Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Samoa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
100.8%
in 2019
Samoa
112.8%
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
14th
Samoa rank
15th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Samoa
0255075100125199420062019

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 112.8% against 100.8% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 12.0%.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 14th and Samoa ranks 15th of 45 groups.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Samoa Difference Ahead
1990s 88.7% 98.5% 9.8% Samoa
2000s 94.6% 104.4% 9.8% Samoa
2010s 100.3% 108.9% 8.7% Samoa

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 or Samoa?
Samoa, at 112.8% against 100.8% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Samoa?
12.0%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Samoa?
21 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Samoa rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 14th and Samoa ranks 15th 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.