Ghana vs Malaysia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male

Ghana
98.0%
in 2019
Malaysia
98.5%
in 2017
Ghana rank
128th
Malaysia rank
126th

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

  • Ghana
  • Malaysia
0255075100199820082019

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 98.5% against 98.0% in Ghana, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Malaysia ahead.

Ghana ranks 128th and Malaysia ranks 126th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 76.1% 95.5% 19.4% Malaysia
2000s 83.0% 95.9% 13.0% Malaysia
2010s 98.8% 97.9% 0.9% Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male, Ghana or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 98.5% against 98.0% in Ghana as of 2017.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male between Ghana and Malaysia?
0.5%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Malaysia?
18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Ghana and Malaysia rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Ghana ranks 128th and Malaysia ranks 126th 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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About this data

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.