Latin America & Caribbean vs Nepal: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female

Latin America & Caribbean
108.7%
in 2019
Nepal
129.0%
in 2019
Latin America & Caribbean rank
3rd
Nepal rank
1st

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Nepal
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 129.0% against 108.7% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 20.3%.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 3rd and Nepal ranks 1st of 45 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 2 and Nepal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Nepal Difference Ahead
1990s 112.1% 78.8% 33.2% Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 110.2% 94.7% 15.5% Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 108.8% 127.6% 18.8% Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female, Latin America & Caribbean or Nepal?
Nepal, at 129.0% against 108.7% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female between Latin America & Caribbean and Nepal?
20.3%, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Nepal?
20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Nepal rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 3rd and Nepal ranks 1st of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

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