Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Costa Rica or Denmark?

Costa Rica, at 253,377 number against 240,954 number in Denmark as of 2019.

What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Costa Rica and Denmark?

12,423 number, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Denmark?

46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Denmark: Enrolment in primary education, male

Costa Rica

253,377 number

in 2019

Denmark

240,954 number

in 2018

Costa Rica rank

109th

Denmark rank

112th

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

Costa Rica
Denmark

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 253,377 number against 240,954 number in Denmark, a difference of 12,423 number.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Denmark ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 109th and Denmark ranks 112th of 202 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Denmark in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Denmark	Difference	Ahead
1970s	185,971 number	237,240 number	51,269 number	Denmark
1980s	190,831 number	210,635 number	19,804 number	Denmark
1990s	255,251 number	174,108 number	81,143 number	Costa Rica
2000s	281,332 number	209,497 number	71,834 number	Costa Rica
2010s	249,879 number	237,807 number	12,073 number	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Costa Rica or Denmark?: Costa Rica, at 253,377 number against 240,954 number in Denmark as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Costa Rica and Denmark?: 12,423 number, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Denmark?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Denmark rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?: Costa Rica ranks 109th and Denmark ranks 112th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.