Afghanistan vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male

Afghanistan
87.5%
in 2023
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
79.6%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
137th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank
139th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male over time

  • Afghanistan
  • WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
20406080100199520092024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 87.5% against 79.6% in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), a difference of 7.9%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2001 it was WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 137th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 139th of 199 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) Difference Ahead
2000s 50.5% 67.8% 17.2% WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
2010s 84.4% 71.8% 12.6% Afghanistan
2020s 87.5% 77.0% 10.5% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male, Afghanistan or WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
Afghanistan, at 87.5% against 79.6% in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male between Afghanistan and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
7.9%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
19 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
Afghanistan ranks 137th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 139th 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