Canada vs Costa Rica: Gender gap education levels

Canada
95.11
in 2023
Costa Rica
95.16
in 2024
Canada rank
95th
Costa Rica rank
94th

Gender gap education levels over time

  • Canada
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 95.16 against 95.11 in Canada, a difference of 0.05.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 95th and Costa Rica ranks 94th of 188 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 38.08 2.23 35.85 Canada
1830s 44.98 4.12 40.85 Canada
1840s 52.08 6.58 45.5 Canada
1850s 59.12 10.31 48.81 Canada
1860s 65.83 15.83 49.99 Canada
1870s 72 23.52 48.48 Canada
1880s 77.47 33.48 43.99 Canada
1890s 54.08 35.62 18.45 Canada
1900s 44.67 34.82 9.85 Canada
1910s 67.3 43.96 23.34 Canada
1920s 72.55 54.24 18.3 Canada
1930s 79.25 64.51 14.75 Canada
1940s 85.97 74.79 11.18 Canada
1950s 92.68 85.06 7.62 Canada
1960s 70.5 82.39 11.89 Costa Rica
1970s 92.58 90.5 2.08 Canada
1980s 93.18 91 2.18 Canada
2010s 98.58 92.66 5.93 Canada
2020s 95.58 94.14 1.44 Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gender gap education levels, Canada or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 95.16 against 95.11 in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in gender gap education levels between Canada and Costa Rica?
0.05, 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 education levels?
Canada ranks 95th and Costa Rica ranks 94th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Gender gap education levels. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gender gap education levels
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
190 places, 7,246 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed