East Asia & Pacific vs Uruguay: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male

East Asia & Pacific
94.3%
in 2019
Uruguay
110.8%
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific rank
17th
Uruguay rank
15th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 110.8% against 94.3% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 16.5%.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times East Asia & Pacific's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1973 it was East Asia & Pacific ahead.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 17th and Uruguay ranks 15th of 45 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 87.3% 83.4% 4.0% East Asia & Pacific
1990s 84.9% 94.3% 9.5% Uruguay
2000s 86.4% 103.8% 17.3% Uruguay
2010s 92.9% 108.8% 15.8% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male, East Asia & Pacific or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 110.8% against 94.3% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male between East Asia & Pacific and Uruguay?
16.5%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Uruguay?
20 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Uruguay rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 17th and Uruguay ranks 15th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%). 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, male (%)
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 male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.