Sub-Saharan Africa vs Timor-Leste: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Timor-Leste
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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About this data
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.