Afghanistan vs MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male

Afghanistan
101.6%
in 2023
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
96.5%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
62nd
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank
61st

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male over time

  • Afghanistan
  • MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 101.6% against 96.5% in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), a difference of 5.1%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2001 it was MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 62nd and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 61st of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) Difference Ahead
2000s 83.1% 97.1% 14.0% MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
2010s 99.4% 97.8% 1.7% Afghanistan
2020s 101.6% 96.5% 5.1% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male, Afghanistan or MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
Afghanistan, at 101.6% against 96.5% in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male between Afghanistan and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
5.1%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
18 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
Afghanistan ranks 62nd and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 61st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
427 places, 15,550 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release