Costa Rica vs World: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes
Costa Rica
127.6%
in 2019
World
88.2%
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
3rd
World rank
28th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes over time
- Costa Rica
- World
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 127.6% against 88.2% in World, a difference of 39.4%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.4 times World's.
Across all 48 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 3rd and World ranks 28th of 197 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76.6% | 69.3% | 7.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 76.3% | 72.1% | 4.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 81.5% | 76.1% | 5.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 97.8% | 81.5% | 16.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 116.4% | 88.0% | 28.4% | 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 World?
- Costa Rica, at 127.6% against 88.2% in World as of 2019.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Costa Rica and World?
- 39.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and World?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
- How do Costa Rica and World rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Costa Rica ranks 3rd and World ranks 28th 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.