Afghanistan vs North Macedonia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Afghanistan
93.0%
in 2018
North Macedonia
93.7%
in 2018
Afghanistan rank
147th
North Macedonia rank
144th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Afghanistan
  • North Macedonia
20406080100199620072018

How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 93.7% against 93.0% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2001 it was North Macedonia ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 147th and North Macedonia ranks 144th of 188 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and North Macedonia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan North Macedonia Difference Ahead
2000s 73.2% 91.6% 18.4% North Macedonia
2010s 91.5% 89.6% 1.9% Afghanistan

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 North Macedonia?
North Macedonia, at 93.7% against 93.0% in Afghanistan as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Afghanistan and North Macedonia?
0.7%, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and North Macedonia?
15 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and North Macedonia rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 147th and North Macedonia ranks 144th 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,592 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

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.