Greece vs North America: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male

Greece
119.1%
in 2018
North America
94.4%
in 2019
Greece rank
1st
North America rank
3rd

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Greece
  • North America
0255075100125197119952019

How they compare

Greece currently reports 119.1% against 94.4% in North America, a difference of 24.7%.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.3 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2004 it was North America ahead.

Greece ranks 1st and North America ranks 3rd of 173 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece North America Difference Ahead
2000s 94.7% 90.3% 4.5% Greece
2010s 109.5% 93.1% 16.4% Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male, Greece or North America?
Greece, at 119.1% against 94.4% in North America as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male between Greece and North America?
24.7%, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and North America?
12 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2018.
How do Greece and North America rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male?
Greece ranks 1st and North America ranks 3rd of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, 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 to tertiary, male (%)
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 male enrollment in primary, secondary and tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.