Costa Rica vs World: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male over time
- Costa Rica
- World
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 125.1% against 88.8% in World, a difference of 36.3%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.4 times World's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 2nd and World ranks 27th of 193 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and World in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76.1% | 76.6% | 0.4% | World |
| 1980s | 76.3% | 78.0% | 1.7% | World |
| 1990s | 81.2% | 80.3% | 0.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 97.7% | 83.6% | 14.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 115.0% | 88.5% | 26.4% | 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 World?
- Costa Rica, at 125.1% against 88.8% in World as of 2019.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male between Costa Rica and World?
- 36.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and World?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
- How do Costa Rica and World rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 2nd and World ranks 27th 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.