Colombia vs Costa Rica: Over-age students, primary, female

Colombia
13.4%
in 2018
Costa Rica
14.1%
in 2018
Colombia rank
37th
Costa Rica rank
35th

Over-age students, primary, female over time

  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 14.1% against 13.4% in Colombia, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 37th and Costa Rica ranks 35th of 191 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1980s 35.8% 12.5% 23.3% Colombia
2010s 15.6% 12.0% 3.6% Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, female, Colombia or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 14.1% against 13.4% in Colombia as of 2018.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary, female between Colombia and Costa Rica?
0.7%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
9 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2018.
How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for over-age students, primary, female?
Colombia ranks 37th and Costa Rica ranks 35th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment)
Unit
% of female enrollment
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,264 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.