Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Nauru: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
100.6%
in 2019
Nauru
111.5%
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
16th
Nauru rank
19th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Nauru
0255075100199420062019

How they compare

Nauru currently reports 111.5% against 100.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 10.9%.

That makes Nauru's figure about 1.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Nauru ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 16th and Nauru ranks 19th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Nauru Difference Ahead
1990s 89.2% 94.3% 5.1% Nauru
2000s 93.8% 89.2% 4.6% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 99.8% 104.0% 4.2% Nauru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Nauru?
Nauru, at 111.5% against 100.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Nauru?
10.9%, with Nauru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Nauru?
8 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Nauru rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 16th and Nauru ranks 19th of 45 groups.
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.