yemen ranks 171st 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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About this data

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.