Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Uruguay: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
18.7%
in 2019
Uruguay
39.5%
in 2018
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
20th
Uruguay rank
21st

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development over time

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 39.5% against 18.7% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 20.8%.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 2.1 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th and Uruguay ranks 21st of 34 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 5.1% 0.0% 5.1% Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 10.1% 0.0% 10.1% Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 17.2% 32.3% 15.0% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 39.5% against 18.7% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Uruguay?
20.8%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Uruguay?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Uruguay rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th and Uruguay ranks 21st of 34 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, 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, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 3,062 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in early childhood educational development programmes, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official age for early childhood educational development programmes. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.