Costa Rica vs Europe & Central Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male

Costa Rica
125.1%
in 2019
Europe & Central Asia
103.7%
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
2nd
Europe & Central Asia rank
3rd

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Europe & Central Asia
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 125.1% against 103.7% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 21.4%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Europe & Central Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 2nd and Europe & Central Asia ranks 3rd of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Europe & Central Asia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Europe & Central Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 76.1% 92.9% 16.7% Europe & Central Asia
1980s 76.3% 95.1% 18.8% Europe & Central Asia
1990s 81.2% 97.3% 16.1% Europe & Central Asia
2000s 97.7% 99.0% 1.3% Europe & Central Asia
2010s 115.0% 102.6% 12.4% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male, Costa Rica or Europe & Central Asia?
Costa Rica, at 125.1% against 103.7% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male between Costa Rica and Europe & Central Asia?
21.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Europe & Central Asia?
48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
Costa Rica ranks 2nd and Europe & Central Asia ranks 3rd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and 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, primary and secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official primary and 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.