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

Costa Rica
124.7%
in 2019
Nepal
129.0%
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
4th
Nepal rank
1st

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Nepal
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 129.0% against 124.7% in Costa Rica, a difference of 4.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 4th and Nepal ranks 1st of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Nepal Difference Ahead
1990s 93.3% 76.7% 16.6% Costa Rica
2000s 106.1% 95.5% 10.6% Costa Rica
2010s 118.6% 127.6% 9.0% Nepal

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 Nepal?
Nepal, at 129.0% against 124.7% in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female between Costa Rica and Nepal?
4.3%, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nepal?
21 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Nepal rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Costa Rica ranks 4th and Nepal ranks 1st 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.