New Zealand vs Spain: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female

New Zealand
111.0%
in 2018
Spain
110.7%
in 2018
New Zealand rank
10th
Spain rank
12th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • New Zealand
  • Spain
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 111.0% against 110.7% in Spain, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1971 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 10th and Spain ranks 12th of 173 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 73.6% 63.8% 9.8% New Zealand
1980s 75.4% 78.9% 3.5% Spain
1990s 88.7% 88.3% 0.3% New Zealand
2010s 108.8% 109.5% 0.7% Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female, New Zealand or Spain?
New Zealand, at 111.0% against 110.7% in Spain as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female between New Zealand and Spain?
0.3%, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Spain?
30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do New Zealand and Spain rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
New Zealand ranks 10th and Spain ranks 12th 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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About this data

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.