Afghanistan vs ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes

Afghanistan
76.3%
in 2023
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
70.9%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
155th
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank
152nd

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Afghanistan
  • ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
20406080199520092024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 76.3% against 70.9% in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), a difference of 5.4%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2001 it was ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 155th and ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 152nd of 199 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) Difference Ahead
2000s 34.8% 75.6% 40.8% ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
2010s 67.0% 74.0% 7.0% ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
2020s 76.3% 72.3% 4.0% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes, Afghanistan or ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
Afghanistan, at 76.3% against 70.9% in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes between Afghanistan and ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
5.4%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
19 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 155th and ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 152nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). 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, lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
420 places, 10,466 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release