Costa Rica vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes over time
- Costa Rica
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 127.6% against 103.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 24.1%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 3rd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 197 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76.6% | 73.9% | 2.7% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 76.3% | 94.8% | 18.4% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 81.5% | 98.1% | 16.7% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 97.8% | 101.0% | 3.2% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 116.4% | 102.0% | 14.4% | Costa Rica |
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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Costa Rica, at 127.6% against 103.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2019.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Costa Rica and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 24.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
- How do Costa Rica and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Costa Rica ranks 3rd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.