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