Nigeria vs Syrian Arab Republic: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female

Nigeria
70.4%
in 2016
Syrian Arab Republic
70.9%
in 2013
Nigeria rank
178th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
177th

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

  • Nigeria
  • Syrian Arab Republic
0255075100199620062016

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 70.9% against 70.4% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

Nigeria ranks 178th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 177th of 188 countries.

Syrian Arab Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1990s 65.7% 87.4% 21.6% Syrian Arab Republic
2000s 70.8% 98.0% 27.3% Syrian Arab Republic
2010s 75.5% 96.7% 21.2% Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female, Nigeria or Syrian Arab Republic?
Syrian Arab Republic, at 70.9% against 70.4% in Nigeria as of 2013.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female between Nigeria and Syrian Arab Republic?
0.5%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Syrian Arab Republic?
14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2013.
How do Nigeria and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Nigeria ranks 178th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 177th 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.