What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, male between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?

7,680 number, with Bulgaria ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

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

Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: Enrolment in secondary education, male

Bulgaria

256,365 number

in 2018

Costa Rica

248,685 number

in 2019

Bulgaria rank

104th

Costa Rica rank

106th

Enrolment in secondary education, male over time

Bulgaria
Costa Rica

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 256,365 number against 248,685 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 7,680 number.

Across all 46 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 104th and Costa Rica ranks 106th of 202 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Costa Rica	Difference	Ahead
1970s	428,536 number	49,650 number	378,886 number	Bulgaria
1980s	436,309 number	59,327 number	376,982 number	Bulgaria
1990s	408,430 number	87,906 number	320,523 number	Bulgaria
2000s	342,833 number	168,959 number	173,875 number	Bulgaria
2010s	265,660 number	223,329 number	42,332 number	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, male, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?: Bulgaria, at 256,365 number against 248,685 number in Costa Rica as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, male between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?: 7,680 number, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, male?: Bulgaria ranks 104th and Costa Rica ranks 106th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in secondary 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 secondary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 247 places, 8,155 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of male students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.