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

Costa Rica
124.7%
in 2019
World
94.8%
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
4th
World rank
2nd

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

  • Costa Rica
  • World
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 124.7% against 94.8% in World, a difference of 29.9%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times World's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica World Difference Ahead
1990s 93.1% 84.5% 8.6% Costa Rica
2000s 106.1% 90.2% 15.9% Costa Rica
2010s 118.9% 95.7% 23.3% 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 World?
Costa Rica, at 124.7% against 94.8% in World as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female between Costa Rica and World?
29.9%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and World?
23 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and World rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Costa Rica ranks 4th and World 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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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.