Argentina vs Costa Rica: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male

Argentina
131.0%
in 2017
Costa Rica
139.0%
in 2019
Argentina rank
5th
Costa Rica rank
2nd

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male over time

  • Argentina
  • Costa Rica
050100150199520072019

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 139.0% against 131.0% in Argentina, a difference of 8.0%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 5th and Costa Rica ranks 2nd of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1990s 107.1% 70.3% 36.8% Argentina
2000s 114.3% 94.6% 19.7% Argentina
2010s 127.2% 129.7% 2.4% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male, Argentina or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 139.0% against 131.0% in Argentina as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male between Argentina and Costa Rica?
8.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?
19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
Argentina ranks 5th and Costa Rica ranks 2nd of 188 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,599 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.