Ireland vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male

Ireland
117.1%
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
102.8%
in 2019
Ireland rank
6th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
7th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male over time

  • Ireland
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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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

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.