Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Spain: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
85.3%
in 2019
Spain
129.9%
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
13th
Spain rank
12th

Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 129.9% against 85.3% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 44.6%.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.5 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Spain ranks 12th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 66.1% 115.3% 49.2% Spain
2000s 69.9% 117.6% 47.7% Spain
2010s 78.8% 129.0% 50.1% Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Spain?
Spain, at 129.9% against 85.3% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Spain?
44.6%, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Spain?
22 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2018.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Spain rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Spain ranks 12th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 4,371 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official upper secondary education age.