Costa Rica vs Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes

Costa Rica
143.6%
in 2019
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
101.1%
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
6th
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
8th

Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 143.6% against 101.1% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 42.5%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.4 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 6th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th of 182 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 42.1% 81.3% 39.2% Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 58.8% 84.6% 25.8% Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 104.3% 95.5% 8.8% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes, Costa Rica or Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Costa Rica, at 143.6% against 101.1% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes between Costa Rica and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
42.5%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
Costa Rica ranks 6th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 4,371 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official upper secondary education age.