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

Costa Rica
139.0%
in 2019
World
85.0%
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
2nd
World rank
27th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male over time

  • Costa Rica
  • World
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 139.0% against 85.0% in World, a difference of 54.0%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.6 times World's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1995 it was World ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 2nd and World ranks 27th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica World Difference Ahead
1990s 63.4% 75.6% 12.2% World
2000s 94.6% 79.6% 15.0% Costa Rica
2010s 131.3% 84.2% 47.1% 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 World?
Costa Rica, at 139.0% against 85.0% in World as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male between Costa Rica and World?
54.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and World?
23 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and World rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
Costa Rica ranks 2nd and World ranks 27th 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

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.