What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Costa Rica and Switzerland?

6,265 number, with Switzerland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Switzerland?

44 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Switzerland: Enrolment in primary education, female

Costa Rica

243,688 number

in 2019

Switzerland

249,953 number

in 2018

Costa Rica rank

107th

Switzerland rank

105th

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

Costa Rica
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 249,953 number against 243,688 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 6,265 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Switzerland ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 107th and Switzerland ranks 105th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1970s	177,748 number	262,279 number	84,531 number	Switzerland
1980s	179,410 number	199,126 number	19,716 number	Switzerland
1990s	240,880 number	221,760 number	19,120 number	Costa Rica
2000s	262,991 number	253,627 number	9,364 number	Costa Rica
2010s	237,181 number	239,501 number	2,321 number	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Costa Rica or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 249,953 number against 243,688 number in Costa Rica as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Costa Rica and Switzerland?: 6,265 number, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Switzerland?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Switzerland rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?: Costa Rica ranks 107th and Switzerland ranks 105th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary 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 primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 9,587 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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