Afghanistan vs SDG: Western Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender

Afghanistan
0.7677 GPIA
in 2023
SDG: Western Asia
0.9407 GPIA
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
199th
SDG: Western Asia rank
201st

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender over time

  • Afghanistan
  • SDG: Western Asia
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How they compare

SDG: Western Asia currently reports 0.9407 GPIA against 0.7677 GPIA in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.173 GPIA.

That makes SDG: Western Asia's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, SDG: Western Asia has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 199th and SDG: Western Asia ranks 201st of 199 countries.

SDG: Western Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan SDG: Western Asia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.4857 GPIA 0.9117 GPIA 0.426 GPIA SDG: Western Asia
2010s 0.666 GPIA 0.9441 GPIA 0.2782 GPIA SDG: Western Asia
2020s 0.7677 GPIA 0.9392 GPIA 0.1715 GPIA SDG: Western Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender, Afghanistan or SDG: Western Asia?
SDG: Western Asia, at 0.9407 GPIA against 0.7677 GPIA in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender between Afghanistan and SDG: Western Asia?
0.173 GPIA, with SDG: Western Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and SDG: Western Asia?
19 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and SDG: Western Asia rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
Afghanistan ranks 199th and SDG: Western Asia ranks 201st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
420 places, 10,306 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release