Eswatini vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male

Eswatini
112.5%
in 2016
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
99.7%
in 2019
Eswatini rank
21st
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
20th

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

  • Eswatini
  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 112.5% against 99.7% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 12.8%.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.

Eswatini ranks 21st and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 2 and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 91.4% 97.4% 6.0% Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 99.4% 97.7% 1.7% Eswatini
2010s 114.4% 98.9% 15.5% Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male, Eswatini or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Eswatini, at 112.5% against 99.7% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2016.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male between Eswatini and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
12.8%, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
18 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.
How do Eswatini and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Eswatini ranks 21st and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 20th 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.