Costa Rica vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male

Costa Rica
95.7%
in 2019
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
96.1%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
32nd
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
31st

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Costa Rica
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
020406080100200020112023

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 96.1% against 95.7% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2004 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 32nd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 31st of 186 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 72.9% 89.9% 17.0% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 87.9% 91.7% 3.7% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male, Costa Rica or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 96.1% against 95.7% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male between Costa Rica and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.4%, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
9 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male?
Costa Rica ranks 32nd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 31st of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Costa Rica vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/gross-enrolment-ratio-primary-to-tertiary-male-percent-2/costa-rica/united-kingdom/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/gross-enrolment-ratio-primary-to-tertiary-male-percent-2/costa-rica/united-kingdom/">Costa Rica vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
398 places, 8,898 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release