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

Costa Rica
155.4%
in 2019
Sweden
194.7%
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
6th
Sweden rank
3rd

Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 194.7% against 155.4% in Costa Rica, a difference of 39.3%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.

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

Costa Rica ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 3rd of 182 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 41.8% 201.3% 159.6% Sweden
2000s 62.7% 141.8% 79.2% Sweden
2010s 108.9% 152.1% 43.2% Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female, Costa Rica or Sweden?
Sweden, at 194.7% against 155.4% in Costa Rica as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female between Costa Rica and Sweden?
39.3%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sweden?
22 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Sweden rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
Costa Rica ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 3rd 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.