Afghanistan vs UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female
Afghanistan
97.9%
in 2023
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
97.4%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
129th
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank
127th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female over time
- Afghanistan
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 97.9% against 97.4% in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1970 it was UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 129th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 127th of 214 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.4% | 63.2% | 52.8% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa |
| 1980s | 17.7% | 78.5% | 60.8% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa |
| 1990s | 20.7% | 86.7% | 66.0% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa |
| 2000s | 56.1% | 95.3% | 39.2% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa |
| 2010s | 86.8% | 95.7% | 8.8% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa |
| 2020s | 97.9% | 96.7% | 1.1% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary, female, Afghanistan or UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Afghanistan, at 97.9% against 97.4% in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary, female between Afghanistan and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- 0.5%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 129th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 127th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female (%). 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