Denmark vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male

Denmark
107.0%
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
86.4%
in 2018
Denmark rank
47th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
44th

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

  • Denmark
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 107.0% against 86.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 20.6%.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 47th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 44th of 188 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 109.5% 69.6% 39.9% Denmark
2000s 105.8% 80.3% 25.5% Denmark
2010s 106.5% 86.7% 19.7% Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male, Denmark or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Denmark, at 107.0% against 86.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male between Denmark and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
20.6%, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Denmark and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Denmark ranks 47th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 44th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%). 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, male (%)
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 male enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male 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.