North America vs Spain: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes over time
- North America
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 113.4% against 100.9% in North America, a difference of 12.5%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was North America ahead.
North America ranks 10th and Spain ranks 13th of 45 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 88.0% | 86.1% | 1.9% | North America |
| 1980s | 96.9% | 99.5% | 2.6% | Spain |
| 1990s | 99.9% | 107.5% | 7.6% | Spain |
| 2000s | 98.4% | 109.3% | 10.9% | Spain |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 114.0% | 14.8% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, North America or Spain?
- Spain, at 113.4% against 100.9% in North America as of 2018.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between North America and Spain?
- 12.5%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Spain?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do North America and Spain rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- North America ranks 10th and Spain ranks 13th 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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About this data
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.