Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 130.3% against 116.9% in Uruguay, a difference of 13.4%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Uruguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 4th and Uruguay ranks 7th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76.3% | 88.8% | 12.5% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 84.4% | 102.0% | 17.6% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 98.0% | 107.6% | 9.6% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 118.7% | 114.8% | 3.9% | 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 Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 130.3% against 116.9% in Uruguay as of 2019.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 13.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 4th and Uruguay ranks 7th 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.