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

Costa Rica
130.3%
in 2019
Finland
130.6%
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
4th
Finland rank
3rd

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Finland
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 130.6% against 130.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Finland ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 4th and Finland ranks 3rd of 193 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 77.9% 97.4% 19.4% Finland
1980s 76.3% 105.7% 29.4% Finland
1990s 81.7% 112.4% 30.7% Finland
2000s 98.0% 109.4% 11.4% Finland
2010s 116.4% 121.1% 4.7% Finland

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 Finland?
Finland, at 130.6% against 130.3% in Costa Rica as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female between Costa Rica and Finland?
0.3%, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Finland?
44 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Finland rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
Costa Rica ranks 4th and Finland ranks 3rd 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.