Costa Rica vs Mozambique: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Costa Rica
95.2%
in 2024
Mozambique
95.2%
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
95th
Mozambique rank
94th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Costa Rica
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 95.2% against 95.2% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 95th and Mozambique ranks 94th of 190 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mozambique | 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% | 6.5% | Costa Rica |
| 1850s | 10.3% | 0.1% | 10.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 15.8% | 0.1% | 15.7% | Costa Rica |
| 1870s | 23.5% | 0.2% | 23.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 33.5% | 0.3% | 33.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 35.6% | 0.6% | 35.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 34.8% | 1.0% | 33.9% | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 44.0% | 1.6% | 42.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 54.2% | 2.8% | 51.4% | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 64.5% | 4.7% | 59.8% | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 74.8% | 7.9% | 66.9% | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 85.1% | 14.2% | 70.9% | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 82.4% | 12.5% | 69.8% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 90.5% | 24.5% | 66.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 91.0% | 34.0% | 57.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 92.9% | 92.3% | 0.6% | 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 Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 95.2% against 95.2% in Costa Rica as of 2018.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Costa Rica and Mozambique?
- 0.0%, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mozambique?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2018.
- How do Costa Rica and Mozambique rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Costa Rica ranks 95th and Mozambique ranks 94th 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.