Argentina vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male

Argentina
96.5%
in 2017
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
78.7%
in 2018
Argentina rank
24th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
21st

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Argentina
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 96.5% against 78.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 17.8%.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 24th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 21st of 173 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 84.2% 69.7% 14.5% Argentina
2000s 89.4% 71.0% 18.4% Argentina
2010s 93.5% 75.5% 18.1% Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male, Argentina or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Argentina, at 96.5% against 78.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2017.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male between Argentina and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
17.8%, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
How do Argentina and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male?
Argentina ranks 24th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 21st of 173 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 4,835 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in primary, secondary and tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of primary school age, secondary school age, and the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.