Afghanistan vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male

Afghanistan
130.2%
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
103.7%
in 2018
Afghanistan rank
21st
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
21st

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male over time

  • Afghanistan
  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 130.2% against 103.7% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 26.5%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.3 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 21st and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 21st of 184 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 53.8% 102.4% 48.6% East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 164.0% 108.2% 55.7% Afghanistan
2010s 130.3% 105.7% 24.6% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male, Afghanistan or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
Afghanistan, at 130.2% against 103.7% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male between Afghanistan and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
26.5%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male?
Afghanistan ranks 21st and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 21st of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male (% of relevant age group)
Unit
% of relevant age group
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 6,369 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.