| STAT | Costa Rica | United States | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average years of schooling of adults |
6
Ranked 52nd. |
12
Ranked 1st. Twice as much as Costa Rica |
|
| Children out of school, primary |
23,445
Ranked 60th. |
1.76 million
Ranked 3rd. 75 times more than Costa Rica |
|
| Children out of school, primary per 1000 |
4.95
Ranked 51st. |
5.64
Ranked 47th. 14% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Children out of school, primary, female |
10,290
Ranked 56th. |
780,465
Ranked 3rd. 76 times more than Costa Rica |
|
| College and university > Gender parity index |
1.29
Ranked 38th. |
1.41
Ranked 33th. 9% more than Costa Rica |
|
| College and university > Share of total education spending |
19.71%
Ranked 57th. |
25.65%
Ranked 26th. 30% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Compulsary education duration |
10
Ranked 73th. |
12
Ranked 14th. 20% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP |
6.27%
Ranked 24th. 12% more than United States |
5.62%
Ranked 39th. |
|
| Literacy > Female |
96.1%
Ranked 51st. |
99%
Ranked 17th. 3% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Literacy > Total population |
96%
Ranked 55th. |
99%
Ranked 20th. 3% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Primary education, duration > Years |
6
Ranked 120th. The same as United States |
6
Ranked 53th. |
|
| Primary education, teachers per 1000 |
6.17
Ranked 32nd. 12% more than United States |
5.49
Ranked 49th. |
|
| Pupil-teacher ratio, primary |
17.34
Ranked 77th. 21% more than United States |
14.29
Ranked 98th. |
|
| Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary |
14.92
Ranked 49th. 3% more than United States |
14.49
Ranked 56th. |
|
| Secondary education, duration > Years |
5
Ranked 191st. |
6
Ranked 102nd. 20% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 |
2.17
Ranked 53th. |
2.5
Ranked 48th. 15% more than Costa Rica |
|
| College and university > Gender ratio |
125.58
Ranked 45th. |
140.06
Ranked 29th. 12% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Child care (preschool) > Duration |
2
Ranked 176th. |
3
Ranked 47th. 50% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita |
3.92
per 1,000 people
Ranked 95th. |
5.5
per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th. 40% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Duration of compulsory education |
10 years
Ranked 58th. |
12 years
Ranked 10th. 20% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Secondary education, pupils |
419,453
Ranked 80th. |
24.21 million
Ranked 4th. 58 times more than Costa Rica |
|
| College and university > Private school share |
52.56%
Ranked 9th. 88% more than United States |
27.95%
Ranked 46th. |
|
| Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment |
0.99
Ranked 55th. The same as United States |
0.99
Ranked 49th. |
|
| School life expectancy > Total |
10.1 years
Ranked 73th. |
15.2 years
Ranked 14th. 50% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Primary education, teachers |
29,233
Ranked 69th. |
1.71 million
Ranked 5th. 59 times more than Costa Rica |
|
| Primary education, pupils |
506,961
Ranked 80th. |
24.43 million
Ranked 5th. 48 times more than Costa Rica |
|
| Tertiary enrollment |
16%
Ranked 59th. |
72.6%
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Costa Rica |
|
| Spending per student > College and university |
35.94
Ranked 35th. 63% more than United States |
22.04
Ranked 37th. |
|
| High school > Gender ratio |
106.09
Ranked 25th. 7% more than United States |
99.5
Ranked 59th. |
|
| Compulsary education starting age |
5
Ranked 174th. |
6
Ranked 66th. 20% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million |
3.15
Ranked 40th. 68 times more than United States |
0.0465
Ranked 96th. |
|
| Literacy > Definition | age 15 and over can read and write | age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| High school > Upper secondary school duration |
2
Ranked 192nd. |
3
Ranked 73th. 50% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Literacy > Male |
95.9%
Ranked 59th. |
99%
Ranked 28th. 3% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Spending > USD |
1.46 billion
Ranked 68th. |
684.04 billion
Ranked 1st. 469 times more than Costa Rica |
|
| High school > Private school share |
9.61%
Ranked 77th. 16% more than United States |
8.27%
Ranked 86th. |
|
| Spending > Proportion |
5.04
Ranked 50th. 5% more than United States |
4.79
Ranked 54th. |
|
| Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary |
21.34
Ranked 61st. 50% more than United States |
14.21
Ranked 120th. |
|
| Child care (preschool) > Starting age |
4
Ranked 52nd. 33% more than United States |
3
Ranked 103th. |
|
| Preschool enrollment rate |
109.87
Ranked 40th. 11% more than United States |
98.77
Ranked 94th. |
|
| Tertiary > Students studying abroad |
2,022.88
Ranked 153th. |
56,943.33
Ranked 6th. 28 times more than Costa Rica |
|
| Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level |
77,283
Ranked 86th. |
16.61 million
Ranked 1st. 215 times more than Costa Rica |
|
| Elementary (primary school) > Duration |
6
Ranked 127th. The same as United States |
6
Ranked 59th. |
|
| Secondary education, teachers |
28,111
Ranked 53th. |
1.67 million
Ranked 4th. 59 times more than Costa Rica |
|
| Secondary education, teachers per 1000 |
5.93
Ranked 49th. 11% more than United States |
5.36
Ranked 56th. |
|
| Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher |
14.17
Ranked 67th. |
14.96
Ranked 64th. 6% more than Costa Rica |
|
| High school > Lower secondary school duration |
3
Ranked 164th. The same as United States |
3
Ranked 105th. |
|
| Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 |
2.78
Ranked 46th. |
3.14
Ranked 43th. 13% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Spending per student > High school |
17.05
Ranked 57th. |
24.56
Ranked 18th. 44% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Secondary education, general pupils |
355,843
Ranked 79th. |
24.21 million
Ranked 3rd. 68 times more than Costa Rica |
|
| High school > Gender parity index |
1.05
Ranked 25th. 4% more than United States |
1.01
Ranked 68th. |
|
| Scientific and technical journal articles |
84
Ranked 86th. |
211,233
Ranked 1st. 2515 times more than Costa Rica |
|
| Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion |
1.08%
Ranked 111th. 4 times more than United States |
0.271%
Ranked 124th. |
|
| Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 |
18.88
Ranked 75th. |
57.75
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Costa Rica |
|
| Scouting > Genders admitted | both | both for Venturing, boys only for non-Venturing | |
| Elementary (primary school) > Starting age |
6
Ranked 149th. The same as United States |
6
Ranked 77th. |
|
| Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government |
18.5%
Ranked 16th. 21% more than United States |
15.3%
Ranked 38th. |
|
| Children out of school, primary, male |
13,155
Ranked 52nd. |
976,866
Ranked 3rd. 74 times more than Costa Rica |
|
| Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI |
5.1%
Ranked 49th. |
5.9%
Ranked 23th. 16% more than Costa Rica |
|
| High school > Students per teacher |
14.92
Ranked 50th. 3% more than United States |
14.49
Ranked 57th. |
|
| Secondary education > General pupils |
286,414
Ranked 55th. |
24.19 million
Ranked 3rd. 84 times more than Costa Rica |
|
| Spending per student > Elementary school |
16.96
Ranked 37th. |
22.35
Ranked 18th. 32% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Secondary school starting age > Years |
12
Ranked 115th. The same as United States |
12
Ranked 59th. |
|
| High school starting age > Years |
12
Ranked 106th. The same as United States |
12
Ranked 55th. |
|
| Primary education > Teachers > Per capita |
5.87
per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. |
5.88
per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. About the same as Costa Rica |
|
| Education enrolment by level > Primary level |
545,509
Ranked 93th. |
24.85 million
Ranked 4th. 46 times more than Costa Rica |
|
| High school > Population with at least high school education > Women |
54.4%
Ranked 79th. |
94.7%
Ranked 14th. 74% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Elementary school graduate rate |
94.3
Ranked 37th. |
95.34
Ranked 40th. 1% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Schools connected to the Internet |
15%
Ranked 33th. |
100%
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Costa Rica |
|
| Public spending per student > Primary level |
14.9
Ranked 11th. |
17.9
Ranked 21st. 20% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Primary education, pupils per 1000 |
107.01
Ranked 75th. 36% more than United States |
78.41
Ranked 97th. |
|
| Secondary education, pupils per 1000 |
88.54
Ranked 52nd. 14% more than United States |
77.71
Ranked 76th. |
|
| Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment |
1.26
Ranked 34th. |
1.4
Ranked 22nd. 11% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment |
1.06
Ranked 34th. 4% more than United States |
1.02
Ranked 54th. |
|
| Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita |
18.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th. |
57.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Costa Rica |
|
| Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people |
0.427
Ranked 148th. 2 times more than United States |
0.183
Ranked 178th. |
|
| Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years |
5
Ranked 172nd. |
6
Ranked 86th. 20% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Teacher student ratio > High school |
15.64
Ranked 44th. 9% more than United States |
14.38
Ranked 51st. |
|
| Inequality adjusted index |
0.601
Ranked 61st. |
0.941
Ranked 3rd. 57% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Teacher student ratio > Elementary school |
18.97
Ranked 67th. 39% more than United States |
13.69
Ranked 102nd. |
|
| Elementary school > Enrolled students |
534,816
Ranked 76th. |
24.68 million
Ranked 3rd. 46 times more than Costa Rica |
|
| Primary education > Duration > Years |
6 years
Ranked 118th. The same as United States |
6 years
Ranked 54th. |
|
| Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita |
$3,340.64
Ranked 32nd. |
$33,005.49
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Costa Rica |
|
| School enrolment rate > 1st grade |
94.95
Ranked 102nd. |
105.99
Ranked 46th. 12% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 |
75.11
Ranked 52nd. |
77.71
Ranked 47th. 3% more than Costa Rica |
|
| High school > Lower secondary starting age |
12
Ranked 118th. The same as United States |
12
Ranked 61st. |
|
| Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share |
8.45%
Ranked 82nd. |
8.72%
Ranked 80th. 3% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Elementary school > Gender ratio |
99.19
Ranked 50th. |
100.68
Ranked 17th. 2% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level |
88%
Ranked 76th. |
94%
Ranked 71st. 7% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Duration of education > Secondary level |
5
Ranked 169th. |
6
Ranked 81st. 20% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Public spending per student > Tertiary level |
55.7
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than United States |
23.9
Ranked 8th. |
|
| Primary education > Pupils |
542,087
Ranked 54th. |
24.56 million
Ranked 4th. 45 times more than Costa Rica |
|
| High school > Population with at least high school education > Men |
52.8%
Ranked 86th. |
94.3%
Ranked 22nd. 79% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level |
52.36%
Ranked 67th. |
56.64%
Ranked 34th. 8% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita |
70.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 117th. |
82.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th. 17% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Secondary education, vocational pupils |
63,610
Ranked 59th. |
0.0
Ranked 96th. |
|
| Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher |
17.34
Ranked 77th. 21% more than United States |
14.29
Ranked 100th. |
|
| Secondary education > Teachers |
16,355
Ranked 82nd. |
1.62 million
Ranked 3rd. 99 times more than Costa Rica |
|
| School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary |
12 years
Ranked 19th. |
16 years
Ranked 15th. 33% more than Costa Rica |
|
| School enrolment rate > 5th grade |
96.21
Ranked 23th. 2% more than United States |
94.45
Ranked 30th. |
|
| Education enrolment by level > Secondary level |
288,965
Ranked 104th. |
23.85 million
Ranked 4th. 83 times more than Costa Rica |
|
| Scientific and technical journal articles per million |
20.14
Ranked 66th. |
728.12
Ranked 13th. 36 times more than Costa Rica |
|
| Duration of education > Primary level |
6
Ranked 111th. The same as United States |
6
Ranked 51st. |
|
| Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education |
102.03%
Ranked 24th. 2% more than United States |
100.09%
Ranked 51st. |
|
| Participation > Children out of school > Elementary |
41,790
Ranked 40th. |
1.71 million
Ranked 4th. 41 times more than Costa Rica |
|
| Public spending per student > Secondary level |
19.4
Ranked 18th. |
22.4
Ranked 28th. 15% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level |
48.13%
Ranked 108th. |
48.86%
Ranked 40th. 2% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women |
88%
Ranked 74th. |
94%
Ranked 66th. 7% more than Costa Rica |
|
| High school > Upper secondary starting age |
15
Ranked 149th. The same as United States |
15
Ranked 90th. |
|
| Elementary school starting age > Years |
6
Ranked 131st. The same as United States |
6
Ranked 73th. |
|
| Elementary school repeaters > All |
7.04
Ranked 38th. |
0.0
Ranked 116th. |
|
| Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita |
66.19
per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th. |
82.36
per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 24% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita |
0.133 per capita
Ranked 60th. 55% more than United States |
0.086 per capita
Ranked 119th. |
|
| Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 |
133.25
Ranked 62nd. 54% more than United States |
86.39
Ranked 118th. |
|
| Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men |
87%
Ranked 80th. |
93%
Ranked 66th. 7% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level |
24.9
Ranked 65th. 62% more than United States |
15.4
Ranked 115th. |
|
| Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female |
80%
Ranked 38th. |
87%
Ranked 8th. 9% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Primary education > Teachers |
25,399
Ranked 44th. |
1.73 million
Ranked 3rd. 68 times more than Costa Rica |
|
| Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level |
50.46%
Ranked 43th. 4% more than United States |
48.72%
Ranked 92nd. |
|
| Private school enrolment > Primary level |
6.9
Ranked 45th. |
11.6
Ranked 33th. 68% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years |
6
Ranked 109th. The same as United States |
6
Ranked 49th. |
|
| Primary education > Teachers per 1000 |
5.88
Ranked 27th. |
5.9
Ranked 45th. About the same as Costa Rica |
|
| Female enrolment share > Primary level |
48.1%
Ranked 101st. |
48.7%
Ranked 42nd. 1% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ |
$16.05 billion
Ranked 40th. |
$10.28 trillion
Ranked 1st. 641 times more than Costa Rica |
|
| Primary school starting age > Years |
6
Ranked 148th. The same as United States |
6
Ranked 77th. |
|
| Scouting > Members |
11,297
Ranked 70th. |
2.99 million
Ranked 3rd. 265 times more than Costa Rica |
|
| High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries |
54.46%
Ranked 47th. |
54.76%
Ranked 39th. 1% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries |
97.17%
Ranked 3rd. 19% more than United States |
81.55%
Ranked 48th. |
|
| Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries |
68.63%
Ranked 32nd. 25% more than United States |
54.76%
Ranked 41st. |
|
| High school > Share of total education spending |
20.19%
Ranked 88th. |
35.42%
Ranked 52nd. 75% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Enrolment ratio > Secondary level |
49.2%
Ranked 66th. |
88.1%
Ranked 17th. 79% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Participation > Secondary education > General pupils |
321,961
Ranked 76th. |
24.69 million
Ranked 2nd. 77 times more than Costa Rica |
|
| Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 |
66.3
Ranked 57th. |
82.6
Ranked 48th. 25% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Ratio of female to male primary enrollment |
98.78
Ranked 31st. 2% more than United States |
97.22
Ranked 93th. |
|
| Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 |
3.92
Ranked 95th. |
5.52
Ranked 66th. 41% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index |
0.99
Ranked 51st. |
0.991
Ranked 69th. About the same as Costa Rica |
|
| Female enrolment share > Secondary level |
50.8%
Ranked 33th. 4% more than United States |
49%
Ranked 73th. |
|
| Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women |
0.0
Ranked 60th. |
25,000
Ranked 1st. |
|
| Private school enrolment > Secondary level |
17.7
Ranked 40th. 84% more than United States |
9.6
Ranked 12th. |
|
| Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 |
70.59
Ranked 117th. |
82.94
Ranked 90th. 17% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Scouting > Members per thousand people |
2.35
Ranked 57th. |
9.52
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Costa Rica |
|
| Elementary school repeaters > Female |
5.82
Ranked 41st. |
0.0
Ranked 112th. |
|
| Elementary school repeaters > Male |
8.18
Ranked 36th. |
0.0
Ranked 113th. |
|
| High school teachers |
24,347
Ranked 53th. |
1.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 71 times more than Costa Rica |
|
| Elementary school teachers |
28,186
Ranked 71st. |
1.8 million
Ranked 2nd. 64 times more than Costa Rica |
|
| Participation > Secondary education > Pupils |
347,244
Ranked 84th. |
24.43 million
Ranked 3rd. 70 times more than Costa Rica |
|
| Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment |
106.24
Ranked 24th. 5% more than United States |
101.63
Ranked 58th. |
|
| Primary education > Pupils per 1000 |
125.48
Ranked 61st. 50% more than United States |
83.88
Ranked 115th. |
|
| Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds |
20.9%
Ranked 24th. |
40.66%
Ranked 3rd. 95% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Primary education, teachers > % female |
80.14%
Ranked 52nd. |
86.71%
Ranked 33th. 8% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Tertiary education, teachers > % female |
32.86%
Ranked 10th. |
47.68%
Ranked 22nd. 45% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure |
23.06%
Ranked 10th. 77% more than United States |
13.07%
Ranked 60th. |
|
| Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment |
42.9%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than United States |
20.2%
Ranked 66th. |
|
| Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force |
19.4%
Ranked 38th. |
35%
Ranked 4th. 80% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment |
47.2%
Ranked 19th. 43% more than United States |
33%
Ranked 70th. |
|
| Education spending > % of GDP |
5.1%
Ranked 56th. |
5.7%
Ranked 38th. 12% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education |
125.44
Ranked 47th. |
139.19
Ranked 29th. 11% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Primary education > Teachers > % female |
78.99% female
Ranked 23th. |
88.58% female
Ranked 21st. 12% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita |
17.14%
Ranked 27th. |
25.85%
Ranked 24th. 51% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Government spending on education > % of GDP |
6.27%
Ranked 24th. 12% more than United States |
5.62%
Ranked 39th. |
|
| Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net |
88.12%
Ranked 38th. |
92.61%
Ranked 54th. 5% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Government spending on education > % of government spending |
22.78%
Ranked 8th. 61% more than United States |
14.13%
Ranked 35th. |
|
| Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross |
109.41%
Ranked 34th. 10% more than United States |
99.11%
Ranked 89th. |
|
| School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary |
8.45%
Ranked 80th. |
8.72%
Ranked 78th. 3% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Primary education, pupils > % female |
48.42%
Ranked 85th. |
49.01%
Ranked 26th. 1% more than Costa Rica |
|
| School enrollment, primary, female > % gross |
106.55%
Ranked 50th. 8% more than United States |
98.97%
Ranked 97th. |
|
| Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group |
98.75%
Ranked 42nd. 1% more than United States |
97.83%
Ranked 54th. |
|
| Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group |
97.27%
Ranked 95th. |
99.82%
Ranked 86th. 3% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Secondary education, general pupils > % female |
49.82%
Ranked 67th. 2% more than United States |
48.86%
Ranked 96th. |
|
| Total enrollment, primary, male > % net |
94.59%
Ranked 55th. 3% more than United States |
92.27%
Ranked 66th. |
|
| Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force |
31.1%
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than United States |
11.8%
Ranked 48th. |
|
| Labor force with tertiary education > % of total |
23.3%
Ranked 37th. |
35.7%
Ranked 3rd. 53% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 |
13.43
Ranked 47th. |
0.0
Ranked 96th. |
|
| Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 |
3.54
Ranked 47th. 8% more than United States |
3.28
Ranked 51st. |
|
| Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI |
6.24%
Ranked 19th. 30% more than United States |
4.79%
Ranked 59th. |
|
| Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % |
127.25%
Ranked 25th. |
138.98%
Ranked 35th. 9% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort |
91.04%
Ranked 56th. |
93.08%
Ranked 58th. 2% more than Costa Rica |
|
| School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross |
81.67% gross
Ranked 42nd. |
95.47% gross
Ranked 47th. 17% more than Costa Rica |
|
| School enrollment, primary, male > % net |
93.66%
Ranked 44th. 3% more than United States |
91.29%
Ranked 62nd. |
|
| Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort |
92.51%
Ranked 56th. 5% more than United States |
87.88%
Ranked 62nd. |
|
| Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment |
6.4%
Ranked 45th. |
0.0
Ranked 136th. |
|
| Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure |
18.53%
Ranked 15th. 22% more than United States |
15.25%
Ranked 31st. |
|
| High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher |
15.16
Ranked 43th. 4% more than United States |
14.52
Ranked 47th. |
|
| Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people |
0.0
Ranked 59th. |
80.23
Ranked 14th. |
|
| Secondary education, teachers > % female |
59.71%
Ranked 40th. |
61.15%
Ranked 36th. 2% more than Costa Rica |
|
| High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher |
14.4
Ranked 38th. |
14.46
Ranked 37th. About the same as Costa Rica |
|
| Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of relevant age group |
103.01%
Ranked 46th. 4% more than United States |
99.02%
Ranked 86th. |
|
| School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross |
25.34% gross
Ranked 65th. |
82.44% gross
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Costa Rica |
|
| Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending |
26.81%
Ranked 63th. |
32.42%
Ranked 47th. 21% more than Costa Rica |
|
| School enrollment, primary, male > % gross |
107.63%
Ranked 53th. 9% more than United States |
98.6%
Ranked 116th. |
|
| Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group |
96.59%
Ranked 100th. |
102.8%
Ranked 73th. 6% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort |
94.14%
Ranked 36th. 6% more than United States |
89.05%
Ranked 54th. |
|
| Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort |
91.69%
Ranked 41st. |
98.33%
Ranked 16th. 7% more than Costa Rica |
|
| Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment |
5.49%
Ranked 48th. |
0.0
Ranked 137th. |
|
| Total enrollment, primary, female > % net |
95.53%
Ranked 48th. 2% more than United States |
93.55%
Ranked 58th. |
|
| Total enrollment, primary > % net |
95.05%
Ranked 64th. 2% more than United States |
92.89%
Ranked 75th. |
|
| School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross |
98.49%
Ranked 35th. 6% more than United States |
93.35%
Ranked 56th. |
|
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