Afghanistan vs India: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes
Afghanistan
93.0%
in 2018
India
91.9%
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
147th
India rank
149th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time
- Afghanistan
- India
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 93.0% against 91.9% in India, a difference of 1.1%.
Across all 13 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 147th and India ranks 149th of 188 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.9% | 92.8% | 23.8% | India |
| 2010s | 90.7% | 100.9% | 10.2% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Afghanistan or India?
- Afghanistan, at 93.0% against 91.9% in India as of 2018.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Afghanistan and India?
- 1.1%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and India?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2017.
- How do Afghanistan and India rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Afghanistan ranks 147th and India ranks 149th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the 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.