Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs United Kingdom: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
98.9%
in 2019
United Kingdom
111.9%
in 2018
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
12th
United Kingdom rank
14th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • United Kingdom
0255075100125197119952019

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 111.9% against 98.9% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 13.0%.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1981 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th and United Kingdom ranks 14th of 45 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1980s 93.2% 92.8% 0.4% Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 92.4% 98.3% 6.0% United Kingdom
2000s 92.2% 102.6% 10.5% United Kingdom
2010s 96.7% 109.5% 12.8% United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 111.9% against 98.9% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and United Kingdom?
13.0%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and United Kingdom?
32 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and United Kingdom rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th and United Kingdom ranks 14th of 45 groups.
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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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.