Romania vs Zambia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male

Romania
88.5%
in 2018
Zambia
90.3%
in 2017
Romania rank
157th
Zambia rank
154th

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

  • Romania
  • Zambia
0255075100199620072018

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 90.3% against 88.5% in Romania, a difference of 1.8%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Romania ahead.

Romania ranks 157th and Zambia ranks 154th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 92.1% 72.1% 20.0% Romania
2000s 98.7% 93.5% 5.2% Romania
2010s 95.0% 96.0% 1.0% Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male, Romania or Zambia?
Zambia, at 90.3% against 88.5% in Romania as of 2017.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male between Romania and Zambia?
1.8%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Zambia?
17 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Romania and Zambia rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Romania ranks 157th and Zambia ranks 154th 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.