Afghanistan vs ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes
Afghanistan
87.9%
in 2023
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
79.5%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
156th
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) rank
157th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes over time
- Afghanistan
- ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 87.9% against 79.5% in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), a difference of 8.4%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1970 it was ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 156th and ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 157th of 211 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.0% | 56.0% | 32.0% | ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) |
| 1980s | 24.1% | 57.5% | 33.4% | ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) |
| 1990s | 29.1% | 60.9% | 31.8% | ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) |
| 2000s | 63.2% | 66.4% | 3.2% | ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) |
| 2010s | 82.4% | 71.1% | 11.3% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 87.9% | 77.5% | 10.4% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, Afghanistan or ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Afghanistan, at 87.9% against 79.5% in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Afghanistan and ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- 8.4%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Afghanistan ranks 156th and ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 157th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release