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

Costa Rica
130.3%
in 2019
Netherlands
120.7%
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
4th
Netherlands rank
6th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 130.3% against 120.7% in Netherlands, a difference of 9.6%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Netherlands ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 4th and Netherlands ranks 6th of 193 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Netherlands Difference Ahead
1970s 77.3% 89.9% 12.6% Netherlands
1980s 76.3% 101.5% 25.2% Netherlands
1990s 81.7% 114.3% 32.6% Netherlands
2000s 98.0% 112.6% 14.6% Netherlands
2010s 116.6% 118.3% 1.8% Netherlands

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 Netherlands?
Costa Rica, at 130.3% against 120.7% in Netherlands as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female between Costa Rica and Netherlands?
9.6%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Netherlands?
44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Netherlands rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
Costa Rica ranks 4th and Netherlands ranks 6th 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.