Afghanistan vs ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male

Afghanistan
87.5%
in 2023
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
80.8%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
137th
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank
134th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male over time

  • Afghanistan
  • ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
20406080100199420092024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 87.5% against 80.8% in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), a difference of 6.7%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2001 it was ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 137th and ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 134th of 199 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) Difference Ahead
2000s 50.5% 82.7% 32.2% ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
2010s 84.4% 80.3% 4.1% Afghanistan
2020s 87.5% 82.1% 5.4% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male, Afghanistan or ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
Afghanistan, at 87.5% against 80.8% in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male between Afghanistan and ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
6.7%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
19 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
Afghanistan ranks 137th and ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 134th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
420 places, 10,387 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release