Ireland vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male over time
- Ireland
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 117.1% against 102.8% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 14.3%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 6th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 7th 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 (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 96.6% | 76.3% | 20.3% | Ireland |
| 1980s | 96.7% | 94.6% | 2.0% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 100.4% | 97.6% | 2.8% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 103.8% | 100.1% | 3.7% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 108.6% | 100.9% | 7.7% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male, Ireland or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Ireland, at 117.1% against 102.8% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2018.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male between Ireland and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 14.3%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Ireland and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- Ireland ranks 6th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 193 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.