Ireland vs Latin America & Caribbean: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female

Ireland
124.2%
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean
104.0%
in 2019
Ireland rank
5th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
5th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female over time

  • Ireland
  • Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 124.2% against 104.0% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 20.2%.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 5th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 5th of 193 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1970s 100.1% 75.6% 24.5% Ireland
1980s 101.3% 94.6% 6.7% Ireland
1990s 103.7% 98.3% 5.5% Ireland
2000s 106.7% 101.7% 5.1% Ireland
2010s 110.3% 102.5% 7.8% Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female, Ireland or Latin America & Caribbean?
Ireland, at 124.2% against 104.0% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female between Ireland and Latin America & Caribbean?
20.2%, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Latin America & Caribbean?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Ireland and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
Ireland ranks 5th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 5th 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.