Latin America & Caribbean vs Uruguay: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 116.9% against 104.0% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 12.9%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Uruguay ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 5th and Uruguay ranks 7th of 45 groups.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.1% | 88.5% | 14.4% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 100.1% | 102.0% | 1.9% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 101.7% | 108.2% | 6.5% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 102.8% | 114.8% | 12.0% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female, Latin America & Caribbean or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 116.9% against 104.0% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2018.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female between Latin America & Caribbean and Uruguay?
- 12.9%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Uruguay?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Uruguay rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 5th and Uruguay ranks 7th 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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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.