Afghanistan vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male

Afghanistan
114.1%
in 2023
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
104.9%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
17th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
17th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male over time

  • Afghanistan
  • WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 114.1% against 104.9% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), a difference of 9.2%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2001 it was WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 17th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 17th of 199 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
2000s 97.5% 109.1% 11.6% WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
2010s 112.8% 109.1% 3.7% Afghanistan
2020s 114.1% 104.8% 9.3% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male, Afghanistan or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
Afghanistan, at 114.1% against 104.9% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male between Afghanistan and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
9.2%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
19 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Afghanistan ranks 17th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 17th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and 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, primary and lower secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
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