Belgium vs Costa Rica: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female

Belgium
172.1%
in 2018
Costa Rica
140.8%
in 2019
Belgium rank
1st
Costa Rica rank
2nd

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female over time

  • Belgium
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 172.1% against 140.8% in Costa Rica, a difference of 31.3%.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 2nd of 188 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1990s 162.9% 66.3% 96.5% Belgium
2000s 166.9% 95.9% 71.0% Belgium
2010s 165.3% 128.8% 36.5% Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female, Belgium or Costa Rica?
Belgium, at 172.1% against 140.8% in Costa Rica as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female between Belgium and Costa Rica?
31.3%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Costa Rica?
21 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.
How do Belgium and Costa Rica rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
Belgium ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 2nd of 188 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 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,599 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.