Ireland vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development

Ireland
26.6%
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0.9%
in 2019
Ireland rank
34th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
33rd

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development over time

  • Ireland
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0102030199820082019

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 26.6% against 0.9% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 25.7%.

That makes Ireland's figure about 31.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

Ireland ranks 34th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 33rd of 177 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0% 2.1% 2.1% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 0.0% 2.4% 2.4% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 4.9% 0.1% 4.8% Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development, Ireland or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Ireland, at 26.6% against 0.9% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development between Ireland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
25.7%, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Ireland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development?
Ireland ranks 34th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 33rd of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (%). 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, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 3,062 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in early childhood educational development programmes, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official age for early childhood educational development programmes. 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.