Denmark vs Spain: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female

Denmark
114.2%
in 2018
Spain
114.4%
in 2018
Denmark rank
9th
Spain rank
8th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female over time

  • Denmark
  • Spain
0255075100125197119942018

How they compare

Spain currently reports 114.4% against 114.2% in Denmark, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 9th and Spain ranks 8th of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 97.4% 91.4% 6.0% Denmark
1980s 101.7% 100.9% 0.8% Denmark
1990s 108.9% 109.5% 0.6% Spain
2000s 112.3% 111.1% 1.2% Denmark
2010s 113.9% 114.5% 0.6% Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female, Denmark or Spain?
Spain, at 114.4% against 114.2% in Denmark as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female between Denmark and Spain?
0.2%, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Spain?
39 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2018.
How do Denmark and Spain rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
Denmark ranks 9th and Spain ranks 8th 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.