Costa Rica vs UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female

Costa Rica
115.8%
in 2024
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
109.4%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
13th
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean rank
12th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female over time

  • Costa Rica
  • UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 115.8% against 109.4% in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean, a difference of 6.4%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 13th and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 12th of 199 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean Difference Ahead
2000s 98.0% 101.9% 4.0% UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
2010s 122.6% 107.4% 15.2% Costa Rica
2020s 124.0% 108.5% 15.5% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female, Costa Rica or UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
Costa Rica, at 115.8% against 109.4% in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female between Costa Rica and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
6.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
Costa Rica ranks 13th and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 12th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
420 places, 10,391 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release