Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female

Costa Rica
34.4%
in 2019
El Salvador
33.0%
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
122nd
El Salvador rank
124th

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female over time

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
2030405060199820082019

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 34.4% against 33.0% in El Salvador, a difference of 1.4%.

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

Costa Rica ranks 122nd and El Salvador ranks 124th of 164 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica El Salvador Difference Ahead
1990s 16.5% 42.6% 26.1% El Salvador
2000s 23.7% 50.4% 26.7% El Salvador
2010s 28.6% 29.5% 0.9% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
Costa Rica, at 34.4% against 33.0% in El Salvador as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
1.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female?
Costa Rica ranks 122nd and El Salvador ranks 124th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female (%). 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 education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
198 places, 2,633 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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