Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Uruguay: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
99.6%
in 2019
Uruguay
113.8%
in 2018
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
12th
Uruguay rank
12th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 113.8% against 99.6% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 14.2%.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th and Uruguay ranks 12th of 45 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 92.2% 85.8% 6.3% Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 94.7% 91.3% 3.4% Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 93.0% 96.7% 3.7% Uruguay
2000s 93.7% 105.9% 12.2% Uruguay
2010s 97.7% 111.2% 13.5% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 113.8% against 99.6% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Uruguay?
14.2%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Uruguay?
47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Uruguay rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th and Uruguay ranks 12th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and 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, primary and secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 8,565 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and 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.