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

Brazil
115.2%
in 2011
North America
101.8%
in 2019
Brazil rank
9th
North America rank
12th

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

  • Brazil
  • North America
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 115.2% against 101.8% in North America, a difference of 13.4%.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times North America's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 9th and North America ranks 12th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil North America Difference Ahead
1990s 141.6% 102.2% 39.4% Brazil
2000s 124.0% 101.5% 22.5% Brazil
2010s 115.2% 99.6% 15.5% 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, Brazil or North America?
Brazil, at 115.2% against 101.8% in North America as of 2011.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Brazil and North America?
13.4%, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and North America?
10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.
How do Brazil and North America rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Brazil ranks 9th and North America ranks 12th 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.