Afghanistan vs Cameroon: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes

Afghanistan
68.9%
in 2018
Cameroon
70.0%
in 2016
Afghanistan rank
155th
Cameroon rank
152nd

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Cameroon
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 70.0% against 68.9% in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Cameroon ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 155th and Cameroon ranks 152nd of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Cameroon Difference Ahead
2000s 37.0% 37.3% 0.4% Cameroon
2010s 62.9% 64.6% 1.8% Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes, Afghanistan or Cameroon?
Cameroon, at 70.0% against 68.9% in Afghanistan as of 2016.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes between Afghanistan and Cameroon?
1.1%, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Cameroon?
13 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2016.
How do Afghanistan and Cameroon rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 155th and Cameroon ranks 152nd of 188 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 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,679 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official 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.