Costa Rica vs Dominican Republic: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Costa Rica
95.2%
in 2024
Dominican Republic
95.2%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
95th
Dominican Republic rank
93rd
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 95.2% against 95.2% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 95th and Dominican Republic ranks 93rd of 190 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 18 and Dominican Republic in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 2.2% | 0.2% | 2.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1830s | 4.1% | 0.3% | 3.8% | Costa Rica |
| 1840s | 6.6% | 0.4% | 6.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1850s | 10.3% | 0.8% | 9.5% | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 15.8% | 1.2% | 14.6% | Costa Rica |
| 1870s | 23.5% | 2.0% | 21.5% | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 33.5% | 3.2% | 30.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 35.6% | 5.2% | 30.5% | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 34.8% | 8.1% | 26.7% | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 44.0% | 12.6% | 31.4% | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 54.2% | 19.0% | 35.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 64.5% | 27.7% | 36.8% | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 74.8% | 41.2% | 33.6% | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 85.1% | 64.1% | 21.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 82.4% | 49.9% | 32.5% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 90.5% | 52.1% | 38.4% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 91.0% | 57.8% | 33.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 92.9% | 94.6% | 1.7% | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 94.3% | 94.3% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Costa Rica or Dominican Republic?
- Dominican Republic, at 95.2% against 95.2% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 0.0%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Dominican Republic rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Costa Rica ranks 95th and Dominican Republic ranks 93rd 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.