Maldives vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male

Maldives
117.4%
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
95.5%
in 2019
Maldives rank
20th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
18th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male over time

  • Maldives
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 117.4% against 95.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 21.9%.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

Maldives ranks 20th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 18th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1990s 55.2% 85.2% 30.0% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 98.7% 89.7% 9.0% Maldives
2010s 113.3% 94.1% 19.2% Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male, Maldives or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Maldives, at 117.4% against 95.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male between Maldives and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
21.9%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Maldives and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
Maldives ranks 20th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 18th of 188 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 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,599 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

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