Nauru vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male
Nauru
92.4%
in 2025
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
96.9%
in 2024
Nauru rank
176th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
178th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male over time
- Nauru
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 96.9% against 92.4% in Nauru, a difference of 4.5%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1971 it was WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
Nauru ranks 176th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 178th of 214 countries.
Nauru has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 87.8% | 81.3% | 6.5% | Nauru |
| 1980s | 131.3% | 85.7% | 45.6% | Nauru |
| 1990s | 99.6% | 87.8% | 11.8% | Nauru |
| 2000s | 96.0% | 92.8% | 3.2% | Nauru |
| 2010s | 104.3% | 93.7% | 10.6% | Nauru |
| 2020s | 100.8% | 96.3% | 4.5% | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary, male, Nauru or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), at 96.9% against 92.4% in Nauru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary, male between Nauru and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 4.5%, with WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Nauru and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male?
- Nauru ranks 176th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 178th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male (%). 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