Ireland vs North America: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female

Ireland
126.5%
in 2018
North America
102.4%
in 2019
Ireland rank
8th
North America rank
9th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female over time

  • Ireland
  • North America
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 126.5% against 102.4% in North America, a difference of 24.1%.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1992 it was North America ahead.

Ireland ranks 8th and North America ranks 9th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and North America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland North America Difference Ahead
1990s 98.4% 102.8% 4.4% North America
2000s 103.7% 101.3% 2.5% Ireland
2010s 108.1% 100.5% 7.5% Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female, Ireland or North America?
Ireland, at 126.5% against 102.4% in North America as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female between Ireland and North America?
24.1%, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and North America?
27 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2018.
How do Ireland and North America rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
Ireland ranks 8th and North America ranks 9th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,599 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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.