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
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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

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.