North America vs Uruguay: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes

North America
102.8%
in 2019
Uruguay
125.9%
in 2018
North America rank
10th
Uruguay rank
7th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • North America
  • Uruguay
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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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,679 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

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.