Rwanda vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male

Rwanda
107.4%
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa
86.4%
in 2018
Rwanda rank
42nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
42nd

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

  • Rwanda
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0255075100125199720082019

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 107.4% against 86.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 21.0%.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.

Rwanda ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 42nd of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 78.5% 69.7% 8.8% Rwanda
2000s 95.6% 80.1% 15.5% Rwanda
2010s 111.3% 86.8% 24.5% Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male, Rwanda or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Rwanda, at 107.4% against 86.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male between Rwanda and Sub-Saharan Africa?
21.0%, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sub-Saharan Africa?
20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Rwanda and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Rwanda ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa 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.