Afghanistan vs Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male

Afghanistan
112.3%
in 2018
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
99.3%
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
23rd
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
21st

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 112.3% against 99.3% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 13.0%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st of 188 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
2000s 94.8% 97.1% 2.3% Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 108.8% 98.9% 9.9% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male, Afghanistan or Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Afghanistan, at 112.3% against 99.3% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male between Afghanistan and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
13.0%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%). 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, male (%)
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 male enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male 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.