Spain vs Upper middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female

Spain
110.7%
in 2018
Upper middle income
86.8%
in 2019
Spain rank
12th
Upper middle income rank
14th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Spain
  • Upper middle income
0255075100197119952019

How they compare

Spain currently reports 110.7% against 86.8% in Upper middle income, a difference of 23.9%.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.3 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Spain ranks 12th and Upper middle income ranks 14th of 173 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 92.7% 66.9% 25.9% Spain
2000s 97.6% 70.1% 27.5% Spain
2010s 108.1% 80.7% 27.4% Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female, Spain or Upper middle income?
Spain, at 110.7% against 86.8% in Upper middle income as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female between Spain and Upper middle income?
23.9%, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Upper middle income?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Spain and Upper middle income rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
Spain ranks 12th and Upper middle income ranks 14th 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.