Afghanistan vs ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male

Afghanistan
81.7%
in 2018
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
79.8%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
84th
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank
85th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Afghanistan
  • ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 81.7% against 79.8% in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), a difference of 1.9%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2003 it was ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 84th and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 85th of 186 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) Difference Ahead
2000s 71.6% 65.2% 6.4% Afghanistan
2010s 80.2% 72.0% 8.1% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male, Afghanistan or ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
Afghanistan, at 81.7% against 79.8% in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male between Afghanistan and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
1.9%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
6 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male?
Afghanistan ranks 84th and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 85th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
398 places, 8,898 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release