Costa Rica vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Costa Rica
104.6%
in 2019
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
88.6%
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
12th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
13th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 104.6% against 88.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 16.0%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 12th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th of 181 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 75.9% 80.1% 4.2% Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 95.3% 86.5% 8.8% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Costa Rica or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Costa Rica, at 104.6% against 88.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Costa Rica and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
16.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Costa Rica ranks 12th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
226 places, 5,762 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary, secondary and tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of primary school age, secondary school age, and the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving. 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.