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

Costa Rica
124.7%
in 2019
Sweden
127.1%
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
4th
Sweden rank
2nd

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 127.1% against 124.7% in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.4%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Sweden ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 2nd of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 93.1% 110.9% 17.8% Sweden
2000s 106.1% 103.0% 3.1% Costa Rica
2010s 118.3% 115.7% 2.5% 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 Sweden?
Sweden, at 127.1% against 124.7% in Costa Rica as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female between Costa Rica and Sweden?
2.4%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sweden?
22 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Sweden rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Costa Rica ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 2nd 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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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.