Myanmar vs Uruguay: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Myanmar
99.4%
in 2009
Uruguay
99.4%
in 2015
Myanmar rank
17th
Uruguay rank
18th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Myanmar
- Uruguay
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 99.4% against 99.4% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Uruguay ahead.
Myanmar ranks 17th and Uruguay ranks 18th of 190 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.0% | 1.5% | 1.5% | Uruguay |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 2.4% | 2.4% | Uruguay |
| 1840s | 0.1% | 3.9% | 3.9% | Uruguay |
| 1850s | 0.1% | 6.2% | 6.1% | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 0.3% | 9.7% | 9.4% | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 0.8% | 14.9% | 14.1% | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 1.7% | 22.2% | 20.5% | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 2.2% | 29.2% | 27.0% | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 3.5% | 33.3% | 29.7% | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 7.8% | 46.2% | 38.3% | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 10.5% | 55.7% | 45.2% | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 13.2% | 65.3% | 52.1% | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 15.9% | 74.8% | 58.9% | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 31.3% | 82.9% | 51.6% | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 38.6% | 93.7% | 55.1% | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 62.0% | 90.3% | 28.3% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 69.3% | 88.6% | 19.3% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 98.1% | 97.6% | 0.4% | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Myanmar or Uruguay?
- Myanmar, at 99.4% against 99.4% in Uruguay as of 2009.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Myanmar and Uruguay?
- 0.0%, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Uruguay?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2009.
- How do Myanmar and Uruguay rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Myanmar ranks 17th 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.