Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Norway: Progression to secondary school

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
91.3%
in 2017
Norway
99.7%
in 2016
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
25th
Norway rank
24th

Progression to secondary school over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 99.7% against 91.3% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 8.4%.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th and Norway ranks 24th of 42 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Norway Difference Ahead
1990s 90.5% 99.8% 9.2% Norway
2000s 91.9% 99.8% 7.9% Norway
2010s 89.7% 99.8% 10.0% Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher progression to secondary school, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Norway?
Norway, at 99.7% against 91.3% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2016.
What is the difference in progression to secondary school between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Norway?
8.4%, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Norway?
19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Norway rank globally for progression to secondary school?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th and Norway ranks 24th of 42 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Progression to secondary school (%)
Unit
%
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 4,983 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).