Colombia vs Costa Rica: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education

Colombia
17.5%
in 2018
Costa Rica
16.9%
in 2019
Colombia rank
40th
Costa Rica rank
42nd

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education over time

  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
0102030200620122019

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 17.5% against 16.9% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Colombia ranks 40th and Costa Rica ranks 42nd of 153 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education, Colombia or Costa Rica?
Colombia, at 17.5% against 16.9% in Costa Rica as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education between Colombia and Costa Rica?
0.6%, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
7 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2018.
How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
Colombia ranks 40th and Costa Rica ranks 42nd of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 2,218 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of pupils in each level of education (primary and lower secondary general education) who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. The value is calculated as the sum of enrolments across all grades in the given level of education which are 2 or more years older than the intended age for the given grade is expressed as a percentage of the total enrolment in the given level of education. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/