Costa Rica vs European Union: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female

Costa Rica
130.3%
in 2019
European Union
106.4%
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
4th
European Union rank
1st

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female over time

  • Costa Rica
  • European Union
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 130.3% against 106.4% in European Union, a difference of 23.9%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times European Union's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1970 it was European Union ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 4th and European Union ranks 1st of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and European Union in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica European Union Difference Ahead
1970s 77.0% 90.1% 13.1% European Union
1980s 76.3% 94.5% 18.1% European Union
1990s 81.7% 99.9% 18.2% European Union
2000s 98.0% 102.6% 4.6% European Union
2010s 117.8% 105.7% 12.1% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female, Costa Rica or European Union?
Costa Rica, at 130.3% against 106.4% in European Union as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female between Costa Rica and European Union?
23.9%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and European Union?
48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and European Union rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
Costa Rica ranks 4th and European Union ranks 1st of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and 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, primary and secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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.