Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs United Arab Emirates: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
95.1%
in 2019
United Arab Emirates
109.4%
in 2017
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
16th
United Arab Emirates rank
19th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 109.4% against 95.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 14.3%.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 16th and United Arab Emirates ranks 19th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 72.1% 62.8% 9.3% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 79.0% 81.1% 2.1% United Arab Emirates
1990s 83.4% 87.2% 3.8% United Arab Emirates
2010s 94.4% 106.6% 12.2% United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 109.4% against 95.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2017.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and United Arab Emirates?
14.3%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and United Arab Emirates?
27 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2017.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and United Arab Emirates rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 16th and United Arab Emirates ranks 19th of 45 groups.
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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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.