Afghanistan vs ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes
Afghanistan
112.2%
in 2023
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
105.5%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
33rd
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank
35th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes over time
- Afghanistan
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 112.2% against 105.5% in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), a difference of 6.7%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1970 it was ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 33rd and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 35th of 217 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.4% | 87.8% | 53.4% | ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) |
| 1980s | 32.0% | 96.9% | 64.9% | ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) |
| 1990s | 35.5% | 100.5% | 65.0% | ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) |
| 2000s | 82.3% | 103.6% | 21.3% | ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) |
| 2010s | 106.6% | 103.6% | 3.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 112.2% | 102.9% | 9.3% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes, Afghanistan or ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Afghanistan, at 112.2% against 105.5% in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes between Afghanistan and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- 6.7%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- Afghanistan ranks 33rd and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 35th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release