Canada vs Costa Rica: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Canada
95.1%
in 2023
Costa Rica
95.2%
in 2024
Canada rank
96th
Costa Rica rank
95th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Canada
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 95.2% against 95.1% in Canada, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 96th and Costa Rica ranks 95th of 190 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 18 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 38.1% | 2.2% | 35.9% | Canada |
| 1830s | 45.0% | 4.1% | 40.9% | Canada |
| 1840s | 52.1% | 6.6% | 45.5% | Canada |
| 1850s | 59.1% | 10.3% | 48.8% | Canada |
| 1860s | 65.8% | 15.8% | 50.0% | Canada |
| 1870s | 72.0% | 23.5% | 48.5% | Canada |
| 1880s | 77.5% | 33.5% | 44.0% | Canada |
| 1890s | 54.1% | 35.6% | 18.5% | Canada |
| 1900s | 44.7% | 34.8% | 9.9% | Canada |
| 1910s | 67.3% | 44.0% | 23.3% | Canada |
| 1920s | 72.5% | 54.2% | 18.3% | Canada |
| 1930s | 79.3% | 64.5% | 14.7% | Canada |
| 1940s | 86.0% | 74.8% | 11.2% | Canada |
| 1950s | 92.7% | 85.1% | 7.6% | Canada |
| 1960s | 70.5% | 82.4% | 11.9% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 92.6% | 90.5% | 2.1% | Canada |
| 1980s | 93.2% | 91.0% | 2.2% | Canada |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 92.7% | 5.9% | Canada |
| 2020s | 95.6% | 94.1% | 1.4% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Canada or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 95.2% against 95.1% in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Canada and Costa Rica?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Costa Rica?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Costa Rica rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Canada ranks 96th and Costa Rica ranks 95th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.