Denmark vs North America: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female

Denmark
114.2%
in 2018
North America
100.7%
in 2019
Denmark rank
9th
North America rank
10th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female over time

  • Denmark
  • North America
0255075100125197819982019

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 114.2% against 100.7% in North America, a difference of 13.5%.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times North America's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 9th and North America ranks 10th of 193 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark North America Difference Ahead
1980s 101.7% 97.8% 3.9% Denmark
1990s 108.9% 100.0% 9.0% Denmark
2000s 112.3% 98.6% 13.8% Denmark
2010s 113.9% 99.2% 14.7% Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female, Denmark or North America?
Denmark, at 114.2% against 100.7% in North America as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female between Denmark and North America?
13.5%, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and North America?
37 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.
How do Denmark and North America rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
Denmark ranks 9th and North America ranks 10th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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