Costa Rica vs World: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female
Costa Rica
140.8%
in 2019
World
84.3%
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
2nd
World rank
27th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female over time
- Costa Rica
- World
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 140.8% against 84.3% in World, a difference of 56.5%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.7 times World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1995 it was World ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 2nd and World ranks 27th of 188 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and World in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.2% | 68.7% | 1.5% | World |
| 2000s | 95.9% | 75.6% | 20.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 130.0% | 83.3% | 46.7% | 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 World?
- Costa Rica, at 140.8% against 84.3% in World as of 2019.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female between Costa Rica and World?
- 56.5%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and World?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
- How do Costa Rica and World rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 2nd and World ranks 27th 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
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.