Costa Rica vs Sweden: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male
Costa Rica
125.1%
in 2019
Sweden
136.7%
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
2nd
Sweden rank
1st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male over time
- Costa Rica
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 136.7% against 125.1% in Costa Rica, a difference of 11.6%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sweden ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 1st of 193 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76.4% | 89.5% | 13.2% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 76.3% | 90.5% | 14.2% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 81.2% | 108.8% | 27.6% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 97.7% | 106.4% | 8.7% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 113.9% | 118.6% | 4.8% | Sweden |
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 Sweden?
- Sweden, at 136.7% against 125.1% in Costa Rica as of 2018.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male between Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 11.6%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Costa Rica and Sweden rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 1st 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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About this data
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.