North America vs Spain: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female

North America
100.7%
in 2019
Spain
114.4%
in 2018
North America rank
10th
Spain rank
8th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female over time

  • North America
  • Spain
0255075100125197119952019

How they compare

Spain currently reports 114.4% against 100.7% in North America, a difference of 13.7%.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1980 it was North America ahead.

North America ranks 10th and Spain ranks 8th of 45 groups.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North America Spain Difference Ahead
1980s 97.8% 100.9% 3.1% Spain
1990s 100.0% 109.8% 9.7% Spain
2000s 98.6% 111.0% 12.4% Spain
2010s 99.2% 114.5% 15.3% Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female, North America or Spain?
Spain, at 114.4% against 100.7% in North America as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female between North America and Spain?
13.7%, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Spain?
39 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.
How do North America and Spain rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
North America ranks 10th and Spain ranks 8th 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

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.