North America vs Uruguay: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes over time
- North America
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 125.9% against 102.8% in North America, a difference of 23.1%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1995 it was North America ahead.
North America ranks 10th and Uruguay ranks 7th of 45 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 104.4% | 101.8% | 2.6% | North America |
| 2000s | 101.5% | 109.7% | 8.2% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 101.0% | 120.1% | 19.2% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes, North America or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 125.9% against 102.8% in North America as of 2018.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes between North America and Uruguay?
- 23.1%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Uruguay?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.
- How do North America and Uruguay rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- North America ranks 10th and Uruguay ranks 7th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.