Kuwait vs Uruguay: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female

Kuwait
95.8%
in 2015
Uruguay
96.3%
in 2006
Kuwait rank
41st
Uruguay rank
38th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Kuwait
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 96.3% against 95.8% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 41st and Uruguay ranks 38th of 173 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 66.6% 65.5% 1.1% Kuwait
1990s 83.8% 86.2% 2.4% Uruguay
2000s 83.9% 95.8% 11.9% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female, Kuwait or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 96.3% against 95.8% in Kuwait as of 2006.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female between Kuwait and Uruguay?
0.5%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Uruguay?
5 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2004.
How do Kuwait and Uruguay rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
Kuwait ranks 41st and Uruguay ranks 38th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 4,835 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary, secondary and tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of primary school age, secondary school age, and the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving. 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.