Afghanistan vs Middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male

Afghanistan
112.3%
in 2018
Middle income
96.8%
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
23rd
Middle income rank
25th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Middle income
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 112.3% against 96.8% in Middle income, a difference of 15.5%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Middle income ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Middle income ranks 25th of 188 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Middle income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Middle income Difference Ahead
2000s 94.8% 96.3% 1.5% Middle income
2010s 108.8% 97.2% 11.6% 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 Middle income?
Afghanistan, at 112.3% against 96.8% in Middle income as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male between Afghanistan and Middle income?
15.5%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Middle income?
17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and Middle income rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Middle income ranks 25th 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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About this data

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.