Costa Rica vs Finland: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes
Costa Rica
127.6%
in 2019
Finland
126.9%
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
3rd
Finland rank
4th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes over time
- Costa Rica
- Finland
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 127.6% against 126.9% in Finland, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Finland ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 3rd and Finland ranks 4th of 197 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76.8% | 95.4% | 18.6% | Finland |
| 1980s | 76.3% | 101.9% | 25.6% | Finland |
| 1990s | 81.5% | 108.1% | 26.6% | Finland |
| 2000s | 97.8% | 107.6% | 9.8% | Finland |
| 2010s | 115.1% | 118.3% | 3.2% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, Costa Rica or Finland?
- Costa Rica, at 127.6% against 126.9% in Finland as of 2019.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Costa Rica and Finland?
- 0.7%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Finland?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Costa Rica and Finland rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Costa Rica ranks 3rd and Finland ranks 4th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and 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.