Costa Rica vs Euro area: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total

Costa Rica
110.8%
in 2018
Euro area
98.1%
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
39th
Euro area rank
37th

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Euro area
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 110.8% against 98.1% in Euro area, a difference of 12.7%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Euro area's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 39th and Euro area ranks 37th of 186 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Euro area Difference Ahead
1970s 115.6% 102.5% 13.2% Costa Rica
1980s 104.6% 99.8% 4.8% Costa Rica
1990s 103.8% 99.9% 3.9% Costa Rica
2000s 106.3% 100.1% 6.1% Costa Rica
2010s 104.4% 98.8% 5.6% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total, Costa Rica or Euro area?
Costa Rica, at 110.8% against 98.1% in Euro area as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total between Costa Rica and Euro area?
12.7%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Euro area?
47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Euro area rank globally for gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total?
Costa Rica ranks 39th and Euro area ranks 37th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% of relevant age group)
Unit
% of relevant age group
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
229 places, 7,006 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.