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

Costa Rica
14.1%
in 2018
Uganda
13.4%
in 2013
Costa Rica rank
35th
Uganda rank
38th

Over-age students, primary, female over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Uganda
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How they compare

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

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

Across all 6 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 35th and Uganda ranks 38th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 14.1% 21.1% 6.9% Uganda
1980s 12.7% 20.3% 7.6% Uganda
2010s 11.5% 14.6% 3.0% Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, female, Costa Rica or Uganda?
Costa Rica, at 14.1% against 13.4% in Uganda as of 2018.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary, female between Costa Rica and Uganda?
0.7%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uganda?
6 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2013.
How do Costa Rica and Uganda rank globally for over-age students, primary, female?
Costa Rica ranks 35th and Uganda ranks 38th 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.