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

Malta
107.3%
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
86.4%
in 2018
Malta rank
44th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
42nd

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

  • Malta
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

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

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

Across all 21 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 44th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 42nd of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 105.1% 69.6% 35.5% Malta
2000s 102.3% 80.1% 22.2% Malta
2010s 103.5% 86.8% 16.8% Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male, Malta or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Malta, at 107.3% against 86.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male between Malta and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
20.9%, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Malta and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Malta ranks 44th 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.