Afghanistan vs Korea: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male
Afghanistan
98.8%
in 2018
Korea
99.3%
in 2018
Afghanistan rank
81st
Korea rank
78th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male over time
- Afghanistan
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 99.3% against 98.8% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 81st and Korea ranks 78th of 193 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.4% | 83.6% | 43.2% | Korea |
| 1980s | 30.3% | 96.8% | 66.5% | Korea |
| 1990s | 37.3% | 99.6% | 62.3% | Korea |
| 2000s | 79.8% | 98.4% | 18.5% | Korea |
| 2010s | 96.5% | 99.2% | 2.7% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male, Afghanistan or Korea?
- Korea, at 99.3% against 98.8% in Afghanistan as of 2018.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male between Afghanistan and Korea?
- 0.5%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Korea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Afghanistan and Korea rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 81st and Korea ranks 78th of 193 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
Total male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.