Afghanistan vs ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Afghanistan
101.2%
in 2023
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
98.7%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
79th
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank
79th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Afghanistan
  • ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
20406080100199420092024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 101.2% against 98.7% in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), a difference of 2.5%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2001 it was ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 79th and ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 79th of 199 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) Difference Ahead
2000s 74.9% 92.5% 17.6% ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
2010s 94.4% 95.5% 1.1% ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
2020s 101.2% 98.6% 2.6% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Afghanistan or ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
Afghanistan, at 101.2% against 98.7% in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Afghanistan and ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
2.5%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
19 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 79th and ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 79th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
420 places, 10,391 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release