Afghanistan vs Solomon Islands: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes

Afghanistan
81.3%
in 2018
Solomon Islands
80.6%
in 2012
Afghanistan rank
157th
Solomon Islands rank
159th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Solomon Islands
20406080197019942018

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 81.3% against 80.6% in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Solomon Islands ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 157th and Solomon Islands ranks 159th of 197 countries.

Solomon Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Solomon Islands Difference Ahead
1970s 23.8% 53.4% 29.7% Solomon Islands
1980s 25.3% 52.4% 27.1% Solomon Islands
1990s 24.5% 61.6% 37.1% Solomon Islands
2000s 67.0% 69.4% 2.4% Solomon Islands
2010s 79.1% 81.4% 2.4% Solomon Islands

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 Solomon Islands?
Afghanistan, at 81.3% against 80.6% in Solomon Islands as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Afghanistan and Solomon Islands?
0.7%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Solomon Islands?
22 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2012.
How do Afghanistan and Solomon Islands rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 157th and Solomon Islands ranks 159th of 197 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

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 8,565 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.