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

Ireland
26.5%
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.9%
in 2019
Ireland rank
34th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
33rd

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development over time

  • Ireland
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0102030199820082019

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 26.5% against 0.9% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 25.6%.

That makes Ireland's figure about 30.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

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

Ireland ranks 34th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 174 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0% 2.1% 2.1% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 0.0% 2.7% 2.7% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 4.9% 0.1% 4.7% 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 (excluding high income)?
Ireland, at 26.5% against 0.9% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development between Ireland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
25.6%, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Ireland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development?
Ireland ranks 34th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 2,961 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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