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

Switzerland, at 264,711 number against 253,377 number in Costa Rica as of 2018.

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

11,334 number, with Switzerland ahead.

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

44 years are reported by both, from 1973 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 Switzerland: Enrolment in primary education, male

Costa Rica

253,377 number

in 2019

Switzerland

264,711 number

in 2018

Costa Rica rank

109th

Switzerland rank

107th

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

Costa Rica
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 264,711 number against 253,377 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 11,334 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Switzerland ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 109th and Switzerland ranks 107th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1970s	186,490 number	270,514 number	84,024 number	Switzerland
1980s	190,831 number	207,049 number	16,218 number	Switzerland
1990s	255,251 number	233,229 number	22,022 number	Costa Rica
2000s	281,332 number	268,765 number	12,567 number	Costa Rica
2010s	249,879 number	254,074 number	4,194 number	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Costa Rica or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 264,711 number against 253,377 number in Costa Rica as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Costa Rica and Switzerland?: 11,334 number, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Switzerland?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Switzerland rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?: Costa Rica ranks 109th and Switzerland ranks 107th 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.