Afghanistan vs ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes
Afghanistan
87.9%
in 2023
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
80.4%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
156th
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank
153rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes over time
- Afghanistan
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 87.9% against 80.4% in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), a difference of 7.5%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1970 it was ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 156th and ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 153rd of 211 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.0% | 56.4% | 32.4% | ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) |
| 1980s | 24.1% | 65.2% | 41.1% | ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) |
| 1990s | 29.1% | 69.9% | 40.8% | ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) |
| 2000s | 63.2% | 76.7% | 13.5% | ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) |
| 2010s | 82.4% | 78.1% | 4.3% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 87.9% | 80.1% | 7.8% | 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 ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Afghanistan, at 87.9% against 80.4% in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Afghanistan and ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- 7.5%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Afghanistan ranks 156th and ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 153rd 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