Italy vs Macau, China: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male

Italy
103.7%
in 2018
Macau, China
103.8%
in 2019
Italy rank
73rd
Macau, China rank
72nd

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

  • Italy
  • Macau, China
0255075100199420062019

How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 103.8% against 103.7% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 73rd and Macau, China ranks 72nd of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Macau, China Difference Ahead
1990s 106.5% 101.4% 5.0% Italy
2000s 105.8% 104.2% 1.6% Italy
2010s 104.1% 102.1% 2.0% Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male, Italy or Macau, China?
Macau, China, at 103.8% against 103.7% in Italy as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male between Italy and Macau, China?
0.1%, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Macau, China?
20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Italy and Macau, China rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Italy ranks 73rd and Macau, China ranks 72nd 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.