Costa Rica vs Sweden: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female
Costa Rica
130.3%
in 2019
Sweden
142.4%
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
4th
Sweden rank
1st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female over time
- Costa Rica
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 142.4% against 130.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 12.1%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sweden ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 1st of 193 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 77.3% | 91.0% | 13.7% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 76.4% | 94.5% | 18.1% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 81.7% | 118.3% | 36.6% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 98.0% | 111.9% | 13.9% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 116.4% | 124.5% | 8.1% | Sweden |
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 Sweden?
- Sweden, at 142.4% 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 Sweden?
- 12.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Costa Rica and Sweden rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 4th and Sweden 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
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.