Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Uruguay: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
36.2%
in 2018
Uruguay
105.3%
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
40th
Uruguay rank
42nd

Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Uruguay
20406080100199520062018

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 105.3% against 36.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 69.1%.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 2.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 40th and Uruguay ranks 42nd of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 22.0% 65.7% 43.7% Uruguay
2000s 27.3% 80.8% 53.5% Uruguay
2010s 35.9% 96.0% 60.1% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 105.3% against 36.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male between Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Uruguay?
69.1%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Uruguay?
15 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Uruguay rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 40th and Uruguay ranks 42nd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male (%). 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, male (%)
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 male enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary education age.