Mauritius vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes

Mauritius
116.4%
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
93.7%
in 2019
Mauritius rank
19th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
20th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Mauritius
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 116.4% against 93.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 22.7%.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Mauritius has been ahead every year.

Mauritius ranks 19th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th of 188 countries.

Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1990s 87.4% 80.1% 7.3% Mauritius
2000s 97.3% 85.6% 11.7% Mauritius
2010s 108.8% 92.1% 16.7% Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes, Mauritius or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Mauritius, at 116.4% against 93.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes between Mauritius and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
22.7%, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Mauritius and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
Mauritius ranks 19th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th 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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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.