Colombia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female

Colombia
110.6%
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
98.8%
in 2019
Colombia rank
23rd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
21st

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female over time

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

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 110.6% against 98.8% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 11.8%.

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

Across all 20 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 23rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 21st of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1990s 104.5% 84.0% 20.5% Colombia
2000s 108.8% 90.4% 18.4% Colombia
2010s 110.9% 97.5% 13.5% Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female, Colombia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Colombia, at 110.6% against 98.8% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female between Colombia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
11.8%, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Colombia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Colombia ranks 23rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 21st of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female 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.