Afghanistan vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female
Afghanistan
76.7%
in 2023
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
79.6%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
154th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
154th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female over time
- Afghanistan
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 79.6% against 76.7% in Afghanistan, a difference of 2.9%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1974 it was WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 154th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 154th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.4% | 42.1% | 36.7% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 11.3% | 49.8% | 38.5% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 15.8% | 59.9% | 44.0% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 69.0% | 68.5% | 0.5% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 76.7% | 76.4% | 0.3% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female, Afghanistan or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), at 79.6% against 76.7% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female between Afghanistan and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 2.9%, with WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 154th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 154th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, 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