Sub-Saharan Africa vs Timor-Leste: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female

Sub-Saharan Africa
81.5%
in 2018
Timor-Leste
107.3%
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
40th
Timor-Leste rank
37th

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

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Timor-Leste
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How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 107.3% against 81.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 25.8%.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 40th and Timor-Leste ranks 37th of 45 groups.

Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
2000s 76.7% 101.0% 24.3% Timor-Leste
2010s 80.8% 109.4% 28.6% Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female, Sub-Saharan Africa or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 107.3% against 81.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female between Sub-Saharan Africa and Timor-Leste?
25.8%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Timor-Leste?
11 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2018.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Timor-Leste rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 40th and Timor-Leste ranks 37th of 45 groups.
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.