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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
93.5%
in 2019
Nauru
110.5%
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
19th
Nauru rank
18th

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

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

Nauru currently reports 110.5% against 93.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 17.0%.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Nauru ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 19th and Nauru ranks 18th of 45 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan averaged higher in 1 and Nauru in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Nauru Difference Ahead
1970s 52.7% 80.4% 27.7% Nauru
1980s 69.5% 85.0% 15.6% Nauru
2000s 84.7% 81.1% 3.5% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 92.4% 101.7% 9.4% Nauru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Nauru?
Nauru, at 110.5% against 93.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Nauru?
17.0%, with Nauru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Nauru?
17 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Nauru rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 19th and Nauru ranks 18th of 45 groups.
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.