Costa Rica vs Latin America & Caribbean: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male over time
- Costa Rica
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 139.0% against 107.6% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 31.4%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 2nd and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 3rd of 188 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Latin America & Caribbean in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.3% | 95.2% | 24.9% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2000s | 94.6% | 97.9% | 3.3% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2010s | 131.3% | 104.6% | 26.7% | 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 Latin America & Caribbean?
- Costa Rica, at 139.0% against 107.6% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2019.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male between Costa Rica and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 31.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
- How do Costa Rica and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 2nd and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 3rd 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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About this data
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.