Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Uruguay: School enrollment, preprimary, female

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
76.3%
in 2020
Uruguay
103.5%
in 2020
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
13th
Uruguay rank
15th

School enrollment, preprimary, female over time

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

Uruguay currently reports 103.5% against 76.3% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 27.2%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Uruguay ahead.

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

Across the 6 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 13.3% 26.6% 13.2% Uruguay
1980s 33.5% 37.2% 3.8% Uruguay
1990s 48.3% 47.2% 1.1% Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 60.7% 77.5% 16.7% Uruguay
2010s 75.1% 93.6% 18.5% Uruguay
2020s 76.3% 103.5% 27.1% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, preprimary, female, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 103.5% against 76.3% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2020.
What is the difference in school enrollment, preprimary, female between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Uruguay?
27.2%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Uruguay?
36 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2020.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Uruguay rank globally for school enrollment, preprimary, female?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Uruguay ranks 15th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)
Unit
% gross
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 7,379 data points, 1970–2022
Last refreshed

Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.