Ireland vs Latin America & Caribbean: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female over time
- Ireland
- Latin America & Caribbean
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.
Individual pages
About this data
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.