Ghana vs Sri Lanka: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female

Ghana
99.6%
in 2019
Sri Lanka
99.8%
in 2018
Ghana rank
106th
Sri Lanka rank
104th

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

  • Ghana
  • Sri Lanka
0255075100199520072019

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 99.8% against 99.6% in Ghana, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Ghana ranks 106th and Sri Lanka ranks 104th of 188 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 78.8% 99.9% 21.1% Sri Lanka
2010s 98.1% 99.1% 1.1% Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female, Ghana or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 99.8% against 99.6% in Ghana as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female between Ghana and Sri Lanka?
0.2%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sri Lanka?
17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do Ghana and Sri Lanka rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Ghana ranks 106th and Sri Lanka ranks 104th 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.