Afghanistan vs WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes
Afghanistan
112.2%
in 2023
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
105.4%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
33rd
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank
36th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes over time
- Afghanistan
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 112.2% against 105.4% in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 6.8%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1970 it was WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 33rd and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 36th of 217 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.4% | 65.4% | 31.0% | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1980s | 32.0% | 77.6% | 45.7% | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1990s | 35.5% | 88.3% | 52.8% | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 82.3% | 98.7% | 16.4% | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 106.6% | 101.6% | 5.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 112.2% | 102.5% | 9.7% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes, Afghanistan or WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Afghanistan, at 112.2% against 105.4% in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes between Afghanistan and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 6.8%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- Afghanistan ranks 33rd and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 36th 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