Cameroon vs Costa Rica: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes

Cameroon
35.6%
in 2019
Costa Rica
34.5%
in 2019
Cameroon rank
118th
Costa Rica rank
121st

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes over time

  • Cameroon
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 35.6% against 34.5% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Cameroon ranks 118th and Costa Rica ranks 121st of 163 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1990s 10.9% 16.6% 5.7% Costa Rica
2000s 17.3% 23.7% 6.4% Costa Rica
2010s 33.0% 29.4% 3.7% Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes, Cameroon or Costa Rica?
Cameroon, at 35.6% against 34.5% in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes between Cameroon and Costa Rica?
1.1%, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Costa Rica?
18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Cameroon and Costa Rica rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes?
Cameroon ranks 118th and Costa Rica ranks 121st of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, 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, early childhood education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 2,741 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in early childhood education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official early childhood 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.