Hong Kong vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female

Hong Kong
111.2%
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
98.3%
in 2019
Hong Kong rank
20th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
23rd

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

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

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 111.2% against 98.3% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 12.9%.

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

Across all 9 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong ranks 20th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 188 countries.

Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 96.8% 82.8% 14.1% Hong Kong
2010s 107.8% 97.1% 10.7% Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female, Hong Kong or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Hong Kong, at 111.2% against 98.3% 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, female between Hong Kong and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
12.9%, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
9 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Hong Kong and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Hong Kong ranks 20th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 23rd 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.