Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Uruguay: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
89.1%
in 2019
Uruguay
128.3%
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
13th
Uruguay rank
15th

Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female over time

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

Uruguay currently reports 128.3% against 89.1% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 39.2%.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.4 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Uruguay ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Uruguay ranks 15th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 71.1% 90.8% 19.7% Uruguay
2000s 74.6% 97.3% 22.7% Uruguay
2010s 84.8% 119.6% 34.8% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 128.3% against 89.1% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Uruguay?
39.2%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Uruguay?
15 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Uruguay rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Uruguay ranks 15th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 4,271 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

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