Spain vs Uruguay: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes
Spain
113.4%
in 2018
Uruguay
113.8%
in 2018
Spain rank
13th
Uruguay rank
12th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes over time
- Spain
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 113.8% against 113.4% in Spain, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Uruguay ahead.
Spain ranks 13th and Uruguay ranks 12th of 197 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.1% | 85.7% | 0.4% | Spain |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 91.3% | 8.7% | Spain |
| 1990s | 107.2% | 96.7% | 10.5% | Spain |
| 2000s | 109.3% | 105.9% | 3.4% | Spain |
| 2010s | 114.0% | 111.2% | 2.9% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, Spain or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 113.8% against 113.4% in Spain as of 2018.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Spain and Uruguay?
- 0.4%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Uruguay?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Spain and Uruguay rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Spain ranks 13th 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.