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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
93.7%
in 2019
Tonga
111.9%
in 2015
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
20th
Tonga rank
22nd

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Tonga
0255075100199420062019

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 111.9% against 93.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 18.2%.

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

Across all 6 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th and Tonga ranks 22nd of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Tonga Difference Ahead
1990s 80.1% 107.6% 27.5% Tonga
2000s 84.3% 108.5% 24.2% Tonga
2010s 92.5% 110.6% 18.1% Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Tonga?
Tonga, at 111.9% against 93.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2015.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Tonga?
18.2%, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Tonga?
6 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2015.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Tonga rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th and Tonga ranks 22nd of 45 groups.
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.