Iceland vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female

Iceland
108.6%
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
90.4%
in 2019
Iceland rank
26th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
24th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female over time

  • Iceland
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 108.6% against 90.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 18.2%.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 26th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 86.3% 43.7% 42.6% Iceland
1980s 94.2% 61.1% 33.1% Iceland
1990s 101.8% 71.7% 30.0% Iceland
2000s 105.3% 80.4% 25.0% Iceland
2010s 107.2% 87.4% 19.9% Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female, Iceland or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Iceland, at 108.6% against 90.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female between Iceland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
18.2%, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Iceland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
Iceland ranks 26th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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.