Spain vs Uruguay: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male

Spain
112.5%
in 2018
Uruguay
110.8%
in 2018
Spain rank
13th
Uruguay rank
15th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male over time

  • Spain
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 112.5% against 110.8% in Uruguay, a difference of 1.7%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Uruguay ahead.

Spain ranks 13th and Uruguay ranks 15th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 87.2% 84.4% 2.8% Spain
1990s 106.0% 94.3% 11.7% Spain
2000s 107.7% 103.8% 3.9% Spain
2010s 112.1% 108.8% 3.4% Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male, Spain or Uruguay?
Spain, at 112.5% against 110.8% in Uruguay as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male between Spain and Uruguay?
1.7%, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Uruguay?
22 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Spain and Uruguay rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
Spain ranks 13th and Uruguay ranks 15th 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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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.