Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Enrolment in lower secondary education, female

Costa Rica
146,696 number
in 2019
El Salvador
150,116 number
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
102nd
El Salvador rank
101st

Enrolment in lower secondary education, female over time

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k199520072019

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 150,116 number against 146,696 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 3,420 number.

Across all 22 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 102nd and El Salvador ranks 101st of 194 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica El Salvador Difference Ahead
1990s 77,406 number 120,754 number 43,348 number El Salvador
2000s 118,235 number 160,137 number 41,903 number El Salvador
2010s 142,045 number 179,396 number 37,351 number El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in lower secondary education, female, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 150,116 number against 146,696 number in Costa Rica as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, female between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
3,420 number, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
22 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?
Costa Rica ranks 102nd and El Salvador ranks 101st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 4,720 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.