Belgium vs Costa Rica: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female

Belgium
120.2%
in 2018
Costa Rica
124.7%
in 2019
Belgium rank
5th
Costa Rica rank
4th

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

  • Belgium
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 124.7% against 120.2% in Belgium, a difference of 4.5%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 5th and Costa Rica ranks 4th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1990s 117.3% 93.3% 24.0% Belgium
2000s 118.5% 106.1% 12.4% Belgium
2010s 118.4% 118.3% 0.1% Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female, Belgium or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 124.7% against 120.2% in Belgium as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female between Belgium and Costa Rica?
4.5%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Costa Rica?
21 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.
How do Belgium and Costa Rica rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Belgium ranks 5th and Costa Rica ranks 4th of 188 countries.
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.