Portugal vs Uruguay: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes
Portugal
114.1%
in 2018
Uruguay
113.8%
in 2018
Portugal rank
11th
Uruguay rank
12th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes over time
- Portugal
- Uruguay
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 114.1% against 113.8% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Uruguay ahead.
Portugal ranks 11th and Uruguay ranks 12th of 197 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 87.2% | 85.7% | 1.5% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 92.7% | 91.0% | 1.8% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 104.7% | 96.7% | 8.0% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 110.3% | 105.9% | 4.3% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 111.8% | 111.2% | 0.7% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, Portugal or Uruguay?
- Portugal, at 114.1% against 113.8% in Uruguay as of 2018.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Portugal and Uruguay?
- 0.3%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Uruguay?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Portugal and Uruguay rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Portugal ranks 11th and Uruguay ranks 12th of 197 countries.
- 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.