Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, male, Costa Rica or Ireland?

Costa Rica, at 248,685 number against 234,933 number in Ireland as of 2019.

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

13,752 number, with Costa Rica ahead.

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

45 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.

Costa Rica vs Ireland: Enrolment in secondary education, male

Costa Rica

248,685 number

in 2019

Ireland

234,933 number

in 2018

Costa Rica rank

106th

Ireland rank

109th

Enrolment in secondary education, male over time

Costa Rica
Ireland

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 248,685 number against 234,933 number in Ireland, a difference of 13,752 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ireland ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 106th and Ireland ranks 109th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
1970s	49,650 number	121,798 number	72,148 number	Ireland
1980s	59,327 number	157,880 number	98,553 number	Ireland
1990s	87,906 number	182,477 number	94,570 number	Ireland
2000s	168,959 number	159,169 number	9,789 number	Costa Rica
2010s	223,475 number	185,357 number	38,118 number	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, male, Costa Rica or Ireland?: Costa Rica, at 248,685 number against 234,933 number in Ireland as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, male between Costa Rica and Ireland?: 13,752 number, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ireland?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Ireland rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, male?: Costa Rica ranks 106th and Ireland ranks 109th 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.