Dominican Republic vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male

Dominican Republic
107.3%
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
86.4%
in 2018
Dominican Republic rank
43rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
42nd

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

  • Dominican Republic
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0255075100125199720082019

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 107.3% against 86.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 20.9%.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Dominican Republic has been ahead every year.

Dominican Republic ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 42nd of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 99.2% 69.6% 29.5% Dominican Republic
2000s 106.0% 80.8% 25.2% Dominican Republic
2010s 106.9% 86.8% 20.1% Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male, Dominican Republic or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Dominican Republic, at 107.3% against 86.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male between Dominican Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
20.9%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
18 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Dominican Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Dominican Republic ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 42nd 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.