Afghanistan vs Pakistan: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female

Afghanistan
50.6%
in 2018
Pakistan
51.8%
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
171st
Pakistan rank
169th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Pakistan
0204060200120102019

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 51.8% against 50.6% in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Pakistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 171st and Pakistan ranks 169th of 188 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Pakistan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Pakistan Difference Ahead
2000s 20.9% 34.1% 13.2% Pakistan
2010s 46.7% 43.6% 3.1% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female, Afghanistan or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 51.8% against 50.6% in Afghanistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female between Afghanistan and Pakistan?
1.2%, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Pakistan?
16 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and Pakistan rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
Afghanistan ranks 171st and Pakistan ranks 169th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,599 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

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