Costa Rica vs Guatemala: Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per square kilometre

Costa Rica
4.62 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Guatemala
5 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
87th
Guatemala rank
84th

Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Guatemala
0246197019962023

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 5 units per square kilometre against 4.62 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.38 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 87th and Guatemala ranks 84th of 203 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Guatemala in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Guatemala Difference Ahead
1970s 0.9295 units per square kilometre 0.4989 units per square kilometre 0.4306 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
1980s 1.21 units per square kilometre 0.9094 units per square kilometre 0.3041 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
1990s 1.98 units per square kilometre 1.93 units per square kilometre 0.0537 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 3.31 units per square kilometre 3.62 units per square kilometre 0.311 units per square kilometre Guatemala
2010s 4.42 units per square kilometre 5.73 units per square kilometre 1.3 units per square kilometre Guatemala
2020s 4.81 units per square kilometre 5.17 units per square kilometre 0.3589 units per square kilometre Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Guatemala?
Guatemala, at 5 units per square kilometre against 4.62 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Guatemala?
0.38 units per square kilometre, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guatemala?
40 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Guatemala rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 87th and Guatemala ranks 84th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
203 places, 6,542 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Enrolment in secondary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.