Iceland vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male

Iceland
109.1%
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
93.9%
in 2019
Iceland rank
22nd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
19th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male over time

  • Iceland
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 109.1% against 93.9% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 15.2%.

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

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

Iceland ranks 22nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 19th 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 (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1970s 92.9% 71.1% 21.8% Iceland
1980s 97.5% 80.6% 16.9% Iceland
1990s 102.1% 83.9% 18.2% Iceland
2000s 103.6% 87.3% 16.3% Iceland
2010s 106.7% 92.1% 14.6% Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male, Iceland or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Iceland, at 109.1% against 93.9% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male between Iceland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
15.2%, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Iceland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
Iceland ranks 22nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 19th 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

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%)
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 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.