Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Uruguay: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
63.0%
in 2019
Uruguay
116.6%
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
25th
Uruguay rank
24th

Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 116.6% against 63.0% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 53.6%.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.9 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 25th and Uruguay ranks 24th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 49.3% 73.3% 24.0% Uruguay
2000s 55.7% 88.9% 33.2% Uruguay
2010s 60.9% 103.2% 42.4% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 116.6% against 63.0% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Uruguay?
53.6%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Uruguay?
23 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Uruguay rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 25th and Uruguay ranks 24th 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.