Costa Rica vs UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male

Costa Rica
115.2%
in 2024
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
105.5%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
16th
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank
14th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male over time

  • Costa Rica
  • UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 115.2% against 105.5% in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, a difference of 9.7%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 16th and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 14th of 199 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean Difference Ahead
2000s 97.2% 98.1% 0.8% UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
2010s 124.9% 105.2% 19.7% Costa Rica
2020s 120.6% 104.8% 15.8% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male, Costa Rica or UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
Costa Rica, at 115.2% against 105.5% in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male between Costa Rica and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
9.7%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
Costa Rica ranks 16th and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 14th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
420 places, 10,387 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release