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

Afghanistan
112.3%
in 2018
Uruguay
112.8%
in 2018
Afghanistan rank
23rd
Uruguay rank
20th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 112.8% against 112.3% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Uruguay ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Uruguay ranks 20th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 94.8% 111.6% 16.8% Uruguay
2010s 110.4% 113.2% 2.9% Uruguay

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 Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 112.8% against 112.3% in Afghanistan as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male between Afghanistan and Uruguay?
0.5%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Uruguay?
11 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and Uruguay rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Uruguay ranks 20th 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.