How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Nigeria?

8 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.

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.

Liberia vs Nigeria: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male

Liberia

75.0%

in 2017

Nigeria

75.1%

in 2016

Liberia rank

178th

Nigeria rank

177th

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

Liberia
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 75.1% against 75.0% in Liberia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 178th and Nigeria ranks 177th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Liberia	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	91.0%	80.1%	10.9%	Liberia
2000s	92.2%	81.3%	10.9%	Liberia
2010s	86.1%	78.5%	7.7%	Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male, Liberia or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 75.1% against 75.0% in Liberia as of 2016.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male between Liberia and Nigeria?: 0.1%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Nigeria?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Liberia and Nigeria rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?: Liberia ranks 178th and Nigeria ranks 177th 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: 21 August 2026

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.