Belgium vs Brazil: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Belgium
119.1%
in 2018
Brazil
115.2%
in 2011
Belgium rank
7th
Brazil rank
9th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Belgium
  • Brazil
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 119.1% against 115.2% in Brazil, a difference of 3.9%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Brazil ahead.

Belgium ranks 7th and Brazil ranks 9th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Brazil Difference Ahead
1990s 114.4% 141.6% 27.2% Brazil
2000s 116.3% 124.0% 7.6% Brazil
2010s 111.0% 115.2% 4.1% Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Belgium or Brazil?
Belgium, at 119.1% against 115.2% in Brazil as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Belgium and Brazil?
3.9%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Brazil?
10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.
How do Belgium and Brazil rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Belgium ranks 7th and Brazil ranks 9th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,592 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary education age. 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.