Afghanistan vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male
Afghanistan
15.6%
in 2020
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
26.1%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
139th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
137th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male over time
- Afghanistan
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 26.1% against 15.6% in Afghanistan, a difference of 10.5%.
That makes WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.7 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 139th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 137th of 189 countries.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.1% | 7.4% | 5.3% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 11.3% | 7.5% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 11.1% | 8.0% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 16.3% | 12.8% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 23.2% | 12.1% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 25.6% | 10.0% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male, Afghanistan or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), at 26.1% against 15.6% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male between Afghanistan and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 10.5%, with WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Afghanistan and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 139th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 137th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release