Costa Rica vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)

Costa Rica
2.39 % change on previous year
in 2019
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1.98 % change on previous year
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
91st
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
94th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) over time

  • Costa Rica
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
-10010203040197119972023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 2.39 % change on previous year against 1.98 % change on previous year in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.41 % change on previous year.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 91st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 94th of 177 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 10.99 % change on previous year 3.8 % change on previous year 7.19 % change on previous year Costa Rica
2010s 1.54 % change on previous year 0.79 % change on previous year 0.7506 % change on previous year Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), Costa Rica or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Costa Rica, at 2.39 % change on previous year against 1.98 % change on previous year in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) between Costa Rica and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.41 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
9 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)?
Costa Rica ranks 91st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 94th of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
398 places, 16,127 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.