Costa Rica vs Fiji: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Costa Rica
95.2%
in 2024
Fiji
95.1%
in 2016
Costa Rica rank
95th
Fiji rank
98th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Costa Rica
- Fiji
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 95.2% against 95.1% in Fiji, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 95th and Fiji ranks 98th of 190 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 16 and Fiji in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Fiji | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 2.2% | 0.0% | 2.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1830s | 4.1% | 0.0% | 4.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1840s | 6.6% | 0.0% | 6.6% | Costa Rica |
| 1850s | 10.3% | 0.0% | 10.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 15.8% | 0.0% | 15.8% | Costa Rica |
| 1870s | 23.5% | 0.1% | 23.4% | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 33.5% | 0.3% | 33.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 35.6% | 1.0% | 34.6% | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 34.8% | 2.7% | 32.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 44.0% | 6.9% | 37.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 54.2% | 15.9% | 38.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 64.5% | 32.1% | 32.4% | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 74.8% | 56.0% | 18.8% | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 85.1% | 75.8% | 9.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 82.4% | 71.4% | 11.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 90.5% | 95.0% | 4.5% | Fiji |
| 1980s | 91.0% | 100.0% | 9.0% | Fiji |
| 2010s | 93.0% | 90.6% | 2.4% | 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 Fiji?
- Costa Rica, at 95.2% against 95.1% in Fiji as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Costa Rica and Fiji?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Fiji?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2016.
- How do Costa Rica and Fiji rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Costa Rica ranks 95th and Fiji ranks 98th 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.