Costa Rica vs Panama: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development

Costa Rica
3.2%
in 2019
Panama
1.4%
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
62nd
Panama rank
65th

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Panama
0123199920092019

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 3.2% against 1.4% in Panama, a difference of 1.8%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 2.2 times Panama's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 62nd and Panama ranks 65th of 177 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Panama Difference Ahead
1990s 1.5% 0.0% 1.5% Costa Rica
2000s 1.6% 0.0% 1.6% Costa Rica
2010s 2.7% 0.9% 1.8% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development, Costa Rica or Panama?
Costa Rica, at 3.2% against 1.4% in Panama as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development between Costa Rica and Panama?
1.8%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development?
Costa Rica ranks 62nd and Panama ranks 65th of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, 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 educational development programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 3,062 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in early childhood educational development programmes, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official age for early childhood educational development programmes. 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.