Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs United Kingdom: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
96.8%
in 2019
United Kingdom
120.0%
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
16th
United Kingdom rank
13th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 120.0% against 96.8% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 23.2%.

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

Across all 24 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 16th and United Kingdom ranks 13th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1990s 82.6% 100.0% 17.4% United Kingdom
2000s 90.3% 100.9% 10.6% United Kingdom
2010s 95.6% 113.1% 17.5% United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 120.0% against 96.8% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and United Kingdom?
23.2%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and United Kingdom?
24 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and United Kingdom rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 16th and United Kingdom ranks 13th of 45 groups.
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.