Costa Rica vs Denmark: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female

Costa Rica
155.4%
in 2019
Denmark
139.3%
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
6th
Denmark rank
9th

Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Denmark
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 155.4% against 139.3% in Denmark, a difference of 16.1%.

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

Across all 22 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 6th and Denmark ranks 9th of 182 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Denmark Difference Ahead
1990s 41.8% 122.9% 81.1% Denmark
2000s 62.7% 130.6% 67.9% Denmark
2010s 108.9% 138.2% 29.3% Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female, Costa Rica or Denmark?
Costa Rica, at 155.4% against 139.3% in Denmark as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female between Costa Rica and Denmark?
16.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Denmark?
22 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Denmark rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
Costa Rica ranks 6th and Denmark ranks 9th of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, upper 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, upper secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 4,271 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

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