Argentina vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes

Argentina
109.2%
in 2017
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
93.5%
in 2019
Argentina rank
20th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
19th

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

  • Argentina
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 109.2% against 93.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 15.7%.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 43 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 20th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 19th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 84.2% 57.1% 27.1% Argentina
1980s 91.1% 68.9% 22.1% Argentina
1990s 96.2% 78.1% 18.1% Argentina
2000s 105.6% 84.9% 20.7% Argentina
2010s 108.9% 91.3% 17.6% Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, Argentina or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Argentina, at 109.2% against 93.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2017.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Argentina and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
15.7%, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
43 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Argentina and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Argentina ranks 20th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 19th 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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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.