Ireland vs Uruguay: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female

Ireland
126.5%
in 2018
Uruguay
127.1%
in 2018
Ireland rank
8th
Uruguay rank
6th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female over time

  • Ireland
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 127.1% against 126.5% in Ireland, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Uruguay ahead.

Ireland ranks 8th and Uruguay ranks 6th of 188 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 97.8% 108.5% 10.6% Uruguay
2000s 103.7% 113.6% 9.8% Uruguay
2010s 114.0% 123.0% 9.0% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female, Ireland or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 127.1% against 126.5% in Ireland as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female between Ireland and Uruguay?
0.6%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Uruguay?
16 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.
How do Ireland and Uruguay rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
Ireland ranks 8th and Uruguay ranks 6th 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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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.