Czechia vs Uruguay: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education

Czechia
99.2%
in 2023
Uruguay
99.4%
in 2015
Czechia rank
20th
Uruguay rank
18th

Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time

  • Czechia
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 99.4% against 99.2% in Czechia, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Czechia ahead.

Czechia ranks 20th and Uruguay ranks 18th of 190 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 18 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia Uruguay Difference Ahead
1820s 30.9% 1.5% 29.4% Czechia
1830s 35.7% 2.4% 33.2% Czechia
1840s 40.8% 3.9% 36.9% Czechia
1850s 46.1% 6.2% 39.9% Czechia
1860s 51.5% 9.7% 41.8% Czechia
1870s 56.9% 14.9% 42.0% Czechia
1880s 62.1% 22.2% 39.9% Czechia
1890s 67.1% 29.2% 38.0% Czechia
1900s 71.8% 33.3% 38.5% Czechia
1910s 76.2% 46.2% 30.1% Czechia
1920s 81.3% 55.7% 25.5% Czechia
1930s 86.3% 65.3% 21.0% Czechia
1940s 91.3% 74.8% 16.4% Czechia
1950s 97.5% 82.9% 14.6% Czechia
1960s 93.1% 93.7% 0.6% Uruguay
1970s 94.6% 90.3% 4.3% Czechia
1980s 90.2% 88.6% 1.6% Czechia
2000s 99.5% 97.0% 2.5% Czechia
2010s 98.9% 98.3% 0.6% Czechia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Czechia or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 99.4% against 99.2% in Czechia as of 2015.
What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Czechia and Uruguay?
0.2%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Uruguay?
40 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2015.
How do Czechia and Uruguay rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
Czechia ranks 20th and Uruguay ranks 18th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
190 places, 7,246 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed

The share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.