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

Costa Rica
124.7%
in 2019
Namibia
118.5%
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
4th
Namibia rank
7th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Namibia
0255075100125199520072019

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 124.7% against 118.5% in Namibia, a difference of 6.2%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Namibia ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 4th and Namibia ranks 7th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 93.1% 105.9% 12.8% Namibia
2000s 106.1% 106.0% 0.1% Costa Rica
2010s 117.7% 112.4% 5.4% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female, Costa Rica or Namibia?
Costa Rica, at 124.7% against 118.5% in Namibia as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female between Costa Rica and Namibia?
6.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Namibia?
17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2017.
How do Costa Rica and Namibia rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Costa Rica ranks 4th and Namibia ranks 7th 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.