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

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
102.8%
in 2019
Netherlands
120.0%
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
7th
Netherlands rank
5th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 120.0% against 102.8% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 17.2%.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 46 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 5th of 45 groups.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Netherlands Difference Ahead
1970s 76.3% 94.1% 17.8% Netherlands
1980s 94.6% 103.2% 8.5% Netherlands
1990s 97.6% 118.2% 20.5% Netherlands
2000s 100.1% 115.1% 15.0% Netherlands
2010s 101.0% 118.2% 17.3% Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 120.0% 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Netherlands?
17.2%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Netherlands?
46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Netherlands rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 5th 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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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.